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18 Feb 2026

Fei-Fei Li's World Labs raises $1 billion to advance spatial intelligence and world models

World Labs, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, has closed a $1 billion funding round backed by Nvidia, AMD, and Autodesk. The startup is advancing spatial intelligence through generative AI world models that create interactive 3D virtual environments. Autodesk's $200 million investment signals a strategic partnership to integrate world models into 3D workflows for entertainment, robotics, and design.

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AI adoption weakens graduate jobs in Ireland as tech employment for young workers falls 20%

Ireland's finance department reveals AI adoption is already weakening employment opportunities for young graduates, particularly in tech and financial services. Employment among 15 to 29 year-olds in technology firms fell 20% between 2023 and 2025, while prime-age workers saw 12% growth. The findings suggest Ireland may be at the frontier of AI-driven labor market changes, with implications for other advanced economies.

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Google Gemini rolls out Lyria 3 to generate 30-second AI songs from text and images

Google has integrated DeepMind's Lyria 3 model into the Gemini app, enabling users worldwide to create 30-second music tracks from simple text or image prompts. The feature auto-generates lyrics and produces custom cover art, marking a significant expansion of AI music generation capabilities. While Google emphasizes copyright protections and SynthID watermarking, the move raises questions about artistic authenticity and the music industry's future.

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Google unveils $15 billion AI infrastructure push in India with subsea connectivity and skills

Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced a $15 billion investment to build AI infrastructure in India, establishing a new subsea cable gateway in Visakhapatnam and gigawatt-scale compute capacity. The initiative includes a $30 million science fund, partnerships with Karmayogi Bharat for 20 million public servants, and AI skills programs reaching 11 million students across India's multilingual landscape.

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Microsoft's glass data storage could preserve information for over 10,000 years

Microsoft's Project Silica has demonstrated a breakthrough in glass data storage technology that could preserve information for more than 10,000 years. Using femtosecond lasers to etch data into silica glass plates, the system offers a sustainable alternative to traditional data centres while withstanding extreme temperatures and environmental conditions.

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Palantir and Rackspace forge partnership to accelerate enterprise AI deployment and data migration

Palantir has partnered with Rackspace Technology to speed up enterprise deployment of its AI-driven software. The collaboration focuses on data migration and implementation services for Palantir's Foundry platform. Rackspace shares surged 263% on the announcement, while analysts highlight Palantir's strong positioning in the growing enterprise AI market.

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Saudi Arabia's Humain Invests $3 Billion in Elon Musk's xAI Ahead of SpaceX Merger

Saudi Arabia's AI company Humain invested $3 billion in Elon Musk's xAI during its Series E funding round, just before xAI merged with SpaceX. The investment made Humain a significant minority shareholder, with holdings converted into SpaceX shares. The move deepens Saudi Arabia's AI ambitions and its strategic ties with Musk as the kingdom seeks to diversify its economy beyond oil.

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Tempus AI stock rises 3.5% after unveiling HRD-RNA algorithm for cancer detection

Tempus AI shares climbed Wednesday following the launch of its new HRD-RNA algorithm, an AI-driven tool designed to detect homologous recombination deficiency in tumors. The algorithm analyzes gene expression to identify patients who may benefit from platinum-based chemotherapy or PARP inhibitors, offering a more dynamic assessment than traditional genomic methods.

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Solid Data raises $20M to solve enterprise AI's context crisis with Semantics Engineering

Israeli startup Solid Data secured $20 million in seed funding to tackle the enterprise AI context crisis through a new discipline called Semantics Engineering. The company's AI-ready semantic models aim to boost AI agent reliability from 20-30% to over 85% by teaching systems to understand business data correctly, addressing the critical problem of data inconsistency that prevents organizations from trusting AI-generated insights.

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Bug exposed confidential emails to Copilot AI, bypassing Microsoft's data protection policies

Microsoft confirmed a coding bug allowed Copilot AI to access and summarize confidential emails for nearly a month, despite data loss prevention policies designed to shield sensitive information. The flaw, tracked as CW1226324, affected Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat users since January, raising concerns about AI tool security as organizations struggle to keep pace with rapid feature rollouts.

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OpenAI partners with top Indian universities to bring AI education to 100,000 students

OpenAI announced partnerships with six leading Indian higher education institutions including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS New Delhi to integrate AI into academic workflows. The initiative will provide ChatGPT Edu access, faculty training, and responsible AI use frameworks to over 100,000 students and staff, marking a shift from consumer tools to institutional AI adoption in one of the world's largest education systems.

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Google unveils America-India Connect subsea cables to power $15 billion AI infrastructure push

Google announced the America-India Connect initiative, establishing new fiber-optic routes between the US and India through the Southern Hemisphere. CEO Sundar Pichai revealed the subsea cable network at New Delhi's AI Impact Summit, part of a $15 billion investment to build an AI hub in Visakhapatnam. The move positions India as a critical node in global AI infrastructure.

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Musk Makes Rare Direct Appeal to South Korea's Chip Talent as Tesla Expands AI Silicon Push

Elon Musk personally recruited South Korean semiconductor professionals on X, urging them to join Tesla's in-house AI chip design efforts. The unusual direct appeal comes as Tesla ramps up custom silicon development for autonomous driving and robotics, including plans for a massive Terafab facility and 2nm chip production.

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NPCI partners with Nvidia to build sovereign AI infrastructure for India's digital payments

NPCI has partnered with Nvidia to develop a payments-native AI foundation model aligned with India's regulatory and data sovereignty requirements. The collaboration will use Nvidia Nemotron to create a foundational AI layer for the payments ecosystem, building on the UPI Help Assistant pilot that supports grievance resolution at scale.

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Indian Army mandates human control over AI-enabled systems as military operations evolve

India's military leadership is establishing strict protocols for AI deployment in defense operations. Lt Gen Vipul Singhal emphasized that AI-enabled systems must undergo rigorous testing and maintain institutionalized human oversight. The Indian Army is actively deploying AI across surveillance, logistics, and decision support while ensuring commanders retain ultimate responsibility for lethal decisions.

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