Vishwadeep Khatri

A surge in corporate spending across the AI ‌supply chain, from data center infrastructure to chips and power, has helped lift equity markets even as worries grow over a potential market bubble and the boom's sustainability. View the full article

Nvidia is investing $2 billion in CoreWeave, which is set to focus on expanding their AI infrastructure and computing power. View the full article

AI is helping find participants and sites for clinical trials and drafting documents for regulators, shaving weeks ⁠off these labor-intensive processes, seven large drugmakers and six smaller biotech companies said at the recent JP Morgan Healthcare Conference. View the full article

As India accelerates its quest for sovereign AI, the nation must prioritise the release of government-held data to counter the western standpoint of current global models, EY's Rajnish Gupta said. View the full article

The EU Commission ⁠will open proceedings against ‌Elon ‌Musk's AI ‌chatbot Grok under the Digital Services Act on ​Monday, ​Germany's Handelsblatt ‌reported ‍on ‍Monday, citing three high-ranking EU ‌officials. View the full article

According to tests conducted by the Guardian, GPT-5.2 cited Grokipedia nine times in response to more than a dozen queries. These included questions about Iranian political and economic structures, as well as the biography of Richard Evans, the British historian who served as an expert witness in the landmark libel trial involving Holocaust denier David Irving. View the full article

Chair and Board Member of Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day celebrations of India, extended his greetings and said that his foundation will outline the partnerships and the commitment to help build an inclusive AI future while attending the India AI Summit, which is to be held in Delhi from February 19-20. View the full article

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is expected to contribute approximately $607 billion to India's economy by 2035, with significant impact across key sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, energy, education and manufacturing, according to a report by PwC. View the full article

Internal conflict at Thinking Machines saw founders defect to OpenAI after disputes prompting firings, rehiring by Sam Altman, highlighting AI industry rivalry. View the full article

Zensar Technologies says AI-driven deals are growing and more profitable but still form a small part of its overall IT business. About 20% of its order bookings are “AI-influenced,” while traditional projects remain dominant. The company aims to become an ‘AI-native’ organisation, cautiously exploring acquisitions to strengthen capabilities. View the full article

American workers are using artificial intelligence at work, with many now relying on it daily for writing, research and admin tasks. Use is highest in technology, finance and education, while service jobs lag behind. Most workers are not afraid of losing jobs, though some roles face higher risk future. View the full article

The conversation took place at the World Economic Forum in Davos and was moderated by Dan Roth, editor-in-chief of LinkedIn. Nadella pointed out that history shows general-purpose technologies create real value only when they are widely adopted across the economy, and that for AI, this will require governments and companies to work together to build the necessary infrastructure, from energy to data centres, and enable businesses and citizens to use it. View the full article

Altman's visit, his first to India in nearly a year, will coincide with the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi from February 16-20, which will feature Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani. However, TechCrunch has said that Altman’s attendance is not yet confirmed. Other tech firms, too, are planning parallel events that week: Anthropic is hosting a developers’ meet in Bengaluru on February 16, while Nvidia is lining up an evening programme in New Delhi. View the full article

According to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, AI’s impact is only just beginning, and the technology is in great demand, so it cannot be dismissed as a bubble. However, supply constraints, especially the shortage of advanced chips, remain a big impediment, he said. View the full article

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday stressed the risks of generative artificial intelligence, how it could usurp human identities and relationships, influence public opinion and deepen social polarisation In a message marking the World Day of Social Communications, the pope said AI systems reflect the worldview of their creators and can shape patterns of thought by reproducing biases embedded in the data they process. View the full article

Reliance Jio has launched a campaign using Google Gemini Pro to equi teachers and schools of Punjab with AI skills. Over 500 schools and 5,000 individuals have been trained. Jio offers a free 18-month Google Gemini Pro Plan to its 5G users. A free online Jio AI Classroom program is also available for youth skill development. View the full article

More students are applying to law school as a career hedge. However, they face increased costs and new federal loan limits. The rise of artificial intelligence also poses uncertainties for future legal jobs and salaries. This presents a significant challenge for a new generation of aspiring legal professionals. View the full article

Odisha is set to embrace artificial intelligence for governance and public services. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi announced plans to build a secure and sovereign AI ecosystem. The state will develop shared AI infrastructure and population-scale applications. View the full article

Public discourse increasingly frames artificial intelligence in religious, even apocalyptic terms. Podcasters, writers and tech elites liken AI to messiahs, prophets or antichrists, reflecting humanity’s ancient impulse to anthropomorphize mysterious technologies and grant algorithms divine authority in contemporary media culture. View the full article

Addressing a gathering after inaugurating the valedictory session of the Kerala Regional AI Impact Conference organised by the IndiaAI Mission on Friday, Vijayan outlined the state government's vision to integrate AI into administration to enhance transparency, efficiency and public participation. View the full article

The Singapore government will invest ‍over S$1 billion ($778.8 ​million) in public artificial intelligence research through ⁠2030 to strengthen the nation's capabilities and global competitiveness, it said on Saturday. View the full article

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This move makes advanced AI tools more accessible for spreadsheet-heavy workflows. The update, which aims to streamline data analysis for professionals in finance and operations, now supports drag-and-drop of multiple files, prevents overwriting existing cells, and uses auto-compaction for extended sessions. View the full article

Chinese officials had begun looking into whether the December takeover of the agentic AI startup violated tech export or national security regulations. The central issue is whether Chinese technology or user data could have been compromised or shared with an American company. Regulators are now also investigating potential violations of rules governing cross-border currency flows, tax accounting and overseas investments, people familiar with the matter said. View the full article

'Strengthening AI Governance Through Techno-Legal Framework' outlines a comprehensive institutional mechanism to operationalise India's AI governance ecosystem, emphasising that the success of any policy instrument depends on its effective implementation. View the full article