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US wants India to build on American AI stack: White House advisor

On the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit, White House AI advisor Sriram Krishnan said India is a key US ally and Washington wants partners to build on American AI infrastructure

Galgotias faces backlash after showcasing Chinese robodog as own creation

India AI Impact Summit 2026: The university also claimed that it is the first private institution to invest over ₹350 crore in artificial intelligence

Nvidia, Yotta partner to deploy APAC's largest DGX Cloud Cluster in India

DGX Cloud has been utilising Yotta's GPU infrastructure over the past year, and the expanded deployment reflects growing regional and global demand for AI compute

Big Tech bets, Galgotias robodog row shape day 3 of India-AI Summit

AI infrastructure bets, startup model launches and global funding commitments marked day three of the AI summit, while Galgotias University faced backlash over displaying Chinese robodog as their own

Govt to push AI solutions to improve grid stability, RE integration: Joshi

Energy minister Pralhad Joshi said AI-based tools will help tackle grid congestion, curtailment and renewable integration as India expands solar, wind and storage capacity

OpenAI partners with top Indian institutes to advance AI literacy, skills

OpenAI has announced its first India cohort of partner institutes, aiming to build durable AI capability across campuses and support over 100,000 students, faculty and staff

NPCI exploring multilateral routes to link UPI with global payment systems

Speaking at the AI Impact Summit, NPCI's Executive Director-Growth said that the Corporation is pursuing both bilateral and multilateral models, including work with other countries' payment systems

'India on extraordinary AI trajectory': Pichai outlines Google's big bets

The Alphabet and Google CEO outlined the company's investment, skilling and connectivity initiatives for India as part of its broader artificial intelligence expansion plans

Tech Wrap Feb 18: Google I/O 2026, Apple AI devices, Claude Sonnet 4.6

Google announced I/O 2026 date. Apple AI hardware device lineup. Anthropic announces Claude Sonnet 4.6. Snapchat creator subscription. iOS 26.4 public beta. Google expands Quick Share-AirDrop

Optimism for AI in India, anxiety in West, says Rishi Sunak at AI Summit

In a fireside chat with Meta's Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang, Rishi Sunak described India as 'a country with huge digital ambitions and capacity'

India must focus on literacy to reap benefits of AI, says Vishal Sikka

At the AI Impact Summit, Indian-American entrepreneur Vishal Sikka called for large-scale AI literacy to empower over a billion Indians, saying the technology holds vast potential for new applications

NPCI teams up with Nvidia to build AI layer for payments: What it means

NPCI says the effort builds on its FiMI model and UPI Help Assistant, and is aimed at creating a payments-native AI foundation aligned with India's data sovereignty and regulatory needs

Google Pixel 10a to launch on Feb 18, pre-orders to begin today: Details

Google will unveil the Pixel 10a on February 18, with pre-orders opening the same day, and reports hinting at flagship-grade camera features

Google expands Quick Share-AirDrop interoperability beyond Pixel 10 series

Google Pixel 9 series (except Pixel 9a) smartphone users can now send and receive files with iPhones, iPads and Macs using native AirDrop support via Quick Share

'Urgent need to bridge global AI divide': Microsoft President at AI Summit

At the India AI Impact Summit, Microsoft's Brad Smith said there is an urgent need to close the AI divide between the global north and south, calling for infrastructure, skills and investment

L&T, Nvidia to set up gigawatt-scale AI data centre infrastructure in India

L&T said that the partnership will work on developing AI-ready data centre infrastructure to support large-scale workloads across sectors such as manufacturing and infrastructure

Apple's AI hardware line to include smart glasses, pendant, more: Report

Apple is reportedly working on smart glasses, a wearable AI pendant, and camera-enabled AirPods, all designed to work with Siri and expand its AI-powered hardware lineup

OpenAI ties up with Aiims, IIT Delhi, others to build AI-ready talent

The initiative will support over 1 lakh students, faculty and staff over the next year, moving beyond basic access to AI tools toward campus-wide integration anchored in responsible use

Why an AI video of Tom Cruise battling Brad Pitt spooked Hollywood

A 15-second clip created by an artificial intelligence tool owned by the Chinese technology company ByteDance appears more cinematic than anything so far

India has gained momentum in creating opportunity for AI: Zscaler CEO

Chaudhry said India has been able to attract investments citing examples of how many multinationals are setting up their global capability centres in the country