TECHNOLOGY

Gnani AI adds expression controls to multilingual Timbre speech model

Gnani says Timbre v3.0 lets users direct pauses, whispers and other vocal expressions through text cues across ten supported languages.

Sophos announces general availability of AI Defense

Sophos says the Fusion capability identifies AI tools in use and lets organisations apply policies to AI activity. Pricing and measured customer outcomes were not disclosed.

HP announces ZBook Ultra G3a in India at INR 2,89,990 before tax

HP says the 16-inch mobile workstation is available through its commercial channel partners. The release lists configurations with up to 192GB unified memory for local AI and professional workloads.

Sensorise targets Q1 2027 market introduction for Wega M1 IoT module

Sensorise says the India-designed and manufactured 4G module is based on Qualcomm's 216 LTE IoT modem. Initial customer deployments are planned for Q1 2027.

Vertiv reports liquid-cooling deployment for 30MW scope at CapitaLand Mumbai facility

Vertiv says it delivered direct-to-chip liquid cooling at CapitaLand’s Mumbai 01 data centre to support 30MW of AI workloads. The announcement does not disclose actual live load, contract value or the hyperscale customer’s identity.

GSMA reports focus on AI-ready networks, digital trust and scam recovery

GSMA’s three reports at India Mobile Congress call for AI-ready networks, stronger digital trust and better scam resolution. Its India scam survey says most victims who lost money recovered none, but the supplied material omits methodology.

AM Intelligence orders 20,000 more Rubin GPUs for India and Malaysia

AM Intelligence says two additional orders for 20,000 NVIDIA Rubin GPUs will add about 70 MW of planned computing capacity in India and Malaysia, with delivery scheduled for the second quarter of 2027.

Qualcomm splits Snapdragon flagship range into two Gen 6 platforms

Qualcomm has introduced two Snapdragon flagship platforms built on a 2nm process, widening its premium handset offering. The announcement names prospective smartphone partners but does not specify India launch dates, handset prices or independently tested performance.

SRIT plans INR 218 crore IPO, with INR 124 crore planned for working capital

SRIT India's proposed fresh issue has an upper-band ceiling of INR 218.4 crore. Its filed RHP allocates INR 124 crore to working capital and INR 12.86 crore to product modernisation; the residual amount remains subject to issue expenses and final allocation.

ShikshaNext selects 11 EdTech and AI solutions for scaling and evaluation

ShikshaNext has selected five solutions for ScaleX and six for its accelerator, serving children aged four to ten. The selection advances an existing INR 170 crore initiative, although funding by solution and government adoption commitments remain undisclosed.

Kolkata’s Museum of Word installs 16 Christie projectors and 22 display panels

Christie says its equipment has been installed at the Museum of Word inside Kolkata’s National Library. The deployment includes 16 projectors and 22 display panels, but the company has not disclosed the contract value.

ToneTag puts UPI fuel payments into Tata connected cars

Connected Tata vehicles will pay for fuel at IndianOil outlets from the dashboard using NPCI's UPI Circle framework for IoT devices. A formal rollout is expected in the coming months.

Half of surveyed Cyber GCCs have global security teams reporting into India

Half the cyber capability centres surveyed by KPMG in India and DSCI now have global security teams reporting into India. The release states no sample size, so every percentage is unbased.

Tech Mahindra's PeaceHealth win is an IT outsourcing deal the client announced six weeks ago

Tech Mahindra's PeaceHealth partnership is an IT outsourcing contract the US health system disclosed to its own staff six weeks earlier, along with job losses from November.

Two security vendors put OpenAI's cyber models into exploit prioritisation in two days

SentinelOne and Sophos have both put OpenAI's cyber models into exposure prioritisation services within two days. Neither product is generally available and neither company disclosed pricing.

UST buys majority stake in Audi's Italdesign

UST has bought a majority stake in the Italian design house Italdesign from Audi. Neither party disclosed the consideration, the size of the stake or what Audi retains.

Indian satellite analytics firm opens free flood assessment platform for Nepal

A New Delhi space-data firm has opened a free platform mapping flood damage across Nepal's affected districts, covering buildings, bridges, roads and barrier lake formation.