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Surprise coding breakthrough that made Anthropic into an AI juggernaut

Claude Code, released publicly a year ago, quickly took off with software developers around the world, cementing Anthropic as a leader in lucrative, emerging market for so-called vibe coding products

Surprise coding breakthrough that made Anthropic into an AI juggernaut
Updated On : 21 Feb 2026 | 8:57 AM IST

US ties, supply chain discussions anchor Day 5 of India AI Impact Summit

India joined the US-led Pax Silica bloc, expanded AI manufacturing ties, and outlined plans for sovereign compute, workforce transition, and biotech innovation on Day 5 of the India-AI Impact Summit

US ties, supply chain discussions anchor Day 5 of India AI Impact Summit
Updated On : 20 Feb 2026 | 6:25 PM IST

UK deputy PM calls for safe, fair, and inclusive AI to benefit humanity

UK Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy on Friday emphasised the importance of having a safe, inclusive and equitable artificial intelligence available for everyone. Speaking at a session at the AI Impact Summit in the national capital, Lammy said that the world faces two parts with respect to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The choices the world faces are two paths -- one which sees AI take power and opportunity away from people and "sadly divides us"; and another one that sees AI used as a force for good to solve problems and uplift all of humanity, he said. The session was on 'Speaking Everyone's Language: The Key to Inclusive Al Opportunity' Lammy also mentioned certain projects related to AI, including the Asia AI Development Observatory that would be a new network to support responsible AI governance and other aspects. These projects as well as many new institutions and coalitions that are now emerging can help make sure that "we go down the right path. That is a path of a safe

UK deputy PM calls for safe, fair, and inclusive AI to benefit humanity
Updated On : 20 Feb 2026 | 2:55 PM IST

Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Pro AI model for complex tasks: Details

Google said that its latest Gemini 3.1 Pro model brings stronger reasoning, improved coding skills and higher usage limits to select Gemini app and NotebookLM users

Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Pro AI model for complex tasks: Details
Updated On : 20 Feb 2026 | 12:21 PM IST

Trump plans 'Tech Corps' to promote AI abroad, gain edge over China

Called the Tech Corps, the programme would deploy as many as 5,000 American volunteers and advisers over the next five years to Peace Corps partner nations

Trump plans 'Tech Corps' to promote AI abroad, gain edge over China
Updated On : 20 Feb 2026 | 8:05 AM IST

Global, Indian firms to work on adoption of AI, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

Companies developing frontier AI models pledge to release insights, enhance multilingual evaluations and support inclusive, globally relevant AI development, says IT minister

Global, Indian firms to work on adoption of AI, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 11:07 PM IST

AI Impact Summit Day 4: Modi redraws AI roadmap; Ambani pledges ₹10 trn

Day 4 of AI Impact summit saw India unveiling sovereign AI models as PM Modi pitched the MANAV framework, Reliance committed ₹10 trn, and global leaders positioned India at the centre of AI's future

AI Impact Summit Day 4: Modi redraws AI roadmap; Ambani pledges ₹10 trn
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 7:38 PM IST

Sarvam AI explained: Inside India’s big bet on sovereign artificial intelligence | India AI Summit

For years, the AI race has been dominated by American and Chinese companies. India, despite its tech talent, lacked a homegrown foundational AI model.

Icon YoutubeSarvam AI explained: Inside India’s big bet on sovereign artificial intelligence | India AI Summit
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 6:26 PM IST

India can lead human revolution through responsible AI, says Vishal Sikka

India can lead a new human revolution powered by purposeful and responsible AI (artificial intelligence) that empowers "a billion entrepreneurs" not just to earn a living, but to create meaningful lives, Vianai founder and CEO Vishal Sikka said on Thursday. Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, Sikka, former CEO of IT giant Infosys, highlighted astonishing productivity gains from AI, its limitations and responsible usage. He said that AI represents a historic opportunity, and India has previously transformed connectivity and food security within a generation. "To build the next generation of it (AI)... We can be on our way to a human revolution. Powered by AI, good AI, purposeful AI-- where every one of us-- a billion entrepreneurs-- is not just making a living, but is making a life -- not some artificial life or some artificial general life, but our own life and the life of others, and that would be so much fun to do," Sikka said. The Indian-American entrepreneur said that

India can lead human revolution through responsible AI, says Vishal Sikka
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 2:39 PM IST

India has a central role to play in shaping AI: Anthropic CEO Amodei

At the India AI Impact Summit, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says India will shape AI's global trajectory, balancing transformative economic gains with risks of misuse and displacement

India has a central role to play in shaping AI: Anthropic CEO Amodei
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 1:51 PM IST

Why Sarvam's new 105B model marks a shift in India's sovereign AI ambitions

Sarvam's 105B model is its first fully independently trained foundation model, addressing criticism of its earlier Mistral-based system and strengthening India's position in the global AI race

Why Sarvam's new 105B model marks a shift in India's sovereign AI ambitions
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 1:48 PM IST

JioHotstar, OpenAI roll out ChatGPT-powered multilingual voice discovery

Partnership introduces multilingual, AI-driven voice discovery across live and on-demand content, enabling viewers to find and engage with stories through natural conversation

JioHotstar, OpenAI roll out ChatGPT-powered multilingual voice discovery
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 12:49 PM IST

India unveils 3 sovereign AI models at Delhi Summit: Key features, details

India AI Impact Summit 2026: India launched three homegrown AI models, focused on Indian languages, voice use and local data control

India unveils 3 sovereign AI models at Delhi Summit: Key features, details
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 12:01 PM IST

Govt working to upskill, reskill IT workforce amid AI challenges: Vaishnaw

The government is aware of the challenges that the Indian IT industry is facing due to artificial intelligence and is working with academia to upskill and reskill talents, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. During his welcome address at the inaugural session of India AI impact Summit 2026, Vaishnaw said that the Prime Minister, in the Union Budget, has announced a very big policy shift aimed at attracting world's data to India, to reside in India, to be processed here and to deliver high-value services to the world. "We are also conscious of the challenges which are facing our IT industry and to mitigate it we are working with the industry and academia to upskill, reskill and to build a new talent pipeline for this new intelligence age," Vaishnaw said. He said the Prime Minister has always shown commitment towards clean energy, and India at present has more than 50 per cent of the power generation capacity from the clean sources. "Our visionary Prime Minister has .

Govt working to upskill, reskill IT workforce amid AI challenges: Vaishnaw
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 11:24 AM IST

Gnani.ai expands Inya VoiceOS capabilities with two new speech models

The two speech models, released under the IndiaAI Mission, expand Gnani.ai's Inya VoiceOS stack with production-scale speech recognition and text-to-speech systems for Indian languages

Gnani.ai expands Inya VoiceOS capabilities with two new speech models
Updated On : 19 Feb 2026 | 10:55 AM IST

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

US wants India to build on American AI stack: White House advisor
Updated On : 18 Feb 2026 | 8:10 PM IST

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

Tech Wrap Feb 18: Google I/O 2026, Apple AI devices, Claude Sonnet 4.6
Updated On : 18 Feb 2026 | 8:03 PM IST

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6 model, highlighting these improvements

Anthropic rolls out Claude Sonnet 4.6 across plans, highlighting gains in coding, spreadsheet navigation, long-term reasoning, and resistance to prompt injection attacks

Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6 model, highlighting these improvements
Updated On : 18 Feb 2026 | 1:49 PM IST

Google I/O 2026 event confirmed to commence on May 19: What to expect

Google has confirmed I/O 2026 for May 19-20, where it will unveil new AI updates across Gemini, Android, and more. Check details here

Google I/O 2026 event confirmed to commence on May 19: What to expect
Updated On : 18 Feb 2026 | 12:08 PM IST

Infosys partners with Anthropic for AI solutions with focus on agentic AI

Infosys on Tuesday announced a strategic collaboration with American artificial intelligence company Anthropic to develop and deploy advanced enterprise AI solutions for companies across telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and software development. The partnership will launch in telecommunication sector a dedicated Anthropic Center of Excellence to build and deploy AI agents tailored to industry-specific operations, before expanding into other regulated sectors, Infosys said in a statement. "The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to ensuring AI drives real transformational value, not just efficiency gains," it said. At the core of the collaboration is the integration of Anthropic's Claude models, including Claude Code, with Infosys Topaz AI offerings. The companies aim to help enterprises automate complex workflows, accelerate software delivery and adopt AI with governance and transparency suited to regulated environments. A key focus will be agentic AI -

Infosys partners with Anthropic for AI solutions with focus on agentic AI
Updated On : 17 Feb 2026 | 10:41 PM IST