Category: Events

Two months after warning about “elements of irrationality” in the AI investment boom, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai switched gears at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, defending Big Tech’s massive spending spree. With Google Cloud’s backlog doubling to $240 billion and Gemini surpassing 750 million users, Pichai compared AI infrastructure investment to railroads and highways—expensive...

NEW DELHI: Galgotias University on Wednesday apologised after a controversy erupted over the display of a Chinese-made robotic dog at its stall during the AI Impact Summit expo at Bharat Mandapam. In the statement however, the university blamed the woman professor for the fiasco. The university issued a press statement after it was asked to...

NEW DELHI: The controversy around Galgotias University’s displays at its booth at the ongoing India AI Impact Summit 2026 as an in-house innovation, has escalated further, with fresh scrutiny now focusing on another device showcased by the institution. Barely 24 hours after being asked to vacate its stall at the flagship AI summit in the...

Mani Shankar Aiyar (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Wednesday doubled down on his recent remarks in which he described himself as a “Gandhian”, a “Nehruvian” and a “Rajivian”, but not a “Rahulian”. The sidelined leader said that he is not a “Rahulian” because Rahul Gandhi is “far too much...

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has said that artificial general intelligence (AGI) still remains far away. He has outlined three limitations that, in his view, will prevent OpenAI chief Sam Altman’s ‘ultimate goal’ of achieving AGI from being realised in the near future. Speaking at the India AI Impact summit in New Delhi, Hassabis said...

A senior executive of NVIDIA said on Wednesday India needs to significantly scale up its investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure from the current $1.2 billion to align with global levels, describing the Union Budget’s 20-year tax holiday for foreign companies as a major opportunity to build foundational AI capacity. Speaking at the AI Impact...

NEW DELHI: Calls for a rethink of Bihar’s decade-old liquor ban have resurfaced within the ruling alliance, with NDA allies urging chief minister Nitish Kumar to review the policy. Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said the principle of prohibition was not flawed but its implementation had gone awry. “We have been saying for a long...

The Milan–Cortina Winter Games briefly went to the dogs on Wednesday after an unregistered, four-legged contender made an unscheduled bid for Olympic glory in the women’s cross-country team free sprint.The enthusiastic canine bounded onto the piste in Tesero and, despite lacking skis, accreditation or any apparent understanding of the rules, gamely chased down competitors Konstantina...

Pakistan’s bowler Shaheen Afridi during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 match between Bangladesh and Pakistan, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) In a match Pakistan had to win to stay in contention for the Super 8s of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, the Pakistan men’s cricket team left fast bowler Shaheen...

Kevin O’Leary. Canadian billionaire investor and former Shark Tank investor, Kevin O’Leary has urged the US government not to follow the heavy regulation path of the Europe. O’Leary warned that this could cost America its leadership in the global AI race. In an interview with Fox News, O’Leary argued that Europe’s strict rules after World...