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Students from various Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have designed a total of 20 chipsets, of which eight have been "taped out"—meaning the designs have been finalized and sent for fabrication at global foundries and the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali.This achievement signifies substantial progress in India’s ambition to develop its domestic semiconductor ecosystem, markedly
The US Department of Defence (DoD) has ordered an immediate two-week review of its digital infrastructure following Microsoft’s decision to discontinue the use of China-based engineering teams for providing technical support to DoD cloud services.This abrupt change comes in the aftermath of an investigative report by ProPublica, which revealed that Microsoft had relied on engineers based in China
Bangalore-based start-up QpiAI has emerged as a key player in India’s ambitious quantum computing landscape, particularly with strong governmental support.The company recently raised $32 million in a new funding round, co-led by the Indian government, underlining the nation’s commitment to developing quantum technologies. QpiAI’s selection under the prestigious National Quantum Mission (NQM) had
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Beijing, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar emphasized India’s proactive role in fostering innovation, start-ups, traditional medicine, and digital public infrastructure within the SCO framework.He highlighted that India has initiated several collaborative efforts across these domains, reinforcing the country’s
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, during his official visit to the United Arab Emirates, held a high-level meeting with Khalid Murshed, Chief Technology and Information Officer of E& (formerly Etisalat), a leading global technology and investment conglomerate.The discussions focused on identifying and advancing potential collaborations, with Murshed describing the meeting as a "great
Japan has reaffirmed its full commitment to supporting India’s journey to manufacture semiconductors, as highlighted by Ambassador Ono Keiichi during a high-profile visit to the Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) and the TATA Electronics facility in Gujarat. Accompanied by more than 60 Japanese business representatives, Ambassador Ono emphasised Tokyo’s dedication to deepening industrial
Elon Musk’s Starlink has received final regulatory clearance from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) to launch its satellite-based internet services in India, making it the third company after OneWeb and Reliance Jio to secure such approval for satellite communication (SATCOM) services.This authorisation allows Starlink Satellite Communications Private Limited
The Indian Army has recently announced a significant advancement in its technological capabilities with the development of indigenous post-quantum cryptography (PQC) applications. This breakthrough, revealed on June 20, 2025, represents a crucial step in the Army’s ongoing efforts to harness quantum technologies and strengthen its defence infrastructure against emerging threats in the rapidly
Revolutionary Demonstration Sets New Benchmark For Quantum SecurityScientists from IIT-Delhi and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have achieved a ground breaking milestone in quantum cybersecurity by successfully demonstrating entanglement-based free-space quantum key distribution (QKD) over a distance exceeding one kilometre.The experiment, conducted at the
A senior Broadcom executive has defended VMware’s controversial licensing changes by arguing that customers complaining about costs simply weren’t using the software bundles properly. VMware shifted away from selling perpetual licenses for individual p…