Uber India president Prabhjeet Singh steps down after over a decade with company

An Uber spokesperson said Prabhjeet Singh is leaving the company to pursue another leadership opportunity. Uber India and South Asia President Prabhjeet Singh has stepped down after more than a decade with the ride-hailing company, the company confirmed on Thursday, PTI reported.An Uber spokesperson said Singh is leaving the company to pursue another leadership opportunity.“We…

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AI is changing financial regulation as watchdogs build tools to fight cyber threats

Recent AI models capable of identifying software vulnerabilities have heightened concerns over cyberattacks, operational risks and national security, prompting financial watchdogs to accelerate the adoption of supervisory technology. Financial regulators are racing to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to keep pace with rapidly evolving cyber threats, with watchdogs increasingly developing their own AI-powered supervisory tools to…

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Five times India and US disagreed on trade, but eventually found a way forward

If there is one consistent feature of India-US trade relations over the past three decades, it is that major agreements rarely emerge from a single round of negotiations. (AI image) By Shishir Priyadarshi, President, Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) & a former Director, WTOThe trade discussions between US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Commerce Minister Piyush…

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US won’t abruptly deny AI access to India: Govt

NEW DELHI: The US has assured India that access to critical artificial intelligence technologies will not become a challenge for trusted partners, IT secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday after discussions with US officials on the future of AI collaboration.The discussions come weeks after the US commerce department directed AI firm Anthropic to restrict foreign…

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