The report, 2026 Global Analysis of Planned Data Centres for Physical Climate Risk and Resilience, analysed 2,595 planned data centres worldwide to assess their exposure to direct climate damage.
India must maintain its strategic lens on technological sovereignty, but discard its mistrust of its own innovators. The state must urgently act as mission setter, risk absorber and anchor customer for private champions across the full Al stack
In an exclusive interview with BW Businessworld, Dr Ajai Chowdhry, Chairman, Mission Governing Board of the National Quantum Mission of India, shares a critical update on India’s rapid quantum advancements. Against a backdrop of shifting global dynamics and tightening tech export controls, Dr Chowdhry outlines India’s product-driven blueprint to achieve absolute technological sovereignty across quantum computing, communication, and sensing.
second-largest Al-native startup ecosystem in Asia and has entered the global top 10 for research and development-driven innovation, underlining its growing influence in emerging technologies. The rankings, released by Startup Genome in partnership with the Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) and the Karnataka government, assess more than 350 startup ecosystems worldwide using parameters such as funding, market reach, talent, innovation output, Al ecosystem strength and overall startup performance.
Ahmedabad-based IT company NSquareIT Offshore has launched Global Capability Centre (GCC) services in India, expanding its offerings beyond IT services and Employer of Record (EOR) support to help global companies build long-term capability centres in India.
AI engineer salaries in the Bay Area have surged to an average base pay of $252,000, with companies facing fierce competition, rising hiring costs and recruitment cycles stretching up to four months for a single role.
Based on data collected from millions of companies across hundreds of innovation ecosystems worldwide, the report places Karnataka among the most competitive startup ecosystems globally, reflecting the state’s sustained focus on technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
Red Balloon Aerospace Private Ltd and Bazoomq Space Research Laboratory have formed a partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing near-space test campaigns, payload-platform integration, atmospheric research, and onboard AI development. This collaboration allows for the execution of stratospheric demonstration campaigns, real near-space testing of payloads, advancements in edge computing and autonomy, and exploration of future commercial prospects
In the 200th episode of Capital Calculus, StratNewsGlobal.Tech, speaks with S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), on India’s semiconductor strategy and launch of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0.
SEMICON India 2026 reflects India’s strategy to become a trusted and resilient partner in the global semiconductor value chain by attracting international collaborations, investments, and technology partnerships. Beyond showcasing industry growth, the event highlights the importance of supply-chain diversification, workforce development, and ecosystem-building in strengthening India’s position in the global chip industry
Rackspace Technology is set to reduce its global workforce by approximately 15 per cent as part of a major transformation strategy aimed at strengthening its position in the rapidly growing enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) market. The cloud and IT services provider announced that the workforce reduction is a key component of a broader restructuring programme designed to align the company with increasing demand for AI-driven services and infrastructure solutions.
AI giant Anthropic’s decision to take its latest AI models offline to comply with the US government’s new export controls reinforces that India will have to become self-reliant in technology development, NITI Aayog member Abhay Karandikar said on Thursday. Last week, Anthropic said it had taken its latest artificial intelligence models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.
India’s artificial intelligence (AI) talent pipeline is expanding beyond the country’s traditional technology hubs, with nearly one in five AI learners now coming from Tier-II cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Indore, Coimbatore and Nagpur, according to Scaler’s India AI Workforce Report 2026.
Bengaluru has secured the second spot in Asia for AI innovation and entered the global top 10 for performance and R&D, the Karnataka government said, according to the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) 2026.
The Karnataka government and Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM), in partnership with Startup Genome, has announced key findings from the report unveiled at VivaTech Paris.
India is evolving into a premier global hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), with the market size projected to hit $98.4 billion by FY26. Government support through policies like the PLI scheme and GIFT City initiatives is driving this shift toward high-end innovation and R&D. For investors, this trend impacts sectors like commercial real estate and IT staffing. While it signals a move toward higher-value work, investors should watch for risks like wage inflation and increased competition for skilled tech talent.
Karnataka’s biotechnology ecosystem received a glimpse of the state’s future roadmap as the 64th meeting of the Vision Group on Biotechnology (VGBT) focused on strengthening biomanufacturing, artificial intelligence-driven innovation, startup financing and commercialisation support.
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, and WiSig Networks, an IIT Hyderabad–incubated 5G/6G deep-tech company, today announced a collaboration to bring a new 3GPP Release 17 NB-IoT Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) chipset and module into Viasat’s L-band satellite IoT ecosystem.
In a major step towards strengthening space technology education and research, Chandigarh University, through its Kalpana Chawla Centre (KCC) has launched the KCC Space Technology & Research Program 2026 and the KCC Summer Internship Program 2026 at its campus on Monday.
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