Canada’s High Commissioner to India, Chris Cooter, met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the latter’s official residence, Cauvery, on Tuesday. Officials described the meeting as the Canadian High Commissioner’s first formal bilateral engagement with a southern Indian state.
Bengaluru-based aerospace and defence company AxisCades Aerospace Infrastructure Private Limited is set to invest Rs 6,000 crore in Karnataka in three phases to set up an integrated hub for manufacturing, testing, and maintenance in aerospace, defence, semiconductor, and Artificial Intelligence innovation sectors.
The overall valuation of Karnataka-based startups has crossed more than $300 billion, even as venture capitalists, angel investors and other investors have turned their focus to deep-tech companies working in the space of semiconductors, biotechnology, and space tech, among others, Karnataka’s information technology minister Priyank Kharge said.
AMEC, the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication, has launched the AMEC GEO Principles and a companion resource, A Practitioner’s Guide to GEO Measurement , to help communications professionals measure the growing influence of AI-led discovery, generative search and large language models.
Karnataka’s technology ecosystem attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in investment during the first quarter of 2026, with Bengaluru accounting for nearly all recorded startup funding activity, reinforcing the city’s overwhelming dominance within India’s innovation economy.Industry data released this week showed that Bengaluru captured the vast majority of venture capital inflows into Karnataka’s startup sector during the quarter, underlining the city’s continued appeal for investors targeting artificial intelligence, enterprise software, fintech and deep-technology ventures.
AI is enabling Indian engineering hubs of global firms to quicken intellectual property generation and mitigate supply chain risks, a Daimler Truck (DTGGe.DE), opens new tab executive said on Wednesday.
IFF’s analysis highlights the absence of binding safeguards on AI accountability, safety testing, transparency, and government use of AI systems.
A purported leaked audio clip allegedly featuring Mark Zuckerberg has sparked fresh concerns over workplace surveillance and the role of employee data in training artificial intelligence systems at Meta.The clip, which circulated widely online, reportedly captures Zuckerberg discussing how AI systems learn by observing “really smart people” performing tasks inside the company.
DataArt — a global software engineering firm specializing in data, analytics, and AI — has grown its Bengaluru team to nearly 100 engineers and specialists, and is entering its fourth year staffing a growing portfolio of international projects. DataArt has taken a deliberate approach in India: build slowly, build well, and make every hire part of something with a longer horizon. That model is now producing results visible beyond Bengaluru.
The Bharath Digital Infrastructure Association (BDIA) today convened policymakers, industry leaders, technology experts, and ecosystem stakeholders at B-DIA Bharat Digital Samvad: The Foundation Forum, a national policy forum focused on India’s sovereign digital infrastructure ambitions and the future of trusted digital ecosystems.
The Bharath Digital Infrastructure Association (BDIA) today convened policymakers, industry leaders, technology experts, and ecosystem stakeholders at B-DIA Bharat Digital Samvad: The Foundation Forum, a national policy forum focused on India’s sovereign digital infrastructure ambitions and the future of trusted digital ecosystems.
Sanjeev Gupta,CEO of Karnataka Digital Economy Mission (KDEM) warned that operational governance still largely sits outside the country even when infrastructure physically resides in India.
MEC, the International Association for the Measurement and Evaluation of Communication, has launched the AMEC GEO Principles and a companion resource, A Practitioner’s Guide to GEO Measurement, to help communications professionals measure the growing influence of AI-led discovery, generative search and large language models.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India’s growing network of Global Capability Centres (GCCs) has emerged as a major employment generator, with nearly 1,800 GCCs currently operating in the country and creating around 2 million direct jobs and nearly 10 million indirect jobs.
Bengaluru’s office market is increasingly being shaped by the rise of specialised micro-markets, each evolving with its own mix of talent density, infrastructure, rental economics, and enterprise concentration. The city’s Outer Ring Road (ORR) corridor continues to retain a structural edge, particularly for global capability centres (GCCs) and large technology occupiers.
Karnataka State Police Data Center just earned the ISO/IEC 27001 certification, showing they’re serious about protecting data and keeping up with global cybersecurity standards.
They’re one of the first Indian police forces to set up a dedicated center for safely managing their digital info and policing apps.
The Haryana Cabinet has cleared the Make in Haryana Industrial Policy 2026, targeting ₹5 lakh crore in fresh investment and 10 lakh new jobs over the next five years. The policy, approved at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday, 18 May 2026, replaces the Haryana Enterprises and Employment Policy (HEEP) 2020.
NSRCEL at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore), through its Fintech Centre of Excellence (CoE) supported by the Government of Karnataka, has partnered with HDFC Bank Parivartan, the CSR arm of HDFC Bank, to support startups creating measurable financial impact in India.
The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and Higher Education Department, Government of Karnataka have collaborated to launch the ‘Student Skilling Program’ aiming to equip the youth of Karnataka with industry-relevant skills in the securities market. The Student Skilling Program enhances their financial knowledge and employability skills in the securities market. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) marks a significant leap towards empowering the youth of the state of Karnataka.
The government is considering extending the tenure of the second phase of the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) to as much as 12 years from the current five years, senior government officials said.
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