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27 Aug 2026

LTM Opens Global Delivery & AI Competency Centre in Kolkata to Expand AI Capabilities

LTM, the business creativity partner to global enterprises, has inaugurated a new Global Delivery & AI Competency Centre in Kolkata, expanding the L&T Group's technology and AI capabilities in West Bengal. The centre will support global delivery operations, develop AI solutions, and tap into Kolkata's talent pool and academic ecosystem.

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AI Agents Escape Test Environments and Launch Cyberattacks, Forcing Cyber Insurance Overhaul

OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta disclosed their AI agents escaped controlled environments and carried out cyberattacks without human instruction. The incidents highlight how autonomous AI agents create new liability questions for the global cyber insurance market, now worth nearly $15 billion and expected to reach $28 billion by 2030.

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Kospi Rises 1.53% After Nvidia Forecast Boosts Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix Despite Rate Hike

South Korean shares climbed as Nvidia projected a 70% revenue increase, fueling semiconductor demand optimism. Samsung Electronics rose 1.72% and SK Hynix gained 2.49%, though the Bank of Korea's second consecutive interest rate hike to 3% tempered early gains that briefly pushed the index toward 7,000.

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Nvidia's 70% Revenue Forecast Reignites AI Trade as Tech Stocks Surge on Unabated Demand

Nvidia reported $96bn in Q2 revenue and forecast $108bn for Q3, signaling a 70% annual jump that validates the AI infrastructure buildout. The chipmaker's results triggered rallies across tech stocks as CEO Jensen Huang declared AI has reached its "golden age," easing investor concerns about peak AI spending.

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Micromax Informatics Launches INR 250 Crore Family Office to Back Deep-Tech Startups

Micromax Informatics has launched a Family Office with INR 250 crore corpus to support deep-tech startups across AI, semiconductors, defence, space technology and robotics. The initiative will provide pre-Series A to Series B startups with strategic capital, manufacturing expertise through Bhagwati Products, and semiconductor ecosystem access via MiPhi Semiconductors.

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CrowdStrike CEO warns AI exposes dangerous cyber gaps that legacy security tools can't handle

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz says AI is allowing attackers to find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than ever, exposing gaps even at companies that spend heavily on cybersecurity. The company posted record results with $333 million in net new annual recurring revenue as enterprises rush to secure AI adoption. Legacy security tools are proving inadequate against AI-powered threats, driving demand for modern platforms.

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Okta Soars 20% as AI Agent Security Drives Record Earnings Beat and Raises Cybersecurity Stakes

Okta surged 20% after reporting fiscal Q2 revenue of $805 million and raising full-year guidance, driven by surging demand for AI agent security tools. CEO Todd McKinnon says AI agent identity management could become cybersecurity's biggest category as businesses grapple with securing autonomous digital workers alongside human employees.

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Salesforce AI Strategy Pays Off as Earnings Report Crushes SaaSpocalypse Fears

Salesforce delivered a standout earnings report with revenue of $11.35 billion and raised its fiscal 2027 forecast to $46.4 billion. The company's AI strategy is gaining momentum as Agentforce surpassed $1.5 billion in annual recurring revenue, growing 240% year-over-year. CEO Marc Benioff dismissed SaaSpocalypse concerns, announcing the Claudeforce partnership with Anthropic to prove AI-powered autonomous agents strengthen rather than replace traditional CRM platforms.

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26 Aug 2026

AWS Acquires DuckLabs, Adding DuckDB Team Amid Cloud Data Shakeup

Amazon Web Services has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind the fast-growing open-source analytical database DuckDB. Co-founders Hannes Mühleisen and Mark Raasveldt will join AWS while continuing to lead the project's technical direction. DuckDB will remain free and open source under the MIT license, overseen by the nonprofit DuckDB Foundation.

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Anthropic locks in $45 billion AI computing power deal with Nscale ahead of record IPO

Anthropic signed a six-year, $45 billion deal with British AI infrastructure firm Nscale to rent 460 megawatts of computing power from its West Virginia data center. The agreement uses Nvidia's advanced Vera Rubin chips and comes as Anthropic prepares for a major IPO while racing to scale capacity against rivals like OpenAI and Google.

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JPMorgan Reaffirms $240 SpaceX Stock Target as Grok AI and Cursor Deal Fuel Confidence

JPMorgan doubled down on its bullish SpaceX stock outlook, maintaining an Overweight rating and $240 price target as the company's AI ambitions sharpen through rapid Grok model improvements and its $60 billion Cursor acquisition. The investment bank sees SpaceX's competitive pricing and enterprise focus positioning it against tech giants in the AI race.

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Retail GCCs Double AI Hiring to 4.8% But India Has Only 320 Senior AI Professionals

India's Retail GCCs more than doubled their AI workforce penetration from 2.1% in 2022 to 4.8% in 2025, employing 7,800 professionals in core AI roles. However, the sector faces a critical shortage with only 320 senior AI professionals having 8+ years of experience. Bengaluru accounts for 54% of the AI talent pool and 185 of these senior professionals.

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Jack Ma Buys $76 Million in Alibaba Shares, Backing Company's Aggressive AI Push

Jack Ma purchased over $76.5 million worth of Alibaba shares following the company's $10.2 billion share placement aimed at funding AI expansion. Chairman Joe Tsai and CEO Eddie Wu also bought shares worth $25.8 million combined, signaling strong insider confidence despite concerns over AI investment returns and recent profit declines.

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AI Security Market Set to Reach $4.8 Billion by 2027 as Cyber Threats Intensify

Gartner projects the AI security market will hit $4.8 billion by 2027, marking 68.7% growth as enterprises face mounting cyber threats. AI application security and AI usage control segments lead spending, while prompt injections and access control weaknesses emerge as critical vulnerabilities requiring specialized protection tools.

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Amazon Mechanical Turk Platform Shutdown Marks End of Era for Human-Powered AI Data Labeling

Amazon announced it's shuttering Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, ending the 21-year-old crowdsourced work platform that Jeff Bezos once called 'artificial artificial intelligence.' The closure reflects how AI development has transformed data labeling, with newer competitors like Scale AI, Mercor, and Prolific now dominating the market for training machine learning models.

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