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Just 𝟏 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 before Early Bird passes are gone! If you work with data pipelines, platforms, or the infrastructure behind AI, you know how fast things are evolving. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 (𝗗𝗘𝗦) 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is where the people building these systems come together to share how it’s actually done. 📍 May 14–15, 2026 📍 Radisson Blu, Bengaluru 🎟️ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀: lnkd.in/ggRDfw5z Also open right now are nominations for the 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, celebrating teams using data to solve real-world problems and push analytics and AI forward. Winners will be honoured at DES. 🏆 𝗡𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺: lnkd.in/ekZijzs6 #DES2026 #DataEngineering #AI #DataInfrastructure

𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐤-𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫. At the “𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐀𝐈: 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭” 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐲𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐝, developers will get an exclusive, hands-on look at running and fine-tuning GenAI models locally using @NVIDIA DGX Spark™, along with a live demo of NVIDIA’s AI stack. Hosted by @rptechindia in association with AIM, the event will be held on April 10, 2026, at Radisson Hotel, Hitech City, Hyderabad, with Amit Kumar leading the session. If you’re building with AI, this is the kind of meetup you’ll want to be in the room for. 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐎𝐖: aim.media/discover-event… 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-highlights/… Kavita Aroor | Amit Kumar #GenAI #AIInfrastructure #MachineLearning #NVIDIA #Developers

Remember that New Year’s resolution when you said 2026 was going to be your year? This is your chance to make good on it. It's about time that you join the @AMD AI Engage Challenge and turn your learning into action. Tune yourself to step into real-world AI problem-solving with challenges designed around practical, industry-relevant scenarios. Apply concepts, experiment with solutions, and build AI and ML models that matter. As brownie points, every valid submission will earn you points to climb the leaderboard and strengthen your hands-on expertise. To qualify for exciting prizes, you will have to make your path to the top spot on the leaderboard, starting by earning at least 250 points, completing 2 AMD Academy courses, and finishing program signup. Ideal for freshers and early-career developers, this challenge allows you to showcase work you can be proud of while competing for up to $5,000 and more in prizes. Register here: amd-ai-engage.machinehack.com/?utm_source=tw… #AMDAIEngage #AI #Developers #MLDevelopers

What does it really take to run AI and data analytics delivery for global clients? In the latest AIM Podcast, Abhisek Halder, office managing principal at @ZSAssociates, talks about how the firm leverages AI and data analytics to unlock insights and deliver impact for global clients. From gen AI accelerating market research and analysis to Bengaluru playing a key role in scaling data analytics and AI capabilities across markets, Halder explains how ZS teams work across time zones, clients, and industries. The conversation also covers how the firm is building talent in India, what it takes to operate global consulting delivery at scale, and how AI-led solutions are being integrated into real business workflows. Watch the full conversation here: youtube.com/watch?v=R-kwS2… #AI #Analytics #GenAI #Consulting #Podcast

The Iran conflict is highlighting how deeply the electric vehicle ecosystem depends on global supply chains. For India, one of the world’s fastest-growing EV markets, disruptions in shipping routes, energy markets, and raw materials could reshape industry costs. India’s EV market has grown from 2,600 vehicles in 2014 to 2.34 million in 2025, but around 85% of battery cells used in the country are still imported, according to NITI Aayog. “Electric vehicles may not consume oil directly, but the ships that carry their components, the factories that assemble them, and the materials that go into batteries are all part of the same global energy system,” said Mahak Agrawal, India Lead at Riding Sunbeams. Rising freight costs, currency volatility, and pressure on global supply chains are already affecting project economics. “Geopolitics is no longer a background risk; it is an active line item in project cost,” said Rohit Gupta, Product Manager - Mobility at Inverted. Read the full story: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-features/in… #ElectricVehicles #EVIndia #SupplyChain #EnergyMarkets #CleanMobility

@ltm_ofcl has partnered with the @IITKgp to strengthen its workforce's artificial intelligence capabilities. The collaboration will introduce specialised AI training programmes to align employees' skills with evolving enterprise and client demands. The initiative will include targeted AI learning modules, hands-on workshops, and research programmes designed to build advanced technology capabilities and deeper immersion in AI. According to the company, nearly 85% of its workforce has already undergone AI training through internal initiatives, and the partnership with IIT Kharagpur will extend those efforts with academic and research expertise. “This collaboration with IIT Kharagpur reflects our commitment to talent transformation by combining academic excellence with real-world application,” said Gururaj Deshpande, Chief Delivery Officer at LTM. Read the full story: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/ltm-ti… #AI #LTM #IITKharagpur #AISkills #TechWorkforce

@TCS has partnered with @NVIDIAAI to launch Rapid Outcome AI, a new platform designed to help enterprises move from AI experiments to large-scale production deployments faster. Built on Nvidia’s AI infrastructure, the platform aims to bring AI into core business workflows across industries. Rapid Outcome AI combines predictive analytics, generative AI, computer vision, and agentic and physical AI blueprints tailored for sectors including manufacturing, telecom, banking, retail, life sciences, and engineering services. It also uses Nvidia Omniverse and OpenUSD simulation environments to build digital twins and test operational decisions before real-world deployment. “AI is transforming how enterprises operate across industries, from manufacturing and telecom to banking and retail. The combination of TCS Rapid Outcome AI integrated with the full-stack NVIDIA AI platform, alongside TCS’ deep industry expertise, enables organisations to accelerate the development and deployment of AI applications that deliver new levels of automation and tangible business outcomes,” said John Fanelli, Vice President, Enterprise Software, NVIDIA. Amit Kapur, Chief AI and Services Transformation Officer, TCS, added, “TCS Rapid Outcome AI combines our contextual knowledge of industry domains and NVIDIA’s advanced AI infrastructure to drive business outcomes for our customers. The platform delivers operational intelligence and persona-based experience, driving AI at scale.” Read the full story: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/tcs-la… #TCS #Nvidia #EnterpriseAI #AIPlatforms #GTC2026

Bengaluru-based AGNIT Semiconductors has raised $2.6 million in a seed extension equity round led by Shastra VC, with existing investors 3one4 Capital and Zephyr Peacock India also participating. The startup plans to produce 100,000 GaN units over the next 24 months, targeting telecom infrastructure and power electronics. CEO Hareesh Chandrasekar said, “What excites me most is seeing the science move into real systems, with three distinct radio-frequency products already in pilots across Indian strategic defence platforms.” The funding will help AGNIT move from technology validation to commercial manufacturing, with the first strategic products expected to ship by July 2027. Read the full story: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/bengal… #AGNITSemiconductors #GaN #Semiconductors #TechFunding #IndianStartups

Andrej Karpathy briefly launched and then removed an interactive map rating the AI exposure of 342 US occupations, analysing about 143 million jobs across the economy. The experiment, built in roughly two hours, assigned each role an exposure score from 0 to 10 based on how much its tasks rely on digital work. Karpathy later took the site down after it began circulating widely online. “I thought the code/data might be helpful to others to explore the BLS dataset visually, or colour it in different ways or with different prompts or add their own visualisations. It’s been wildly misinterpreted (which I should have anticipated even despite the readme docs), so I took it down,” he wrote on X. The analysis estimated that about 42% of jobs, roughly 59.9 million roles paying around $3.7 trillion annually, scored 7 or higher for potential AI exposure. Responding to the broader debate, Elon Musk commented, “All jobs will be optional. There will be universal high income,” while Karpathy clarified that the exposure scores were only rough estimates and “has no bearing on what actually happens to these occupations.” Read the full story: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news/andrej… #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #AIJobs #TechNews #GenerativeAI

In a conversation with AIM, Amit Vaish, Vice President and Head of the People Team at @Optum India, discussed how the company’s GCC in India is leveraging the country’s deep pool of AI and ML talent to address complex healthcare challenges. The conversation highlighted how leadership, culture, and organisational values have influenced the successful adoption of AI and other deep technologies. Vaish also spoke on why empathy and compassion remain foundational to Optum’s approach, even as AI becomes more embedded in healthcare innovation. Watch him share his perspectives on the evolving role of GCCs in India and how they are increasingly becoming hubs for advanced AI-led transformation, on AIM Network - youtube.com/watch?v=mjEJwH… #AI #Healthcare #GCC #Innovation #FutureOfWork

Unacademy, once valued at $3.5 billion during India’s edtech boom, is set to be acquired by rival upGrad as the sector continues to reset after the pandemic surge. The companies have signed a term sheet for a 100% share-swap deal that would bring together two major online learning platforms in the country. Unacademy co-founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal said in a post on X that the valuation will not be disclosed until the transaction closes. The deal comes months after Munjal revealed that Unacademy’s valuation had dropped below $500 million, roughly 85% lower than its 2021 peak. “Unacademy helped invent the modern edtech playbook,” Munjal wrote. “Along the way, we lost some focus and market share, and the sector itself has not seen enough real product innovation in recent years.” upGrad co-founder Ronnie Screwvala said Munjal will continue to lead Unacademy after the acquisition and that the combined company will strengthen upGrad’s integrated model spanning K-12 education, upskilling, and lifelong learning. Founded in 2015, Unacademy has raised about $854.3 million from investors including SoftBank, Tiger Global, General Atlantic, and Peak XV Partners. #EdTech #IndianStartups #StartupNews #OnlineLearning #EdTechIndia

BHASHINI - (Digital India BHASHINI Division) is developing Shrutlekh, an AI system that detects language shifts mid-conversation and produces real-time transcripts and translations across India’s many languages. Built under the Digital India BHASHINI Division of the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the platform combines automatic speech recognition, language detection, and neural machine translation. It converts live speech into structured, searchable digital text while recognising when speakers switch between languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, or English. Amitabh Nag, CEO of the Digital India BHASHINI Division, said, "Building AI for a country as linguistically diverse as ours requires a fundamentally new approach to language technology. Through the BHASHINI ecosystem, we are creating a digital public infrastructure for languages that enables seamless communication, drives innovation across sectors, and ensures that the benefits of AI reach every citizen." Shrutlekh has already been used at events including Veer Bal Diwas 2025 in Puducherry, the World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM) 2025 in Dehradun, and the 10th TiE Global Summit (TGS) Global Summit Rajasthan Chapter. FInd out more here: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-highlights/… #MultilingualAI #Bhashini #DigitalIndia #SpeechRecognition #AIIndia

BHASHINI - (Digital India BHASHINI Division) is developing Shrutlekh, an AI system that detects language shifts mid-conversation and produces real-time transcripts and translations across India’s many languages. Built under the Digital India BHASHINI Division of the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the platform combines automatic speech recognition, language detection, and neural machine translation. It converts live speech into structured, searchable digital text while recognising when speakers switch between languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, or English. Amitabh Nag, CEO of the Digital India BHASHINI Division, said, "Building AI for a country as linguistically diverse as ours requires a fundamentally new approach to language technology. Through the BHASHINI ecosystem, we are creating a digital public infrastructure for languages that enables seamless communication, drives innovation across sectors, and ensures that the benefits of AI reach every citizen." Shrutlekh has already been used at events including Veer Bal Diwas 2025 in Puducherry, the World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM) 2025 in Dehradun, and the 10th TiE Global Summit (TGS) Global Summit Rajasthan Chapter. FInd out more here: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-highlights/… #MultilingualAI #Bhashini #DigitalIndia #SpeechRecognition #AIIndia

BHASHINI - (Digital India BHASHINI Division) is developing Shrutlekh, an AI system that detects language shifts mid-conversation and produces real-time transcripts and translations across India’s many languages. Built under the Digital India BHASHINI Division of the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the platform combines automatic speech recognition, language detection, and neural machine translation. It converts live speech into structured, searchable digital text while recognising when speakers switch between languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, or English. Amitabh Nag, CEO of the Digital India BHASHINI Division, said, "Building AI for a country as linguistically diverse as ours requires a fundamentally new approach to language technology. Through the BHASHINI ecosystem, we are creating a digital public infrastructure for languages that enables seamless communication, drives innovation across sectors, and ensures that the benefits of AI reach every citizen." Shrutlekh has already been used at events including Veer Bal Diwas 2025 in Puducherry, the World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM) 2025 in Dehradun, and the 10th TiE Global Summit (TGS) Global Summit Rajasthan Chapter. FInd out more here: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-highlights/… #MultilingualAI #Bhashini #DigitalIndia #SpeechRecognition #AIIndia

#FrontPageLIVE 🔴 @Replit hits $9 billion valuation as @NVIDIAAI, @perplexity_ai, @Razorpay and Karnataka make major AI moves Replit has raised $400 million and tripled its valuation to $9 billion as it pivots from a code editor to an AI "creative director" built for non-technical users. The company says it has reached $1 billion in ARR while cutting half its workforce to prioritise automation. At the same time, Nvidia has invested $2 billion in Nebius Cloud in a push toward what it calls "AI Sovereignty", while Perplexity is rolling out a 24-7 AI agent system called "Personal Computer" running on Mac mini hardware and integrated with Salesforce and Snowflake. Meanwhile, Karnataka has formed a Responsible AI Committee chaired by Kris Gopalakrishnan to shape policy for AI in government services. Razorpay has also launched what it calls the world’s first AI-native Agent Studio at FTX’26 as hyperscalers move toward building massive in-house AI factories. Watch the full breakdown live at AIM Network: lnkd.in/giRffHYN #ArtificialIntelligence #AIStartups #AgenticAI #TechNews #AIMNetwork

BHASHINI - (Digital India BHASHINI Division) is developing Shrutlekh, an AI system that detects language shifts mid-conversation and produces real-time transcripts and translations across India’s many languages. Built under the Digital India BHASHINI Division of the Digital India Corporation (DIC), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the platform combines automatic speech recognition, language detection, and neural machine translation. It converts live speech into structured, searchable digital text while recognising when speakers switch between languages such as Hindi, Tamil, Bengali, or English. Amitabh Nag, CEO of the Digital India BHASHINI Division, said, "Building AI for a country as linguistically diverse as ours requires a fundamentally new approach to language technology. Through the BHASHINI ecosystem, we are creating a digital public infrastructure for languages that enables seamless communication, drives innovation across sectors, and ensures that the benefits of AI reach every citizen." Shrutlekh has already been used at events including Veer Bal Diwas 2025 in Puducherry, the World Summit on Disaster Management (WSDM) 2025 in Dehradun, and the 10th TiE Global Summit (TGS) Global Summit Rajasthan Chapter. FInd out more here: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-highlights/… #MultilingualAI #Bhashini #DigitalIndia #SpeechRecognition #AIIndia

Looking to build your AI skills and compete with developers worldwide? The @AMD AI Engage Program with MachineHack lets you take on real AI challenges, earn points, climb the leaderboard, and unlock exciting rewards along the way. Top finalists will also get an opportunity for hands-on certification training by AMD and leading industry professionals. Follow the quick steps below to register and get started. Once you complete the process, you instantly earn 100 points for successful registration. Registration steps: • Go to the website link and create an account using your Name, Email ID, College or Company, and City. This is required for leaderboard tracking - amd-ai-engage.machinehack.com/?utm_source=li… • On the next screen, click the registration button for the AMD AI Developer Program. • Enter your details again as required to access the AMD portal and press Join. • Go to the inbox of the registered email ID. • Copy the one-time Access Token from the email. • Paste it in the required field along with your password. • Complete the Captcha verification and activate your account. • Paste the same Access Token on the AMD AI Engage website to confirm your registration. • Progress ahead and complete the setup. And that is it. You are registered and 100 points will be there in your kitty. The only thing that remains for you now is to enroll into at least 2 AMD courses, earn points and make your way up to the leaderboard. IMPORTANT: You need to have 250+ points to be eligible for the challenge, or better yet, claim the crown and earn national fame. For a seamless registration process, watch the video below👇 #AI #MachineLearning #AMD #Developers #AICommunity

@databricks has launched Genie Code, a system of autonomous AI agents designed to run complex data engineering and analytics operations as AI coding tools surge into multibillion-dollar revenue territory. The system builds on the company’s Genie platform and is designed to understand enterprise data systems rather than generate code. According to Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi, agents can automatically set up data pipelines, diagnose failures, and adapt to issues such as schema changes or modified permissions while continuously monitoring systems. “Instead of functioning merely as a coding assistant or helping generate code faster, these agents actually understand the structure of the data and existing data problems,” @alighodsi says. Genie Code integrates with Unity Catalogue to access data lineage, permissions, and governance rules across enterprise environments. Powered by a multi-agent architecture that combines large language models from providers including @AnthropicAI, @OpenAI, and @Google with smaller open-source models, the system is designed to coordinate specialised agents that can analyse data patterns, troubleshoot pipelines, and manage data workflows. Source: Fastcompany #AI #DataEngineering #AIAgents #Databricks #EnterpriseAI