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Thursday 4 December 2025
OpenAI reportedly in talks with TCS to build AI data infrastructure in India
The Economic Times, citing unnamed sources, reported that OpenAI is talking with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to develop AI compute infrastructure in India and co-create...
Thursday 4 December 2025
Tech Forum 2026: Trump shifts trade tools toward legal frameworks, server supply chain splits into dual tracks
Facing the modern trade environment and supply chain restructuring in the Donald Trump 2.0 era, industry players have many approaches to respond. At the DIGITIMES Tech Forum on December...
Thursday 4 December 2025
India drops mandatory pre-installation of security app after public uptake and industry pushback
India's government has decided not to make the pre-installation of its cybersecurity and safety app, Sanchar Saathi, mandatory on smartphones, following strong public uptake and pushback...
Wednesday 3 December 2025
Apple reportedly to push back against India's order to preload cyber safety app, citing privacy concerns and past resistance
Apple does not plan to comply with an Indian government directive requiring smartphone makers to preload a state-developed cyber safety app, Reuters reported, citing industry...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
Gigabyte subsidiary partners with Syrma SGS to begin local server motherboard manufacturing in India
Giga Computing, a subsidiary of Gigabyte Technology, has entered a strategic partnership with India-based electronics manufacturing services provider Syrma SGS Technology to begin...
Tuesday 2 December 2025
India mandates non-removable state cybersecurity app on all smartphones, raising privacy alarms
India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a state-owned cybersecurity app on all new devices and push it to existing phones via software updates. The move is already drawing...
Monday 1 December 2025
Tata Electronics accelerates hiring and fab redesign as Tata Power deepens solar vertical integration
Tata Electronics is ramping up hiring and redesigning its Gujarat chip fab as it races to match Apple's fast-growing India production. The expansion comes amid soaring iPhone exports...
Monday 1 December 2025
India commits US$500 million to modernise SCL Mohali and boost domestic chip production
India will invest INR45 billion (approx. US$500 million) to modernise and expand the Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, India's Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw...
Monday 1 December 2025
Reliance JV to invest US$11 billion in AI data center in Andhra Pradesh
According to Bloomberg, Reuters, and Mint, Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries, Canada-based Brookfield Asset...
Monday 1 December 2025
India's Adani to invest up to US$5 billion in Google's AI data center in Andhra Pradesh
According to Reuters and Bloomberg, India's Adani Group plans to invest as much as US$5 billion in Google's artificial intelligence (AI) data center project in Visakhapatnam,...
Monday 1 December 2025
Tesla leans on low running costs to woo Indian buyers as early sales stagnate
Tesla is touting low ownership costs to attract Indian buyers, but sluggish early sales and steep import prices are clouding its debut, prompting the EV maker to push for ecosystem...
Monday 1 December 2025
India roundup: India launches US$820M scheme to secure local rare earth supply
India aims to secure rare earth magnet supply amid Chinese dominance as firms from the country deepen ties with Korean giants.
Friday 28 November 2025
Envision Group evaluates building battery plant in India amid energy storage market optimism
Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Envision Group is evaluating the establishment of a battery plant in India. As the Indian government encourages increased use of renewable energy,...
Friday 28 November 2025
India's solar boom meets overcapacity as exports weaken
India's fast-expanding solar sector is entering a critical juncture as ambitious government targets, rising domestic manufacturing capacity, and weakening export demand create the...
Thursday 27 November 2025
India rewires its labour rules—can a friendlier factory floor lure more global manufacturing?
India announced four consolidated labour codes from 21 November 2025, marking one of the biggest overhauls of its labour regulations since Independence. The Code on Wages (2019),...