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The great compute buildout: Can data centres power India's AI leap?

New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- When OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November 2022, the artificial intelligence (AI) model took the world by storm. Since then a slew of other companies have launched their own AI mod... Read More


Mint Explainer| How chipflation is playing spoilsport for consumers

New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- The global semiconductor market is seeing an unusual surge in prices. Galloping AI demand, tight supplies of memory chips, and capacity shifts toward high-bandwidth memory are pu... Read More


Mint Explainer | What a green card freeze means for H-1B workers

New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The US administration has suspended green card processing for Microsoft Corp., Adobe Inc., Infosys Ltd, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), Wipro Ltd, HCL Technologies Ltd (HCLT... Read More


The inverted clock of Ashok Soota: Why India's serial IT builder gets bolder with age

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Around the turn of the millennium, as India's tech boom was still finding its legs, Ashok Soota was already staring down what most would call the finish line. He was 41 when he... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why India's workforce is in flux

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The job market is undergoing a churn. Multinationals are cutting roles, particularly in IT, even as new opportunities emerge in manufacturing, semiconductors, global capability ... Read More


They are masters of electronics assembly. But can our factories genuinely Make in India?

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Inside the Optiemus Electronics Ltd (OEL) factory in Sector 65, Noida, a bare green printed circuit board (PCB) etched with copper pathways enters one end of a production line. A... Read More


Mint Explainer | Will the new H-1B rules reshape the Indian IT strategy?

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The US has sharply raised costs and scrutiny for H-1B and L-1 visas, which will impact Indian IT and consulting firms. It has raised H-1B visa fees beyond $100,000 and paused new... Read More


Mint Explainer | Will dearer devices mute festive cheer?

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Global chip shortages, costlier imports due to a weaker rupee and a shift in demand towards artificial intelligence (AI) chips are making consumer electronics, including laptops ... Read More