Xoriant Urges Shift to ‘Applied Intelligence’ as AI Turns From Hype to Execution

Overview

• CEO Rohit Kedia called for redirecting AI efforts toward measurable business outcomes, warning that investment has outpaced real adoption.
• Xoriant says its entire workforce is now AI literate and it is targeting company-wide AI fluency by the end of next year.
• The firm’s approach rests on three pillars: workforce transformation, domain ontologies for expertise, and platform-led delivery through its Orion system.
• On the first trading day of 2026, the S&P 500 rose 0.19%, the Nasdaq dipped 0.03%, and the Dow gained 0.66% as Berkshire Hathaway began the Greg Abel era with Class A shares down 1.4%.
• Regulatory signals remained active with SEBI proposing phased net-worth rules for merchant bankers and the U.S. president blocking HieFo’s $3 million purchase of Emcore assets on national-security grounds.