In a few years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) virtual assistants will be as common as the smart phone "
— Dave Waters
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Delhi, India plans two AI Centres of Excellence under the IndiaAI Mission to support around 100 startups, train over 7,000 individuals, and generate up to 1,000 jobs.
Infosys and OpenAI will combine Topaz Fabric and Codex to move enterprises from AI pilots to full-scale deployment across software and business workflows.
Singapore has proposed ISO/IEC 42119-8, a new international standard aimed at creating common methods for testing generative AI systems. The proposal will be discussed at a global AI standards meeting in Singapore attended by experts from more than 35 countries.
India’s IT Ministry wants AI-generated videos to carry labels visible for the entire duration — not just flashing disclaimers. Feedback open till May 7.
Amazon will invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic as the AI startup commits over $100 billion to AWS for compute infrastructure, highlighting the growing importance of chips, cloud and large-scale capacity in building advanced AI systems.
India has set up a centralised body to govern artificial intelligence, as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) constitutes the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG)
Over 80,000 people lost their jobs across the global tech industry in the first three months of 2026, with nearly half directly attributed to AI-driven restructuring, according to a new report by TradingPlatforms. Oracle, Amazon, Block and Meta led the cuts — but most of these layoffs are funding future AI, not replacing workers today.
Singapore has intensified cybersecurity warnings as regulators assess how advanced AI models could shrink the time needed to discover and exploit software vulnerabilities.
India on Monday laid the foundation stone for its first advanced 3D chip packaging facility in Bhubaneswar, a ₹1,943 crore ($209 million) project expected to strengthen the country’s semiconductor ecosystem and begin production by 2028.
The Philippines has joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative as its 13th signatory and will host a 4,000-acre “AI-native” Economic Security Zone in Luzon — Washington’s latest move to pull critical minerals, semiconductors and AI infrastructure away from China’s orbit.
