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23 Mar 2026

India Launches AI Skilling Initiative with Google to Train 15,000 Youth in Media Sector

India's Ministry of Information & Broadcasting unveiled three initiatives to strengthen the media and entertainment sector. The National AI Skilling initiative with Google and YouTube will train 15,000 youth free of cost in AI tools and content creation. MyWAVES, a citizen-centric creator platform on WAVES OTT, enables users to create and share content, while new TV sets with in-built satellite tuners eliminate the need for set-top boxes to access DD Free Dish services.

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Microsoft pulls back Copilot AI from Windows 11 apps after users revolt over bloatware

Microsoft is reversing course on its aggressive integration of AI across Windows 11, promising to remove Copilot from apps like Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos, and Widgets. The shift comes after months of user backlash over performance issues and unwanted AI features, with the company now pledging to focus on quality and user experience over AI expansion.

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Cisco launches DefenseClaw and Zero Trust security to protect the agentic AI workforce

Cisco unveiled DefenseClaw, an open-source secure agent framework, and Zero Trust for AI agents at RSA Conference 2026. The networking giant aims to address a critical adoption barrier: only 5% of enterprise agentic AI has moved from testing to production. DefenseClaw scans code before execution, detects threats at runtime, and automatically blocks risky operations within 2 seconds.

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BlackRock's Larry Fink warns AI boom risks exacerbating wealth inequality for millions

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink used his annual shareholder letter to warn that AI threatens to intensify wealth inequality, with gains concentrated among companies and investors who financed the industry's growth. The $14 trillion asset manager chief called for broader participation in capital markets to ensure more people share in AI's economic value.

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Razorpay Sarvam AI bring voice-first conversational commerce to India's multilingual users

Razorpay has partnered with Sarvam AI to launch voice AI conversational commerce in India, starting with Swiggy on the Indus App. Users can now discover products, place orders, and complete payments by speaking in Indian languages. With over 950 million internet users but only 200 million shopping online, the partnership aims to make digital commerce accessible through natural language interactions.

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Upstage in talks with AMD to acquire 10,000 MI355 chips for South Korea AI infrastructure

Korean AI startup Upstage is negotiating with AMD to purchase 10,000 MI355 AI accelerators, marking a strategic move to diversify beyond Nvidia chips. CEO Sung Kim met with AMD's Lisa Su in Seoul to discuss bringing large-scale AI compute infrastructure to South Korea, as local firms seek broader hardware options for domestic AI projects.

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Dash0 Secures $110M at Unicorn Valuation to Deploy AI Agents That Fix Production Issues

Dash0 has raised $110 million at a $1 billion valuation to accelerate development of Agent0, its AI-powered layer that autonomously resolves production issues rather than just detecting them. The observability platform has grown to 600 paying customers in under two years and is targeting aggressive US market expansion while challenging established players like Datadog with simplified pricing and OpenTelemetry-native architecture.

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Interloom Raised $16.5M to Tackle AI Agents' Tacit Knowledge Problem with Context Graph

Munich startup Interloom raised $16.5 million in venture capital funding led by DN Capital to solve a critical challenge facing AI agents: capturing the 70% of operational decisions never formally documented. The company builds a Context Graph that maps how expert workers actually resolve problems, turning institutional knowledge into actionable intelligence for enterprise automation.

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HSBC appoints first Chief AI Officer to drive generative AI adoption and cut costs

HSBC has appointed David Rice as its first Chief AI Officer, signaling a strategic move to deploy generative AI across its global businesses. The British bank aims to streamline operations and cut costs while improving customer services. CEO Georges Elhedery targets a return on tangible equity above 17% for 2026-2028 through AI-driven automation.

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Capcom promises no AI-generated assets in games but will use AI to boost development efficiency

Capcom has clarified its AI stance following backlash over Nvidia's DLSS 5 in Resident Evil Requiem. The company told investors it won't implement AI-generated assets into game content but will actively use AI tools behind the scenes to improve efficiency and productivity across graphics, sound, and programming departments.

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China's Open-Source AI Dominance Threatens US AI Lead Despite Chip Export Restrictions

A U.S. congressional advisory body warns that China open-source AI is creating a self-reinforcing competitive advantage that challenges American leadership despite restricted access to advanced chips. Chinese large language models from Alibaba, DeepSeek, and others now dominate global usage rankings, with around 80% of U.S. AI startups adopting them for their cost advantages.

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Wipro opens Seoul Innovation Lab as South Korea becomes strategic AI growth market

Wipro has expanded its business operations in South Korea with a new Innovation Lab in Seoul, marking the country as a strategic growth market. The facility, Wipro's ninth globally, will focus on AI-led transformation across technology, automotive, and industrial sectors, supporting intelligent product engineering, software-defined vehicles, and smart manufacturing use cases.

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Nvidia partners with major energy companies to build flexible AI factories that respond to grid needs

Nvidia announced a partnership with six major U.S. energy companies to develop a new class of AI factories designed to operate as flexible energy assets. The facilities will use Nvidia's Vera Rubin DSX architecture and can adjust computing workloads based on power grid conditions, potentially unlocking up to 100 gigawatts of underutilized capacity across the U.S. power system.

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Ex-Blizzard Boss Mike Ybarra Says AI Will Be in Every Video Game, Tells Devs to 'Man Up'

Former Blizzard president Mike Ybarra sparked backlash after telling Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss not to apologize for AI-generated assets. He claims AI will be in every video game and criticized developers for bending to critics. The gaming community and industry professionals pushed back against his stance.

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Apple Store storage prices surge as AI data centers devour memory chips, SanDisk SSDs hit 200% hike

Apple Store has dramatically increased prices on external storage devices, with some SanDisk SSDs jumping 200% as AI data centers consume massive quantities of memory and storage chips. A 1TB SanDisk drive that cost $120 now sells for $360, while a 4TB model jumped from $500 to $1,200. The shortage is expected to worsen throughout 2026.

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