Vishwadeep Khatri

Companies are increasingly pointing to artificial intelligence when announcing job cuts, alongside more traditional reasons such as weak finances or overhiring. AI was mentioned in over 50,000 layoffs in 2025, with firms like Amazon, Pinterest and HP linking cuts to future AI-driven changes. Critics warn some companies may be using “AI-washing” to justify cost-driven layoffs. View the full article

SpaceX has asked US regulators for permission to deploy up to one million satellites to power space-based AI data centres using solar energy. The plan follows talks between SpaceX and Elon Musk’s xAI about a possible merger ahead of a major public listing. The proposal relies on Starship to cut launch costs. View the full article

Shares of videogame companies fell sharply on Friday after Google launched its AI model, Project Genie, which can create interactive digital worlds from text or images. Take-Two, Roblox, and Unity dropped 9–19% as the technology could disrupt traditional game development. Developers fear faster cycles may cut costs but threaten jobs. View the full article

Towards this end, the AI major has been bolstering its finance team by hiring a chief accounting officer and a corporate business finance officer to handle investor relations. Meanwhile, OpenAI executives are privately worried that competitor Anthropic could list first. Anthropic has reportedly hired law firm Wilson Sonsini to prepare for a potential IPO as early as 2026. View the full article

The platform created by developer Matt Schlicht, has given most of the control to an AI assistant that moderates posts and removes spam. View the full article

In an interview with PTI ahead of the AI Impact Summit, Ajay Kumar Sood, the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India, also favoured using existing laws to deal with the scourge of artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes, contending that strict legislation may "kill innovation". View the full article

India’s AI infrastructure investments, currently worth $70 billion, could double around the IndiaAI Impact Summit next month, the electronics and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, The government plans to roll out the next phase of the IndiaAI Mission soon and launch sovereign AI models. View the full article

The minister also pointed to the growing appeal of smaller models over large, frontier AI models. He cited rapid shifts in computing in the past, from mainframes to personal computers, and noted just how quickly dominant technologies can be disrupted. View the full article

The US is positioning India as a key future partner in a new economic security framework aimed at securing global supply chains for artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg said on Friday. View the full article

India is set to unveil its own AI models at the upcoming India AI Impact Summit. The event, scheduled from February 16 to 20, is expected to attract global leaders and significant investment. The summit aims to democratise AI technology and foster responsible deployment. Over 100 countries are expected to participate, with many heads of state confirming their attendance. View the full article

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced a new plan to expand artificial intelligence training to 500 universities across the country. This initiative aims to create a talent pipeline for the industry by providing specialised course curriculum and training opportunities for students. The program follows a model used in the semiconductor sector, where students at 315 universities are already designing chips. View the full article

WaveX has opened applications for the India AI Impact Summit 2026. Selected startups will exhibit AI products at the Bharat Mandapam. The event aims to boost India's AI ecosystem. It will focus on impact, accessibility, and safety. Policymakers, industry leaders, and investors will attend. This summit will strengthen India's position as a trusted global AI partner. View the full article

The proceeds are earmarked for upgrading its technology platform and developing new products, as well as sales expansion, potential equity investments or acquisitions and working ‌capital and ‌general corporate purposes, the filing said. View the full article

The three-year deal will allow Nvidia-backed Perplexity to ‌run a range of AI models through Microsoft's Foundry program, including systems from OpenAI, Anthropic and xAI, the report said. View the full article

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A wide variety of chipmakers have spent years trying to compete with Nvidia, including old-guard companies like Advanced Micro Devices, startups like Cerebras and tech giants like Microsoft and Meta. But the growing chip businesses at Amazon and Google are Nvidia's toughest competition. View the full article

Space-based data centers - still an ‌early-stage concept - would likely rely ‌on hundreds of solar-powered satellites networked in orbit to handle the enormous computing demands of AI systems like xAI's Grok or OpenAI's ChatGPT, at a time when energy-hungry Earth-based facilities are ‌becoming increasingly costly to run. View the full article

Big Tech companies are racing to forge partnerships with OpenAI, betting that closer ‌ties with the artificial-intelligence startup would give them a competitive edge in the AI race. View the full article

The discussions represent an early test case for whether Silicon Valley, in Washington's ‌good graces after ‌years of tensions, can sway how U.S. military and intelligence personnel deploy increasingly powerful AI on the battlefield. View the full article

India could generate $550 billion from AI by 2035, contributing over 4% to GDP by 2030, but scaling beyond pilot projects remains a challenge. Data gaps, talent shortages, and infrastructure limits slow adoption, while firms call for clearer policies and more funding. Budget 2026 is expected to support AI infrastructure and skilling. View the full article

The Economic Survey 2025-26 recognised that India would need to beat emerging hubs such as Malaysia, Japan and Vietnam to set up more data centres given the country currently hosts only 3% of the 11,000 data centres worldwide, even as it generates nearly 20% of global data. View the full article

AI pioneer Yann LeCun argues large language models are a dead end for achieving human-level intelligence. After leaving Meta, he criticizes Silicon Valley’s herd mentality, defends open source and pursues alternative AI systems that can plan, learn from the real world and rival global competitors. View the full article

Overwhelmed parents and students increasingly use AI chatbots for college planning, research and reassurance. Tools offer constant, affordable guidance amid scarce counselors, but experts warn inaccuracies, flattery and outdated data can mislead applicants and cannot replace human judgment entirely reliably. View the full article

The move is expected to address fragmentation in data availability, quality, standardisation and interoperability, which has so far limited the scalability of domestic AI innovation. View the full article