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India is a blueprint for democratising AI globally, Sundar Pichai says

Google has unveiled a plethora of AI initiatives for a country that's home to the world's largest internet population outside of China.>

Sarvam rivals ChatGPT, Claude with AI models customised for India

The launch of Sarvam AI models is seen as a step toward developing a “sovereign AI” ecosystem within India.>

Microsoft warns about growing global AI divide as it pledges $50 billion for Global South

Just as unequal access to electricity entrenched economic gaps between the North and South, unequal access to AI could cement a new inequality, it said>

The financialisation of AI is just beginning

In an era of hardware and hard power, it is easy to forget the importance of the financial architecture that can join up fragmented markets.>

Sundar Pichai calls on PM Modi amid India AI Summit underway in Delhi

“Nice to be back in India for the AI Impact Summit,” Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai writes on X.>

Demis Hassabis sees AGI on the horizon in 5-8 years, as ‘we aren’t there yet’

Today, AI can win Math Olympiad medals but still make mistakes in elementary math — it's still jagged that way, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis says.>

India AI Summit Day 3: Key highlights

India AI Summit 2026 LIVE: AI adoption in Global North is roughly twice of the Global South and the gap is widening, Microsoft says.>

Adani Group to invest $100 billion for AI data centres in India over next 10 years

The vision is anchored by Adani's tie-up with Google for an AI data centre in Visakhapatnam and with Microsoft for AI facilities in Hyderabad and Pune.>

India eyes $200 billion in data centres in push to become global AI hub

India recently announced a long-term tax holiday for data centres as it hopes to provide policy certainty and attract global capital.>

India is shaping inclusive fintech AI for the world: Mastercard’s Nitendra Rajput

At the summit, Mastercard has demonstrated the first authenticated agentic commerce transactions in India>

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