TOKYO: NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business, and technology services, announced an initiative to deliver NVIDIA-powered enterprise AI factories that drive innovation and operational excellence for organizations worldwide. NTT  DATA’s new enterprise AI factories provide full-stack, domain-specific solutions that integrate data, infrastructure, workflows, and governance to give organizations a repeatable and production-ready operating model for enterprise AI.

NTT DATA enterprise AI factories, powered by NVIDIA, are adaptive, intelligent, and automated ecosystems designed to help clients accelerate return on investment by scaling enterprise AI efficiently and managing the full AI lifecycle end to end. The company’s new enterprise AI factories integrate the NVIDIA AI infrastructure—combining GPU-accelerated computing and high-performance networking—with NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, including NVIDIA NIM microservices, to deliver high‑throughput, low‑latency AI that can be deployed consistently across cloud, data center, and edge environments. Through NTT DATA’s advanced solutions and services, this enables scalable model training, inference, and enterprise AI application development.

Building on NTT DATA’s end-to-end capabilities and deep industry expertise, the NVIDIA-powered enterprise AI factories are purpose-built to meet domain-specific requirements at industry scale. This enables organizations to drive faster innovation, optimize operations, enhance knowledge management, and support data-driven decision-making while reducing risk and time to value.

“Visionary enterprises are redesigning core workflows end to end with AI, and they need trusted partners working in unison to achieve transformative and measurable results,” saidAbhijit Dubey, CEO, NTT DATA, Inc. “By integrating NVIDIA technologies into our enterprise AI factories, we’re giving clients a powerful, standardized and secure environment to adopt agentic AI with measurable returns from the start.”

NTT DATA Real-World Deployments Demonstrate Measurable Impact

Early adopters are demonstrating how NTT DATA is deploying NVIDIA AI infrastructure to translate advanced AI capabilities into real-world, domain-specific impact. Examples include:

• Healthcare: A leading cancer-research hospital is working with NTT DATA and Dell to use NVIDIA HGX platforms for advanced radiology analysis and rapid model evaluation, supporting clinical research and diagnostic workflows.
• Automotive Manufacturing: A global automotive supplier partnered with NTT DATA to accelerate smart factory modernization using GPU as a Service powered by NVIDIA AI infrastructure. This manufacturer reduced production setup time from months to days by validating workloads on bare metal and then scaling them via an AI-factory architecture.
• Technology Manufacturing: A U.S.-based advanced manufacturing company is working with NTT DATA to virtually validate a next-generation battery production line using NVIDIA-accelerated simulation and 3D visualization. Modeling material flow, automation logic, and production scenarios before physical deployment reduces commissioning risk, improves throughput, and establishes a scalable foundation for future digital factory expansion.

NTT DATA Integrates NVIDIA NeMo and NIM Microservices

NTT DATA has also expanded NTT DATA AI solutions by integrating NVIDIA NeMo, a modular software suite for building, customizing, and managing enterprise-scale agentic AI systems on GPU-accelerated infrastructure, and NVIDIA NIMmicroservices, which provide prebuilt, GPU‑optimized containers with industry‑standard APIs for fast, reliable deployment of AI applications at scale.

NTT DATA offers integrated, prequalified GenAI prototypes and solutions that standardize output, minimize complexity, reduce risk, speed adoption, and accelerate return. With the integration of NeMo and NIM, NTT DATA AI solutions provide a full-stack, production-ready, GPU-accelerated AI agent platform.

“Organizations worldwide are moving from isolated model adoption to intelligent AI solutions and platforms, often complementing GenAI with agents that reason, act, and adapt within enterprise systems,” said Yutaka Sasaki, President and CEO, NTT DATA Group. “Embedding NVIDIA technologies into our platforms accelerates innovation while giving clients the performance, control, and compliance they require.”

“Enterprises are now seeking robust, scalable platforms that can successfully transition their AI initiatives from pilot projects to full-scale production,” said John Fanelli, Vice President, Enterprise Software, NVIDIA. “NTT DATA’s AI factory offerings, built on the NVIDIA full-stack platform, provide clients with the domain-specific solutions needed to confidently achieve production-grade enterprise AI at scale.”

NTT DATA Builds on Longstanding Foundation of Innovation with NVIDIA Technology

NTT DATA is the only global IT services provider that is active across NVIDIA’s Solution Provider, Cloud Partner, and Global System Integrator Partner Network tracks. This broad and deep expertise enables NTT DATA to deliver unique full-stack services, from advisory to deployment and operations.

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This recognition acknowledges Mr. Singh’s sustained intellectual leadership in developing human-centred frameworks across technology and organisational systems. Over the years, he has created proprietary models such as MC³, a patented change management tool; 14Signals, a structured framework for evaluating customer perception, experience, and value association; and PROLICY-D, a design thinking-led, holistic product development framework that integrates human-centric principles into the development lifecycle. Building on this foundation of structured, human-centred thinking, his latest breakthrough, Emoscape, has emerged as a defining advancement in medical-grade Emotion AI.

Speaking on the occasion, L.C. Singh, Founder and Executive Chairman of Nihilent Ltd., said, “I am deeply honoured to receive the VASVIK Industrial Research Award. This recognition belongs to the entire team at Nihilent, who believed in the vision of Emoscape. Our goal has always been to move beyond data processing and leverage AI to better understand human emotions. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to each recipient for their dedication, perseverance, and invaluable contributions to the nation.  I sincerely thank VASVIK for underscoring the importance of responsible and ethically driven innovation in the ICT sector”.

Emoscape is a medical-grade Emotion AI platform that detects and calibrates emotional states through a precise one-minute scan, analysing subtle upper-body micro-movements using a standard web camera. By translating these micro-movement patterns into a structured emotional profile, Emoscape introduces an objective and measurable layer to understanding emotional dynamics across healthcare, sports, education, insurance, marketing, corporate ecosystems, and more.

At its core, Emoscape is grounded in the nine classical emotional archetypes articulated in the Natyashastra—the ancient Indian treatise on human behaviour and performance. Using three-dimensional motion capture techniques and advanced analytical algorithms, it maps fine-grained body dynamics onto this framework with clinical-grade precision, an approach that has been strengthened through recent peer-reviewed academic publications and continued research.

By bringing together classical behavioural insight with modern Emotion AI, Emoscape reflects Nihilent’s broader philosophy of elevating emotion from abstraction to accountability. It envisions a world where emotion is no longer dismissed as subjective, but recognised as a structured force shaping outcomes across industries, institutions, and societies.

Established in 1973, VASVIK is a non-profit organisation committed to promoting excellence in science and technology in India. Over the decades, it has honoured more than 450 Indian scientists whose research and innovation have directly contributed to national prosperity. The awardees are selected through a rigorous evaluation process led by expert committees and the Board of Advisors, ensuring recognition of individuals whose work significantly impacts industrial growth and societal development.

This recognition marks a defining moment for Nihilent and reinforces India’s growing leadership in responsible and human-centric emotion-AI innovation.

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Fraudsters exploit the urgency often associated with OTPs for day-to-day services like delivery, and dupe customers into sharing banking-transaction-OTPs, thereby exposing their account savings to the risk of fraud. 

Airtel’s new AI-powered system identifies such potentially risky situations and warns the customers involved. Whenever a bank OTP is detected during a potentially risky incoming call, Airtel intervenes with a fraud alert check to the customer about the potential risk of giving consent for a banking transaction OTP to be delivered while they are still on the call. This powerful combination of AI-driven intelligence and human judgment gives customers the crucial time they need to think, verify, and stay firmly in control of their security, effectively closing the gap scammers exploit.

Commenting on the initiative, Shashwat Sharma, Managing Director & CEO, Airtel,  India, said, “We are on a mission to make Airtel the safe network. While working towards this, we have realised that despite the foundational role played by One-Time Passwords (OTPs) in securing digital transactions, their efficacy is frequently being undermined by criminal tactics. We are, therefore, pleased to announce a significant advancement in Airtel’s network layer that is designed to strengthen protection against banking fraud. 

Our newly developed, AI-powered, autonomous solution operates proactively at the network level and is engineered to detect and intervene against fraudulent activity in real-time. Extensive trials have demonstrated a remarkable level of accuracy and impact in preventing the menace of such scams.”

Over the past two years, Airtel has rolled out AI-powered, tech-led safeguards like spam-call warnings and malicious link-blocking to stop fraud at the source. While it has succeeded in its efforts to reduce fraud on its network to a great extent, fraudsters have continued to exploit human vulnerabilities through impersonation and social engineering. This breakthrough feature, designed to protect mobile phone users, is yet another step to protect its customers from digital fraud.

This solution is already live in Haryana, and Airtel will roll it out to 100% of its customers over the next two weeks.

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MUMBAI: NSE: KPITTECH BSE: 542651: KPIT Technologies, a global leader in building mobility solutions for a cleaner, smarter, and safer world, announced financial results for Q3 FY26.  

Performance overview:

• Q3 FY26 Revenues
  • Revenues of 181MN with ₹ YoY Growth of 9.4%, $ YoY Growth of 3.0%
  • QoQ ₹ growth of 1.9% and reported $ growth of 0.2%
  • Growth led by Off-Highway sub-vertical;  Powertrain, After-Sales, and  Diagnostics domains
• Q3 FY26 Profitability
  • EBITDA margin at 20.6% post absorbing partial wage hikes during the quarter
  • EBITDA growth of 6.8% YoY and flattish QoQ
  • EBIT at 15.6%
• Revenue Quality

• Fixed-price programs as a proportion of revenue continue to rise, enabling AI-infused solutions penetration
• Revenue per person has consistently improved
• Healthy Cash Generation continues – Net cash at ₹ 9.0 Bn as at quarter end

Leadership Strengthening:

• Mr. Anup Sable appointed as Chief Operating Officer
• Strengthened the Chief Technology Office team structure with homegrown leaders and group companies to strengthen solutioning abilities

Commenting on the performance of Q3 FY26

Kishor Patil, Co-founder, CEO, and MD, KPIT, said,

“Mobility is moving from software-defined to AI-defined, and we are making deliberate investments to stay ahead by reimagining the software lifecycle, improving quality and speed, and bringing AI-infused solutions to our clients. These solutions are now validated and are being implemented on production programs, portrayed by an increase in our fixed price contracts and per-person revenue. Mobilizing Change is our strategic direction for the next phase – shift from effort-led services to outcome-led solutions to increase the value we deliver and the value we capture. As OEMs push for faster time-to-market, reliability, and cost efficiency, KPIT is positioned to fortify its leadership and enable steady high-quality growth in the medium term.”

Sachin Tikekar, Co-founder and Joint MD, KPIT, said,

“We are seeing client partnerships deepen as OEMs look for trusted teams who can take stronger ownership and deliver end-to-end outcomes. We see increased traction in trucks and off-highway sub-verticals as we integrate Caresoft operations. Mobilizing Change is also a talent story, and we are building a solutioning mindset at scale with our home-grown leaders ascending, as well as select external leadership hiring. The market is shifting tectonically – new entrants, regulations, and AI-led disruption are rewriting the rules. Our clear intent is to move beyond ‘SDV’ to what the industry is becoming – ‘AI-defined Mobility’ and ensure our investments, practices, leadership, and delivery depth keep compounding our front-runner advantage.”

Other highlights of Q3 FY26

• KPIT Partners with HMC HIVE to Drive Innovation in Light Electric Vehicles. Mark’s foray into the micromobility segment

• KPIT reimagines the future of Mobility Software with Agentic AI Solutions on Microsoft AI Infrastructure. Microsoft features KPIT as a Frontier Firms in AI from India and Southeast Asia

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NEW DELHI: Google today announced a suite of new collaborations and funding commitments to bolster India’s AI ecosystem at its “Lab to Impact” dialogue, an event supported by the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Attended by Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister of Education, the dialogue highlighted Google’s research-driven approach to supporting Digital Public Infrastructure and empowering the research, developer, and startup ecosystem to solve national challenges and meet large-scale social needs.

Minister of Education, Government of India, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan stated: “India is approaching artificial intelligence as a strategic national capability, not as a short-term technology trend. The four AI Centres of Excellence have been conceived as a coordinated national research mission, advancing foundational research, responsible AI, and applied solutions that serve public purpose, and contributing to our larger aspiration of Viksit Bharat 2047. Building a globally competitive AI ecosystem requires not only public investment, but also strong institutional leadership and long-term partnerships with industry. This effort is supported by Google and Google.org through their USD 8 million contribution to the AI Centres of Excellence and a USD 2 million founding contribution to the Indic Language Technologies Research Hub at IIT Bombay.”

Speaking at the event, Dr Manish Gupta, Senior Research Director, Google DeepMind, stated: “AI is humanity’s most profound and powerful force for progress, and at Google, we see its global evolution driven by three pivotal shifts – its ability to accelerate scientific discovery, its advances augmenting human capability, and India’s unique embrace of AI’s potential. From foundational research to ecosystem deployment to scaled impact, our full-stack approach is equipping the country to lead a global AI-powered future, with innovations from India’s labs benefiting billions across the world.”

Integrating AI into India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for healthcare

Google announced funding of $400,000 to support new collaborations that will leverage MedGemma to build India’s Health Foundation Models. These models aim to improve the efficiency of healthcare providers and improve patient outcomes across India. As a first step, Ajna Lens will work with experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to build models that will support India-specific use cases in Dermatology and OPD Triaging. The resulting models will contribute to India’s Digital Public Infrastructure, and their outcomes will be made accessible to the ecosystem.

Additionally, researchers, AI experts, and clinicians from IISc will explore using AI models for broader clinical applications. 

Google is also working with the National Health Authority (NHA) to deploy its advanced AI to convert millions of fragmented, unstructured medical records (such as doctors’ clinical and progress notes) into the international, machine-readable FHIR standard. This shift is expected to help patients understand their medical information better, reduce documentation burden on patients and hospitals, and inform better data-driven policy decisions for India’s public healthcare strategy.

Google is also working with NHA to bring over 400,000 NHA-registered health facilities, including hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic labs, on Google Maps and Search, allowing people to easily find and navigate to their nearest health centers with the most updated official information.

Strengthening India’s AI research ecosystem and the government’s vision of India’s AI leadership

Google has consistently supported India’s scientists and researchers in fostering the country’s innovation. Over the last five years, Google has supported nearly 1,000 years of PhD-level research work across more than 25 leading research institutions, including premier institutes. The global PhD Fellowship program has supported 166 Indian PhD students to date. This year’s recipients from India are leading inspiring foundational and applied research, spanning computer vision foundational models to models supporting mental disorders.

To further support India’s research ecosystem, Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, is announcing funding support totaling $8 million for four AI Centres of Excellence established by the Government of India, aligning with the vision to “Make AI in India and Make AI work for India. This funding will support research at the Centers of Excellence:

• TANUH at IISc Bangalore will focus on developing scalable AI solutions for the effective treatment of non-communicable diseases.
• Airawat Research Foundation, IIT Kanpur, will focus on pioneering research on AI to transform urban governance.
• AI Centre of Excellence for Education, IIT Madra,s will focus on developing solutions to enhance learning and teaching outcomes.
• ANNAM.AI at IIT Ropar will focus on developing data-driven solutions for agriculture and farmer welfare.

To continue advancing its commitment to Inclusive AI, Google is announcing a $2 million founding contribution to establish the new Indic Language Technologies Research Hub at IIT Bombay. This hub is set up in memory of Professor Pushpak Bhattacharyya, a pioneer in Indic language technologies and a Visiting Researcher at Google DeepMind. It will aim to ensure that global AI advancements serve India’s linguistic diversity.

Equipping developers with our open models to power indigenous AI

Indian startups have shown enthusiasm for the benchmark-leading Indic capabilities of Google’s foundational AI models. Startups Gnani.AI and CoRover.AI have been leveraging Gemma to build Voice AI models and e-governance–focused models serving Indic language solutions.

Google is providing $50,000 of funding to each of these startups to support their efforts to include more of the Indian diaspora in AI. Additionally, Google is giving a $50,000 grant to IIT-Bombay as it uses Gemma to process Indic language health governance and policy documents to establish a novel ‘India-Centric Trait Database’ containing information on diseases, phenotypes, and genetic conditions relevant to the Indian population.

To increase access to its foundational open models, Google has uploaded all 22 Gemma models onto AIKosh, the India AI Mission’s open data and model platform. This action is intended to help the Indian developer community develop indigenous models that elevate the Make-in-India ambition.

Empowering India’s changemakers to deploy AI for India’s pressing challenges

Google remains inspired by the commitment of Indian innovators and changemakers to solve for India and will continue supporting the ecosystem as it develops AI-powered solutions on the foundational layer of the nation’s AI ambition.

Utilizing Google’s Open Health Stack, a collection of open-source tools for next-generation digital health solutions, the Indian nonprofit Khushi Baby has successfully conducted over 35 million tuberculosis screenings in Rajasthan this year using a TB Active Case Finding (ACF) screening module. Integration with the Open Health Stack ensured the solution’s compliance with international standards, the Indian government’s digital health mission, and the national effort for tuberculosis elimination.

Third-party research has indicated that AI-powered digital tools could enhance the labor productivity of India’s over one million ASHA frontline workers, enabling them to deliver an additional 98 million visits to rural patients each year. Furthermore, research estimates that AI-assisted screening tools could save the Indian public roughly ₹390 billion ($4.7 billion) yearly, which is approximately 12% of India’s total out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure.

Google is providing $2.5 million in Google.org funding to support Wadhwani AI in piloting HealthVaani, an LLM-based conversational AI assistant. Launched in partnership with the Ministries of Health and Family Welfare and Women and Child Development, HealthVaani supports ASHA and Anganwadi workers. This multimodal and multilingual solution uses Gemini 2.5-Flash for translations, answer generation, and moderation, while the advanced Gemini Embedding Model handles response retrieval.

Google is also providing $2 million in Google.org funding to Wadhwani AI to help develop and deploy Garuda, a new Indian language model for agriculture. Garuda will power AgriVaani, a multilingual, AI-driven smartphone application that will offer India’s farmers and agri-workers precise, contextually relevant advice on crop and livestock management, pest detection, and climate-smart practices.

Ensuring AI’s long-term impact is powered sustainably

Google is committed to ensuring the scaled impact of AI is responsible and sustainable, demonstrated by a partnership with ReNew Energy to support a new 150 megawatt (MW) solar project in Rajasthan, India. Under a long-term agreement, Google will receive environmental attribute certificates (EACs) and allocate them to its value chain emissions. Concurrently, Google will engage with key suppliers to boost clean energy adoption. This initiative addresses the supply chain’s energy footprint and demonstrates a clear pathway for organizations to credibly tackle emissions across the AI value chain.

This partnership builds on Google’s prior collaborations with Adani Group and Clean Max, which added 186 MW of wind and solar power to India’s grid, and contributes to India’s 2030 goal of 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based electricity.

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PUNE: The small and medium businesses (SMBs) of Pune are entering their most confident decade yet. New LinkedIn research finds that 92% of SMBs are already investing in or planning AI adoption, indicating how technology has moved from experiment to infrastructure. At the same time, around 91% of SMB decision-makers expect business growth in the next 12 months – signalling a sector rebuilding itself around smarter systems, skilled talent, and measurable digital impact.

For Pune’s SMBs, evolution is survival, not optional

Behind their confidence lies urgency. AI is no longer a buzzword, but the new baseline for growth. The research shows that 60% of SMBs prioritise adopting AI and automation for efficiency and operational efficiency, while 49% are focused on digital transformation.  

Kumaresh Pattabiraman, Country Manager, LinkedIn India, said, “Pune has been an enduring powerhouse for entrepreneurial progress, and its SMBs are carrying that legacy forward with decisive investments in AI and skilled talent. This is a city that scales with intent, choosing platforms that deliver trust, insights, and real ROI. Our focus at LinkedIn is to help accelerate this journey by offering the right network, the right clients, and the right talent, all in one place – so, every small business can operate with the confidence and capability of a large enterprise.”

AI becomes the new operating system for growth

AI has become the engine behind how SMB’s hire, market, and grow. Nearly all surveyed businesses say they use or plan to use it to automate workflows (94%), strengthen analytics and business intelligence (96%), and streamline hiring, marketing, and sales (over 90%). 

Hiring models are being rebuilt around capability, not credentials. SMBs now value digital literacy and AI fluency (67%), problem-solving (63%), and digital communication (50%). To find this talent, 63% already use AI hiring tools, citing better assessments and higher engagement.

Marketing and sales are also becoming increasingly intelligence-driven. Nearly 78% SMBs are using AI marketing tools, with 96% investing up to half their budgets in them. 78% now rely on AI in sales for sharper targeting and automated follow-ups, allowing them to operate with the sophistication of larger enterprises.

Rahul Karthikeyan, Chief Marketing Officer, Scaler, said, “Scaler’s recent campaigns have seen strong performance through precise audience targeting and data-driven optimisation. Sponsored Content, especially vertical formats, delivered a 20% higher lead-to-payment conversion than static formats on other channels. In August alone, LinkedIn generated about 70–80 new payments with a return on spend (RoS) of 2.2. We plan to further scale this high-impact channel while maintaining cost-per-sale efficiency.”

Trust is the new competitive advantage

Even as they adopt AI at speed, Pune SMBs are discerning about where they place their trust. 95% say their decisions are guided less by cost and more by credibility. Their top considerations are security and data privacy (77%), seamless integration with existing systems (84%), and clear ROI (78%). Together, these shifts signal the rise of a smarter, more resilient SMB ecosystem – one that is not just adapting to the AI era but actively shaping it.

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INDIA: Global technology and digital talent solutions provider, NLB Services, has today unveiled its report “Workforce 2.0 Reset – India’s GCCs Go AI-Native”, highlighting in-depth insights on emerging technology reshaping India’s Global Capability Center (GCC) landscape, thereby bringing a paradigm workforce shift. With more than 58% GCCs moving beyond AI pilots, the workforce is projected to reach 3.46 million by 2030, adding 1.3 million new job roles. The report also estimates a significant impact in 2026 itself, indicating an 11% increase in jobs, thereby expanding personnel to 2.4 million in the sector.

In 2025, nearly 70% of GCCs are already investing in Generative AI (GenAI), while over 60% will set up dedicated AI safety and governance teams by 2026. A remarkable 75% aim to embed GenAI in daily operations within the next year. These investments are not only driving efficiency but also reconfiguring roles. For instance, 27% of mid-level and 25% of junior tech roles are being redesigned as AI copilots and automation tools become mainstream.

Sharing his perspective on the report, Sachin Alug, CEO, NLB Services, said, “India is at a critical intersection in its GCC 4.0 journey, building a unique & unmatched synergy of scale, skill, and talent. Today, GCCs are no longer just exploring AI – rather, many have or are moving towards deployment. While AI thrust in this sector was expected, this year has seen a stronger drive for implementation. This cements India’s move from delivery centers to AI-driven enterprises, marking a leap in innovation and governance. All of this has certainly brought new layers to the talent take-off we predicted at the onset of the year. GCC workforce projection by 2030, indicated earlier, is now set to see a 30% surge, adding 1.3 million new jobs.”

As AI becomes mainstream, entirely new roles are emerging across GCCs, including Cybersecurity & AI Governance Architects (29%), Prompt Engineers (26%), GenAI Product Owners (22%), and AI Policy & risk strategists (21%), symbolizing India’s shift from execution to accountability and innovation-led leadership. Simultaneously, legacy roles such as L1 IT Support (75%), Legacy Application Development (74%), Manual QA (72%), and On-Prem Infrastructure Management (67%) are being phased out as GCCs modernize towards AI-native, product-oriented teams.

With AI deployment further maturing, India’s GCC map is undergoing a major geographic shift, with Tier II and III gaining prominence. GCCs are inclining towards these belts to capitalize on the proposition of 10–12% lower attrition rates, 30–50% lower office costs, and 20–35% talent cost advantages compared to Tier-1 metros.

Sharing his thoughts, Varun Sachdeva, SVP & APAC Head, NLB Services, said, “By 2030, nearly 39% of the GCC workforce will operate from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, enabling our shift from metro-focused to a more distributed workforce model. While Tier-1 cities will continue to serve as centers for leadership, governance, and R&D, emerging Tier-2 and Tier-3 hubs such as Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, and Bhubaneswar are rapidly becoming specialized delivery centers. The new synergy across Tier II/III cities will create 0.715 M net new GCC jobs by 2030.”

As GCCs adopt AI at scale, continuous learning and capability development have become organizational imperatives. “While AI is changing the way work is done, it is not replacing people, rather amplifying human judgment and expertise with technology integration. To enable the workforce to adapt to this workforce reset, 80% of GCCs are already funding continuous learning and internal mobility programs, enabling faster, flatter, and more agile decision cycles. The top upskilling models are focused on role-specific reskilling journeys or micro-credentials (18%), corporate academies and focused programs (17%), and embedding AI skills into career frameworks (16%). Moreover, 38% of GCCs are also closing GenAI skill gaps by hiring external talent, while22% are building in-house academies”, added Abhilash Raghavan, Chief Business Officer – GCC Vertical, NLB Services.

India’s GCC ecosystem has also reached a defining point — where leadership readiness for AI is now the true differentiator. Hyderabad and Bengaluru lead this shift, with 70% and 69% of GCCs showing strong AI leadership maturity in both vision and budget ownership. These hubs aren’t just adopters but are instead shaping the global playbook for scaling AI. This leadership momentum is mirrored across industries where AI has become central to competitiveness. Telecom & Internet Services (70%) and BFSI & Fintech (69%) lead in strategic clarity, while Software & Consulting (65%) and Media & Gaming (67%) show robust budget commitment. Together, they mark a decisive shift — India’s digital-first enterprises aren’t experimenting with AI anymore; they’re institutionalizing it as a leadership and governance discipline.

“Workforce 2.0 Reset – India’s GCC Go AI-Native” report also signals that AI governance is rapidly institutionalizing across India’s GCCs. 33% have established central AI committees or CoEs, while 29% manage oversight through business units under audit and compliance frameworks. Delhi/NCR (39%) and Bengaluru (37%) lead with centralized governance models, reflecting higher maturity, while Hyderabad (35%) and Mumbai (34%) favor decentralized oversight, signaling a growing push for flexibility and autonomy.

Progressive state policies are accelerating India’s GCC expansion, driven by strong digital infrastructure, talent pipelines, and AI-focused incentives. These frameworks, reinforced by rising STEM talent in non-metro cities, are transforming regional hubs into future-ready innovation corridors. As GCCs move from pilots to full-scale AI-driven operations, the next five years will cement India’s position as the global hub for AI engineering, analytics, and governance excellence — showcasing a model that blends innovation, talent, and responsible growth.

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SYDNEY: Lion, a leading beverage brand headquartered in Sydney with operations across Australia and New Zealand, has selected Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, to manage and transform its information technology landscape. Through this collaboration, TCS will help enhance Lion’s operational resilience and productivity by adopting a scalable operating model and service delivery automation by infusing Artificial Intelligence (AI) for smarter outcomes.

As part of this strategic collaboration, TCS will facilitate Lion’s transition from legacy systems to a modern cloud infrastructure, while also spearheading application development and strengthening cybersecurity protocols. TCS’s extensive domain expertise and bouquet of AI offerings will support Lion’s ambitious transformation agenda and accelerate its growth trajectory. TCS will deliver outcome-focused transformation by prioritising and optimising operational costs and elevating the overall user experience for Lion’s customers. TCS will deploy TCS Cognix^TM, a transformational platform that focuses on providing service resiliency, business agility, and enhanced customer experience.

Ram Kalyanasundaram, Lion Technology & Digital Transformation Director, said, “This partnership marks a new chapter in Lion’s technology transformation. TCS brings deep global capability in CPG, proven execution, and a partnership mindset that aligns with our ambition to build a more modern, resilient, and scalable digital foundation. Together, we will simplify our landscape, accelerate innovation, and empower our people with the tools and insights to deliver great experiences for our customers and consumers.”

Krishnan Ramanujam, President, Consumer Business Group – TCS, said, “I am excited about our partnership with Lion amidst the sweeping transformation in the beverages industry. It is an honor to be Lions’ partner as they pivot to a new phase of growth and innovation. Our collaboration with Lion is built on a solid foundation of deep domain expertise and an unwavering digital mindset. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as AI and cloud, alongside TCS’s comprehensive CPG platforms, we will accelerate innovation and deliver exceptional experiences for customers and consumers alike.”

This partnership will foster continuous innovation across the enterprise, including advanced data and analytics powered by AI and revenue upliftment through strategic revenue growth management. Additionally, the partnership will work to introduce AI-driven personalized solutions and persona-centric enterprise health metrics. These initiatives will deliver tailored technology optimization strategies and function-specific insights, further strengthening the operational performance.

Vikram Singh, Country Head, Australia & New Zealand – TCS, said, “We are pleased to collaborate with Lion to strengthen and transform their IT landscape, leveraging our global expertise in CPG technology, cyber security, data, and AI. This strategic partnership with Lion Group in this pivotal phase of transformation will lead to streamlining their systems and enhancing capabilities through automation, AI adoption, and will lay the foundation for sustained long-term value creation. Furthermore, our commitment to driving continuous innovation with Lion underscores our dedication to supporting their ongoing growth and transformation.”

TCS has been strengthening its presence in Australia for over 35 years and serves as a digital partner to most of the top 10 listed companies in the region. The company has operations in five locations across the country and has also been recognised among LinkedIn’s Top 25 companies to work for and as a top employer in the region by the Top Employers Institute.

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“At Ensono, AI is no longer a tool; it’s the engine through which we deliver value to our clients, and the operating system we use to run our business. We are witnessing an unprecedented acceleration in the adoption of AI across industries, reshaping how businesses operate and deliver value. This investment reflects our commitment to harnessing AI’s transformative potential to drive innovation, efficiency, and meaningful human impact. By deepening our AI capabilities, we aim to create solutions that not only empower enterprises but also enhance everyday experiences for people around the world,” said Jim Piazza, Chief AI Officer, Ensono. “This new organization allows us to build upon the transformational work we are already delivering to our clients and associates.”

AI is rapidly transforming managed services, and Ensono’s strategic adoption is already delivering results for the company and its clients. Ensono’s Envision Predictive Engine (EPE) proactively prevents failures across hardware, operating systems, applications, and networks. Since its launch, EPE has achieved a 22% reduction in major incidents and a 50% reduction in incidents’ mean time to resolution (MTTR). Complementing EPE, Ensono’s DiagnoseNow enables Ensono’s teams to quickly identify and address problems, keeping client operations running smoothly.  When DiagnoseNow is used to troubleshoot, incidents are resolved in less than half the time they normally require.

“The days of watching a console and reacting to an outage event are over. Our global associates now anticipate issues before they occur and take proactive steps to prevent major incidents,” said Piazza. “We’re redefining what it means to be a service provider, fundamentally shifting how we work with clients by leveraging insights at scale to deliver predictive support.”

When one of Ensono’s clients experienced a processing delay in a business-critical system, Ensono’s team identified the issue early, minimizing downtime and disruption. The team promptly determined the root cause, implemented a rapid fix, and restored full functionality with zero impact to operations. In another instance, Ensono proactively detected a critical system issue for a leading automotive manufacturer and resolved it before it could result in operational disruption.

In addition to Envision Predictive Engine and DiagnoseNow, Ensono is strategically implementing AI for its associates. Ensono developed EnsoAI, a secure AI platform leveraging several large language models that empower associates to draft content, expedite processes, and collaborate more efficiently. After strong adoption of their initial LLM, the company doubled down, recently rolling out a version that allows associates to create agents to automate work and leveraging prompt libraries to encourage teamwork, collaboration, and sharing of best practices as the teams adopt AI as a teammate to help drive quality and efficiency in everything they do.

Ensono’s commitment to strategic, responsible AI adoption is further strengthened by its collaboration with Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company. Through this collaboration, Ensono established a robust data foundation by centralizing terabytes of data from ITSM platforms, system logs, and network telemetry within Snowflake’s fully managed, governed, and secure environment. This single source of truth empowers Ensono’s innovative solutions, EPE and DiagnoseNow, to effectively leverage Snowflake’s advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI capabilities.

“Since building its platform on Snowflake AI Data Cloud, Ensono has been able to achieve remarkable business outcomes for Ensono’s clients and its own operators, enabling the organization to evolve into a modern-day Managed Service Provider,” said Abhi Saini, Manager of Product Management, Snowflake. “With this new division, Ensono will be able to bring together its talented innovators to power future AI projects on Snowflake to drive customer value more quickly.”

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BENGALURU: Global technology brand OnePlus today launched the highly anticipated OnePlus 15, defining a new standard for the ultimate performance flagship. OnePlus 15 harmoniously integrates truly powerful performance, a professional-grade camera system, practical and personalized AI capabilities, and a refined iconic design. This synthesis of core advancements results in a fluid and dependable smartphone experience, ready to meet the demands of work, creativity, and daily life.

“At OnePlus, our philosophy has always been to push the boundaries of mobile technology to create devices that truly enhance our users’ lives,” said Robin Liu, CEO of OnePlus India. “The OnePlus 15 is the culmination of this belief. Building on our legacy of a fast and smooth experience, we’ve created the ultimate performance flagship, engineered so you can power on and leave the limits off.”

A New Era of Mobile Power

OnePlus has once again raised the bar for smartphone performance with the OnePlus 15, introducing an innovative triple-chip architecture that works in tandem to deliver unprecedented smoothness. At its core is the Snapdragon® 8 Elite Gen 5 Mobile Platform, India’s first device with the SoC, delivering state-of-the-art CPU and GPU performance for seamless multitasking and smooth, immersive gaming. It is joined by a dedicated touch response chip that enables an industry-leading 3200Hz instant touch sampling for ultra-smooth visuals and unmatched responsiveness. Completing the trio is an independent Wi-Fi chip, engineered to provide stronger, more stable connections even in congested environments. Together, they work in synergy to ensure a consistently smooth and responsive experience across gaming, multimedia, and heavy multitasking scenarios.

Complementing the three specialized chips is the 360 Cryo-Velocity Cooling System. With aerospace-grade materials including aerogel insulation and white graphite, this advanced cooling system efficiently dissipates heat, providing the ability to maintain the stable, sustained performance required for ultimate fluency during extended gaming or intensive tasks.

Building on its expertise in offering smooth displays, OnePlus introduces an industry-first 1.5K 165Hz LTPO display, allowing retina-level clarity and ultra-smoothness together for the first time. With a high brightness mode (HBM) of 1800 nits for excellent outdoor visibility and the ability to dim to as low as 1 nit for comfortable nighttime viewing, the display is further certified by TÜV Rheinland Intelligent Eye Care 5.0 for enhanced viewing comfort.

For gaming enthusiasts, the OnePlus 15 features a UAV-grade gyroscope with ±4000 DPS precision. This high-sensitivity sensor accurately translates subtle hand movements into precise in-game control, minimizing drift to maintain steady aim even when using high-magnification scopes.

Anchoring this exceptional performance is a groundbreaking 7,300 mAh Silicon NanoStack Battery, with OnePlus 15 being the first flagship with a 7300 mAh battery offering 15% silicon content. Engineered for both endurance and reliability, it maintains over 80% health after 4 years and operates reliably even at -20°C. With 120W SUPERVOOC charging restoring full power in just around 39 minutes and 50W AIRVOOC wireless support, the OnePlus 15 ensures you can maintain peak performance throughout the day without interruption.

Next-Gen Imaging: Ultra-Clarity Photography and Professional Videography

On the OnePlus 15, imaging ushers in a new chapter with the breakthrough self-developed DetailMax Engine working alongside a versatile triple 50MP camera array.

The hardware foundation includes a 50MP main camera with optical image stabilization, a 50MP ultra-wide camera featuring autofocus for both expansive scenes and close-up macros, and a 50MP periscope telephoto lens offering 3.5x optical zoom and 7x high-quality lossless zoom. The DetailMax Engine enhances this setup through intelligent computational photography, including Ultra Clear 26MP mode for capturing intricate details in daylight, Clear Burst for sharp action shots, and Clear Night Engine for cleaner low-light photography.

For video creation, the OnePlus 15 supports Android’s one-and-only 4K 120fps Dolby Vision recording, along with LOG support for flexible color grading and real-time LUT previews. These features provide users with enhanced flexibility and creative control when capturing and editing video content.

OxygenOS 16 with OnePlus AI and Google Gemini: Smarter Every Day, Smoother Every Way

OxygenOS 16 builds upon OnePlus’ signature smart and smooth foundation by introducing intelligent AI capabilities, creating a more intuitive and efficient user experience.

The AI experience is centered around Plus Mind. By pressing the dedicated Plus Key or swiping up with three fingers, users can instantly save any on-screen content to a unified Mind Space knowledge base. In addition, Google Gemini can now connect with Mind Space, the industry’s first personalized assistant with Internet access, which allows it to pull information and provide personalized suggestions based on what you’ve saved – all in a single prompt. For example, you can ask for help with creating travel itineraries, and Gemini will connect with Mind Space to generate an itinerary that is personalized and based on the user’s own stored data.

Additional AI tools include AI Writer for content drafting and summarization, AI Recorder for real-time meeting transcription with speaker identification, and AI Portrait Glow for intelligent photo enhancement. Plus, eligible OnePlus users can enjoy a three-month trial of Google AI Pro at no extra cost, which includes more access to new and powerful features in the Gemini app, higher usage limits in NotebookLM, and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, and more, to enhance their productivity and creativity all in one plan from Google.

Fluidity remains at the core of the experience with Parallel Processing 2.0, ensuring system-wide smoothness during app switching, navigation, and multitasking. The interface features seamless motion animations that provide visual previews of transitions, creating a naturally responsive feel. The Dual App Control feature enables simultaneous operation of two applications on a single screen, significantly enhancing productivity. These refinements deliver a consistently fluid experience that keeps pace with users’ daily needs.

Elegant Design: Beauty That Endures

OnePlus elevates smartphone aesthetics with the OnePlus 15’s sophisticated design approach, where every detail serves both form and function. The camera system is meticulously arranged with geometric precision. This commitment to harmony extends to the front, where uniform 1.15mm ultra-slim bezels and rounded corners create a truly immersive viewing experience. This seamless design is made possible by advanced Low Injection Pressure Over-molding (LIPO) technology, which maximizes screen real estate while maintaining structural integrity.

The attention to detail extends to the overall form factor, featuring a flat frame with rounded edges complemented by optimized 50/50 weight distribution. This thoughtful engineering results in exceptional handling comfort, making the device feel natural and secure in the hand.

OnePlus 15 is available in three premium finishes: Infinite Black with advanced AG glass, Sand Storm featuring a groundbreaking MAO-treated frame that’s 3.4 times harder than conventional aluminum and 1.3 times more resilient than titanium, and Ultra Violet with a light-responsive dual-texture coating.

OnePlus 15 also sets a new standard in flagship durability through its comprehensive IP66, IP68, IP69, and IP69K certifications – the most complete protection system in the industry. This extensive rating system ensures exceptional resistance against dust, water immersion up to 2 meters for 30 minutes, and even high-pressure, high-temperature water jets up to 80°C, making the OnePlus 15 one of the most resilient flagship smartphones available.

Premium Accessories: Completing the Experience

Complementing the OnePlus 15 is a curated collection of premium accessories designed to enhance functionality and provide comprehensive protection.

The lineup includes magnetic-compatible cases in a range of finishes. Options feature the iconic Sandstone texture, a refined hole-pattern design, and lightweight aramid fiber, each incorporating a built-in magnetic ring for full compatibility with MagSafe accessories.

For screen protection, the AR Anti-Reflecting Tempered Glass reduces reflections to under 1%. It also maintains superior touch sensitivity and visual clarity.

Pricing & Availability

Starting at INR 72,999, the OnePlus 15 will go on open sale from November 13, 2025, at 8 PM and will be available in the 12+256GB and 16+512GB variants. The OnePlus Community can purchase the device online at OnePlus.in, OnePlus Store App, Amazon.in, and offline retail partners such as OnePlus Experience Stores, Reliance Digital, Croma, Vijay Sales, Bajaj Electronics, and others.

Open Sale Offers:

Bank/ Exchange Offers* and EMI options:

• HDFC Bank Credit Card customers can avail an instant bank discount up to INR 4,000 on the OnePlus 15 (INR 3,500 instant discount on full swipe payments and INR 4,000 on EMI payments with eligible HDFC Bank Credit cards).
• OnePlus is offering loyal users an exclusive trade-in credit of up to INR 4,000, valid from November 13 through the end of the first sales month—an extra incentive to upgrade for existing users. (INR 4,000 can be availed on exchange of select OnePlus devices and INR 2,000 on exchange of other brand devices).

• Consumers can also avail up to 6 months of no-cost EMI on major credit cards.
• Customers purchasing from mainline stores can get the OnePlus 15 starting at an EMI of INR 4,056 per month with in-store consumer finance.

*Bank offer cannot be clubbed with exchange/ upgrade offer

Other Offers:

• Get Free OnePlus Nord Buds 3* (Chromatic blue) worth INR 2,299 on purchase of OnePlus 15.
• 180-day phone replacement plan along with a Lifetime Display Warranty for all users of the OnePlus 15.
• New Jio postpaid customers purchasing the OnePlus 15 can save up to INR. 2,250 (INR 150 discount for 15 months) on select postpaid plans.
• Get vouchers worth INR 2,000 from Paytm flights: Customers can avail Flat INR 1,000 OFF on domestic flight booking and Flat INR 2,000 OFF on international flight booking.**

*Offer valid for a limited period only and while stocks last

**Claim the discount voucher from the Red Cable Club “Benefits” page

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