FutureIsNow Editorial

Tata Electronics’ Assam Unit Ships First Commercial Batch; Dholera Fab Tooling to Begin in Q2

The Indian semiconductor timeline has shifted from "aspirational" to "operational." Tata Electronics has successfully shipped its first commercial semiconductor batch from the Jagiroad, Assam Outsourced Semiconductor...

DPDP Act Countdown: India Inc. Scrambles for ‘Data Fiduciary’ Audits Ahead of November Consent Framework

The "grace period" illusion is over. With the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules notified on November 13, 2025, the regulatory clock is ticking loudly....

GCC 2.0 Report: India Crosses 2,000 Centers as Vizag and Coimbatore Emerge as New R&D Hubs

India has officially breached the 2,000 Global Capability Center (GCC) watermark. But the headline isn’t the volume; it’s the vector. The "GCC 1.0" era—defined by cost...

Google’s ‘Alembic City’ Mega-Lease: Why Global Capability Centers (GCCs) Are Now The Anchor Tenants of Indian Tech

The Lead The era of the "back office" is officially dead. The new reality was signed in ink this week in Whitefield, Bengaluru. Google has...

NTLF 2026: GenAI Moves from ‘Pilot Purgatory’ to P&L Reality, CIOs Prioritize Agentic Workflows

The mood at the Grand Hyatt Mumbai during this week’s NASSCOM Technology & Leadership Forum (NTLF) 2026 was noticeably devoid of the "science fair" energy that...

Nasscom FY26 Strategic Review: Industry Crosses $315B, But The ‘Linear Growth’ Model Is Officially Dead

For three decades, the Indian IT services equation was simple: Revenue = Headcount × Rate. As of FY26, that equation is obsolete. Nasscom’s latest Strategic Review...

The ‘Managed Services’ Cliff: Why Jefferies’ Double-Downgrade Wiped $100B Off Indian IT Valuations

The Death of the Billable Hour In late February 2026, a single research note from Jefferies triggered a tectonic shift in the Indian IT sector,...

Creator commerce startup Wishlink raises $17.5 million in Series B led by Vertex Ventures

Wishlink raises $17.5M Series B; Creator Economy hard-pivots to "Cost Per Sale." to Industrialize Creator Commerce as "Influencer Marketing" Dies a Quiet Death. THE FUNDING...

Karnataka’s Quantum Bet: Bengaluru Building the BRICS Nerve Center for AI and Deep Tech?

Karnataka isn’t just talking tech; it’s quietly pitching itself as the operating system for quantum and deep-tech collaboration across the Global South. A recent...

Oncare’s INR 27 Cr Series A Marks New Playbook for Cancer Care in India

Cancer Care’s "Shop-in-Shop" Moment: Oncare’s INR 27 Cr Series A Proves The Asset-Light Thesis Is Finally Hitting Oncology. Gurugram-based Oncare has secured INR 27 crore...

AI consultancy Navikenz raises $7.5 million in seed funding to expand global footprint

Smart Capital Bets on "Centaurs," Not Just Code. While the 2025 AI hype cycle promised fully autonomous enterprises, 2026 is delivering a harsh reality check:...

MWC 2026 Preview: Why “Sovereign AI” Is the New Edge Security Battleground

The cloud-first era is effectively rewritten. As we approach Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 in Barcelona, the dominant narrative has shifted violently from "AI...

DPDP Phase 2 Explained: What Every Indian Enterprise Must Fix in 2026—or Pay Later

The “Build Phase” is Over—The Consent Economy is Live. The theoretical grace period for India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act has ended. We are...

HomeRun raises $6.6 million in round led by Sorin Investments

The definition of "Quick Commerce" is expanding beyond 10-minute grocery runs. HomeRun, a Bengaluru-based platform delivering construction and home-improvement materials, has secured $6.6 million...

Delhi Declaration vs. US Isolationism: 70+ Nations Back India’s ‘Global South’ AI Framework as Washington Rejects Governance

The global AI consensus has fractured. While Silicon Valley celebrated the rollback of federal oversight in Washington this week, a far more consequential shift occurred...

Sarvam launches Indus AI chat app : The UPI Moment for AI has started in India

Sarvam AI has exited stealth with a calculated double-tap: the consumer-facing Indus App and a heavy-duty enterprise stack powered by its new Sarvam-105B model....