UPI Turns 10: How India Became the World's Digital Payments Leader
UPI hit 2,264 crore transactions in March 2026 and commands 85% of India's digital payments. A decade on, here's how Bharat built the world's payments backbone.
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TCS, Infosys, Wipro Cut Tens of Thousands as AI Reshapes Indian IT
TCS shed 23,460 roles in FY26. Infosys and Wipro followed with cuts and deferred hiring. Here's what the AI reshaping of Indian IT means for lakh of workers.
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Sam Altman Admits He Was Wrong About AI and White-Collar Job Losses
OpenAI's CEO says he was wrong about AI causing widespread white-collar job losses. His Sydney reversal comes as 93,000+ tech jobs vanish globally in 2026.
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US Government Now Tests Google, Microsoft, xAI Models Before Launch
The US government's CAISI unit now tests Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and xAI models before public release — checking for hacking, military misuse risks.
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AI Shopping Tools Drive 393% Traffic Surge to US Retail Sites
Traffic to US retail sites from AI services jumped 393% year-over-year in early 2026. Amazon, Google, Meta, and OpenAI are racing to own AI shopping.
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Google Search Gets Its Biggest AI Overhaul in 25 Years
Google's AI Mode has hit 1 billion users as the search giant replaces its classic box with Gemini-powered agents and generative UI at I/O 2026.
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TCS, Infosys, Wipro Face Their Toughest AI Challenge Yet — From Anthropic
Anthropic's new enterprise AI services venture threatens India's IT giants. Here's how TCS, Infosys, and Wipro are navigating the AI disruption of their core business.
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UPI Is Now the World's Largest Real-Time Payment System — What Comes Next
India's UPI processed 21.7 billion transactions in January 2026 and now commands 49% of global real-time payments. Here's what the next phase looks like.
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AI Is Eating Retail: How a 393% Traffic Surge Is Redrawing eCommerce
Traffic to US retail sites from AI services surged 393% YoY in Q1 2026. Amazon, Google, Meta, and OpenAI are now fighting for the AI shopping checkout.
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AI Shopping Traffic Up 393%: Big Tech Is Reinventing Retail
Traffic to US retail sites from AI services surged 393% year-over-year in Q1 2026, as Amazon, Meta, Google and OpenAI deploy AI-powered shopping assistants.
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The AI Regulation Divide: Why 2026 Is the Year the World Chose Its Path
The EU enforces the AI Act, the US goes voluntary, and China codifies its own rules. 2026 is the year global AI governance fractured — and what it means for you.
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Indian IT Giants Face Their Reckoning: Infosys Down 22% as AI Looms
Infosys shares are down 22% in 2026 as GenAI platforms threaten traditional IT services. Here's what India's $250B IT industry faces in the AI era.
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