'You don't need a degree': He got into IIT Delhi, then walked away from it for Microsoft. This 19-year-old's career move is going viralA 19-year-old has bypassed IIT Delhi's prestigious academic path for a software engineering role at Microsoft. Ashish Kumar Verma, already ...
01 Jul, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
Amazon's AWS commits $1 billion toward new unit for embedded AI engineersThe company is committing an initial $1 billion to the initiative with the goal of sending five to six pods of engineers to customers for 4...
30 Jun, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Gurugram AI startup Brekfuz raises $525,000 in funding, valued at $7.5 millionFounded by Arhan Singhal (18), an artificial intelligence student at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sarthak Ahuja (19), a computer sci...
30 Jun, 2026, 08.23 PM IST
India eyes open source, homegrown AI amid access curbs on frontier modelsIndia is championing open-source and homegrown AI models to counter potential access restrictions on advanced frontier technologies. The IT...
30 Jun, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
Along came an alien prompt: A day in the life of a software engineerThe role of an IT engineer has been rewritten over the past two years. Against the backdrop of persistent layoff fears, ET speaks to a cros...
30 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
India-Japan Summit: Deepening economic ties and strategic investment opportunities for next decadePrime Minister Takaichi's visit to India highlights a robust economic partnership, with Japan a key player in India's infrastructure and au...
29 Jun, 2026, 11.03 PM IST
Maruti Suzuki picks 5 startups including Sarvam AI for multilingual customer supportMaruti Suzuki is partnering with five innovative startups to boost operational efficiency and customer experience. These collaborations, bo...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.33 PM IST
AI startup Rocket in talks to raise $40-50 million: sourcesIf completed at the current terms, the round will mark a sharp re-rating for the company less than a year after it raised $15 million from ...
29 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Inside Claude Mythos: Why Anthropic held back its most advanced AIAnthropic's advanced AI, Claude Mythos, capable of discovering software flaws, was kept from public release due to misuse concerns. Instead...
27 Jun, 2026, 04.15 PM IST
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 AI models with phased rollout and stronger safety checksOpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.6, its latest AI model family with Sol, Terra and Luna. The models will roll out gradually across ChatGPT, the AP...
27 Jun, 2026, 03.57 PM IST
"I still haven't paid myself a single dollar": Ex-Google, Microsoft techie quit Rs 4.2 crore job, now runs Rs 21.7 crore halal BBQ business in TexasA former Google and Microsoft engineer, earning ₹4.2 crore annually, traded his lucrative tech career for a Texas barbecue restaurant. Desp...
26 Jun, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
Qualcomm to buy AI startup Modular for $4 billion in AI software pushQualcomm is acquiring AI startup Modular for nearly $4 billion in an all-stock deal. This move aims to enhance Qualcomm's software capabili...
24 Jun, 2026, 06.34 PM IST
Banks draw up cyber defence strategies to tackle AI risksIndian banks are bolstering cybersecurity with a four-pillar strategy against advanced AI threats. Focusing on code and identity protection...
24 Jun, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
AI won’t replace Infosys, will amplify it: Nandan Nilekani bets big on $1 bn AI surgeInfosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani expressed confidence in the company's AI-driven future, stating AI will amplify, not replace, businesses t...
23 Jun, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
Taking on Mythos: OpenAI rolls out cyberdefence model Daybreak to speed up software security fixesOpenAI has introduced Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative focused on software vulnerability detection and remediation. The programme inclu...
23 Jun, 2026, 02.01 PM IST
IBM partners with OpenAI on enterprise security AIIBM joined the OpenAI Daybreak Cyber Partner Program and is collaborating with the startup to integrate protective AI tools directly into b...
23 Jun, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
AI to manage AI? Claude creator says prompt engineering is ending too, just like software engineering. Reveals what's nextThe AI landscape is shifting as experts predict the decline of prompt engineering. Instead, "loop engineering" is emerging, where AI agents...
22 Jun, 2026, 04.10 PM IST