China has approved licenses for 166 foreign companies to pilot value-added telecommunications services, including internet data centers and information services, in select zones. Analysts believe this move offers opportunities for multinationals but will likely have a limited impact on the domestic market due to existing competition and pilot zone restrictions.
China includes AI chips in 'secure and reliable' tech assessments for the first time, part of its Xinchuang initiative to replace foreign hardware/software with domestic alternatives, targeting AI infrastructure amid US export controls.
General Motors is laying off hundreds of salaried employees in its information technology operations.
General Motors is laying off hundreds of salaried employees in its information technology operations.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has denied blocking Rahul Gandhi's social media posts featuring Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay. Sources stated that Instagram's internal system mistakenly flagged the content, which has since been restored. This clarification comes after Congress alleged the ministry was suppressing opposition voices.
Beijing is moving to make green electricity usage a key metric in the operation of new data centre projects, as part of a major push to align the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence with national carbon goals, according to an action plan released Friday. The policy document, jointly released by four bodies – the National Energy Administration, National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and National Data Administration – encouraged operators...
At a New York City ballroom late last month, a crowd of hi-tech luminaries gathered at an honours ceremony. The biggest draw for the assembled tech geniuses was Nvidia founder Jensen Huang, the superstar head of one of the world’s most valuable companies, set to receive the night’s top award. In some ways, engineers have been at the centre of every industrial revolution, Huang told the crowd, from steam to electricity to information technology. But this one, artificial intelligence (AI), will be...
US technology companies should stay in China, despite persistent political pressure for their exit, to capitalise on revenue potential and stifle local competition while monitoring consumer trends, according to a Washington-based policy think tank. Sales generated by American firms within China can be reinvested in research and development back in the United States, thereby helping “sustain US innovation leadership”, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) said in a new...
China's technology vice-minister Ke Jixin says domestic software and operating systems have seen a transformative shift in user experience, with HarmonyOS running on over 55 million smartphones as of end-March 2026. HarmonyOS surpassed Apple iOS in China in late 2024 and was second-largest OS behind Android in early 2025, but slipped to third place in Q4 2025 with 16% market share as iOS captured 22%.
Infosys slipped out of India's top 10 most valued companies on Monday, closing with a market capitalisation of just over Rs 4.7 lakh crore, ranking 11th behind LIC. TCS, once the second-most valued company, now ranks sixth with a market cap of Rs 8.9 lakh crore. The shifts are driven by AI-led disruptions challenging business models of India's software exporting majors, as IT stocks witnessed sharp sell-offs while the Sensex closed 639 points up at 77,304.
At the consultations, the parties exchanged views on such issues as cooperation in the use of artificial intelligence technologies, capability development and training of Vietnamese specialists in information technology and information security
Samsung SDS reported first-quarter net profit of 91.8 billion won, down 57.8% year-on-year, due to a 100 billion-won provision for retirement benefits following a change in severance pay calculation. Operating profit fell 70.8% to 78.3 billion won while sales declined 3.9% to 3.35 trillion won. The company announced plans to invest 10 trillion won in AI infrastructure and M&As by 2031, and recently secured a 1.2 trillion-won investment from KKR.
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology reports the country has achieved 1,882 exaflops of computing power, while the US holds roughly 50-75% of global AI computing capacity according to Stanford estimates. Unlike China, the US does not publish a unified national figure as most AI infrastructure is privately owned and measured using different standards.
Samsung SDS has partnered with Google Cloud to collaborate on AI, cloud computing, and security sectors. The partnership was signed during Google Cloud Next 2026 in Las Vegas. Samsung SDS will leverage Google Distributed Cloud to expand into high-security and regulated markets such as public and financial sectors, and provide enterprise customers access to Google's Gemini Enterprise and agentic AI solutions through its Samsung Cloud Platform.
