AI & Robotics Technology

Zoho Founder Warns: AI’s Energy Cost Could Strain India

By BPN News Desk October 7, 2025

Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu has raised concerns that the massive energy requirements of current AI models could pose a serious challenge for India. He said AI in its present form is “extraordinarily energy inefficient” and could push electricity costs to unsustainable levels if deployed at scale. Example from the US Vembu cited a case from […]

Op-Eds Opinion

AI Is Now Censoring Movies Without Filmmakers’ Consent

By BPN News Desk September 27, 2025

The world just witnessed a new low in film censorship. The Australian horror film Together, starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie, was digitally altered for its release in China. A gay couple at the heart of the story was rewritten into a heterosexual pairing using AI face-replacement technology. One actor’s face was literally swapped out […]

Business

Google Lays Off 200+ Contractors behind Gemini AI

By BPN News Desk September 17, 2025

Google has terminated more than 200 contractors who worked on its Gemini chatbot and AI Overviews feature. The trimmed workforce were employees of outsourcing firm GlobalLogic and its subcontractors—not directly on Google’s payroll. Roles & Cost The laid-off contractors were part of a group known as “super raters.” Many had advanced degrees and were responsible […]

Business

Oracle Shares Slip After AI-Driven Surge

By BPN News Desk September 12, 2025

Oracle shares dropped about 5% on September 11, 2025, after a massive rally the previous day that pushed its market value close to $1 trillion. The prior day’s gains were driven by big cloud deals with AI companies, especially OpenAI. Big AI Deals The surge came after reports that Oracle secured a deal with OpenAI […]

Op-Eds Opinion

Global Tech Rotation, Not Foreign Plots: Explaining the FII Exit from Indian IT

By BPN News Desk September 5, 2025

Indian equities—especially IT services—are facing outsized FII outflows and heavy index shorts, spawning a rumour that “foreign powers” are sabotaging the market. The evidence says otherwise: FY26 Q1 prints across Indian IT were soft; global consulting peers flagged cautious demand; and capital has rotated toward AI-infrastructure supply chains in Taiwan and Korea offering

Business

Ambani Launches AI Subsidiary with Google & Meta

By BPN News Desk August 30, 2025

At the 48th Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries, Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced the launch of Reliance Intelligence, a wholly-owned subsidiary aimed at establishing India’s national-scale AI infrastructure. Strategic Tech Partnerships Reliance Intelligence will partner with Google to build an AI-focused cloud region in Jamnagar, powered by Jio’s network

Business

Musk’s xAI Files Lawsuit Against Apple and OpenAI

By BPN News Desk August 26, 2025

Elon Musk’s companies, xAI and X Corp., have filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI. The suit alleges that the two giants have colluded to stifle competition in AI by integrating ChatGPT deeply into Apple’s ecosystem, thereby disadvantaging rival platforms like xAI’s Grok chatbot. Unfair Advantage Alleged The lawsuit claims that Apple’s exclusive […]

Business

Google Pledges $1 Billion to Support AI Training in U.S. Colleges

By BPN News Desk August 7, 2025

Google has announced a major investment of $1 billion over the next three years to support artificial intelligence (AI) training and education in the United States. The initiative will benefit more than 100 colleges, universities, and nonprofit institutions across the country, with plans to eventually include all accredited nonprofit U.S. colleges. The program aims to […]

Op-Eds Opinion

From Importer to Innovator: Building India’s GPU Roadmap for the AI Era

By BPN News Desk August 5, 2025

India is at the threshold of the AI age, yet the engines that power AI — GPUs — remain conspicuously absent from its industrial base. Despite grand ambitions under the India Semiconductor Mission and the promising rollout of the IndiaAI program, India has positioned itself more as a consumer of compute, not its creator. As […]

National

Agentic AI to Reshape Over 10 Million Jobs by 2030

By BPN News Desk August 1, 2025

A recent industry report has predicted that Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) will significantly transform India’s workforce, reshaping over 10.35 million jobs by 2030. At the same time, the rise of this technology is expected to create around 3 million new technology roles. Routine Roles to See Maximum Disruption Jobs involving routine, rule-based tasks—such as payroll