🇮🇳 JUST IN: BharatGen is targeting a 1 trillion-parameter AI model by March 2027, backed by the IndiaAI Mission, 2,400 GPUs, and one of India's largest academic AI collaborations. But perhaps its most ambitious goal isn't scale. It's affordability. BharatGen says its models already cost around ₹5 per million tokens, compared to roughly ₹13 for DeepSeek V4 Flash. If India wants AI to reach every developer, startup, business, and citizen, the race isn't just about building the biggest model. It's about building one everyone can afford. Read more: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-fea… @GoI_MeitY @iitbombay @YannLeCun #BharatGen #IndiaAI #SovereignAI #GenerativeAI #ArtificialIntelligence

Enterprises are deploying AI agents at scale, but many are discovering that having data and reasoning capabilities is not the same as understanding the organisation that those agents are supposed to serve. Mastech points out that the next phase of enterprise AI is about building the knowledge foundation that allows these agents to understand how a business actually works, what exceptions to apply, and the institutional logic behind the decision-making. "In conversations with enterprise leaders across industries, a consistent pattern shows up: AI investment is scaling faster than the value it returns. What gets requested is usually an agent deployment. What is needed is a “Knowledge Enterprise," says Debasis Satpathy, Chief Growth Officer at Mastech. Shipra Sharma, Chief AI and Solutions Officer at Mastech, added that "even the most commoditised model cannot operate in a vacuum. It has to work on top of an enterprise's own foundation to deliver real value," while Nirav Patel, President and CEO, described that foundation as a "knowledge fabric" containing the tacit knowledge, judgement and reasons behind decisions that "in the agentic era, protecting what makes an enterprise indispensable has never mattered more." Read the article to learn more: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-hig… #Mastech #EnterpriseAI #KnowledgeEnterprise #AgenticAI #AITransformation #ThriveOn #WhatsNext

Rippling launches AI Lab in Bengaluru as its India workforce nears 2,500 employees, expanding its engineering footprint and investment in AI. The new AI Lab is based at Rippling’s Embassy Tech Village campus and will work on AI infrastructure, evaluation frameworks, sandboxing, scaling and latency optimisation. The company is also expanding its Bengaluru workspace to 170,000 sq ft. Rippling said the AI Lab is hiring across AI research, applied AI, backend engineering, platform engineering and machine learning, with roles including senior engineer, principal engineer and engineering leadership. #Rippling #AI #Bengaluru #TechJobs #ArtificialIntelligence

The AI conversation has moved well beyond prompt engineering, and Nirav Patel, President and CEO of Mastech, has a precise name for where it is heading: 'harness engineering'. If you're wondering, guardrails and controls determine whether you can trust AI systems operating autonomously in sensitive enterprise environments. In the latest episode of Simulated Reality, our host Sudhi Sachdev sat down with Nirav to trace the full evolution from prompt engineering to context engineering to harness engineering, and what that progression demands from enterprises moving AI out of the lab and into regulated, high-stakes environments like banking and health sciences. Watch the full conversation on AIM Network here: piped.video/watch?v=KTaXcPzY… #ThriveOn #WhatsNext #EnterpriseAI #AITransformation #SimulatedReality #AIMNetwork #Mastech #HarnessEngineering #AgenticAI #KnowledgeEnterprise #DigitalTransformation #AIGovernance #FutureOfWork

The services industry is experiencing a fundamental reset, and the practices that defined it for decades are being questioned almost every single day. Nirav Patel, President and CEO of Mastech, has a clear view of what comes next, and it starts with a simple but powerful idea: the best way to demonstrate AI understanding to clients is to run AI inside your own company first. In our upcoming episode of Simulated Reality, our host Sudhi Sachdev will sit down with Nirav to explore how AI is completely disrupting talent models. Moreover, the conversation goes deeper into why humans remain absolutely central to this transition, and what the shift from human-in-the-loop to human-on-the-loop and eventually human-out-of-the-loop actually demands from enterprise leaders building for the future. Stay tuned and subscribe to AIM Network on YouTube to be the first to know once the podcast goes live: piped.video/channel/UCAlwrsg… #EnterpriseAI #AITransformation #AgenticAI #SimulatedReality #AIMNetwork #ITServices #AIStack #DigitalTransformation #Mastech #FutureOfWork

Starbucks is setting up its first corporate technology hub outside the United States in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, signing an MoU with the Tamil Nadu government to create 800 high-value technology roles with a median salary of Rs 35 lakh per annum. The move is part of Starbucks' broader push to bring technology roles in-house and reduce reliance on third-party contractors as the company works toward cutting $2 billion in costs. Tamil Nadu sweetened the deal with payroll subsidies, part of a wider strategy the state has deployed to attract global giants including Walgreens and Sigma Technology Group. The hub is expected to be operational by 2027. #Starbucks #TamilNadu #GCC #Chennai #TechHub Source: MoneyControl

AIM Research and @FDE_Academy have found that 95% of Indian employers are looking for forward-deployed engineers (FDEs), the professionals who take AI systems from demo to deployment, but only 45% of the talent pool has these skills. That leaves a 50-percentage-point shortfall, the widest among all FDE role families studied. According to the report, field-deployed AI builders command the highest median compensation among all experience levels, with pay rising from ₹32 lakh to ₹155 lakh. Bengaluru holds 34% of India's FDE talent, more than Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, and Pune combined. Read the full report here: aimresearch.co/reports/the-f… #AI #India #TechJobs #ArtificialIntelligence #FutureOfWork #FDE #ForwardDeployedEngineer

Amid the AI wave, enterprise leaders are being asked to do more with AI. To profusely calibrate AI, vision comes second only to execution. Interestingly, AI has now made that gap visible by disrupting the very IT outsourcing models and talent structures that enterprises have relied on for decades. One has to wonder: what does a full-scale AI enterprise actually look like when you build it right from the start? In the upcoming episode of Simulated Reality, our host Sudhi Sachdev will sit down with Nirav Patel, President and CEO of Mastech, to break down the AI enterprise stack into its five core layers - humans, agents, knowledge, data, and platforms - and what it takes to move from ambition to execution in an era where the old playbooks no longer apply. The part worth watching for is the specific layer most enterprises get wrong, and why fixing it changes everything else. Stay tuned and subscribe to AIM Network on YouTube to be the first to know once the podcast goes live: piped.video/channel/UCAlwrsg… #EnterpriseAI #AITransformation #AgenticAI #FrontPage #AIMNetwork #ITServices #AIStack #DigitalTransformation #FirstMileExecution #FutureOfWork #Mastech

There are just 20 days to go until Cypher 2026, and the countdown to our biggest edition yet is well and truly on. The 10th edition of Cypher is bringing together 5,000+ attendees, 150+ speakers, 150+ sessions and 100+ exhibitors for three days of conversations, ideas and experiences shaping the future of AI and technology. With India’s AI ecosystem moving at an incredible pace, there has never been a more important time to come together and understand what is happening across the industry. And there is no better setting for this conversation than Bengaluru, the AI capital of India. India’s Biggest AI Summit & Expo is coming to Bengaluru on 7–9 October, and we cannot wait to welcome you. If Cypher 2026 is not on your calendar yet, this is your sign to make it official. Get your pass here: tinyurl.com/Cypher-26 #Cypher2026 #IndiaAI #AISummit #Bengaluru #MeetMeAtCypher

Adidas Confirms India Tech Job Cuts; Nearly 50% Of Gurugram Hub Reportedly Affected. Adidas has confirmed job cuts within its Technology organisation in India as part of a restructuring aimed at simplifying operations and strengthening critical capabilities. Reports indicate that around 350 employees could be affected at its Gurugram tech hub, which has roughly 700 employees, potentially putting the impact at nearly 50% of the hub's workforce. Adidas, however, has not publicly confirmed the 50% figure. The reported cuts affect roles including software engineers, data scientists and data engineers. Reuters reported that the impact is less than 20% of Adidas' overall India Technology organisation, which includes teams beyond the Gurugram hub. #Adidas #Layoffs #TechJobs #Gurugram #IndiaTech @adidas

Industrial AI has moved beyond passive monitoring into active decision support for shop floor operators, and @CogniteData CEO Dr. Girish Rishi has built the data foundation that makes that transition possible at scale. The bigger question is what comes after the plant itself. In our exclusive Front Page episode, Sudhi Sachdev sat down with Dr. Girish Rishi, CEO and Chairman of Cognite, to explore how contextualised industrial data is unlocking proactive AI workflows across manufacturing, energy and life sciences. The conversation dealt with root cause analysis that slashes plant downtime from weeks to hours, handling legacy brownfield and multimodal data, and Cognite's expansion beyond the plant floor into supply chains and fulfilment. To listen to the insightful conversation, do watch the full interview here: piped.video/ROVTYeR_Hcs?si=YJNe… #IndustrialAI #Cognite #SchneiderElectric #DataOps #FrontPage #AIMNetwork #ManufacturingAI #IndustrialDataOps #AIInfrastructure #EnterpriseAI

AIM Research has launched the 'Top Data and AI Platform Providers PeMa Quadrant 2026', assessing 16 providers across Market Penetration and Technology Maturity across platform architecture, enterprise adoption, AI readiness, governance, scalability, interoperability, and the ability to operationalise trusted data, analytics, and AI at enterprise scale. Here is what the research consistently surfaced: - Data and AI platforms are becoming the enterprise intelligence layer, bringing data, analytics, AI, cloud and infrastructure together for enterprise-wide adoption. - AI-ready data and governed AI are the new battleground, with differentiation shifting toward trusted data, governance, metadata, lineage and semantic context. - Providers are taking different paths to platform convergence, from deep native capabilities to combining established strengths with ecosystem integrations. - Ecosystem leverage is expanding platform reach, with integration across cloud, infrastructure and applications helping address heterogeneous enterprise environments. - Production adoption is now as important as feature breadth, with enterprise buyers assessing operational maturity, adoption depth and demonstrated outcomes. Quadrant Positioning - Leaders: Databricks, Dataiku, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Snowflake - Seasoned Vendors: BDB.ai , DDN, Fujitsu, Ilum - Challengers: FORMCEPT, Infoveave, NewFangled Vision | VADY, Polestar Analytics, Spoggle by Tesser Insights Explore the full report:aimresearch.co/reports/data-… #DataAI #EnterpriseAI #DataPlatforms #GenerativeAI #AgenticAI #AIPlatforms #AIMResearch #PeMaQuadrant

Bengaluru has a way of making you feel like there’s always something happening. A new café, a gig you didn’t know about, or a weekend plan that somehow becomes three. There’s always a reason to step out. Now, Cypher 2026 is joining that list. You can find India’s Biggest AI Summit & Expo on District, alongside the experiences and events happening across Bengaluru. For three days, 5,000+ AI and tech professionals, 150+ speakers and 100+ exhibitors will come together at KTPO, Whitefield to shape conversations around what’s next for AI. And honestly, that feels very Bengaluru. So, if you’re wondering what’s happening in the city this October, here’s one worth putting on the calendar. Cypher 2026, 7–9 October. Get your passes on District, link in bio. #Cypher2026 #BengaluruEvents #TechEvent #BengaluruTech #AISummit

Regular Passes are almost gone. Today is your last chance. After today, the current Regular Pass pricing ends and prices go up. So if you’ve been waiting to get your Cypher 2026 pass, this is the moment to lock it in. Three days of AI, technology, 150+ speakers, 100+ exhibitors, 130+ sessions and 5,000+ attendees at India’s Biggest AI Summit & Expo. Don’t wait for the price to change before you decide to be there. Get your pass today: tinyurl.com/Cypher-26 #Cypher2026 #AISummit #AIIndia #Bengaluru #MeetMeAtCypher

Your next side project could land you on a national reality show. Google Cloud presents Code Kitchen, India's first coding reality show by AIM, created for India's working developers who love building, experimenting and shipping real products. Start with a 30-day remote audition, build at your own pace using Google Cloud, and earn your shot at becoming one of the top 20 developers to make it to the studio stage. Compete across an 8-episode AIM Originals series, pitch your ideas to industry leaders, and battle for a ₹10 Lakh prize pool. The only question is... what are you building next? Register now: tinyurl.com/Code-Kitchen #CodeKitchen #CodingRealityShow #BuildWithAI #Developers #GoogleCloud

With engineering teams managing thousands of test runs across distributed environments, test observability tools are increasingly being adopted to provide deeper visibility into failures, performance bottlenecks, and quality trends beyond traditional test reporting. Test Analytics by @testmuai is leading the space with an AI-native platform that aggregates telemetry from web, mobile, accessibility, and real-device testing into a single view, with AI-driven failure categorisation, flaky test detection, and root cause analysis built in. Find out more about the other platforms that can help teams move beyond pass-and-fail metrics by providing deeper visibility into test execution, failure patterns, and quality trends across development cycles. Click here to access the article: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-hig… #TestObservability #QualityEngineering #SoftwareTesting #DevOps #TestAutomation

In four weeks, Cypher 2026 will bring India’s AI and technology ecosystem together in Bengaluru for its 10th edition. Thousands of builders, researchers, founders, enterprise leaders, innovators and curious minds will walk through the same doors, carrying ideas that could shape what AI looks like in the years ahead. There is something powerful about reaching ten editions. It is a reminder of how far India’s AI story has travelled, and of how much further there is still to go. The conversations are waiting. The people are coming. The next chapter is almost here. Cypher 2026 takes place from 7–9 October in Bengaluru, and we cannot wait to see you there. Get your passes NOW: tinyurl.com/Cypher-26

Your chance to be at Cypher 2026 is running out. This Friday, the standard passes will expire. If you’ve been thinking about joining Cypher 2026, India’s Biggest AI Summit & Expo, this is the time to make the move. Three days in Bengaluru with 5,000+ AI and tech professionals, 150+ speakers, 100+ exhibitors and 130+ sessions covering the ideas, technologies and conversations shaping the future of AI. And once this Friday passes, pass prices are going to shoot up. So, don’t wait until October to wish you’d booked earlier. 7–9 October 2026 | KTPO, Whitefield, Bengaluru Get your pass before the current pricing ends: tinyurl.com/Cypher-26 #Cypher2026 #AISummit #AIIndia #Bengaluru #TechEvent

In the present world, software teams ship faster and release more frequently. Test management can no longer sit separately from development workflows. Hence, the right Jira test management tools are bringing test planning, execution, defect tracking, and reporting directly into the same environment where development happens, reducing silos and keeping quality aligned with velocity. Currently, 9 tools stand out for modern QA teams in 2026, one of them being Test Manager by @testmuai, which leads with AI-native test generation, bidirectional Jira integration, and one-click migration from legacy tools including Zephyr and TestRail. Here is a full breakdown of all nine tools that can help teams connect testing with development workflows, improve traceability, and maintain software quality as applications scale. Click here to access the article: analyticsindiamag.com/ai-hig… #JiraTestManagement #QualityEngineering #SoftwareTesting #TestAutomation #DevOps