LTIMindtree Wins Largest Deal In The History
India’s sixth-largest technology services company, LTIMindtree, has reportedly won its largest deal ever. The company focuses on revolutionising smaller clients and grabbing a higher share of vendor consolidation deals with artificial intelligence (AI), the biggest transforming technology. Now, the company has established a strong presence in the market. “We are now embedding AI into each…
Balancing Innovation and Accountability
Why Must California Lead the AI Regulation? In 2021, Robert Williams was wrongfully arrested after an AI-powered facial recognition system misidentified him. This incident exposed the risks posed by AI, triggering urgent demands for regulation. AI is rapidly becoming a part of our daily lives, influencing law enforcement, finance, and healthcare sectors. As the global…
Killer AI Robots: The Ultimate Nuclear Deterrent
A chilling moment took place in March 2020 during a conflict in Libya; Turkish-made Kargu-2 drones, which are equipped with autonomous AI, allegedly attacked forces without human intervention. This marked a historic moment—the first recorded instance of a drone making lethal decisions independently. While the incident didn’t receive widespread media attention, it shocked the international…
India’s Game Changing Spectrum Decision: What Next?
On Tuesday, the government of India made a milestone decision in the ongoing debate over spectrum allocation. According to the government’s official statement, India will allocate the spectrums for satellite via administrative means, probably setting a price payable on a first-come, first-serve basis rather than the traditional auction route. This news comes hours after Elon…
Digital Darwinism in Asian Banks: The Rise of Digital-Only Banks in Asia
In 2016, a relatively unknown company, Grab, started making waves as a ride-hailing service in Singapore. Fast forward a few years, and now a multi-service platform, Grab made a groundbreaking move, applying for a digital banking license in Singapore. As a result, by 2021, Grab’s digital-only banking service, GSX, was live, offering banking and financial…
Reliance Fires Back On TRAI’s Allocation Decision
According to the letter seen by Reuters, Reliance opposed the TRAI decision to allocate the home satellite broadband spectrum, a market that is poised to grow at a pace of 36% a year to reach $1.9 billion by 2030. The letter mentioned that the company argues that the regulator has wrongly concluded that the broadband…
Manish Tiwary to Join Nestle India as Managing Director
Nestle, a Swiss multinational food and drink company, has named Minish Tiwary its new leader to oversee India operations. Manish has a long leadership experience, having enlightened two giants with his expertise, Amazon India and Hindustan Unilever. The Swiss Parent of Swiss recommended that Manish replace Suresh Narayana when he retires as Managing Director. Narayan…
Leadership Lessons From Narayana Murthy, Co-founder, Infosys
Can a 70-Hour Workweek Really Define Good Leadership? For today’s generation of professionals, the idea of working 70 hours a week might seem extreme, especially after the tragic death of 26-year-old Anna Sebastian Perayil, an Ernst & Young employee, which sparked heated discussions about toxic corporate cultures and burnout in India. Yet, Narayana Murthy, the…
ASEAN’s Journey to Semiconductor Supremacy
Will ASEAN Countries Be Able To Stop China And The US? A Vietnamese company, Amkor Technology, is a global leader in outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing. In late 2023, they opened a state-of-the-art facility in Bac Ninh, Vietnam. The factory is projected to employ around 10,000 employees at full capacity, a sign that Southeast Asia,…