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New Delhi will be the epicentre of AI discussions starting today (February 16) for the next five days, as the country is hosting the AI Impact summit. Through this meet, India is looking to build on its reputation of building real-world AI solutions and becoming the leading voice on AI in the Global South Read more ›
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Thousands of people — from India to US and Canada — reported that YouTube, the popular video site, went dark on Tuesday (February 17). The company later explained that ‘an issue with our recommendations system’ caused the outage, and that the ‘homepage is back’ Read more ›
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During the ongoing AI Impact Summit 2026, Sarvam AI teased its first smart glasses, Sarvam Kaze, a home-grown answer to global AI eyewear like Meta’s Ray-Ban. Read more ›
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At the AI Impact Summit, Sarvam AI announces partnership with three firms, namely Qualcomm, Bosch and Nokia HMD. While Qualcomm and Bosch will help Sarvam to inculcate AI in smart phones, laptops and cars, Nokia HMD will help bringing conversational AI to feature phones. Read more ›
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The viral “Orion” robot at India’s AI Impact Summit turned out to be China’s Unitree Go2 — a consumer-grade AI-powered robot dog redefining the future of affordable robotics. Here is everything you need to know about the robot. Read more ›
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