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OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs Refuse to Make Eye Contact in Awkward Group Photo with Modi as AI Rivalry Intensifies

Feb 20, 2026

Fortune

OpenAI's Sam Altman and Anthropic's Dario Amodei make their fierce rivalry impossible to ignore, refusing to make eye contact or hold hands during a group photo with Indian Prime Minister Modi as their companies battle for AI dominance amid a $380 billion valuation surge and a very public Super Bowl ad war.

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Sam Altman Urges Urgent Global AI Regulation at New Delhi Summit, Warns of Bioweapon Risks as OpenAI Partners with TCS

Feb 20, 2026

Yahoo News

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urgently calls for global AI regulation and an international oversight body at New Delhi's AI Impact Summit, warning that open-source biomodels pose serious bioweapon risks, while announcing a major partnership with TCS to expand AI infrastructure in India, where ChatGPT now serves 100 million weekly users.

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Mukesh Ambani Unveils $110 Billion AI Infrastructure Plan to Make India a Global Compute Powerhouse

Feb 19, 2026

TechCrunch

Mukesh Ambani unveils a massive $110 billion plan to build gigawatt-scale AI data centers and edge computing infrastructure across India over seven years, aiming to slash AI costs, boost local-language AI, and position India as a global compute powerhouse amid a broader national AI investment surge exceeding $200 billion.

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OpenAI Partners with IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad to Bring AI Tools to 100,000 Indian Students

Feb 19, 2026

TechCrunch

OpenAI launches massive partnership with six major Indian institutions including IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad to integrate ChatGPT Edu into academic workflows for over 100,000 students, faculty, and staff while expanding collaboration with ed-tech platforms like Physics Wallah to deliver structured AI courses across India's education sector.

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China Showcases Advanced Humanoid Robots Performing Martial Arts on National TV as Tech Competition with US Intensifies

Feb 19, 2026

the Guardian

China displays advanced humanoid robots performing flawless martial arts and dance routines on national television during the Spring Festival Gala, signaling technological dominance as the country's robotics industry reaches $932 billion with experts calling it strategic propaganda against US competition.

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Chinese AI Firm Moonshot Seeks $10 Billion Valuation as Open Source Models Challenge Tech Giants

Feb 18, 2026

The Deep View

Chinese AI startup Moonshot seeks a massive $10 billion valuation while open source competitors like Mistral AI gain serious momentum with $1.4 billion data center investments and hundreds of millions in revenue, signaling a dramatic shift in the AI arms race toward efficiency over raw performance.

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Chinese AI Models Overtake Western Rivals as Google's Gemini 3 Achieves Superhuman Research Capabilities

Feb 17, 2026

The AI Report

Chinese AI models like Alibaba's Qwen now surpass Western competitors in downloads and performance while Google's Gemini 3 achieves superhuman research capabilities by catching errors in peer-reviewed mathematics papers that human reviewers missed, as OpenAI pivots toward multi-agent systems.

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Chinese AI Models Capture 30% Market Share as DeepSeek and Qwen Challenge Western Dominance with Lower Costs

Feb 17, 2026

MIT Technology Review

Chinese AI models like DeepSeek R1 and Alibaba's Qwen capture 30% market share by offering near-frontier capabilities at one-seventh the cost of Western competitors, with open-source releases challenging established industry leaders and reshaping global AI innovation standards.

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India Becomes OpenAI's Second-Largest Market with 100 Million Weekly ChatGPT Users

Feb 17, 2026

TechCrunch

India surges to become OpenAI's second-largest market with 100 million weekly ChatGPT users, leading globally in student usage as Sam Altman prepares to announce new government partnerships targeting the country's billion-plus internet users.

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AI Boom Triggers Global Memory Chip Crisis as Tesla, Apple Face Production Constraints

Feb 17, 2026

Bloomberg.com

Unprecedented global memory chip shortage triggered by AI boom forces major corporations including Tesla and Apple to face severe production constraints and profit compression, while soaring prices across consumer electronics, automobiles, and data centers signal a deepening crisis as DRAM supply fails to meet explosive demand.

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