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India key AI hub, company deepening partnerships: Nvidia South Asia MD

Dhupar said Nvidia's ecosystem in India is thriving and expanding rapidly as organisations build AI applications using Nvidia's Nemotron models to support public-sector services

Estonian President hails ties with India; seeks deeper cooperation in AI

Addressing a gathering, Estonian President noted that while both nations transitioned from 'colonial yokes' to freedom, they have since transformed into modern technological powerhouses

'Partnership for global stability, progress': PM Modi after meeting Macron

PM Modi said he discussed cooperation in the industrial, defence, clean energy, space, and emerging technologies sectors with French President

AI Impact Summit: Age-based social media curbs on table, says Vaishnaw

Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government is in talks with social media firms on an age-based ban for children and deepfake controls, as AI investments near $200 billion and GPU procurement scales up

PM Modi makes a pitch for democratisation of artificial intelligence

PM says India should be among the top three AI superpowers, not just in consumption, but in creation as well

Govt weighs AI-based credit scores to expand access to formal finance

The Centre is exploring AI-based credit scoring and UPI-linked credit lines to widen access to formal finance for women, first-time borrowers and vulnerable communities

Delhi Police identifies person involved in theft at India AI Summit

Delhi Police has identified a person involved in theft of devices at India AI Impact Summit that took place after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the expo, a senior official said on Tuesday. Homegrown wearables startup NeoSapien Co-founder and CEO Dhananjay Yadav had complained about theft of his devices that he left at his booth allegedly under instruction of security personnel. Yadav said that the theft of his products was "difficult and painful," noting it occurred during a security shutdown for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. Manish Kumar Agrawal, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence Division) said the local police are investigating and there are CCTV cameras in place. "There was a time when the gentleman left the items unattended, this was despite the fact that a locker was provided. It was expected that the exhibitor would put the items in the locker. "But nevertheless for whatever reasons he left (it) unattended, but we have proof, the local police ha

Bill Gates to skip AI Summit, say govt sources; his foundation says he will

Confusion prevailed on Tuesday over Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates attending the high-profile AI Impact Summit with government sources saying he will not attend the meeting while a spokesperson of his foundation contradicted, saying he is. Gates featured among the tech moguls, industry leaders, policymakers, founders, and technologists listed as speakers on the official website of the AI Impact Summit, underway in the national capital from February 16-20. The summit website on Tuesday, however, did not show his name among the key speakers. Government sources said Gates will not be attending the Summit. A spokesperson for his foundation in an emailed response to PTI said, "Bill Gates is attending the AI Impact Summit. He will be delivering his keynote as scheduled." He was listed as a keynote speaker on Feburary 19 at 11.50 hours. Government sources suggesting that Gates will not attend the Summit may be due to his name figuring in files relating to the late sex offender Jeffrey

India doesn't need hand-down versions of AI products: Intel's Viswanathan

India requires AI products that adapt to societal needs and adopt a frugal approach to using high-end, high-cost technologies, including frontier models, he said

AI to crash filmmaking costs, open doors to new storytellers: Shekhar Kapur

Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur on Tuesday said artificial intelligence will dramatically lower the cost of filmmaking and open doors for a new generation of storytellers. The director, known for critical and commercial hits such as "Masoom", "Mr India" and "Bandit Queen", said he has already begun using AI in his own work. "In filmmaking, it will bring a lot of new filmmakers in because the cost of filmmaking is going to come crashing down with AI. That's what's going to happen," Kapur told PTI on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam here. The director described AI as a "democratic technology" that could transform not just cinema, but India's broader economic and creative landscape. "I think that India will add a trillion dollars a year to its GDP with AI. It is the most democratic technology to hit us... It goes right down the pyramid to those that really need it. "AI can do everything but what it can't do is be intuitive. And therefore, people who haven't

Tech Wrap Feb 17: Nothing Phone 4a, iOS 26.4 dev beta, Galaxy S26 series

Nothing Phone 4a series launch date announced. iOS 26.4 dev beta released. Samsung Galaxy S26 series zero-peeking control. Apple event set for March 4. Sarvam Kaze. YouTube ad-blocker crackdown

Defence, jobs and investment lead talks on Day 2 of India-AI Impact Summit

Day 2 saw discussions on AI deployment across defence, telecom, healthcare and agriculture, as the government pushed sovereign AI development and outlined plans to attract $200 billion in investments

IVCA consortium commits ₹500 crore to fund 31 India-built AI startups

Sixteen IVCA-member VC firms have pledged ₹500 crore to invest in 31 homegrown AI startups showcased at MeitY's Impact AI PitchFest, signalling rising confidence in India's deployable AI ecosystem

AI in education key to India becoming a developed nation by 2047: Pradhan

Pradhan added that AI assimilation into education will help the country towards a production and manufacturing-based economy

Mastercard conducts secured agentic commerce transaction at India AI Summit

Mastercard completes what it calls India's first fully authenticated agentic commerce transaction at the India AI Impact Summit, signalling readiness for AI-driven payments

India AI Summit: JP Nadda launches SAHI, BODH to power AI in healthcare

With digital health infrastructure in place, India has launched SAHI and BODH to accelerate AI-driven innovation in healthcare while keeping public trust, ethics and patient safety at the core

Bihar govt signs pacts for investments worth ₹468 cr at AI Impact Summit

The Bihar government has signed initial pacts with technology companies and IIT Patna at India AI Impact Summit here for investments worth Rs 468 crore across several projects, including a research park. According to an official statement, the Bihar government has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth Rs 468 crore with several major technology companies as well as with IIT Patna. The state government has signed MoU worth Rs 60 crore to set up Bihar AI CoE (centre of excellence). An MoU worth Rs 250 crore was signed for setting up a research park at IIT Patna. Tiger Analytics will be Industry Partner and IIT Patna will be Academic Partner. In addition, MoUs were signed with GCC units and IT units such as Red Cyber (Rs 103 crore), GrowQR (Rs 30 crore), and CIPL (Rs 25 crore), among others under Bihar GCC policy 2026 and Bihar IT policy 2024. "This move is expected to create over 10,000 new job opportunities in the field of emerging technologies. Additionally, more than 50,

Spam protection to cloud infra, Airtel shows AI adoption beyond networks

From network-level spam filtering to cloud and data centre operations, Airtel is showcasing how it is using AI across its infrastructure stack at the India AI Impact Summit 2026

India AI Summit 2026: What are the Sarvam Kaze AI glasses PM Modi wore?

At the India AI Summit 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tried Sarvam Kaze, a homegrown AI wearable designed to deliver real-time intelligence and privacy

India eyeing $200 bn AI investments across stack layers in 2 yrs: Vaishnaw

India-AI Impact Summit 2026: India is expanding AI compute, talent training and clean energy capacity, with new GPUs and skills programmes to strengthen its AI ecosystem, said Ashwini Vaishnaw