Shyam Sankar: Disruptor-in-chief
The Mumbai-born CTO of Palantir is leading the companys rapid expansion in software and AI sectors through large government contracts
India tech giant TCS layoffs herald AI shakeup of $283 billion outsourcing sector
While TCS pegged the move to shed 2% of its workforce to skill mismatches rather than AI-related productivity gains, experts viewed the largest-ever layoffs by India's top private employer as the beginning of things to come in the labour-intensive sector
South Korea delays decision on Google's request for map data exports
The move comes as South Korea and the United States are preparing for a summit of their leaders, possibly this month, after reaching a trade deal in late July
U.S. licenses Nvidia to export chips to China
The U.S. last month reversed an April ban on the sale of the H20 chip to China
OpenAI releases ChatGPT-5 as AI race accelerates
ChatGPT-5 is rolling out free to all users of the AI tool, which is used by nearly 700 million people weekly, OpenAI said
Chennai Metro commuters can now buy QR ticket within the Uber app
Earlier, Uber partnered with DMRC to sell QR ticket to Delhi Metro users
MakeMyTrip brings conversational AI agent to assist users in planning and booking
MakeMyTrip users can converse with the new trip planning assistant through voice or text
U.S. diplomats ordered to launch lobbying blitz against Europe's tech law
In a State Department cable dated August 4 that was signed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the agency said the EU was pursuing undue restrictions on freedom of expression
Google commits $1 billion for AI training at U.S. universities
More than 100 U.S. universities have signed on to the initiative so far, including some of the nation's largest public university systems
United Airlines flights resume after it resolves technology glitch
The outage, which lasted for more than an hour, prompted ground stops at several major United hub airports including Newark, Denver, Houston, and Chicago, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's website
Googles Gemini AI can create illustrated storybooks out of prompts, photos, essays, and more
Google announced that people can use Gemini to create short, illustrated storybooks in a variety of styles
Intel struggles with key manufacturing process for next PC chip, sources say
Whether Intel revives advanced chip production in the U.S. and gets its contract foundry on solid footing depends on closing the technology gap with TSMC
Nvidia reiterates its chips have no backdoors, urges U.S. against location verification
The blog post, which was published on Tuesday in both English and Chinese, comes a week after the Chinese government summoned the U.S. artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant to a meeting saying it was concerned by a U.S. proposal for advanced chips sold abroad to be equipped with tracking and positioning functions
Two Chinese nationals in California accused of illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China
Nvidia H100s are advanced chips that can be used to train large language models and for many other applications
