India’s March private business activity slows to lowest since October 2022, missing forecasts

MANGALURU, INDIA – SEPTEMBER 05: A general view shows a section of the Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited (MRPL) refinery on September 05, 2025 in Mangaluru, India. India’s vast oil refining complexes are among the largest in the world, processing millions of barrels of crude daily to meet rising domestic and export demand. Abhishek Chinnappa…

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IBM is the latest AI casualty. Shares are tanking 11% on Anthropic programming language threat

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images International Business Machines stock is getting slammed, becoming the latest victim of rapidly developing AI technology, after Anthropic’s Claude announced COBOL capabilities. Shares…

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What I saw at India’s AI summit

CNBC’s Arjun Kharpal sits down with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the AI Impact Summit. Photo: Yolande Chee Yolande Chee India hosted one of the world’s biggest AI events this week, but it was marred by chaos and confusion, apparently not the message it’s trying to send as it strives to become a leading artificial…

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What to expect as tech CEOs head to New Delhi

US President Joe Biden looks on as India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a meeting with senior officials and CEOs of American and Indian companies, in the East Room the White House in Washington, DC, on June 23, 2023.  Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Big technology executives descend on India this week…

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Is it ‘illogical’ panic or a SaaS apocalypse?

The Anthropic AI logo is displayed on a mobile phone with a visual digital background. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The software sector faced renewed market concerns this week after artificial intelligence company Anthropic released new AI tools, triggering a sell-off in software-as-a-service and data provider stocks.  Anthropic’s new AI tools, built for its Claude…

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