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Thoughtworks research pinpoints Singapore’s new power executive: The Chief AI Officer The era of efficiency is over and the growth race has begun. According to new research from Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation, 77% of business leaders have shifted their AI strategies from cost savings to growth and innovation. Among large enterprises the shift rises to 92%.  The research surveyed 3,500 IT decision-makers and C-suite leaders along with 3,500 consumers across the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Brazil, Singapore and Australia.   The results show that AI is rapidly moving from a back-office tool into a driver of top-line performance. Twenty seven percent of executives globally expect up to 10% revenue growth from AI in the next year. India and Brazil are the most optimistic with 49.2% in each market expecting more than 15% revenue uplift within five years. Germany is more cautious at 28.8% and Australia sits at 20%. Nearly half of global leaders expect AI to deliver more than 15% revenue uplift within a decade.  In Singapore, the drive for adoption is fuelling a unique ‘innovation pressure cooker’ environment. The region reports the highest rate of ‘AI FOMO’ globally at 66%, pushing companies to look beyond efficiency and focus on customer metrics; 23% of leaders now cite increased Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) as the primary impact of their AI initiatives. However, this ambition faces a critical bottleneck: Singapore faces the world’s most acute talent shortage, with 21% of leaders citing skills gaps as their top barrier to scaling—underscoring that success in the Lion City will depend on talent acquisition as much as technological implementation.  Agentic AI is also emerging as a clear dividing line in how fast regions are moving. Globally, 35% of leaders say agentic AI is now a top priority. India leads with 48.6% followed by Singapore at 40.8% and the United Kingdom at 40%. Brazil sits at 28.2% and the United States matches this at 28% while Australia reports 23.4%. Germany lands near the global average at 31% showing steady interest but slower acceleration.  “This marks a structural shift in how organizations plan for growth,” said Rachel Laycock, chief technology officer at Thoughtworks. “Leaders are no longer asking how efficient they can become. They are asking how expansive they can be. The organizations moving fastest are integrating AI into the core of how they operate.”  The research also shows a significant change inside boardrooms worldwide. More than half of surveyed companies now have a Chief AI Officer. Adoption of the role is highest in India and Brazil and lower in Australia and Germany which lag the global average. Among organizations with a CAIO 72% say the role holds budget authority and accountability for return on investment.  “The CAIO role is no longer experimental,” said Shayan Mohanty, Chief AI Officer at Thoughtworks. “It sits at the centre of strategy. The companies that are separating from the pack are the ones that make AI part of their foundation rather than a side project.”  Consumers remain unconvinced  While business confidence is rising many consumers remain unsure about how AI will affect their everyday lives. Twenty one percent globally say AI will have no impact on them in the next five years. In the United Kingdom this rises to 38% and in the United States it reaches 32%. Scepticism is lower in markets like Brazil and India where consumers report higher exposure to AI assisted services. Concerns also vary sharply across regions. Fear of misinformation is highest in the United States and United Kingdom while demand for transparency is strongest in Brazil and India.  Despite these concerns a majority of consumers report positive experiences with AI. Seventy two percent say AI is adding value to their work or personal life. One quarter say AI has helped them learn a new skill and 13% say they have used AI to create a new income stream.  AI reshapes talent and job growth  The findings challenge common fears that AI will lead to widespread job loss. Globally, 84% of business leaders say AI is augmenting talent not replacing it. Job creation varies strongly across markets. India leads with 57.1% of organizations reporting a net increase in roles created through human AI collaboration. Brazil follows at 50%. The United States reports 36% and Australia 33%. Twenty two percent of organizations globally say they have created new AI driven career paths that did not exist before.  The study shows that AI is not eliminating ambition. It is expanding. The companies that treat AI as a way to elevate their people will build stronger competitive advantages.  About the study  The research was conducted by Censuswide between September and October 2025. It surveyed 3,500 IT decision-makers and C-suite executives plus 3,502 consumers across seven global markets. Censuswide follows the Market Research Society code of conduct and ESOMAR principles.  About Thoughtworks  Thoughtworks is a global technology consultancy that integrates design, engineering and AI to drive digital innovation. We are over 10,000 Thoughtworkers strong across 47 offices in 18 countries. For 30+ years, we’ve delivered extraordinary impact together with our clients by helping them solve complex business problems with technology as the differentiator. 

Infosys and Cognition announce collaboration to accelerate AI value journey for enterprises Integrated capabilities of AI Software Engineer Devin and Infosys Topaz Fabric™ to accelerate software development, boost engineering productivity, and deliver faster time-to-market SAN FRANCISCO and BENGALURU, India, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next generation digital services and consulting, and Cognition, the leading AI coding agent company and makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer, today announced a strategic collaboration to scale Devin across global enterprises. The collaboration will deploy Devin across Infosys’ internal engineering ecosystem and client engagements worldwide. Infosys Topaz Fabric is a purpose-built agentic services suite – a multi-layer AI fabric that unifies infrastructure, models, data, applications, and workflows into a composable, agent-ready ecosystem. Combining the secure, modular architecture of Infosys Topaz Fabric with Cognition’s advanced agentic and autonomous engineering capabilities, the collaboration aims to help enterprises achieve accelerated time-to-market, enhanced developer productivity, and reduced modernization timelines. After using Devin for the past six months and seeing significant improvement across both engineering quality and efficiency, Infosys will integrate Devin into its internal engineering teams, embed Devin within client delivery models, and enable deployment within customers’ engineering environments. To scale adoption, Infosys and Cognition are collaborating on shared engineering frameworks and enablement programs designed to bring the integrated capabilities of Infosys Topaz Fabric and Devin to engineers across industries. Infosys Topaz Fabric and Devin will automate brown field engineering, tech debt reduction and modernization, while creating virtual engineers to resolve complex production and maintenance challenges. To ensure secure, enterprise-grade adoption, Infosys and Cognition will jointly develop industry-specific solutions, AI-native modernization blueprints, and scalable engineering frameworks, supported by co-innovation labs and enablement programs. Leading the first wave of joint client engagements, Infosys’ Financial Services practice is already using Devin to transform engineering delivery across banking, payments, capital markets, insurance, and wealth management. Scott Wu, Founder & CEO, Cognition, said, “We are thrilled to collaborate with Infosys to bring the power of autonomous and agentic AI engineering to some of the world’s most complex enterprises. Infosys’ Exponential Engineering offering perfectly complements our mission to redefine how software is built. Infosys Topaz Fabric and Devin together offer unmatched capability from real-time developer augmentation to fully autonomous engineering execution. Infosys is the first large digital services and consulting firm to deploy agentic tools at this scale. By combining Infosys’ deep industry expertise with our platform, we are enabling clients to dramatically accelerate time-to-market, enhance ROI and unlock a new era of engineering transformation.” Salil Parekh, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Infosys, said, “Our collaboration with Cognition marks a significant step forward in accelerating AI value realization for global enterprises. By integrating Cognition’s advanced agentic and autonomous engineering expertise with our industry leading domain and delivery capabilities, we are creating a differentiated value proposition for the market. This synergy is further enhanced by Infosys Topaz Fabric, which will serve as a catalyst for modernization and innovation for clients to achieve their strategic objectives.” About Cognition Cognition is the leading AI coding agent company and makers of Devin, the first AI software engineer. Cognition is building collaborative AI teammates that enable engineers to focus on more interesting problems and empower engineering teams to strive for more ambitious goals. The company is led by a team of world-class engineers, gold medalist coders, former founders, and leaders from companies at the cutting edge of AI. About Infosys Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. Over 320,000 of our people work to amplify human potential and create the next opportunity for people, businesses, and communities. We enable clients in 59 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over four decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer clients, as they navigate their digital transformation powered by cloud and AI. We enable them with an AI-first core, empower the business with agile digital at scale and drive continuous improvement with always-on learning through the transfer of digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. We are deeply committed to being a well-governed, environmentally sustainable organization where diverse talent thrives in an inclusive workplace. Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NSE, BSE, NYSE: INFY) can help your enterprise navigate your next. Safe Harbor Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects, or our future financial or operating performance, are forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the ‘safe harbor’ under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding the execution of our business strategy, increased competition for talent, our ability to attract and retain personnel, increase in wages, investments to reskill our employees, our ability to effectively implement a hybrid work model, economic uncertainties and geo-political situations, technological disruptions and innovations such as artificial intelligence (“AI”), generative AI, the complex and evolving regulatory landscape including immigration regulation changes, our ESG vision, our capital allocation policy and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, liquidity, capital resources, our corporate actions including acquisitions, and cybersecurity matters. Important factors that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ from those implied by the forward-looking statements are discussed in more detail in our US Securities and Exchange Commission filings including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. Infosys may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company unless it is required by law.  Read More

Australians and New Zealanders ready for AI-powered emergency response, new research finds A new independent research study demonstrates that Australians and New Zealanders want to share their personal data with emergency services and see them use AI and advanced technology to improve the delivery of their vital services. An overwhelming 86% of respondents report feeling comfortable sharing their exact location data with emergency services, while a significant 58% support the use of AI to detect critical keywords in emergency calls, such as “knife” or “collision” to accelerate emergency response. The study, conducted by independent market research firm Researchscape, consulted more than 2,500 residents across the two countries in September 2025. It finds clear public sentiment for modernising the emergency call handling services, first introduced in the early 1960s, to keep pace with rapid technological advancements, including the widespread adoption of smartphones and applications that offer more ways to contact emergency services.  The research informs emergency services agencies as they seek to close the gap between public expectations and their own capabilities and plan for new and improved emergency call handling and computer aided dispatch deployments. “The Triple Zero and 111 hotlines have provided a lifeline for the public in times of crisis for more than 60 years, but the need to modernise emergency call handling technology has never been greater,” said Craig Anderson, executive chair, National Emergency Communications Working Group (NECWG). “These research findings show that communities expect emergency services to keep pace with rapid technology change, as well as clear generational shifts among younger users to provide more ways to contact emergency services in addition to voice calls.” Key findings from the report: These findings provide valuable insights to help public safety agencies align their technology modernisation strategies with community needs and expectations, fostering stronger collaboration, better emergency management and a pathway to a safer future.Con Balaskas “In an era where we can track the arrival of rideshare services and use AI to deliver faster insights and improve our decision making, it’s not surprising that the public wants to see their emergency services make use of these innovations to help keep our communities safer,” said Con Balaskas, managing director, Motorola Solutions Australia and New Zealand. “These findings provide valuable insights to help public safety agencies align their technology modernisation strategies with community needs and expectations, fostering stronger collaboration, better emergency management and a pathway to a safer future.” About Motorola Solutions | Solving for safer  Safety and security are at the heart of everything we do at Motorola Solutions. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Learn more about our commitment to innovating for a safer future for us all at www.motorolasolutions.com. (Adapted from press release)