Artificial intelligence is changing the semiconductor industry, and memory chips are becoming one of the most important parts of that story. Samsung Electronics is projected to report nearly $217 billion in operating profit in 2026, according to recent industry reporting. If that projection is achieved, it would show how strongly demand for AI infrastructure is influencing the economics of major …
Chip stocks have come under pressure as investors weigh several concerns at once: persistent inflation, the enormous cost of building artificial intelligence infrastructure, and the debt that some companies may take on to fund their plans. The decline is a reminder that even a fast-growing technology sector is not protected from changing market expectations. Demand for AI computing can remain str…
Artificial Intelligence Becomes a Global Power Struggle Artificial intelligence has become one of the most important battlegrounds in the relationship between the United States and China. What began as a competition among technology companies to build smarter software has developed into a broader contest involving national security, economic growth, scientific research, semiconductor manufacturin…
Climate change is no longer a distant environmental concern. It is increasingly becoming a question of livelihoods, food security, public health, economic stability and social justice. Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, extreme weather events, melting glaciers and growing water stress are already affecting societies across the world. For India, the challenge is particularly signific…
A political battle unfolding in California has placed one of the world's richest technology entrepreneurs at the center of a much larger debate about wealth, taxation, political influence and the future of the state's economy. Sergey Brin, the Google co-founder whose fortune is estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars, has contributed approximately $102 million to an organization campaign…
Britain has issued one of its strongest public warnings yet about the security risks surrounding Chinese involvement in British academic research, accusing a Chinese research organisation of funding projects that ultimately strengthen Beijing’s intelligence capabilities. The warning, issued by MI5 on September 30, 2026, focuses on the China General Technology Research Institute, or CGTRI, and all…
A new pricing change from Meta is set to alter the economics of business communication on WhatsApp in India from October 1, 2026. Reports about the change have generated confusion because headlines suggesting that “WhatsApp messages will cost 14 paise each” can easily be interpreted as meaning that ordinary users will have to pay to send messages. That is not what the new pricing structure means.…
The most important artificial intelligence conversation this week may not be taking place inside a Silicon Valley laboratory or at a technology conference. It is happening across one of the world’s most difficult geopolitical divides. The United States and China have discussed creating a new mechanism for notifying each other about serious artificial intelligence incidents that could have nationa…
A viral story about an Oracle employee battling cancer has put a deeply personal face on one of the technology industry's biggest restructuring stories of 2026. According to a Reddit post that was widely shared across social media and later reported by multiple Indian publications, a user's father had worked at Oracle for 20 years, remained under the same manager throughout that period and was la…
Jio is known for telecom, digital payments, entertainment, retail and increasingly artificial intelligence. But in September 2026, another interesting piece of the Jio ecosystem has come into focus: food delivery. Reliance Jio has introduced JioMeals, a food-ordering platform currently designed for employees of Reliance Corporate Park (RCP). The service brings together restaurant discovery, food …
