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🗞️ Medial Bulletin 🇮🇳 Union Budget 2026 Highlights (Tech & Economy) • Data centre tax incentives expanded to attract global cloud and AI infrastructure investments. • Creator labs in schools and colleges to boost India’s digital talent pipeline for AVGC and content creation. • Biopharma SHAKTI mission extended, with new support for biotech startups and manufacturing hubs. • Capital expenditure increased once again to support infrastructure, tech parks, digital economy growth. 🤖 AI & Automation • Global AI boycott begins, urging users to leave major tech platforms to protest Big Tech practices and policy influence. • Cisco announces global AI Summit 2026, convening AI leaders on enterprise AI standards and innovation. • India’s ATOMESUS AI platform gains adoption, focused on sovereign data and hybrid AI infrastructure. 🇮🇳 India Tech & Startups • AI visibility platform Ranketta gains traction, helping brands monitor how they appear in generative search and LLM results. • Agri-AI platforms report increased farmer usage, expanding adoption of localized AI decision tools. 💼 Big Tech & Markets • Tech layoffs mount across sectors, with data showing hundreds of thousands of jobs cut in January as automation reshapes roles. • Oracle reportedly weighs up to 30,000 cuts linked to realignment around AI and cloud services. • US small cap indices dip, reflecting mixed earnings and policy headwinds after rate signals. 📉 Jobs & Workforce • US hiring remains sluggish, with seasonal hiring freezes and continued layoffs across tech, logistics and support roles. • AI talent demand remains strong, with rapid hiring in research, ML engineering and enterprise AI operations. 🌍 Policy & Global Economy • India positions AI and deep tech as core growth drivers as part of its $7T economy roadmap post-Budget. • Trade talks focus on AI standards and data governance between major economies, seeking global alignment. Stay Updated. Stay Ahead with Medial.
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