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SECTOR | 08 Aug 2026

Govt examines if Meta recommendation system deciding what-to-show-to-whom fits intermediary status

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The issue centres on whether a platform that actively decides what users see, can continue to claim intermediary status under the Information Technology Act

Software & Services

SECTOR | 05 Aug 2026

Meta apologises as govt threatens withdrawal of safe harbour protection

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The government has made it clear that without compliance, Meta risks losing its protections under the Information Technology Act.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 30 Jul 2026

Tamil Nadu government to set up integrated AI Cities: State IT Minister

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R Kumar, Minister for Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology and Digital Services for the Government of Tamil Nadu, said that rather than just an industrial park, the AI city will function as an integrated ecosystem.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 29 Jul 2026

Cognizant trims 2026 growth estimate on cautious client spending

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Cognizant revises 2026 growth estimates downward due to cautious client spending, despite strong quarterly performance exceeding tier 1 peers.

Cognizant Q2 profit dips 1.4%; lowers upper end of annual growth guidance

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SECTOR | 28 Jul 2026

Cognizant bags IT operations deal from Novartis

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Under the agreement, Cognizant will help consolidate applications, infrastructure, security, digital workplace and platform services into a unified, end-to-end operating model powered by AI, automation and agentic capabilities.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 27 Jul 2026

Cognizant deepens Anthropic tie-up with Claude Partner Network expansion

Business Standard

IT services firm deepens collaboration with Anthropic to help enterprises deploy Claude-powered AI solutions across regulated industries and business operations

Software & Services

SECTOR | 21 Jul 2026

Cognizant bags multi-million-dollar deal from US health insurer Centene

Business Standard

Cognizant secures a $500 million deal from US health insurer Centene to deploy its TriZetto platform, strengthening its healthcare IT business amid weak demand

Software & Services

SECTOR | 21 Jul 2026

Pradeep Prabhala to lead Accenture India market unit

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Pradeep brings over two decades of experience advising global organisations on growth and enterprise transformation across AI, digital, commercial excellence, supply chain transformation, M&A and sustainability

Software & Services

SECTOR | 17 Jul 2026

The future of BPM lies in outcomes, not labour: Genpact's Vijay Vijayasankar

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AI is inherently dumb about architecture, whereas good software is all about great architecture. Human judgment is incredibly important, and the mass narrative misses these nuances'

Software & Services

SECTOR | 14 Jul 2026

AI, identity, real-time payments resetting cyber threat landscape: Report

Business Standard

The rapid transformation of banking and financial services is creating a fundamentally new cyber threat landscape, according to a report that argues traditional security models are no longer sufficient to serve today's interconnected ecosystems. The Digital Threat Report 2025-26, released on Monday, notes that conventional cybersecurity architectures were designed around centralised systems where trust boundaries were defined. Today's financial ecosystem, however, is built around interconnected platforms, embedded finance, AI-driven decision-making and real-time payments, dramatically expanding the attack surface, says the new report by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), the Computer Security Incident Response Team in Finance (CSIRT-Fin) and SISA. "Modern financial attacks are moving from direct compromise to trust-chain manipulation across biometric onboarding, partner apps, AI decisioning, real-time ..