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Infosys has announced a strategic partnership with AI safety and research company Anthropic to develop industry-specific AI solutions. The collaboration will initially focus on the telecommunications, financial services, and manufacturing sectors, leveraging Anthropic’s Claude models within Infosys’s Topaz AI suite.
Indian IT majors including TCS, Infosys, and Wipro are experiencing significant downward pressure following a sharp decline in US tech stocks and consulting peers. The selloff, driven by growing skepticism over artificial intelligence monetization and broader macroeconomic concerns, highlights the sector's vulnerability to shifts in global tech sentiment.
Indian equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty 50 staged a late-session recovery on Tuesday, closing significantly higher despite early headwinds in the IT sector. Strength in telecom and industrial heavyweights like Bharti Airtel and BHEL offset initial weakness, reflecting a broader shift in investor preference toward cyclical value.
Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 4.6, a mid-tier model optimized for coding and computer use, maintaining a rapid four-month update cycle. The release is bolstered by major enterprise validations from Goldman Sachs and a strategic partnership with Infosys for industrial AI applications.