Rural India powers global AI modelsTending crops by day and then logging on for a night shift of data labelling, 27-year-old Chandmani Kerketta is part of a rising rural Indi...
03 Feb, 2026, 08.52 AM IST
India’s coding boom faces AI disruption as new tech reshapes software jobsIndia, home to over 5 million software engineers and 15.4 million GitHub users, faces rising concerns as AI threatens to automate programmi...
15 Jul, 2025, 11.08 PM IST
X decries India’s censorship; Indian electronic cos ditch ChinaElon Musk’s X said India blocked over 2,300 accounts, including the official handles of the global news agency Reuters. This and more in to...
08 Jul, 2025, 07.41 PM IST
India rising as Big Tech breaks bank for AI talentMark Zuckerberg's AI talent hunt may inflate global salaries. India's cost-effectiveness could draw AI jobs, especially in engineering. Ind...
01 Jul, 2025, 06.43 AM IST
AI triggers boom in flexi-work options for technology professionalsSkilled tech professionals, particularly in AI, are increasingly choosing freelance work, commanding high hourly rates on platforms like Up...
09 Dec, 2024, 02.11 PM IST
This AI tide ain't ebbingIn the world of private equity, AI stands out as path-breaking in its potential. Goldman Sachs had put AI investment burgeoning to $200 bn ...
09 May, 2024, 10.49 PM IST
Indian gig workers toil at frontlines of AI revolutionAkash and Ikshita engage in online work. Gig workers in India train AI models through microtasks. India emerges as a data annotation hub wi...
06 May, 2024, 06.01 AM IST
Gig workers in demand across eight out of 10 companies: Nasscom-Indeed surveyAccording to a survey by Nasscom and Indeed India, eight out of 10 organizations are exploring or open to gig models. Startups and the busi...
22 Jan, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
Apple to shutter 121-person San Diego AI team in reorganisationApple is shutting down a 121-person team in San Diego related to artificial intelligence operations. The team will be relocated to Austin t...
14 Jan, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
Tech Mahindra announces global crowdsourcing platformThe platform aims to create flexible work opportunities for the gig workforce while equipping businesses with reliable data from trained an...
13 Dec, 2023, 03.42 PM IST
DGT partners with Amazon Web Services to upskill students on new technologiesAWS India, a subsidiary of Amazon that provides scalable and affordable cloud computing solutions, will offer free self-paced online learni...
01 Aug, 2023, 06.08 PM IST
As Gen-AI technology continues to evolve, which new jobs are likely to be created?AI SYSTEM MANAGERS: Such employees will be responsible for overseeing and managing generative AI systems, ensuring that they run smoothly a...
22 May, 2023, 06.30 AM IST
Gig workers, call centre scams, ghost work: the dark side of India's tech sectorIndian police have raided hundreds of such centres in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Gurugram, Mumbai and Kolkata in recent years, and said they have ch...
22 Mar, 2023, 11.51 AM IST
Artificial Intelligence is creating jobs in India, not just stealing themEverybody talks about how AI will make people lose their jobs, but there are also new jobs being create.
08 Sep, 2019, 07.58 PM IST
Do you use Alexa? Amazon employees may have access to your home addressLocation data is more sensitive than many other categories of user information.
25 Apr, 2019, 06.43 PM IST
Amazon records it all: Tech giant's employees report hearing sad conversations with AlexaAmazon gives users the option of disabling the use of their voice recordings.
12 Apr, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
Though data is tough to come by, AI companies are having a healthy runAI in healthcare is expected to be the next big thing, but crucial medical data required to build AI models are usually locked up in hospit...
14 Mar, 2018, 08.12 AM IST