TN govt signs agreements with Nokia, PayPal, Applied Materials, and others  Nokia to set up Rs 450 crore R&D centre at SIPCOT, creating 100 jobs  PayPal to establish Advanced Development Centre foc...

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- TN govt signs agreements with Nokia, PayPal, Applied Materials, and others
- Nokia to set up Rs 450 crore R&D centre at SIPCOT, creating 100 jobs
- PayPal to establish Advanced Development Centre focused on AI in Chennai
- Applied Materials to open AI-Enabled Tech Centre for semiconductor manufacturing
- Yield Engineering Systems and Microchip to invest in facilities in Coimbatore and Chennai
- Infinx to set up tech centre in Madurai, generating 700 jobs 

 Source: [Moneycontrol](https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/tn-signs-agreements-with-nokia-paypal-applied-materials-and-a-host-of-it-companies-12810256.html)

Tamil Nadu Inks Major Tech Deals During CM's US Visit

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- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin inks deals worth Rs 900 crore with companies like Nokia, PayPal, and Microchip during his US visit.
- The agreements promise to generate 4,100 jobs in Chennai, Coimbatore, and Madurai, focusing on sectors like AI, semiconductor technology, and telecommunications.
- Stalin's visit aims to transform Tamil Nadu into a $1 trillion economy by 2030, with a focus on attracting capital-intensive and employment-generating industries.
- The CM's delegation will continue to engage with potential investors in the US, with further meetings scheduled in Chicago and other cities.
- Stalin emphasizes Tamil Nadu's leading role in India's GDP and export sectors, inviting more American companies to invest in the state. 

 Source: [Business Standard](https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/tamil-nadu-cm-visits-san-francisco-inks-pact-with-microchip-nokia-paypal-124083001038_1.html)

Tamil Nadu CM Secures Rs 900 Crore Investments in San Francisco

- The Tamil Nadu government has signed an MoU with Google to set up 'Tamil Nadu AI Labs' in Chennai, aiming to upskill 2 million youngsters in AI.
- Industrie Minister TRB Rajaa announced the partnership on X, highlighting the collaboration's focus on startups, MSMEs, and the rural economy.
- The government also signed six MoUs across various sectors, attracting INR 900 Cr in investments and creating over 4,000 jobs.
- Investments include Nokia's R&D centre, PayPal's AI-ML development centre, and semiconductor innovations by Microchip in Coimbatore.
- This initiative follows Chief Minister M K Stalin’s US visit and aligns with the growing trend of big tech companies investing in India post-pandemic. 

 Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/tn-govt-partners-google-to-build-ai-labs-seeks-to-upskill-2-mn-youngsters/)

Tamil Nadu Government Partners with Google to Establish AI Labs and Upskill 2 Million People

- Google has signed a pact with Tamil Nadu to start Pixel 8 production and build an industrial ecosystem.
- The MoU was signed at Google's Mountain View office with Tamil Nadu's chief minister M K Stalin.
- This agreement follows the setup of 'Tamil Nadu AI Labs' to promote AI solutions.
- Google aims to empower MSMEs and upskill the local workforce with AI capabilities.
- The tech giant's move is seen as a strategic push to dominate India's premium smartphone market. 

 Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/google-to-start-pixel-8-phones-production-build-industrial-ecosystem-in-tamil-nadu/)

Google To Start Pixel 8 Phones Production, Build Industrial Ecosystem In Tamil Nadu

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I can think of only a handful of such companies that too with ifs and buts. Is there any hidden gem that I am missing?

Disclaimer: I know other cities have much better options. This post is very specific to Chennai. Thanks

Suggest some good tech companies in Chennai with good tech culture

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Please mention the name of your company and if possible the kind of role(s) it is hiring for.

If the company isn't well know, some context might help.

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Folks need your suggestions on the list of companies that pay very nicely and with good work life balance and tech stacks. Preferably in Chennai, if not then in Bangalore. Any suggestions would be really really helpful. Thanks..

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Just out of curioustiy. Are there good companies in Chennai for tech and product? I only know of freshworks, Zoho, chargebee who seem to be doing something good. Who else?

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As a employees it is very challenging to stay out of the cities, if IT companies comes to Vishakapatnam may of the Andhra Pradesh folks who stays in different cities by leave hometown it would be very helpful for them as well. It would be a very better helpful to Employees , in order to work with more dedication and hardwork. Please anyone help me with this, when Hi-Tech companies will start coming to Vizag?

When IT companies start coming to Vishakapatnam?

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From the past few months I'm seeing news of all the big projects of National interest being parked in Gujrat. Be it GIFT City, DREAM City, Chip Manufacturing facility by Tata, 2036 Olymics stadium, 2 new smart cities, center for AI excellence, Cholera Solar Park, Bullet Train stations, etc?
I'm happy for all the work happening but it seems unfair that all great projects are happening in Gujrat. 

If trade is a reason, there are other states as well in western coast like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala.

I'm not trying to make it political, but I feel it is. 
If it's not political please give your reasoning. I want to be wrong on this.

Why is everything being built in Gujrat?

Maybe your lenses are coloured. I will list 3 different projects from corners of India -  
  
 1. Jewar Intl airport - Delhi NCR  
 2. Coastal roads - Mumbai 
 3. FinTech City - Chennai  
  
 Many relatively smaller initiatives like reliance met city went to Haryana, MH signed 1.4 trillion$ MoUs in Davos.  
  
 States like GJ, MH, KA, TN have a friendly investment policies for many years now. Check which all states have their own pandals in Davos.  
  
 Tatas wanted to establish a manufacturing base in WB and we all know what happened there.

Looking for genuine and non diplomatic answers since it will be anonymous. It is upto you to reveal the name of the company you resigned from.

Lets discuss!!! I will go first -

I quit my last organisation (a famous UPI company) in 2020 because, they still are in old technology. No cloud computing, no kubernates, no terraform. Their entire baremetal infra are in 2 DCs (Mumbai and Bangalore). Leadership ideas are outdated. I was very much bored and looking for a change.

Why did you resign?

Amount of effort i put and the salary i got was not proportional. 14 hrs to get 30k salary as a fresher. I had understood that I deserve better - thus i moved to get better pay and better wlb (which I got in swiggy)

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