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Nvidia will stream the keynote free on its website.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shares of India’s largest information technology (IT) service providers tanked Wednesday after at least three brokerages raised concerns about the industry’s growth recovery in FY26.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The best strategy for buying the dip in artificial intelligence stocks isn’t going all in on Nvidia. It’s spreading your bets among a bunch of AI-exposed companies.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. For decades, software companies thrived on the XaaS (Everything-as-a-Service) model; products were unbundled into separate, recurring subscriptions. Software empires were built on this approach, offering cloud-based services for a monthly fee.

Motive has announced that it will more than double its India headcount by strengthening its product, engineering and R&D teams. Over the next two years, the company plans to hire over 300 engineers and designers, including some in senior leadership roles, at its Bengaluru development centre, cofounder and chief executive Shoaib Makani told ET. Valued at nearly $2.85 billion during its last funding round in 2022, San Francisco-based Motive builds technology to help companies run their physical operations with AI tools.

Sridhar Vembu, the chief scientist and founder of Zoho, believes that the current challenges in the software job market stem not from artificial intelligence replacing jobs—at least not yet—but from a deeper systemic issue. In a lengthy post on X, Vembu, who has been associated with the software industry for 30 years, said over the past few decades, enterprise software has accumulated massive inefficiencies due to an influx of venture capital, private equity, and IPO-driven funding. This overcapitalization led to an artificial expansion of the software industry, creating a market bloated with duplicated IT systems, excessive hiring, and misplaced incentives, he said. One of the primary drivers of this inefficiency, Vembu said, has been aggressive marketing by software vendors, adding that cCompanies have long relied on tactics that instill fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) in corporate customers, pushing enterprises to increase their IT spending without necessarily improving efficiency. «Software vendors applied liberal doses of marketing spending to spread Fear (of missing out) and Uncertainty (»tech is changing, you need us") and Doubt («are you confused? trust us») among corporate customers and the result was ever growing IT spending," he said.

Apple Inc. is preparing one of the most dramatic software overhauls in the company’s history, aiming to transform the interface of the iPhone, iPad and Mac for a new generation of users. The revamp — due later this year — will fundamentally change the look of the operating systems and make Apple’s various software platforms more consistent, according to people familiar with the effort. That includes updating the style of icons, menus, apps, windows and system buttons. As part of the push, the company is working to simplify the way users navigate and control their devices, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the project hasn’t been announced. The design is loosely based on the Vision Pro’s software, they said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. A new chief executive trying to steer the company, generative AI disrupting the information technology (IT) services industry, and now an activist shareholder raising its stake—New Jersey-based Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp now finds itself walking a tightrope. Cognizant is one of the few companies seeing a second round of shareholder activism in less than 10 years.

Lee, 41, would normally be flattered. In the past, a fast-growing startup like Gamma, an artificial intelligence company he helped establish in 2020, would have constantly looked out for more funding. But like many young startups in Silicon Valley today, Gamma is pursuing a different strategy. It is using AI tools to increase its employees' productivity in everything from customer service and marketing to coding and customer research.

Tesla Inc., the company that comes to mind when most people think about electric vehicles, may have had its best days in China, the world’s biggest and most advanced EV market. Elon Musk’s automaker has been backsliding in China for the past five consecutive months on a year-on-year basis, according to data from the country’s Passenger Car Association. Tesla’s shipments plunged 49% in February from a year earlier to just 30,688 vehicles, the lowest monthly figure since way back in July 2022, when it shipped just 28,217 EVs — and that was in the middle of Covid.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Coforge Ltd’s recent announcement of its largest-ever contract with Sabre Corp brought cheers to shareholders, but at least three analysts have raised concerns about the Texas-based travel technology company's ability to see through the deal and make timely payments due to its weak financial health. The country’s seventh-largest software services provider announced a 13-year contract with Sabre late last Tuesday, valued at $1.56 billion.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Artificial intelligence, or AI, won’t take away your job. But someone using AI tools might.

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Microsoft will invest an additional 5.4 billion rand ($296.81 million) by the end of 2027 to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in South Africa to meet the growing demand for the company's Azure services in the region. Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said at an event in Johannesburg on Thursday that the world's biggest software maker would pay for technical certification exams for 50,000 individuals in high-demand digital skills. The certification will be for cloud architecture, AI and cybersecurity, he added.

foundit (formerly Monster APAC and ME), Asia's jobs and talent platform. There has been 41 per cent growth in hiring in February 2025 compared to a year ago, driven by the fresher job market which maintained steady growth, according to the report. Among sectors, IT — Hardware and Software continued to lead fresher hiring, nearly doubling its share from 17 per cent in 2024 to 34 per cent in 2025, the report said. «The shift towards skill-based hiring is undeniable. Employers are increasingly prioritising candidates with practical expertise and industry-relevant skills,» foundit CEO V Suresh stated. The foundit Insights Tracker (fit) is a comprehensive monthly analysis of online job posting activity on foundit.in platform.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Coforge Ltd on Tuesday said it has struck a mega 13-year deal worth $1.56 billion with Sabre Corp., a Southlake, Texas-based travel technology company. As part of the deal, Coforge will handle the software product delivery for Sabre and will also execute artificial intelligence-led tasks for the travel technology company.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Last month, Apple announced that starting April, its iPhones will support 10 Indian languages.

digital reality – once confined to the gaming industry – now plays a transformative role across sectors. Its components like Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Extended Reality (ER) are revolutionizing industries like healthcare, education, tours and travels, retail, and even manufacturing. As businesses adopt immersive technologies, the demand for skilled professionals in digital reality continues to surge. That said, to build a thriving career in this dynamic field, acquiring the right set of skills and knowledge is essential. So, if you are planning to explore this space, here are 5 promising career options that are expected to expand in the coming years.

Rekha Gupta on Monday said the Delhi government will present the 'Viksit Delhi' budget for 2025-26 in the assembly between March 24 and 26. Addressing a press conference, she said the budget will be prepared after incorporating suggestions from various sections of society. «To make this a people's budget, we will meet representatives from different women's organisations on March 5 on the assembly premises. Additionally, we will hold discussions with stakeholders from the education sector and traders on March 6,» the chief minister said. She also shared an email ID and a WhatsApp number where Delhi residents can send their suggestions for the budget.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. will give annual salary increases to its employees from August this year, making it the second time the Nasdaq-listed company has delayed salary hikes by at least five months.

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