All articles by Refna Tharayil

Refna Tharayil

IBM rolls out Granite 3.0 AI models for business use cases

The Granite models are available under the Apache 2.0 licence, enabling flexible and autonomous implementation for enterprise users and the community.

Google moves Gemini app team to AI research lab DeepMind

The consolidation is designed to streamline feedback loops, accelerate the deployment of new models, and improve post-training works.

Wipro posts 21.3% YoY growth in Q2 FY25 net income, driven by US client spending surge

The Indian company reported consolidated revenue of INR223.02bn ($2.65bn) in the July-September quarter, representing a modest 1% year-on-year decline.

TSMC reports 54% surge in net profit for Q3 2024 amid AI chip demand

The company’s third quarter revenue increased by 36% YoY to $23.5bn, surpassing the company’s forecast of $22.4bn to $23.2bn, and reflecting a growth of 12.9% compared to Q2 2024.

Intel begins mass layoffs, impacting over 2,000 jobs across US

The company’s job cuts are part of a previously announced larger restructuring plan, aimed at reducing the company’s workforce by over 15,000 employees and cutting costs by more than $10bn.

US firms announce £6.3bn investment in UK data infrastructure

The latest investments from CyrusOne, ServiceNow, CloudHQ, and CoreWeave push total funding for UK data centres to more than £25bn since the current government took office.

CISA committee endorses draft reports focused on infrastructure resilience

A key report prepared by the Building Resilience subcommittee revealed that federal agencies and critical infrastructure sectors are insufficiently prepared to handle cyberattacks stemming from nation-state conflicts.

AMD announces mass production of new AI chip amidst market challenges

The US semiconductor company also plans to launch next-generation MI350 series chips, which are slated to be released in the second half of 2025.

Fidelity Investments reports data breach, impacting more than 77,000 customers

The breach, which took place between 17 and 19 August, exposed sensitive information through two newly established customer accounts.

Palo Alto Networks urges urgent patch for firewall hijack vulnerabilities

The flaws, if exploited, would allow attackers to access sensitive data, including usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys.