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Major tech companies use profits from automobile manufacturing to cross-subsidize their AI initiatives. Independent labs rely on financing to stay afloat.
Read the original →Indian space startups have taken another step into the commercial space technology sector. Several home-grown technologies have reached orbit.
Read the original →IBM and IIT Bombay are expanding research into Indic AI models, multimodal systems, knowledge retrieval and AI infrastructure for India.
Read the original →According to a McKinsey report, two decades of investment in automation and digital technology have not reduced the insurance industry's overall cost burden. The report says AI could change this by sharply reducing the cost of underwriting, claims and customer servicing.
Read the original →The home affairs department has ordered all federal government agencies to conduct a review of 'legacy technology'. The order follows fallout from AI agent hacks.
Read the original →The piece describes Pax Silica as an invitation to the high table of 21st-century industrial power. It says the table is set in Clark.
Read the original →AI course enrollments in the UAE rose 75% year over year. The country is strengthening both technical and human skills.
Read the original →Communities across Europe and Asia are pushing back against data center expansion costs.
Read the original →Domestic and regional tech firms showcased AI verification, precision synchronization, and digital transformation at the Iraq International ICT Exhibition in Baghdad.
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