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Government in talks with multiple semiconductor companies for major investments over the next one year: Ashwini Vaishnaw

On Friday, US memory-chip maker Micron Technology announced it would set up an outsourced semiconductor assembly and testing plant at Sanand in Gujarat entailing an investment of $2.75 billion. Of this, Micron will invest $825 million, while the rest will be a combination of incentives from the central and state governments.

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Infosys refutes charges of having been awarded tainted govt contracts in Australian parliamentary hearing

Not aware of anything that departs from company’s integrity, transparency: Infy's EVP Groth

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PM Modi meets tech CEOs as Washington visit concludes

Biden and Modi gathered with CEO's including Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Microsoft's Satya Nadella. Also present were Sam Altman of OpenAI, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, and Indian tech leaders including Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, and Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, the White House said.

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TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas steps down after five years

In an email to staff, Pappas said they would be taking on an advisory role for the company during the transition.

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Intel India head Nivruti Rai resigns

“Intel India country head and VP of Intel Foundry Services, Nivruti Rai, is departing Intel after 29 years with the company. We are grateful to Nivruti for the tremendous progress Intel India has made under her leadership,” Intel said in a statement.

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Indias a priority market for Google excited by tech innovation here: Senior VP Prabhakar Raghavan

The way ahead to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems is to "engage with scientists and technologists who understand" the technology behind it, the top Google executive said.

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LTIMindtree to spend $40-50 million on AI capabilities in FY24

These investments will only be restricted to building capabilities and do not include the capital allocated for picking up investments in AI-focused startups,

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...