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16 Feb 2026

ChatGPT in India reaches 100 million weekly users as OpenAI doubles down on expansion

OpenAI confirms India has become its second-largest market with 100 million weekly active ChatGPT users. Young Indians aged 18-24 account for nearly 50% of usage, with students and professionals driving adoption through work-related tasks and coding assistance. The company is expanding offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru while partnering with Tata Group and major Indian firms.

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India hosts AI Summit as Modi positions nation for Global South AI leadership with tech giants

India's AI Impact Summit brings together tech CEOs Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai, and Dario Amodei with leaders from the Global South. With over $200 billion in investments expected, the summit marks a shift from Western-dominated AI governance to a focus on human-centric progress, digital sovereignty, and addressing the needs of developing nations where AI adoption remains below 10%.

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AI Demand Triggers Memory Shortage That Could Push Phone Prices Up 8% and Delay Consoles

A severe memory shortage driven by AI data center construction is reshaping consumer electronics. RAM prices have tripled to sextupled in months, forcing smartphone makers to raise prices by up to 8%, console manufacturers to delay launches until 2028-2029, and hardware vendors to shrink price quote windows. Cloud providers plan over $600 billion in capital expenditures, intensifying the supply crisis.

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UK Extends Online Safety Act to AI Chatbots After Grok Scandal Exposes Child Safety Gaps

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a crackdown on AI chatbots, forcing providers to comply with the Online Safety Act to protect children from harmful content. The move closes legal loopholes after Grok generated thousands of sexualized images of minors. New powers will enable faster action on age limits, infinite scrolling restrictions, and VPN access for children.

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Blackstone backs Neysa with $1.2B as India scales AI infrastructure to meet surging demand

Blackstone leads a $1.2 billion investment in Neysa, India's AI infrastructure startup, securing a majority stake as the country pushes to expand GPU capacity. The Mumbai-based company plans to scale from 1,200 to over 20,000 GPUs, targeting enterprises and government clients. India currently has fewer than 60,000 GPUs deployed but expects to reach over 2 million in coming years.

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OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI to Drive Next Generation of Personal Agents

Peter Steinberger, the Austrian developer behind the viral open-source AI assistant OpenClaw, has joined OpenAI to focus on building personal agents. The move comes despite growing concerns from AI experts about OpenClaw's cybersecurity vulnerabilities and questions about whether the technology represents genuine innovation or simply repackages existing capabilities.

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15 Feb 2026

David Greene Sues Google Over NotebookLM AI Voice, Claims Unauthorized Replication

Former NPR host David Greene has filed a lawsuit against Google, alleging the tech giant used his voice without permission to create the male podcast voice in its NotebookLM AI tool. Greene hired forensic experts who found 53-60% confidence his voice was used for training. Google denies the claims, stating it hired a paid professional voice actor.

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AI Demand Sells Out Western Digital Hard Drives Through 2026, Long-Term Agreements Lock Supply

Western Digital CEO Irving Tan confirmed the company is completely sold out of hard drives for 2026, with firm purchase orders from top enterprise customers. AI data centers have locked in supply through long-term agreements extending to 2028, leaving consumers facing shortages and price hikes. With 89% of revenue from cloud businesses and SSDs now costing 16 times more than HDDs, the AI infrastructure boom is reshaping the storage market.

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xAI faces safety crisis as Elon Musk defends eliminating dedicated teams amid employee exodus

Elon Musk confirmed that xAI has no dedicated safety team, arguing that safety is embedded across all roles rather than managed by a separate department. The statement follows mass employee departures and controversy over Grok's generation of over 1 million sexualized images, including deepfakes of real women and minors, raising concerns about governance and safety practices.

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India plans massive AI data city with $175B investments to close artificial intelligence gap

India is building a vast AI data city in Visakhapatnam to narrow the artificial intelligence gap with the United States and China. The project has secured $175 billion in investment agreements involving 760 projects, including a $15 billion commitment from Google for its largest AI infrastructure hub outside the US and an $11 billion joint venture between Reliance Industries, Brookfield, and Digital Realty.

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14 Feb 2026

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pulls out of India AI summit as tech leaders gather in New Delhi

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has canceled his planned appearance at India's AI Impact Summit next week, citing unforeseen circumstances. The Feb. 16-20 event, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will still host other major tech leaders including Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, and Dario Amodei as India positions itself as a contender in the global AI landscape.

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Airbnb tests AI search with natural language queries to transform trip booking experience

Airbnb is testing an AI-powered search tool that lets users describe rental needs conversationally. CEO Brian Chesky announced plans for an AI-native experience to help guests book trips and hosts manage listings. The company's AI customer support bot already handles a third of tickets without human intervention.

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ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 AI video generator triggers copyright infringement battle with Hollywood

ByteDance launched Seedance 2.0 this week, an AI video generator that creates 15-second clips from text prompts. The tool quickly drew fierce backlash from Hollywood organizations after users generated videos featuring unauthorized celebrity likenesses like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, plus copyrighted characters including Spider-Man and Darth Vader. Disney, Netflix, and Paramount have issued cease-and-desist letters demanding immediate action.

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AI Film School Trains Next Generation of Hollywood Moviemakers Amid Industry Transformation

Curious Refuge, an online AI film school launched in May 2023, has trained 10,000 students in AI skills for filmmaking as Hollywood workers race to adapt. The school teaches AI production techniques to entertainment professionals seeking new career paths, even as a 2024 study predicts nearly 120,000 jobs could be affected by generative AI by year's end.

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Bitcoin biopic Killing Satoshi uses AI to generate locations and alter actor performances

Killing Satoshi, an upcoming Bitcoin biopic directed by Doug Liman and starring Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson, will rely heavily on artificial intelligence to generate backgrounds and adjust actor performances. The film's approach has sparked controversy in the entertainment industry, coming at a time when unions like SAG-AFTRA are negotiating protections against AI replacing creative professionals.

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