NMDC Ltd is empowering tribal youth in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, through skill development initiatives. Its Polytechnic College and ITI Bhansi have trained over 3,000 students, with 70% securing direct industry placements. NMDC also preserves tribal crafts by investing ₹180 lakh in training programs. These efforts, aligned with India’s "Skill India" initiative, foster employability, self-reliance, and regional economic growth.
Small businesses are embracing digital transformation, with 81% planning to boost technology use and 77% focusing on emerging tech. Samsung's Pro TVs empower businesses with digital signage to attract customers, simplify purchases with self-service kiosks, and manage content remotely using Samsung VXT. Attend the "Samsung Celebrates Big Ideas, Small Businesses" live Q&A on November 20 for more insights.
India led global AI app downloads in 2024, accounting for 21% of downloads with nearly 1,000 AI-driven apps and games. Google Play named Alle – AI Fashion Stylist as Best Indian App of 2024, highlighting India’s innovation in app development. Gaming saw 23 million new players, with Squad Busters winning Best Game of 2024, showcasing India's growing tech leadership.
Google has introduced a Gemini AI-powered image generator in Google Docs, enabling users to create photorealistic visuals, customized cover images, and illustrations with styles like watercolors. The feature uses Google's Imagen 3 algorithm and is exclusive to Workspace subscribers. It will roll out gradually, starting with Rapid Release domains, followed by Scheduled Release domains from December 16.
Qualcomm forecasts an additional $22 billion in revenue annually by 2029, with $4 billion from PC chips, $8 billion from automotive contracts, and $4 billion from industrial chips. CEO Cristiano Amon's strategy expands beyond smartphones to new markets, leveraging existing technologies. Qualcomm anticipates its growing businesses will offset potential losses from Apple. Its total addressable market is $900 billion.
Workplace solutions company IndiQube, offering dynamic and flexible workspaces tailored to the evolving needs of modern businesses, has surpassed the 100 properties milestone. The company that started 9 years ago with a single property in Bangalore has now expanded across 14 cities and caters to 700+ clients. The company takes a micro-market-specific approach, establishing 1-2 large centers in key micro-markets and complementing them with smaller centers to ensure reach and accessibility to enterprises.
Microsoft has quietly built the largest enterprise AI agent ecosystem, with over 100,000 organizations creating or editing AI agents through its Copilot Studio since launch. At its Ignite conference starting today, the company announced it will allow enterprises to use any of the 1,800 large language models (LLMs) in the Azure catalog within these agents—a significant move beyond its exclusive reliance on OpenAI’s models.
Generative artificial intelligence emerged as a central theme at a global tech conference. The role of foundation models, innovations in search technology, the emergence of AI wrappers, and advancements in humanoid robotics were among the trends discussed at the event. The number of AI and machine learning-focused startups among the more than 70,000 delegates at Web Summit 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal, significantly increased compared to last year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is promoting the idea of a “shared future in cyberspace” at the country’s annual internet conference this year amid an intensifying US-China rivalry that has raised concerns about technological decoupling, particularly in AI and semiconductors. Xi said in a speech delivered via a video shown to the World Internet Conference on Wednesday that China will pursue safe and “inclusive” development of cyberspace.
Pipedrive, the easy and effective sales CRM for small businesses, today announced that it has been shortlisted in The 2024/25 Cloud Awards under the Best Software-as-a-Service USA (SMB) category. The program received entries from organizations of all sizes from across the globe, including the USA and Canada, the UK and Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. Being acknowledged by The Cloud Awards is a testament to the impact we’re making,’said Dominic Allon, CEO at Pipedrive.