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ASML, Tata Electronics to advance semiconductor production in India
3+ hour ago (421+ words) The agreement will support the development of a semiconductor fabrication facility in Gujarat and will use ASML lithography. Tata Electronics and ASML have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo U) to strengthen semiconductor manufacturing capabilities in India. The agreement, signed…...
G42 finalises deal with India for Condor Galaxy AI supercomputer
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (584+ words) Condor Galaxy India is planned as one of the country's largest AI clusters, intended to support national AI goals. G42, a technology group based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, has formalised an agreement with the Indian government for the deployment of an…...
Autonomous AI needs safeguards beyond model-level guardrails, study finds
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (587+ words) An artificial intelligence (AI) agent simulation study by agentic AI startup Emergence suggests model-level safeguards are insufficient for real-world autonomous AI systems, highlighting the "need for stronger guardrails grounded in formal verification" as agents are deployed in finance, telecoms, robotics,…...
IBM rolls out Forward Deployed Units for AI deployment
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (439+ words) IBM's FDUs blend specialist teams with AI agents to advance large-scale, real-world enterprise adoption. IBM has introduced Forward Deployed Units (FDUs), a new delivery model that pairs small, senior teams with AI agents to speed up enterprise AI deployments. These…...
Pw C, Anthropic boost alliance to scale enterprise AI adoption
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (440+ words) The alliance will see Claude AI deployed at scale in software engineering, deal-making and enterprise operations. Pw C and Anthropic have announced an expansion of their alliance, aiming to increase the use of Anthropic's Claude AI technology within Pw C's…...
CMA launches probe into Microsoft business software ecosystem
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (458+ words) The UK watchdog will examine whether Microsoft has SMS in business software and whether it limits customer choice and competition. The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a strategic market status (SMS) investigation into Microsoft's business software ecosystem…...
Mind Robotics secures $400m to scale AI robotics in factories
4+ day, 42+ min ago (320+ words) The California-based startup plans to use its latest funding round to accelerate the rollout of automation technology in manufacturing. Mind Robotics has raised $400m in a new financing round, led by Kleiner Perkins, bringing the AI-powered industrial robotics company's total funding…...
Cisco to reduce workforce by 4, 000, prioritises AI and security
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (672+ words) The job cuts were revealed alongside Cisco's Q3 FY26 results, showing a 12% year-on-year revenue increase to $15. 8bn. Cisco plans to reduce its workforce by up to 4, 000 roles in the fourth quarter of its 2026 financial year, representing around 5% of its total employee base. The…...
UK chip startup Fractile raises $220m in Series B funding round
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (359+ words) The company plans to use the funds to speed up the development and release of its first chips. UK-based AI inference chip startup Fractile has secured $220m in a Series B funding round to advance its efforts in developing next-generation inference…...
Tech Mahindra and Cisco roll out Cyber Resilience Fabric
5+ day, 46+ min ago (311+ words) Tech Mahindra and Cisco have introduced a new security solution called Cyber Resilience Fabric to support organisations in improving threat detection and digital resilience. The initiative combines Cisco's Splunk Enterprise Security platform with Tech Mahindra's Risk Scoring Platform. According to…...