About Leaders of Change

Can AI Truly Become Sentient?

Our sensory organs have evolved to a level that transcends mere objective cognition. They have very subtle and complex networks and upgrades that transform cognition into an emergent phenomenon called qualia.

India AI Budget Falls Short of Needs

STEPHEN EZELL, VP of Global Innovation Policy at ITIF tells Tanya Pandey & Subhayan Chakraborty that AI is job transformative, not destructive

A Question of Capability

While AI has been painted as the villain, GCCs play an equally significant role in the Indian IT layoff story

Gen Z’s Travel Agent? It’s a Bot with Better Ideas

As more Indians use AI, platforms bet on a mix of automation, payment flexibility and real-time personalisation

From Shop Floors to Sales Counters, it’s Hering Season

Companies not just aiming for gender balance but recognising the value women bring

IT sector may be hit amid AI shift, slower spending

As AI-driven efficiency gains increasingly impact deal wins, triggering steeper rate cuts, the 25% additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump pose a double whammy to India’s IT sector.

Migration boosts salaries, housing demand: Survey

Internal migration to urban cities is driving up both salaries and housing demand, a survey has shown.

TCS onboarding delays leave lateral hires in limbo

Amid uncertainty over onboarding, lateral hires offered roles at TCS are now rethinking their resignations.

TCS to Roll Out Salary Hikes for 80 percent of its Workforce from Sept 1

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will roll out wage hikes for around 80% of its workforce, covering mid-to-junior-level employees effective September 1, even as it moves ahead with plans to cut about 12,000 jobs this year.

Do You Feel Seen At Work?

The role is secure. The salary is respectable. The company has a good name. But there’s a sense of being unseen. This is a common refrain by execs who are doing everything ‘right’ but still feel something is missing