Technology

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 9: MumbaiHacks 2025, organized by the Tech Entrepreneurs Association of Mumbai (TEAM) and Made in Mumbai, a non-profit developers community, returns with its most ambitious edition yet, challenging India’s brightest tech minds to harness the power of Agentic AI. Scheduled for November 28-29, 2025 at NESCO Mumbai, the hackathon will offer up to ₹50 lakhs worth of prizes and rewards for teams that can build intelligent, autonomous models capable of solving real-world problems across three critical sectors, Healthtech, Fintech and Misinformation. Following its achievement of the Guinness World Record for the Largest Gen AI Hackathon last year, MumbaiHacks 2025 will shift its focus to the next frontier of artificial intelligence: Agentic AI. Unl...

New Delhi [India], September 29: Imagine your favourite streaming service understanding not just that you love Bollywood, but that you crave Amitabh Bachchan’s classic melodramas on a rainy day or energetic Prabhu Deva dance movies for a family weekend watch. Or that your shopping app knows it’s time to remind you about the upcoming Diwali festival and suggest relevant products based on your purchases over the past year. This is the depth of personalization that modern recommender systems strive for. Yandex introduces an innovative solution in this field—the ARGUS method for training billion-parameter transformers—and is sharing its research methodology with the global technical community. ARGUS (AutoRegressive Generative User Sequential modeling) is a novel, AI-powered architecture th...

New Delhi [India], September 25: Many food businesses in India want to expand but are limited by their outdated machines. Food production may seem simple on the surface, but it comes with hidden challenges. The world’s food factories are all automating because they must depend on food processing machines to ensure quality and meet an ever-growing demand. The most vital problems in food production arise from small issues, such as improper mixing, excessive heat, broken conveyors, and misaligned packaging. Foodsure Machines helps food factories with trustworthy food processing machines and industry expertise, ensuring every batch meets standards. The Challenges of Keeping Food Production Smooth Food factories face many problems: clogged mixers, uneven grinding, broken conveyor belts, inconsi...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], September 18: Advances in quantum technology, promising sharper MRI scans and GPS navigation systems that do not drift, were highlighted at the International Conference and Exposition on Quantum Sensing and Metrology (ICEQSM) 2025, which concluded recently. The four-day global conference, organised by CQuERE, TCG CREST at the Bose Institute Auditorium, brought together scientists, technologists, entrepreneurs and students from across the world. Held as part of the United Nations’ International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, the event was also aligned with the Government of India’s National Quantum Mission launched in 2024. “What excited me about ICEQSM 2025 was seeing complex quantum science connect with everyday problems people actually care ...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 17: Silicon Labs, a leader in wireless connectivity, has launched the Edge Intelligence Challenge with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and T-Hub, reinforcing its commitment to advancing India’s digital transformation. The Edge Intelligence Challenge calls on startups, researchers, students, and tech enthusiasts to create next-gen IoT solutions using machine learning at the edge. From smart homes and healthcare wearables to agriculture, smart cities, and industrial IoT, the competition covers a wide range of real-world applications. More than 10 teams will be shortlisted, each receiving ₹10,000, an edge-ML kit, and expert mentorship. These teams will showcase their solutions to real-world problems at a finale event attended...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 17: Everyone’s talking about AI like it’s the future of filmmaking. Billion-dollar startups are already setting up “AI Film Studios,â€� investors are betting big, and the internet is full of so-called AI creators. But actor, producer and founder of Prachand Entertainment, Alii Khan, has a very different take: AI in filmmaking is anything but the future. “Art without the human touch is an algorithm. And algorithms don’t move souls,â€� Khan says flatly. Why Audiences Don’t Trust AI Khan argues that the problem isn’t just technical. It’s emotional. “The word AI itself makes audiences switch off. It feels fake. It feels cheap. People think: anyone with a laptop can make this, so why should I respect it? The moment you reveal something ...

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], September 11: As the global competition for top IT professionals intensifies, Human Forte, a global consulting and executive search firm, has shared insights on the major trends that will shape how companies find, hire, and retain Information Technology talent in 2025. The company highlights a decisive shift toward skills-based hiring and head hunting over traditional credentials, with organizations giving greater weight to hands-on expertise in areas such as software development, cloud computing, and cybersecurity rather than just formal degrees. Employers today are increasingly moving beyond resumes and certificates to evaluate what a candidate can actually do, with practical assessments, coding challenges, and portfolios becoming the real markers of talent...

New Delhi [India], September 11: Mobile apps have already changed the way we live- but now Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are revolutionizing mobile apps themselves, and making them smarter and more personalized for users. From AI-powered chatbots to predictive analytics, these technologies help businesses improve app functionality, boost user engagement and deliver a seamless experience. Whether it is hailing a ride, managing your finances, shopping online or tracking fitness, apps are no longer just tools. Instead, they are becoming smart systems that learn, adapt and make decisions in real-time. McKinsey reports that AI could generate up to $1 trillion in yearly value across industries, with a significant portion enhancing mobile experiences. The line between hum...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], September 5: WOLIO AI, the education technology startup redefining how students interact with learning, is preparing to raise $5 million in fresh capital to develop a proprietary AI engine and accelerate its global ambitions. The move comes after the company successfully closed its angel round earlier this year. With this next raise, WOLIO AI aims to eliminate its reliance on third-party platforms and instead build its own AI backbone—an engine designed to deliver independence, scalability, and security as the company scales its ecosystem. Building the Education OS of the Future At the heart of WOLIO AI’s vision is WOLIO EDU, an AI-powered Education Operating System that integrates curriculum, learning tools, assessments, and student progress into one sea...