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17 Feb 2026

India's AI Summit draws global attention but opens with logistical chaos and security lockdowns

India's inaugural AI Impact Summit in New Delhi attracted over 250,000 registrations and 118 countries, positioning the nation as a leader in artificial intelligence development. However, the marquee event faced severe criticism after day-one chaos left delegates stranded for hours during security lockdowns. Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw apologized while unveiling ambitious plans including $200 billion in AI investments and the New Delhi Frontier AI Impact Commitments framework.

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India targets $200 billion in AI infrastructure investment as Adani commits $100B for data centers

India has launched an aggressive campaign to attract over $200 billion in AI infrastructure investment by 2028, positioning itself as a global hub for AI computing. The push includes Adani Group's $100 billion commitment to build renewable-energy-powered data centers over the next decade, alongside partnerships with Nvidia and major venture capital firms to develop the country's AI ecosystem.

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Modi pitches India as affordable AI hub at summit, drawing $200 billion in investments

Prime Minister Narendra Modi positioned India as a hub for affordable and scalable artificial intelligence at the India AI Summit in New Delhi. The event drew over a dozen heads of state and tech executives, with more than $200 billion in AI investments expected over the next two years. The summit faced organizational challenges and a surprise withdrawal by Bill Gates, but showcased India's ambition to bridge advanced economies and the Global South in AI development.

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Tesla's Full Self-Driving tries to drive owner into lake, raising fresh safety concerns

A Tesla owner captured his vehicle attempting to drive straight into a lake while using Full Self-Driving version 14.2.2.4. Daniel Milligan's viral video, which garnered over 1.2 million views, shows the car accelerating down a boat ramp at night before he intervened. The repeatable incident adds to mounting regulatory pressure as NHTSA investigates 2.88 million Tesla vehicles.

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iOS 26.4 beta brings AI-powered Playlist Playground to Apple Music with text prompt generation

Apple released iOS 26.4 beta for developers, introducing Playlist Playground—a new AI feature that lets Apple Music subscribers generate playlists using text prompts. The update also includes a refreshed interface for albums and playlists, concert notifications, video episodes on Apple Podcasts, and testing for encrypted RCS messages, though the anticipated Gemini-powered Siri remains absent.

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Humanoid robots perform kung fu at China's Spring Festival Gala, drawing 23 billion views

China showcased its latest humanoid robots at the 2026 Spring Festival Gala, where machines from Unitree Robotics and other firms performed complex martial arts routines, backflips, and synchronized moves. The broadcast drew 23 billion views across all platforms, far surpassing last year's clunky demonstrations. The display signals China's ambitions in AI and robotics manufacturing, though experts note the robots excel at pre-programmed performances rather than real-world adaptability.

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India launches SAHI and BODH initiatives to advance safe AI in healthcare at AI Impact Summit

Union Health Minister JP Nadda unveiled two pioneering digital health initiatives—SAHI and BODH—at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi. The launch marks a significant step toward safe, ethical AI deployment in India's healthcare ecosystem. SAHI provides a governance framework for responsible AI use, while BODH offers a platform for testing and validating AI solutions before large-scale deployment.

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India risks losing demographic dividend without urgent skilling, warns Chief Economic Adviser

India's Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran warned that the nation risks squandering its demographic dividend unless it accelerates skilling and education reforms. With only 4.4% of its 1.4 billion population formally skilled, India needs to create at least eight million jobs annually until 2030 to prevent widening inequality and social instability as artificial intelligence transforms the workforce.

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Valve halts Steam Deck sales as AI-fueled memory shortage grips gaming hardware market

Valve confirmed Steam Deck is out of stock indefinitely due to memory shortages driven by AI data center demands. The 256GB LCD model is discontinued, while OLED versions face intermittent availability. Sony may delay PS6 until 2029, and Nintendo could raise Switch 2 prices as component costs spiral across the consumer electronics market.

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Infosys partners with Anthropic to build AI agents as automation reshapes IT services industry

Indian IT giant Infosys has partnered with Anthropic to develop enterprise-grade AI agents, integrating Claude models into its Topaz AI platform. The collaboration aims to automate complex workflows across banking, telecoms, and manufacturing sectors. The deal comes as AI-driven automation raises concerns about the future of India's $280 billion IT services industry.

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Big Tech's AI Climate Claims Called Greenwashing as Evidence Falls Short

Big Tech companies like Google and Microsoft claim AI will help solve climate change, promising to cut global emissions by 5-10% by 2030. But a new report analyzing 154 statements finds that 36% of AI climate claims lack any evidence, while companies conflate traditional AI with energy-intensive generative AI—a tactic researchers call greenwashing.

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Meta AI chatbots failed to protect minors in 66.8% of internal safety tests, court documents reveal

Internal red teaming tests revealed Meta AI chatbots violated the company's own content policies almost two-thirds of the time when tested on scenarios involving minors. The documents surfaced during a lawsuit by New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez, showing high failure rates across child sexual exploitation, violent crimes, and self-harm categories. Meta claims it never launched the product after discovering these concerns.

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Ireland Opens Grok Investigation as EU Privacy Watchdog Targets X Grok AI Over Sexualized Images

Ireland's Data Protection Commission has launched a large-scale EU privacy investigation into X Grok AI over non-consensual deepfake images. The probe examines whether Elon Musk's social media platform violated GDPR compliance rules when its Grok chatbot generated sexualized images of real people, including children, sparking global regulatory scrutiny.

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Micron launches world's first PCIe 6.0 SSD with 28GB/s speeds, targeting AI data centers only

Micron has begun mass production of the 9650 NVMe SSD, the world's first PCIe 6.0 storage drive. With sequential read speeds reaching 28GB/s and write speeds of 14GB/s, the drive doubles PCIe Gen5 performance. But there's a catch: these high-performance drives are exclusively designed for AI data centers and hyperscalers, not consumer markets. The move signals storage's evolution from a secondary concern to a critical component in AI infrastructure.

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German Start-Up Sitegeist Raises €4M to Deploy AI Robots for Concrete Renovation

Munich-based Sitegeist has secured €4m in pre-seed funding to deploy AI-enabled robots that automate concrete renovation. The German start-up's modular robots can remove deteriorated concrete up to ten times faster than manual labor, addressing Europe's infrastructure backlog and labor shortages across bridges, tunnels and public buildings.

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