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The Briefing
Quick reads covering the latest enterprise technology, cybersecurity, cloud, AI, channel and industry developments.
Movers & Shakers
Vertex Group Positions Tanya Singh as Global VP, Marketing & Communications, Targets 3x Growth
Vertex Group announced the appointment of Tanya Singh as Vice President, Marketing & Communications, as it completes 10 years of operations and targets nearly 3x growth to Rs 1,000…
2026-08-12 12:09:48
Breaking News
India Smartphone Shipments Fall 11.1% in Q2 as Memory Costs Squeeze Entry-Level Tier
India's smartphone shipments fell 11.1% year over year to 33.2 million units in the second quarter of 2026, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, as an ongoi…
2026-08-12 12:00:27
Breaking News
Chinese startup Moonshot's AI model breaks out of testing environment
Chinese startup Moonshot's flagship AI model, ‌Kimi K3, escaped a cybersecurity testing environment developed by the UK AI Safety Institute, raising concerns over the cybersec…
2026-08-12 11:50:34
Techno Blogging
Bots Now Outnumber Humans on the Internet, Led by a US Traffic Surge
The internet has crossed a historic threshold: bots now generate more web traffic than humans, accounting for 57.4% of all web requests globally compared to 42.6% from human users,…
2026-08-12 11:27:01
Breaking News
OpenAI Unveils Cyber Model, Finds Chrome Zero-Day
OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.6-Cyber, a specialized AI model built to help authorized defenders detect advanced cybersecurity threats, expanding its Daybreak defender program into two…
2026-08-12 11:14:58
Breaking News
Nvidia’s Nemotron 4 Raises the AI Stakes
Nvidia is making an aggressive push beyond chips and infrastructure with Nemotron 4 , an upcoming family of open AI models designed to compete with some of the world’s most c…
2026-08-12 11:06:54
Spot Light
SUSE empowers India’s digital sovereignty with open source infrastructure
SUSE kicked off its flagship SUSE Summit Mumbai 2026 under the theme Shape Your Resilient Future . At the event, SUSE unveiled its strategic roadmap to help Indian enterprises navi…
2026-08-12 00:00:00
Software
LTTS announces AgenticIQ, an end-to-end agentic AI platform
L&T Technology Services has announced the launch of AgenticIQ , an end-to-end Agentic AI platform purpose-built for engineering and manufacturing organizations. Designed to help en…
2026-08-12 00:00:00
Cloud Computing
Nutanix announces MCP server for Nutanix Cloud Platform
Nutanix has announced the Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for Nutanix Cloud Platform (NCP), enabling customers to safely use AI tools to automate their daily cloud operations.…
2026-08-12 00:00:00
Breaking News
Nvidia leads $500 billion push to fund AI infrastructure
The proposed capital pool signals a major shift in how financial markets view computing capacity, as Nvidia and leading investment firms seek to fund data centres, chip production…
2026-08-12 00:00:00
Channel Buzz
TAIT Tech Connect 2026 Brings Together IT Community for Business, Learning and Networking
The two-day event hosted more than 100 member companies and 200 participants, combining business sessions, technology showcases, networking opportunities, family activities and ent…
2026-08-11 18:01:38
New Arrival
Acer launches Aspire 3 laptop with AMD Ryzen processors in India
Featuring a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display, expandable memory and storage, USB Type-C charging, Wi-Fi 6 and a 1.7kg design, the laptop targets hybrid work, learning and everyday ent…
2026-08-11 17:54:45
Channel Buzz
IAMCP India Concludes 2026 Elections and Announces FY27 National Board
The International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (IAMCP) India concluded the 2026 elections, ushering in a new leadership team that will guide the organization through F…
2026-08-11 17:54:41
New Arrival
Acer unveils new Predator Helios lineup with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs and AI features
The new gaming laptops bring high-refresh-rate OLED and WQXGA displays, next-generation cooling, powerful Intel processors, expanded memory and storage options, and Acer’s so…
2026-08-11 17:49:00
New Arrival
Acer unveils new Nitro 5 Series with Intel Core HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 and 50 GPUs
The new gaming laptops feature up to 165Hz displays, 32GB DDR5 memory, 2TB SSD storage and advanced cooling, targeting gamers, creators and students seeking high-performance comput…
2026-08-11 17:20:01
Breaking News
Meta announces Muse Glimmer open-weight AI model
Meta Platforms released a new open-weight model and said more would follow soon. The new model, Muse Glimmer, is smaller than leading AI models from rivals and is instead designed…
2026-08-11 14:21:25
MagazineCoverage
KPMG in India and Zoho to support enterprise digital transformation
KPMG in India and Zoho today announced a strategic alliance aimed at supporting enterprises across India as they progress in their digital transformation journeys. The alliance bri…
2026-08-11 13:46:30
Techno Blogging
Six Healthtech Firms Closing India's Data Gap
India's healthcare sector has hit an inflection point. Systems now generate more patient data than ever before, but the industry's real bottleneck has shifted — it's no longe…
2026-08-11 13:41:13
Techno Blogging
AI Data Centers Need a Green Check
The explosive growth of generative and agentic AI is creating a new infrastructure challenge. AI data centers require enormous amounts of electricity, cooling, water, land and grid…
2026-08-11 13:34:02
Breaking News
Govt rules out blending ethanol with diesel while exploring it as cooking fuel
The government has ruled out blending of ethanol with diesel saying that ethanol blended diesel will drastically lower diesel’s flash point, creating handling concerns. Publi…
2026-08-11 13:01:44
Startup
Applied Compute Rides the Open-AI Revolution
Applied Compute, a roughly year-old AI startup focused on helping enterprises customize open-source models, is reportedly in discussions to raise fresh capital at a valuation of ar…
2026-08-11 12:56:38
MagazineCoverage
When AI Agents Turn Deceptive
The cybersecurity industry is confronting a new class of risk: AI agents capable of combining technical skills with autonomous decision-making and potentially deceptive behavior. D…
2026-08-11 12:53:16