India may finally get Apple Pay by mid-2026
appleinsider - A new report backs up recent claims that India is shortly to get Apple Pay after years of complex negotiations.Apple Pay may finally come to IndiaIn January 2026, it was rumored that Apple was in talks to get Apple Pay in India. Now Bloomberg is reporting…
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Sam Altman Would Like To Remind You That Humans Use a Lot of Energy, Too
msmash / slashdot - OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is pushing back on growing concerns about AI's environmental footprint, dismissing claims about ChatGPT's water consumption as "totally fake" and arguing that the fairer way to measure AI's energy use is to compare it against humans.…
Back to Top / Monday, February 23, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19566 / 5 stories in 11 days
OpenAI Announce Partnerships With TCS, JioHotstar, MakeMyTrip at the India AI Impact Summit 2026
Azdhan / medianama - OpenAI revealed its plans to expand beyond Delhi at the AI IMpact Summit by setting up new offices in Bengaluru & Mumbai, and partnering with companies like TCS, Pine Labs, JioHotStar, MakeMyTripThe post OpenAI Announce Partnerships With TCS, JioHotstar, …
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OpenAI and Big Tech announce major India deals and remarks
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Modi pitches India as global artificial intelligence hub at AI summit
abcnews - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pitched India as a major hub for artificial intelligence, built at home and used worldwide
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- Industrial AI arms race: Tata, Reliance, NVIDIA build compute backbone (7)
- Modi's MANAV: India’s sovereign AI strategy and policy push (3)
- Summit drama: Gates exit and cold CEOs signal tensions (5)
Banking and payments: NPCI’s FiMI and AI fraud defenses
Industrial AI arms race: Tata, Reliance, NVIDIA build compute backbone
Modi's MANAV: India’s sovereign AI strategy and policy push
Summit drama: Gates exit and cold CEOs signal tensions
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 3:20 am / permalink 19401 / 17 stories in 16 days
India Tells University To Leave AI Summit After Presenting Chinese Robot as Its Own
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: An Indian university has been asked to vacate its stall at the country's flagship AI summit after a staff member was caught presenting a commercially available robotic dog made in China as its own creation, two governm…
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India AI Impact Summit: ‘Impact Over Hype’ At The Centre Of India’s AI Strategy
Lokesh Choudhary / inc42 - The opening day of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi unfolded as a landmark moment in the…
- Frugal AI for developing countries; safety, publishers, digital IDs. (6)
- India pushes Global AI Commons, steering global policy. (9)
- Massive investments and data centers reshape India's AI landscape. (9)
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Frugal AI for developing countries; safety, publishers, digital IDs.
India pushes Global AI Commons, steering global policy.
Massive investments and data centers reshape India's AI landscape.
Other: miscellaneous tech and tools at the summit.
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Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 19246 / 27 stories in 18 days
AI Cloud Infra Startup Neysa To Raise $1.2 Bn In Blackstone-Led Round
Anjali Jain / inc42 - AI cloud infrastructure startup Neysa has entered into a definitive agreement with US-based Blackstone for a $600 Mn (about ₹5,443…
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 19229 / 2 stories in 19 days
Semiconductor Startup C2i Raises $15 Mn From Peak XV, Others
Anne Florentyna / inc42 - Semiconductor startup C2i Semiconductors has raised $15 Mn (around ₹136 Cr) in its Series A funding round led by Peak…
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 2:20 am / permalink 19228 / 2 stories in 19 days
India Proposes 20-Year Tax Holiday for Cloud Companies
PYMNTS / pymnts - India is reportedly offering foreign cloud companies a 20-year tax amnesty for building data centers there. The proposal, announced Sunday (Feb 1) by India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and flagged in a report by TechCrunch, would give companies a…
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Juspay raises US$50M, makes secondaries mainstream in Indian fintech
Sainul / e27 - India’s payments infrastructure firm Juspay has raised US$50 million from WestBridge Capital in a Series D follow-on round, valuing the company at US$1.2 billion. The transaction combines primary capital with a secondary component that offers liquidity to…
Back to Top / Friday, January 23, 2026, 5:20 am / permalink 18320 / 4 stories in 6 wks
Deepinder Goyal Resigns As Eternal Group CEO, Albinder Dhindsa To Take The Reins
Amit Singh / medianama - Zomato’s founder Deepinder Goyal is stepping down as Group CEO at Eternal, starting February 1, 2026. Albinder Dhindsa, who currently…The post Deepinder Goyal Resigns As Eternal Group CEO, Albinder Dhindsa To Take The Reins appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 18236 / 4 stories in 6 wks
Bolna nabs $6.3M from General Catalyst for its India-focused voice orchestration platform
Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Bolna said that 75% of its revenue is coming from self-serve customers.
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Raana Semiconductors Raises $3M in Seed Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Raana Semiconductors, a Tamil Nadu, India based-developer of Czochralski-based crystal growth systems, raised $3m in seed funding. The round was led by Equirus Innovatex Fund and Artha Venture Fund, with participation from IvyCap Ventures, PointOne Capita…
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 10:20 am / permalink 18201 / 3 stories in 6 wks
ChatGPT Introduces Lower-Priced Subscription Tier With These Features
Joe Rossignol / macrumors - OpenAI today announced that its lower-priced ChatGPT Go subscription tier is now available worldwide, with U.S. pricing set at $8 per month.ChatGPT Go provides expanded access to ChatGPT's latest model, GPT‑5.2 Instant, with 10× more messages, file upload…
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Anthropic taps former Microsoft India MD to lead Bengaluru expansion
Jagmeet Singh / techcrunch - Irina Ghose joins Anthropic as India managing director after 24 years at Microsoft.
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Apple and Samsung Oppose India’s Smartphone Source Code-Sharing Rule
PYMNTS / pymnts - India wants smartphone makers to share their source code with its government. That’s according to a report Sunday (Jan. 11) by Reuters, which said that the government also wants these companies to make several software changes to comply with new security …
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UK regulator asks X about reports its AI makes 'sexualised images of children'
bbc - Elon Musk's social media platform has warned users not to use Grok to generate illegal content.
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Microsoft Pledges Over $30 Billion for Sovereign AI in Canada and India
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Microsoft has committed over $30 billion to Canada and India, launching "Sovereign AI" clouds to enforce strict data residency and local control.The post Microsoft Pledges Over $30 Billion for Sovereign AI in Canada and India appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Intel to explore making chips with mega-corp Tata in India’s first fab
Simon Sharwood / theregister - Chipzilla doesn’t need 28nm product, so maybe this is about landing another outsourced packaging partner Intel will explore manufacturing some chips in India’s first fab after forming an alliance with Indian mega-corp Tata.…
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Apple, Google, Samsung Protest India's Mandatory Always-On Location Tracking Plan [Report]
iclarified - Apple, Google, and Samsung are pushing back against a proposal in India that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-based location tracking enabled at all times. The plan, still under review, has raised strong objections over privacy, security,…
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