all-new ‘pay-to-play’ AI token landscape
As AI spreads through enterprises, IT services providers and their clients are still working on calculating the cost-benefit ratio of their token usage, industry executives and experts say. AI usage costs are rising and with companies such as Anthropic and Github moving to a usage-based model rather than a subscription model, this would require IT
Artificial intelligence is reshaping India’s IT sector
Artificial Intelligence is beginning to weaken the traditional scale advantage enjoyed by the country’s largest information technology services firms, with mid-cap players gaining ground through faster execution, lower-cost delivery and quicker workforce retraining. Yet, in an uncertain macroeconomic environment, global clients continue to favour large incumbents for bigger outsourcing contracts, slowing momentum in large deal
Google I/O 2026
Google already has search, shopping, autofill and payments; now it wants Gemini to connect them into an agentic checkout experience. Google has been expanding its Universal Commerce Protocol, adding partners including Meta, Microsoft, Stripe, Klarna and Affirm in recent weeks. I/O is expected to further show how that infrastructure could enable end-to-end agentic checkout, where
Zoom expands its Model Context Protocol to accomodate AI capabilities
Zoom today announced expanded capabilities for its Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server, extending Zoom conversation intelligence, agentic search, and platform capabilities into select third-party AI tools and workflows. With these updates, organizations can securely access Zoom AI Companion insights on platforms such as OpenAI’s Codex, Anthropic’s Claude, and others, bringing trusted organizational context into the
Russia’s spy agency accuses Latvia of aiding Ukrainian drone strikes
Russia’s foreign intelligence agency has accused Ukraine of planning to launch drone attacks on Russian territory from neighbouring Latvia, a claim that Latvian officials swiftly rejected as disinformation amid heightened regional tensions linked to the war in Ukraine. In a statement issued on Tuesday (May 19), Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, known as the SVR, alleged
WhatsApp users will soon get this popular Instagram-like feature
Meta-owned popular messaging platform WhatsApp is rolling out a new privacy-focused feature that will let users share status updates with a selected group of contacts, similar to the Close Friends option on Instagram. According to a report, the feature is currently available to some beta users on both Android and iPhone. Until now, the Meta-owned
AI could change software industry forever
Artificial intelligence is no longer just helping developers write code faster. According to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, it could eventually change the entire economics of the software industry itself. The Anthropic CEO explained that the traditional software business model could eventually face disruption. For years, companies have invested heavily in development, then recovered those costs
SpaceX set to launch Starship test flight
2026 could potentially be a big year for SpaceX as it looks to go public even as the commercial spaceflight company founded by Elon Musk in 2022 gears up for the launch of its gargantuan rocket called Starship, with a test flight scheduled for Wednesday, May 20. Starship is currently parked on the launchpad of
Ebola virus outbreak in DRC
Ebola virus is spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person and does not spread through casual contact or air. The latest Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo’s Ituri province is the 17th Ebola outbreak in the country since 1976. One of the worst outbreaks killed more than 11,000 people between 2014
US offered interim waiver on Iranian oil sanctions
An Iranian media outlet reported that the US proposed a temporary waiver of sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s oil, a key demand by Tehran to agree to a peace deal and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The US hasn’t confirmed offering a waiver, which would be in place until a final agreement is achieved, Iran’s