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SECTOR | 07 Nov 2024

Cognizant Launches Global FinOps Centre Built With IBM Technology

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The companies will jointly focus on mainframe modernisation, FinOps and AI governance.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 04 Nov 2024

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Software & Services

SECTOR | 01 Nov 2024

AI tooling is helping us do more for less,' Cognizant CEO

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The CEO said that the company's AI strategy was utilised to increase speed, reduce costs and improve the predictability of clients' data modernisation journeys

Software & Services

SECTOR | 31 Oct 2024

Cognizant saw 13,000 associates joining back, says CEO Ravi Kumar

Business Standard

AI is a unique technology and it will disrupt the knowledge worker

Cognizant Q3 FY24 net up 10.8%; narrows revenue growth guidance for FY24

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Software & Services

SECTOR | 30 Oct 2024

Cognizant's Synapse skilling initiative impacts 275,000 individuals in its first year

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The rapid progress of Synapse comes at a time when there is a growing desire from organisations to train and redevelop talent

Software & Services

SECTOR | 26 Oct 2024, 05:26PM

MeitY Calls For Better Diligence And Reporting Of Misnformation Under IT Act

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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology or MeitY has in an advisory note called for better diligence from social media intermediaries.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 26 Oct 2024, 05:19PM

NGO seeks legal action against OTT platforms for explicit content

Business Standard

An NGO has called for legal action against OTT platforms for broadcasting sexually-explicit content, contending that such programmes are disrupting India's social fabric. Save Culture, Save Bharat Foundation, founded by former information commissioner Uday Mahurkar, also claimed to have filed a complaint with the Mumbai Police against the promoters of the OTT platform ALTT for disseminating explicit content. In a statement, Mahurkar criticised OTT platforms for making sexually-explicit and harmful content openly accessible to viewers. He claimed that access to sexually-perverted content and pornography has emerged as a major cause behind rape cases in the country. The Delhi-based NGO contended that OTT platforms violate several Indian laws, including the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Information Technology Act, Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act and various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). "If left unchecked, such content ..

Software & Services

SECTOR | 17 Oct 2024

Cognizant Introduces Cybersecurity Platform For Challenges Of The AI Era

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The platform will offer AI-enabled enterprise security for enhanced cyber resilience and risk management.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 15 Oct 2024

AI-led firms report higher growth, outpace peers in revenue, productivity

Business Standard

Companies embracing AI-led processes globally are experiencing remarkable growth, surpassing their peers with higher revenue growth and greater productivity, according to a report by Accenture. In India, the percentage of organisations fully modernised with AI has surged from 8 per cent in 2023 to an impressive 25 per cent in 2024, marking a significant leap in operational efficiency and revenue generation, the report said. The findings are based on a survey of 2,000 executives across 12 countries and 15 industries, including insights from 200 senior executives based in India. The report, titled "Reinventing Enterprise Operations with Gen AI," highlighted that globally, organisations that have adopted intelligent operations are achieving 2.5 times higher revenue growth and 2.4 times greater productivity than their peers. This trend underscores the transformative power of Generative AI, which has become a catalyst for innovation across various sectors. Notably, 79 per cent of Indian

Software & Services

SECTOR | 11 Oct 2024

Cognizant Partners With Palo Alto Networks To Deliver AI-Led Cybersecurity Services

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The agreement enables Cognizant to broaden its services across Palo Alto Networks' Precision AI-powered Network Security Platform, Code-to-Cloud Platform and Security Operations Platform.