The latest technology stories from the Impact desk.
As artificial intelligence reshapes workplaces globally, conversations are increasingly moving beyond automation fears and toward a larger challenge involving workforce preparedness and rapid upskilling.
When India hosted the world's first global AI summit in the Global South, skeptics wondered if it would amount to anything. What followed — $200 billion in investment commitments, the presence of global AI's most powerful figures, and a reframing of India's role in the world's technological future — answered that question definitively.
Meta is entering a landmark trial involving 29 U.S. states over allegations that its platforms caused harm to young users, intensifying regulatory pressure on social media companies globally.
Titan Company started as a modest Tata venture into wristwatches. In 2026 it is the Tata Group's second most valuable company after TCS, worth nearly ₹3.6 lakh crore — and one of corporate India's most instructive long-term reinvention stories.
IIM Bangalore and Square Yards have partnered to build a data-driven residential property price index for India using 150 million+ data points.
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68 billion to settle claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to be addictive to teenagers, one of the largest settlements yet in the escalating global reckoning over social media's impact on youth mental health.
Pankaj Pawar took over as Jio Platforms CEO in March 2026, steering the digital services giant through its landmark IPO preparations.
New Zealand lawmakers are advancing legislation that would ban social media access for children under the age of 16, adding the country to a growing list of jurisdictions pursuing more restrictive regulation of youth social media use.
The Bank of England's governor has warned that rapidly advancing AI models pose emerging risks to global financial stability, as regulators worldwide grapple with the systemic implications of AI-driven trading and decision-making.