India’s AI GPU capacity hits 34,000 units
India’s national compute capacity has surpassed 34,000 GPUs, significantly boosting the IndiaAI Mission’s efforts to strengthen indigenous AI capabilities, the union government’s ministry of electronics IT said in a statement on Friday last.
At the ‘IndiaAI – Make AI in India, Make AI work for India’ event, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the selection of three new startups to build India-specific Foundation Models, aiming for global leadership. The mission is also expanding AI datasets.
Additionally, winners of the IndiaAI I4C CyberGuard AI Hackathon were recognized for developing AI solutions to enhance cybercrime complaint classification.
Tata Sons $3.5 billion plan for strategic emerging businesses
Tata Sons will inject Rs. 30,000 crore, or about $3.5 billion, into its emerging ventures—including Tata Digital, Tata Electronics, Air India, and its defence and battery units, to step up their next growth phase, Economic Times reports. This is on top of a $120 billion commitment in recent years, aims to help these businesses prioritize execution and achieve profitability by FY27. Tata Digital is soon expected to get a new CEO, according to ET.
TCS, Google Cloud see opportunity in India’s sovereign cloud
India’s drive for digital sovereignty is fueling rapid growth in sovereign cloud services, creating a multi-billion-dollar opportunity for both local and foreign tech giants. Tata Consultancy Services and Google Cloud are among those seeking an early lead in tapping this demand, with government agencies increasingly seeking to store sensitive data on domestic platforms, Mint reports.
Wipro CTO: expect significant advances in quantum computing soon
Quantum computing technologies will see significant advances in under a year, Sadhya Arun, chief technology officer at Wipro, told Economic Times in a recent interview. At Wipro, the Indian IT services company is advancing quantum computing through its Quantum Leap program, working with clients in sectors such as life sciences and supply chain to develop proof-of-concepts, according to ET.
Worldwide, quantum computing commercialization is accelerating, with 2025 marking a pivotal year as industries begin adopting early-stage quantum solutions. The global quantum technology market is projected to reach $4.89 billion in 2029 from $1.88 billion in 2025, driven by advances in hardware, software, and cloud-based services, according to the State of the Global Quantum Industry Report, published by the Quantum Consortium.
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