‘Wage-weighted’ US visa plan is legally dodgy, disruptive’
Nasscom says new system creates geographic, sectoral inequality and is legally questionable
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The Download: surviving extreme temperatures, and the big whale-wind turbine conspiracy
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The quest to find out how our bodies react to extreme temperatures Climate change is subjecting vulnerable people…
Understanding the nuances of human-like intelligence
What can we learn about human intelligence by studying how machines “think?” Can we better understand ourselves if we better understand the artificial intelligence systems that are becoming a more significant part of our everyday lives? These questions may be…
AI reworks the markets maths
While Big Tech continues to surge, traditional IT services and consulting majors are feeling the heat as automation disrupts their outsourcing models. SaaS firms, caught in transition are racing to stay relevant as AI agents threaten their foundations.
AI risk management platform GreenFi raises $2 million in round led by Transition VC
The Kerala-based startup claims that its AI-powered ESG compliance tool helps companies automate the risk management process. Using this tool, it claims to directly compete with McKinsey, KPMG, and PWC.
VCs take Y Combinator cue for AI bets
Y Combinator’s funnel of startups acts as a filter for investments in AI by Indians venture capitalists, Swathi Moorthy writes.
Not rushing our firms to public markets; no pressure to exit: SoftBank’s Sumer Juneja
SoftBank in India seeing a much better deal pipeline now, especially in AI, Sumer Juneja said. SoftBank’s 13% stake in Lenskart, which listed on Monday and closed at a market cap of ₹69,967 crore, presently has a paper value of…
Wealthtech scouts for pros to go beyond metros
The demand for experienced professionals is far outpacing supply, with firms aggressively poaching from banks, brokerages and traditional wealth managers, sources said. In addition, many of these RMs are starting up as mutual fund distributors or personal wealth managers, resulting…
Reimagining cybersecurity in the era of AI and quantum
AI and quantum technologies are dramatically reconfiguring how cybersecurity functions, redefining the speed and scale with which digital defenders and their adversaries can operate. The weaponization of AI tools for cyberattacks is already proving a worthy opponent to current defenses.…
The Download: busting weather myths, and AI heart attack prediction
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory It was October 2024, and Hurricane Helene…