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UK AI Companies Raise £10 Billion in First Half of 2026; UK Accounted for 39% Europe Investment

Sovereign AI UK Fund Unit has announced that UK based AI companies have raised £10 billion in the first six months of 2026. Pic Credit: Dan Lynn on Unsplash

While praising the homegrown AI companies, Wise also noted that these companies still lag behind their US and China based peers in terms of capital investment and overall AI adoption.

India’s Sovereign AI: Govt Orders 1.1 EFLOPS System At NIC Delhi To Reduce Foreign Dependency

Representational image. The National Data Centre at Shastri Park, Delhi, set up in 2011, hosts the National Cloud and applications for central and state government departments.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, MeitY said a purchase order has been issued for a 1.1 EFLOPS AI compute system at the NIC data centre in Shastri Park, Delhi.

UN Chief Urges AI Firms to Disclose Environmental Impact of their Systems

UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaks at London Climate Action Week, where he proposed an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative focused on the environmental impact of AI systems and data centres.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres proposed an AI Environmental Transparency Initiative, warning that AI data centres consume more electricity than most nations.

Bernie Sanders Proposes 50% Public Ownership Stake in Major AI Companies

Bernie Sanders has proposed taxing AI companies 50% for greater public good.

Sanders has been actively engaging in conversations on the profiteering of artificial intelligence by tech giants.

After Anthropic, OpenAI Moves Beyond AI Models With $4B Enterprise Deployment Push

OpenAI has launched the OpenAI Deployment Company, a new enterprise AI unit backed by over $4 billion to deploy AI systems inside business operations. The move follows Anthropic’s recent Wall Street-backed AI services venture, highlighting the industry’s push into enterprise deployment.

India Leads in AI Upskilling, Ranks Second in AI Authors and Inventors: Stanford AI Index 2026 Report

India Leads in AI Upskilling, Has 2nd Most AI Authors and Inventors.

According to the latest Stanford AI Index 2026 report, India leads globally when it comes to AI upskilling by professionals mid-career through professional certificates, online courses, and on-the-job experience.

Anthropic Accuses Chinese AI Companies of Illicit Distillation

Anthropic, the creators of Claude AI, have accused Chinese AI companies Deepseek, Moonshot and MiniMax of illicit distillation of Claude to train their own AI models.

Anthropic, the creator of Claude AI, has accused Chinese AI companies Deepseek, Moonshot and MiniMax of illicit distillation of Claude to train their own AI models.