In a bold move to cement its position in the artificial intelligence (AI) race, Google Cloud has announced a $25 billion+ investment in expanding its domestic AI infrastructure. The investment, one of the largest in the company’s history, highlights Google’s determination to lead in cloud-based AI services while supporting U.S. tech innovation and digital resilience. […]
China Releases AI Action Plan Days After U.S., Signaling Rising Global Tech Race.
In a clear response to the accelerating global AI race, China has a new national AI action plan, just days after the United States introduced its own AI policy roadmap. The plan reflects China’s urgent push to become a dominant force in artificial intelligence and signals growing competition between the world’s two largest economies in […]
Ola’s AI Venture Krutrim Lays Off 100+ Employees, Shuts Down Linguistics Team.
Ola’s ambitious artificial intelligence venture, Krutrim, has reportedly laid off over 100 employees, marking a significant setback in its early growth journey. The layoffs have hit various teams across the organization, with the entire linguistics division of ‘Kruti’—Krutrim’s language AI initiative—being axed. The move reflects growing concerns over the venture’s shifting strategy, unclear product roadmap, […]
TCS to Lay Off 12,000 Employees Amid AI-Led Transformation.
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services company, is reportedly planning to lay off 12,000 employees as part of a strategic shift toward AI-driven operations. The decision underscores the rapidly growing influence of artificial intelligence and automation in reshaping traditional roles, particularly within large-scale service organizations. According to internal sources, the layoffs will primarily […]
NatWest Taps AWS and Accenture to Consolidate Customer Data Across the Bank.
In a major move toward digital transformation, NatWest Group has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Accenture to unify and modernize its customer data infrastructure. The goal: to create a single, intelligent view of customer information across all of the bank’s platforms—streamlining operations, enhancing personalization, and driving smarter decision-making. This strategic collaboration marks a […]
Accenture Acquires Aristal to Boost Southeast Asia Banking Tech.
Accenture has announced the acquisition of Aristal, a Singapore-based technology firm specializing in core banking solutions and digital transformation services. The move is part of Accenture’s ongoing strategy to strengthen its position in Southeast Asia’s fast-growing financial services market. This acquisition underscores the consulting giant’s commitment to helping banks modernize legacy systems, accelerate cloud adoption, […]
GitHub’s New Spark AI Turns Ideas Into Apps—No Coding Needed.
GitHub has officially launched Spark, a groundbreaking AI tool that empowers anyone to build full-fledged applications—without writing a single line of code. With just a simple text prompt, Spark can turn your ideas into real, working apps, drastically reducing the barrier between imagination and implementation. This marks a major leap in no-code AI development, transforming […]
Microsoft launches GitHub Spark that builds full stack apps with simple prompts.
Microsoft has unveiled GitHub Spark, a new generative AI tool designed to revolutionize software development by enabling developers to build full-stack applications using natural language prompts. Announced during Microsoft’s recent developer event, Spark integrates tightly with GitHub Copilot and the Azure ecosystem, bringing AI-assisted coding to a whole new level. What is GitHub Spark? GitHub […]
Global Outage Hits SpaceX’s Starlink Network Due to Software Failure.
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service experienced a widespread global outage this week, leaving thousands of users without connectivity and raising critical questions about the reliability of space-based broadband. The disruption, which lasted for several hours, was confirmed to be the result of a software failure—a rare but significant incident for one of the world’s most […]
Fire Ant Exploits VMware Flaws to Breach ESXi Hosts and vCenter Environments.
A new cyber threat group dubbed “Fire Ant” has emerged as a serious threat to enterprise virtual environments. Leveraging multiple unpatched vulnerabilities in VMware ESXi and vCenter Server, Fire Ant has successfully breached several high-profile infrastructures, compromising sensitive workloads and escalating administrative access. This wave of targeted attacks highlights the growing risk posed by nation-state-level […]
