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As AI's influence grows, leaders face the challenge of integrating it across operations and strategy. UC Berkeley Executive Education's 3-month online program equips mid-level and senior professionals with the skills to navigate AI and genai, fostering informed decision-making and driving organizational growth without requiring a technical background.

The ISB Online Leadership with AI Programme equips senior leaders to navigate digital disruption by harnessing Generative and Agentic AI for innovation, decision-making, and transformation. Designed for experienced professionals, it blends expert-led masterclasses, hands-on AI tools, global case studies, and a capstone project to build AI-ready leadership skills.

Tech giant Google is piloting a new interview format for software engineers, allowing AI assistant use during technical rounds. This move reflects the evolving engineering landscape, where AI plays a significant role. Candidates will be assessed on their ability to work with AI, including prompt engineering and output validation, aiming to mirror modern development practices.

IT giants Cognizant and Capgemini are now valued below their annual revenues, signaling investor wariness of mid-teen margins. AI's rise and slowing client spending pressure traditional models. While efforts are underway to adapt, concerns linger about sustained growth and margin improvement amidst these shifts and sector-specific challenges.

Mid-career professionals in India are increasingly shifting to product management as it sits at the nexus of technology, business, and customer needs, offering strategic influence, growth, and innovation opportunities amid the rapid expansion of digital, tech-driven industries.

Generative AI and autonomous agents are rapidly transforming business, yet organizations struggle to implement them effectively. This Executive Programme equips professionals with no-code AI skills to build end-to-end workflows and deliver measurable impact. Participants will leverage over 15 no-code tools and engage in real-world projects to accelerate workplace productivity and drive AI adoption.

Alphabet's Google Cloud has surged ahead in the AI race, reporting impressive revenue growth. This performance outshines competitors Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS. Google's unique 'full-stack' approach, including custom AI chips and advanced models, is attracting major clients. The tech giants are collectively investing over $700 billion in AI infrastructure this year.

TCS CEO K Krithivasan dismisses predictions of India's IT sector becoming obsolete by 2030, asserting that AI will amplify the need for IT services. He highlights the industry's resilience due to deep skill sets, not just cost.

TCS receives a 'buy' rating with a Rs 3,100 target, showing improved international business and strong bookings. Eicher Motors' electric Flying Flea is noted, though mainstream adoption needs further refinement. Delhivery's share price remains resilient amid fuel concerns, with robust near-term demand. JSW Steel's Q4FY26 production saw a dip due to expansion shutdowns.

Product managers must now embrace AI for innovation and data-driven decisions. ISB Online's new programme offers AI and genai expertise, expert-led masterclasses, and hands-on projects. This 16-week course equips professionals to build and optimize products, drive growth, and lead in the evolving tech landscape. Enroll to gain a competitive edge.

Indian IT firms anticipate a largely uneventful March quarter, with muted growth expected due to geopolitical uncertainty and early genai impacts. Despite a depreciating rupee boosting earnings, deal momentum faces potential pressure from ongoing conflicts. Companies are likely to remain cautious with their outlooks for the upcoming fiscal year.

Meta significantly boosted its engineering and AI workforce in 2025, offering exceptionally high base salaries, with some roles exceeding $400,000, to attract top global talent. Despite a reported halving of H-1B filings in late 2025 due to program changes, the company continued its aggressive AI expansion, ending the year with nearly 79,000 employees.

Ajay Devgn unveils Happy Birthday Joshi, a Gen-AI film exploring AI storytelling. Inspired by true events, its poster features a floppy disk and 'Tech Alert' hints. Produced with Danish Devgn; directed by Anshul Kumar Sharma. Drops April 2. Meanwhile, he's shooting Golmaal 5.

Take-Two Interactive, the gaming giant behind Grand Theft Auto VI, has unexpectedly disbanded its AI division, including its head and several team members. This move comes despite CEO Strauss Zelnick's previous statements about embracing generative AI. The company cited 'shifting priorities' for the cuts, leaving the future of its AI strategy uncertain.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, is developing its own AI chips to power its data centers, joining tech rivals like Google and Microsoft. These custom chips, called MTIA, will be released every six months, prioritizing AI inference tasks. This move aims to reduce reliance on external hardware vendors and improve cost-effectiveness.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stressed the critical role of AI tools for engineers, stating that those not extensively using them are unproductive. He believes engineers should leverage AI tokens heavily, comparing the technology to Industrial Revolution machinery that enhances mental work and creativity. This approach is gaining traction across tech companies aiming to boost productivity.

Brokerage firms are updating their views on Indian stocks. Morgan Stanley has an equal weight rating on ITC. HSBC upgraded Max Healthcare to buy. UBS initiated a neutral rating on Coforge. Macquarie has an outperform rating on L&T. Goldman Sachs maintained a buy rating on InterGlobe Aviation. These updates reflect analyst expectations for future growth and potential challenges.

According to an upcoming report from Counterpoint Research, genai smartphone shipments are projected to reach over 100 million units in 2024 and 522 million units by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 83%. genai smartphones use Generative AI to create original content and run size-optimized AI models. The main areas of focus for genai smartphones are info provisioning, image building, live translation, and personal assistant applications. Samsung and Qualcomm are the current leaders in the genai smartphone market, with Samsung expected to capture almost 50% share in the next two years.

TCS chairman N Chandrasekaran shared updates on over 100 genai projects within Tata Group, showcasing tangible business impact in e-commerce and manufacturing sectors.

Amazon is holding a mandatory meeting with engineers to address a "trend of incidents" impacting its e-commerce business. These outages, characterized by a "high blast radius," are reportedly linked to "Gen-AI assisted changes" where best practices and safeguards are not yet established. This comes after a recent website and app outage attributed to a software code deployment.

India witnessed a surge in genai learning in 2025, with Coursera reporting over 3.6 million enrolments, the highest globally. Learners explored courses ranging from introductory AI to specialised genai skills, including prompt engineering, LLM applications, and AI workflow automation. Top-ranked programmes came from Google Cloud, IBM, AWS, Vanderbilt University, and DeepLearning.AI. Key skills focused on automation workflows, data literacy, cybersecurity, and problem solving. The trend reflects India’s growing preparation for AI-driven careers and an AI-ready workforce.

UST is training over 25,000 employees globally in genai, offering tailored programs with insights from MIT CSAIL and Stanford AI Lab. Sunil Balakrishnan and Dr. Adnan Masood emphasize continuous upskilling and success in the fast-paced digital landscape.