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Updated 37m agoWhat's happening: India AI Summit Secures $240B Investment Pledge
The India AI Impact Summit 2026 announced a $240 billion AI investment pledge. Reliance committed $110 billion for AI infrastructure over seven years, Adani pledged $100 billion through 2035, and Google announced a $15 billion AI hub in Visakhapatnam along with new subsea cable routes. The Indian government also added 20,000 GPUs to its national AI program.
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By the numbers: OpenAI raises $110B in corporate funding
News•Feb 18, 2026
“End-to-End AI” Films Are Here: Kuku’s AI Impact Summit Demo Hints at a Content Flood
At the AI Impact Summit 2026, Kuku FM CEO Lal Chand Bisu unveiled India’s first “AI‑first micro drama,” a short‑form film produced entirely by artificial intelligence across script, dialogue, post‑production, and marketing assets. Bisu announced that Kuku already releases hundreds of such titles monthly and aims to scale to 1,000 premium movies per month within two years, leveraging AI to compress production cycles. The company positions the offering as a mobile‑first, Bharat‑language subscription service with over one crore paying users paying ₹150 monthly. He also highlighted AI tools that enable tier‑2 and tier‑3 creators to accelerate content creation, promising lower costs and richer niche libraries.
By YourStory
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Buy versus Build an LLM: A Decision Framework for Governments
Large language models are emerging as core digital infrastructure for governments, offering capabilities from routine citizen services to high‑stakes policy analysis. Policymakers must decide whether to purchase commercial offerings, build domestic models, or adopt hybrid solutions, each with trade‑offs in...
By GovLab — Digest —
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Samsung Begin Mass Production of Up to 36GB HBM4 Memory With Performance for AI Computing
Samsung Electronics has begun mass production of its next‑generation HBM4 memory, shipping 24‑36 GB stacks that deliver 11.7 Gb/s per pin and up to 3.3 TB/s bandwidth per stack. The new DRAM uses Samsung’s 6th‑gen 10 nm‑class 1c process and 12‑layer stacking, offering a...
By StorageNewsletter
News•Feb 18, 2026
India’s Fintech Powerhouse Cashfree Payments Expands AI Ambitions with ‘Cashfree Here’ Launch
Cashfree Payments introduced Cashfree Here, an in‑chat payment solution unveiled at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, allowing users to complete transactions directly within AI chat applications. The product leverages Cashfree’s existing API banking infrastructure to embed checkout, tokenised card...
By PaySpace Magazine
News•Feb 18, 2026
New Ecommerce Tools: February 18, 2026
This week’s ecommerce rollout spans AI‑driven marketing, new payment options, and expanded livestream shopping. Mailchimp unveiled predictive analytics, ChatGPT‑powered content tools, and an omnichannel dashboard, while Klarna entered Google Pay in the UK and Amazon launched Pay by Bank for...
By Practical Ecommerce
News•Feb 18, 2026
Tech-Powered Credit Reform Could Add £7bn to the UK’s GDP, Report Claims
ClearScore’s new white paper argues that modernising credit‑worthiness assessments with open‑banking data and AI could add up to £7 bn to the UK’s annual GDP. It highlights that 17 million adults face a £2 bn credit supply gap, with up to 60% of...
By UKTN (UK Tech News)
News•Feb 18, 2026
Vantor Partners with Google AI to Automate Intelligence Reports for Government Agencies
Vantor, a commercial Earth‑observation satellite operator, announced a partnership with Google to run Google Earth AI models inside classified, air‑gapped government networks. The AI will automatically generate text‑based intelligence reports from Vantor’s own, third‑party, or sovereign imagery, cutting analysis time...
By SpaceNews
Podcast•Feb 18, 2026•44 min
LawNext on Location: Lunch with Alex Su of Latitude Legal In Alameda, Calif.
In this live LawNext episode, Bob meets Alex Su, CRO of Latitude Legal, over lunch in Alameda to discuss Alex’s unconventional career—from BigLaw associate to legal‑tech sales leader—and his viral TikTok presence that critiques law firm culture. Alex explains how...
By LawNext
News•Feb 18, 2026
AI Enables a Who’s Who of Brown Bears in Alaska
In this episode, researchers from EPFL and Alaska Pacific University discuss PoseSwin, an AI system that identifies individual brown bears in Alaska despite seasonal changes in weight and coat. By focusing on stable head features and incorporating pose-aware transformer models,...
By AIhub
News•Feb 18, 2026
Brightpick Partners with NAPA on Robotic Fulfillment Deployments at DCs
Brightpick announced a strategic partnership with NAPA to roll out AI‑powered robotic fulfillment across the retailer’s distribution centers. After a successful 2025 pilot, the 2026 agreement will see more than 100 Brightpick goods‑to‑person robots deployed at an initial site, with...
By Modern Materials Handling
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Making Authenticity a Competitive Edge for Publishers
Publishers face a surge of AI‑generated content, with 50% of new web articles and one‑third of YouTube Shorts now created by algorithms. Advertisers are moving away from sheer volume metrics toward outcomes that require verified, engaged audiences. The article outlines...
By Digital Content Next (InContext/Blog)
News•Feb 18, 2026
Agentic Siri From Apple Benefits for Healthcare Technology
Apple’s new Apple Intelligence platform transforms Siri into an autonomous, agentic health assistant that blends on‑device generative models with Private Cloud Compute. The system can traverse HealthKit, Mail, and other apps to execute multi‑step clinical tasks, from real‑time vitals monitoring...
By healthcare.digital
News•Feb 18, 2026
1606 Corp to Acquire Plot of Land in Texas for AI Data Center Development
1606 Corp signed a non‑binding term sheet to acquire roughly 132 acres in Lufkin, Texas, including a 55 MW natural‑gas power plant and a 50,000 sq ft warehouse for an AI‑focused data center. The transaction is priced at about $11.67 million, combining $7.5 million in...
By Data Center Dynamics
News•Feb 18, 2026
EU Needs to Abandon AI ‘Doomerism,’ White House Official Says
U.S. White House senior AI adviser Sriram Krishnan warned the EU to abandon its "doomerism" and focus on innovation rather than heavy regulation. He criticized the 2024 EU AI Act as stifling for entrepreneurs, citing Austrian coder Peter Steinberger’s move...
By Politico Europe – Technology
News•Feb 18, 2026
Why Corporate Reputation Matters More than Ever in the Age of AI and Polarization
Corey duBrowa, CEO of Burson, argues that corporate reputation is the most valuable yet misunderstood asset in today’s AI‑driven, politically polarized market. Executives face heightened pressure to navigate AI governance debates, regulatory uncertainty, and a global rightward shift while maintaining...
By Fast Company AI
News•Feb 18, 2026
Kingland Announces New Applied-AI Solutions with the Cloud & AI Platform
Kingland Systems unveiled a new suite of applied‑AI solutions built on its Cloud & AI platform, aimed at automating document‑heavy processes for public accounting firms, banking and capital‑markets institutions, and insurers. The platform adds an orchestration layer that combines document...
By AiThority
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
The Standardization Trap: Why Deploying AI Agents in Healthcare Require Requires a Palantir-Style Approach to “Forward Deployed” Custom Workflow Engineering
The episode dissects the gap between commoditized AI agent infrastructure and the bespoke workflow engineering needed for healthcare deployments, arguing that while 60‑70% of the tech stack (LLMs, orchestration, vector stores, compliance layers) can be standardized, the remaining 30‑40% requires...
By Thoughts on Healthcare Markets & Tech
News•Feb 18, 2026
Smart Moves: The Man Overseeing Balfour Beatty’s AI Plan
Balfour Beatty has launched a multimillion‑pound artificial intelligence programme aimed at a "productivity revolution" across its construction portfolio. The initiative is being led by a newly appointed AI chief, who will embed machine‑learning tools into design, scheduling and site safety...
By Construction News – Tech (UK)
News•Feb 18, 2026
How Can AI Support Knowledge Management
AI is becoming a core enabler for knowledge management, helping firms capture, organize, and reuse both tacit and explicit knowledge as senior employees retire. Research shows only 8% of organizations consistently retain retiring workers' expertise, while AI tools can automate...
By APQC Blog
Podcast•Feb 18, 2026•59 min
Ahref's State of SEO
In this episode of Voices of Search, host Tyson Stockton talks with Ahrefs senior leader Patrick Stokes about the rapidly evolving SEO landscape, especially the impact of AI and automation. Stokes shares his mixed feelings—excitement for faster content creation but...
By Voices of Search
Blog•Feb 18, 2026
Your Foreign AI Vendor’s Black Box Is an Ethics Problem, Not a Technical One
Boards and senior leaders are confronting a growing dilemma: critical AI systems supplied by foreign vendors operate as opaque black boxes, delivering efficiency while limiting auditability. Ethicists Vera Cherepanova and Brian Haman argue this is fundamentally an ethical issue of...
By Corporate Compliance Insights
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Pilot 1.40 Cuts Costs, Adds Smart Model Routing
Pilot v1.40.0 delivered 📦 > Sonnet 4.6 default for simple/medium tasks > 40% cost drop on most executions > Opus 4.6 reserved for complex work > Haiku stays on classifiers > near-Opus quality — preferred 59% over Opus 4.5 > smart routing: complexity detected, model matched model_routing.enabled:...
By Aleksei Petrov
News•Feb 18, 2026
Building and Testing in One Flow: BrowserStack Meets Cursor
BrowserStack announced a new plugin for the AI‑native editor Cursor, embedding its testing cloud, test‑management tools, and AI agents directly into the IDE. The integration lets developers generate test cases from requirement documents with a single prompt, launch real‑device sessions...
By BrowserStack – Blog
News•Feb 18, 2026
Circuit Raises $30M in Funding
Circuit, an Austin‑based AI platform for manufacturing and service firms, announced a $30 million financing round. The round was led by a roster of high‑profile backers including Jim Breyer, Lew Cirne, and other tech investors. CEO Tyson Tuttle said the capital...
By FinSMEs
News•Feb 18, 2026
Q&A with Synthesia Founder and CEO Victor Riparbelli on Growing the London-Based Enterprise AI Video Platform, Hitting a $4B Valuation,...
Synthesia, the London‑based AI video platform, has scaled to a $4 billion valuation as it expands its enterprise customer base. Founder and CEO Victor Riparbelli discussed the company’s mission to overhaul content creation using synthetic video and the strategic steps driving...
By Techmeme
News•Feb 18, 2026
Westcon-Comstor and UiPath Forge Closer Ties in EU Growth Drive
Westcon‑Comstor has signed a pan‑European distribution agreement to become UiPath’s strategic distributor, creating a unified route‑to‑market for AI‑powered automation services. The partnership equips channel partners with professional services, presales expertise, and a flexible Flex financing solution to speed deal closures....
By ITPro
Social•Feb 18, 2026
AI Transforms Unknown Genetic Variants Into Actionable Insights
A “Variant of Unknown Significance” is a genetic finding that can’t yet be interpreted, leaving families with uncertainty instead of answers. Now, AI agents can help connect sequencing data with scientific literature and biological context to turn VUS into traceable, evidence-backed...
By Catherine Adenle
News•Feb 18, 2026
Pathologists, Vendors Talk LIS-IMS Integration
Pathology labs are accelerating digital transformation, but integrating laboratory information systems (LIS) with imaging management systems (IMS) remains a hurdle. Cybersecurity and image management top the agenda as AI-driven diagnostics expand. Cloud‑based LIS‑IMS solutions promise stronger security controls and scalable...
By CAP Today
News•Feb 18, 2026
Businesses Move to Rein In AI in the Shift to Autonomous Finance
Enterprises are granting AI agents authority to initiate payments, approve refunds, and orchestrate cross‑functional workflows, shifting from assistance to autonomous action. Security researchers warn that more than 1.5 million deployed agents could be exposed to misuse, expanding the attack surface faster...
By PYMNTS
News•Feb 18, 2026
ADLM Urges Federal Action to Ensure Safe, Equitable AI in Clinical Labs
The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM) has issued a position statement urging Congress and federal regulators to update the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to explicitly govern AI tools used in clinical laboratories. ADLM warns that without modernized...
By Dark Daily
Podcast•Feb 18, 2026•3 min
The Trust Problem With Healthcare AI
In this brief clip, host David Williams talks with Dr. Sarah Matt about the critical role of explainability in building trust for AI-driven healthcare. Dr. Matt emphasizes that patients and providers must understand how AI models make decisions to feel...
By CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered.
News•Feb 18, 2026
AI Threatens Staffing Industry as Companies Bring Recruitment In-House
Artificial intelligence is rapidly automating core recruitment tasks, enabling employers to screen resumes, rank candidates, and conduct initial interviews without external recruiters. This technological shift allows companies to bring talent acquisition in‑house, diminishing reliance on traditional staffing firms such as...
By Bloomberg – Technology (sitewide)
Social•Feb 18, 2026
AI Generates Personalized, On‑Demand UI for Every User
The new type of software is going to be “dynamic”: - A strong foundation of data access layer and integrations - A smart LLM layer to operate on the data - On-demand dynamic UI for the end users, most other interactions become conversational. For...
By Tony Dinh
News•Feb 18, 2026
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 Returns to Spotlight AI, Robotics, and Urban Resilience
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced SusHi Tech Tokyo 2026 will run April 27‑29 at Tokyo Big Sight, marking its fourth edition and the largest innovation gathering in Asia. The conference will focus on AI, robotics, urban resilience and entertainment, drawing...
By e27
News•Feb 18, 2026
3 Ways to Start Your Intelligent Workflow Program
Security, IT and engineering teams face pressure to accelerate outcomes while extracting AI value, yet 88% of AI proofs‑of‑concept never reach production despite 70% of workers seeking time‑saving automation. The Hacker News article outlines three pre‑built intelligent‑workflow use cases—automated phishing response,...
By The Hacker News
News•Feb 18, 2026
How Agentic AI Is Driving the Property Operating System in Hotels
Hospitality technology is evolving from a patchwork of point solutions toward a Property Operating System (PropOS), an AI‑driven decision layer that coordinates actions across PMS, RMS, BMS and other platforms. Agentic AI enables these systems to act autonomously within defined...
By Hospitality Net – Technology
News•Feb 18, 2026
ISA Unveils Global Mission to Fast-Track AI-Enabled Clean Energy over 120 Countries
The International Solar Alliance announced a Global Mission on AI for Energy at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, targeting more than 120 member countries. The programme aims to fast‑track AI‑enabled clean‑energy solutions for planning, grid management and decentralized solar,...
By ET EnergyWorld (The Economic Times)
News•Feb 18, 2026
Galgotias Controversy Shouldn’t Overshadow Efforts at India AI Summit: Meity Secy on Chinese Robot Row
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) ordered the removal of Galgotias University stalls from the India AI Impact Summit 2026 after a controversy erupted. The secretary emphasized that the summit should remain focused on advancing India’s artificial‑intelligence agenda,...
By Mint AI
News•Feb 18, 2026
Microsoft on Pace to Invest $50B Into AI for Global South
Microsoft announced a $50 billion commitment to accelerate artificial‑intelligence adoption across the Global South by 2030. The plan, unveiled at the India AI Impact Summit, follows a five‑pronged approach covering infrastructure, skills training, multilingual models, local innovation and impact measurement. Microsoft...
By YourStory
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Data’s Objectivity Is an Illusion; Human Choices Shape It
Data is objective only in appearance. Behind every dataset lies a human decision about what to measure
By Iain Brown
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Every Great Tech Team Needs Vision, Design, Execution
Every iconic tech company follows the same pattern. I’ve seen it repeat again and again. → The visionary founder who bends reality → The designer who shapes taste and experience → The quiet engineer who makes it actually work Different names. Same archetypes. Apple had them. Tesla had...
By Pascal Bornet
News•Feb 18, 2026
AI Likely to Put a Major Strain on Global Networks—Are Enterprises Ready?
Enterprise networks face unprecedented strain as AI workloads surge, generating unpredictable, high‑volume traffic across regions. A recent Broadcom study shows only 49% of organizations believe their networks can meet AI’s bandwidth and latency demands, despite 99% adopting cloud strategies. Retrieval‑augmented...
By Network World (sitewide)
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Agentic AI: Governance Layer Turns Generative Models Production‑Ready
Agentic AI isn’t smarter GenAI. It’s governed autonomy. GenAI → creates Agents → execute Agentic AI → coordinates, controls, and recovers That outer ring is where AI becomes production-ready. https://t.co/XZmbrKLKWj
By Giuliano Liguori
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Eight Must‑Know AI Analytics & Optimization Tools
RT @MktgtTechAI Review: The Top 8 AI Analytics & Decision Optimization Tools https://t.co/2u84oWYpJW #AI #analytics #martech
By Tom Pick
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Human Ambition + AI-First Drives Microsoft Customer Success
How human ambition and AI-first differentiation are helping @Microsoft customers go further with AI https://t.co/bq306Z1fts @AiqIntelligence @BlackRock @dentsu_global @Ecolab @HeyEpic @harvey_ai @InSilicoMeds @KraftHeinzCo @ManusAI @MercedesBenz @Nasdaq @RalphLauren @SchneiderElec @educacaosp @Telstra @Toyota @nvidia @Azure #WEF26 #Cloud
By Harold Sinnott
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Launch of “Classy Vibing with AI” Workshop
It’s not often I launch a new online workshop. Later today is the debut of Classy Vibing with AI! Each of the four weeks features an instructional video and optional assignment. Here’s a 30-second teaser from the first video: https://t.co/11qXAVDl1v
By Tony Vincent
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Karpathy Offers Free 3.5‑hour Deep Dive Into ChatGPT
Still can’t believe @karpathy released this 3.5-hour free deep dive on how ChatGPT actually works for free 🤯 https://t.co/Qs7EabRgMW
By Data Chaz
Social•Feb 18, 2026
AI Challenges Psychometrics: Strategies to Prevent Candidate Cheating
Has #AI broken #psychometrics? A review of the science & practice of mitigating #candidatecheating using AI #Event @ABPsychologists https://t.co/gvwLuCeFjw #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #CPO #Hiring #Recruitment #PeopleManagement #Culture #Change #FutureofHR #HRCurator
By Dave Millner
Social•Feb 18, 2026
HyperAccel Unveils Bertha 500, Low‑latency AI Chip
South Korean AI chip startup HyperAccel @HyperAccel0112 is preparing to launch Bertha 500, an LLM inference accelerator aimed at cost-efficient, low-latency token generation. The company also plans an edge SoC version in partnership with Korean giant LG: https://t.co/TRgQrMNik2
By Sally Ward-Foxton
Social•Feb 18, 2026
Medical AI Advice Still Too Risky for Clinical Use
AI medical advice: Not ready for prime time. A study by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, published in The Lancet Digital Health, reveals vulnerabilities in medical AI systems. https://t.co/ArD323yhzL #research #AI #healthcare #medicine
By Catherine Adenle