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IT services — how generative AI is changing applications development and maintenance
TCS kicks off Q2 results for India's IT sector today. Infosys reports its earnings tomorrow. So, instead of the usual curtain raiser on their outlook, we want to draw your attention to a trend in the industry, touched off by the rise of generative AI, that is already looking like the beginning of the end of the applications development and maintenance model — or at least ADM as we know it today, which accounts for two-thirds of the $245 billion IT sector's revenues
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What customers want from India's SaaS companies
What do customers want from their SaaS vendors? Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of Zoho Corp., weighs in on this question, speaking with Forbes India at the company's annual Zoholics conference on Oct. 9 in Bengaluru. Zoho remains steadfastly bootstrapped, but for the VC-funded ventures, Vembu talks about how a new funding cycle will eventually return and hopes that this time, there will be more focus on important tech R&D and not just the "crowded train" that SaaS has become
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Sridhar Vembu at Zoho on navigating the growing uncertainties ahead
Sridhar Vembu, founder and CEO of Zoho Corp, speaks about the R&D focus at his company, India's only billion-dollar-revenue software products business. Vembu was in Bengaluru on Oct. 9 for Zoho's annual conference for developers and partners. He also speaks about the challenges of navigating the growing uncertainties ahead as the crisis in the Middle East exacerbates the problems of a slowing global economy. Vembu reiterated his promise not to layoff any employees at the 15,000-strong SaaS company
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How Acumen and Apple want to support renewable energy startups for poorer communities in India
Acumen, a New York non-profit organisation, in partnership with Apple, recently announced the first Indian cohort of 15 entrepreneurs for its Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator programme. Through this accelerator, Acumen's experts lead a 12-week programme designed to help social entrepreneurs scale and refine their businesses to more efficiently and effectively help the poor that they were trying to reach, while also sharpening the focus of their efforts towards protecting the environment
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Acumen names first Energy for Livelihoods India cohort in partnership with Apple
Acumen, a New York non-profit organisation, in partnership with Apple, has announced the first Indian cohort of 15 entrepreneurs for its Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator programme. Through this accelerator, Acumen's experts lead a 12-week programme designed to help social entrepreneurs scale and refine their businesses to more efficiently and effectively help the poor they were trying to reach while also sharpening the focus of their efforts towards protecting the environment
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Green warrior: How this Mumbai man turned his Chembur building into a native pollinator habitat
A full-time corporate employee, Chetan Soorenji started with the idea of green-roofing to cool down the building. Once the canopies began to flower, they realised the sun-shading had transformed into a pollinator ecosystem in the heart of concrete Mumbai. See how they use rainwater harvesting, bee-keeping and other simple techniques to keep the habitat going—and how the ecosystem spurs a side business of its own
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Bhavish Aggarwal and the Ola Electric gambit
If one carefully looks at India's roads, there is a surge of two-wheelers bearing green and white number plates, smartly weaving through traffic and dodging potholes. This hike is supported by the ambitious drive of Bhavish Aggarwal, maverick founder of Ola Electric. The cover story of our EV special issue revolves around him and his audacious gambit. Forbes India's Rajiv Singh gets into the details of Aggarwal's new high-risk, high-return plan
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Anand Patwardhan on his quietest and most personal film yet — TIFF 2023 with Meenakshi Shedde
'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', or 'The World is Family', is a vulnerable and moving glimpse into Patwardhan's own life and family, and the influences that shaped their lives
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One thing today in tech — Infosys to build 50,000 strong AI army on NVIDIA tech
Infosys and NVIDIA yesterday said that they are expanding the scope of an existing partnership under which the Indian IT services company helps its customers deploy the semiconductor giant's AI chips and technologies. The expanded partnership will see the two companies work on building generative AI solutions for global customers, combining NVIDIA's AI tech with Infosys Topaz, the IT company's generative AI services, solutions and platforms. Infosys will also set up a centre of excellence on NVIDIA technologies
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Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar talk 'Thank You For Coming' with Meenakshi Shedde
Along with producer Ekta Kapoor and director Karan Boolani, the crew speaks about balancing boldness with business and tackling female sexuality, with Forbes India at the Toronto International Film Festival
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We all need to be looked at with humanity: Deepa Mehta on 'I am Sirat'
Legendary director Deepa Mehta has returned to making documentaries after decades, and with 'I am Sirat', she is introducing Sirat, a trans woman from Delhi, to the world. Told entirely from Sirat's point of view and without any filters, the documentary sheds light on the plight of living a double life. In conversation with film journalist and critic Meenakshi Shedde, the documentary star Sirat Taneja and director Deepa Mehta share how creative control was surrendered during the making, protecting the subject, and more