COMPUTER SYSTEM
CleanMax plans ₹50,000-crore investment in Andhra Pradesh to power 2 GW green compute factory
CleanMax Enviro Energy Solutions Ltd has signed an MoU to invest ₹50,000 crore in Andhra Pradesh for developing clean energy. The investment will include 3 GW of renewable capacity and a compute factory in Kurnool district. They plan to ensure round-the-clock electricity through integrated power infrastructure combining wind, solar, and storage systems. Additionally, CleanMax will implement training programs for local youth and upgrade educational infrastructure.
Infosys Prize 2026 honours six young researchers across science & arts
At a recent press event, the Infosys Science Foundation celebrated the winners of the Infosys Prize 2026, honoring six promising early-career researchers for their remarkable achievements in diverse fields. Each recipient will be awarded a gold medal along with a substantial monetary prize of $100,000, designed to motivate emerging scholars and further their academic journeys, while reinforcing the foundation's commitment to fostering innovation and research excellence.
Five IndiaAI empanelled companies ineligible for new compute bid
CDAC requires bidders to own, lease or operate a Tier-III, Rated-3 or higher data centre in India. Bidders must also hold the required ISO certifications and operate a network operations and security operations centre in India.
China’s army-linked university was served Nvidia chips despite US sanctions
A Chinese university with close links to the country's military has purchased two of Nvidia's powerful H200 AI chips despite being on the US export blacklist, according to procurement records reviewed by Reuters. The findings raise fresh concerns over gaps in Washington's export restrictions and China's access to advanced American technology through domestic suppliers. Other Chinese universities and research institutions have also reportedly obtained restricted Nvidia chips or rented computing capacity powered by them.
‘The Nvidia case can help us limit East India Company-like practices’
Stanford professor Fred Turner argues that Silicon Valley's culture, shaped by Cold War computing research and the 1960s counterculture, has evolved into a system where powerful technology leaders exercise influence with limited institutional checks.
Alice Huang, who reportedly had an affair with Nvidia CEO, is a Chinese banker turned tech exec
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, was reportedly involved in an affair with Alice Huang, a Chinese businesswoman. Alice Huang faced allegations of being a spy for China targeting advanced Nvidia chip availability. Reports indicated she may have influenced Nvidia’s operations, causing concern among policymakers. Megaspeed, where she held a leadership role, was scrutinized for potentially violating export controls. The Chinese government has denied the accusations of espionage against Alice Huang.
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Since 2023, over 3,000 volunteers have searched satellite images for clouds; their answers are helping scientists check what computers miss
Thousands of volunteers are analyzing satellite images to assist in accurate cloud classification and detection. The CloudCatcher project aims to enhance the understanding of cloud patterns and their effects on climate. Human input provides valuable data to refine the capabilities of automated systems used in cloud detection. This collaboration showcases the growing trend of involving the public in environmental research efforts.
In 2025, over 1,000 volunteers searched telescope images for galaxies that bend light; they helped find 497 possible cosmic lenses
Volunteers from around the world are actively participating in the Space Warps project to analyze galaxy images. They help identify rare gravitational lens candidates using data from the Euclid Space Telescope. This collaboration combines human observations with machine-learning systems for more accurate results. The project emphasizes the importance of citizen science in exploring vast astronomical datasets.
Bigger cheques, fewer winners in India’s AI boom
Indian AI startups raised $1.6 billion in funding during the first nine months of 2026. While AI infrastructure attracted significant investments, application startups faced declining funding and challenges in securing customers. Large transactions constituted most of the total funding, highlighting a disparity in investment distribution.
Anthropic IPO: Why are Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and AMD investing billions in their own AI competitor? What Big Tech stands to gain from the Claude maker
Anthropic IPO: Anthropic is set to receive a significant $26 billion investment through its upcoming IPO from several technology companies. Major contributors include Google, Nvidia, and AMD, each seeking commercial advantages. This financial backing will support Anthropic's expansion and operational needs, including increased computing infrastructure. The participating companies aim to benefit from Anthropic's growth while addressing their own strategic interests in the AI market.
Anthropic IPO: $81 billion revenue run rate looks impressive, but can a $900 billion computing bill justify its trillion-dollar valuation? What ANT stock investors need to know
Anthropic IPO 2026: Anthropic's $81 billion revenue run rate is a big number, but its future spending tells another story. The Claude maker has nearly $900 billion in computing commitments as it prepares for a Nasdaq listing under the ticker ANT. Its proposed IPO could value the company at up to $1.4 trillion. Can its revenue growth justify that price?
Anthropic eyes $1.4 trillion valuation in blockbuster IPO, targets up to $90.4 billion in fundraising
Anthropic is targeting a fully diluted $1.4 trillion valuation through its proposed IPO, seeking up to $64.35 billion. Combined with a $26 billion private placement, fundraising could reach $90.4 billion amid rising infrastructure costs and competition.
AI can now build an OS from scratch, claims Anthropic
In just eight days, Anthropic's Claude Fable 5.2 created a functional prototype operating system. This involved more than 1,000 dedicated AI agents who tirelessly collaborated to craft and evaluate the code.
AI is entering the boardroom, warehouse, and checkout. Are businesses ready?
The AI Business Transformation Masterclass & Awards 2026 at IIM Bangalore will focus on integrating AI into businesses on 19 November. The program features sessions on enterprise AI frameworks, real-world use cases, and discussions on Agentic AI in finance, physical AI applications, and contextual commerce, culminating in the ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards.
When AI starts operating machines, the network becomes industrial infrastructure
As manufacturing and automation expand together, networks built to serve billions of people will increasingly serve tens of billions of machines and AI agents as well. Treating those connections as industrial infrastructure, and planning them for that scale, will determine how well physical AI works once deployments move from individual use cases to whole industrial environments.
Quantum could solve AI energy drain, says tech founder
Quantum computers could curb the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence data centres with their ability to run complex calculations, one of the tech's pioneers told AFP. Australian startup Diraq is conducting the first field test worldwide putting a small quantum computer based on a silicon chip in a commercial data centre in Sydney. Diraq's computer installed in Equinix's Sydney data centre has eight quantum bits, or qubits, on a silicon chip.
'The end customer is Alibaba': Anonymous claim links Malaysia’s YTL AI Cloud to Nvidia–Megaspeed scandal - what’s actually proven
Nvidia Jensen Huang Megaspeed investigation: An anonymous employee cited by short seller Culper Research has claimed Alibaba was the end customer behind a data centre project involving YTL and Megaspeed. The allegation adds to scrutiny of Megaspeed’s Nvidia-powered cloud business as the chipmaker’s board investigates national security concerns involving CEO Jensen Huang.
AMD stock today surges 12% after Oppenheimer upgrades Advanced Micro Devices, while Nvidia slides amid board investigation report
AMD stock price today: AMD shares surged more than 12% on Monday after Oppenheimer upgraded the stock and set a $600 price target. A Google Cloud partnership, strong data centre growth and CEO Lisa Su’s confidence in AI chip demand also supported the rally, even as Nvidia faced a separate investigation involving its CEO.
Nvidia scandal: The AI arms race puts human spies back into the game
The Nvidia controversy involving CEO Jensen Huang and a woman suspected by US intelligence of having links to Beijing has renewed concerns over corporate espionage in the AI industry. Recent cases involving OpenAI and Google have also highlighted risks from insiders and traditional spying methods.
Nvidia stock crashes 8% after a 'foreign intelligence' probe initiated by AI company into CEO Jensen Huang
Nvidia's announcement of the investigation on Sunday followed Huang's acknowledgment that he had been intimate with a business executive who, according to The New York Times, U.S. intelligence determined was gathering information for China.
The US, Singapore and Taiwan have all looked at Alice Huang or her company Megaspeed; here’s what each investigation covers
One Chinese businesswoman, three countries and a growing national security controversy. Alice Huang has drawn scrutiny in the US, Singapore and Taiwan over her alleged links to Beijing and her former company, Megaspeed. But each country's role is different. While US authorities have examined suspected Chinese intelligence links, Singapore is investigating Megaspeed, and Taiwan's reported inquiry centres on her alleged connections to China.
Nvidia board probes whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted in Chinese intelligence operation
Nvidia's board has launched an independent investigation into allegations that CEO Jensen Huang may have been targeted by a Chinese intelligence operation through former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang. The probe will assess potential exposure of confidential information and national security risks amid escalating US-China technology tensions. Nvidia says it has found no evidence of compromised secrets.
From TV journalist to private banker to AI chip executive: The unusual career of Alice Huang, the alleged spy linked to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Alice Huang, also known as Huang Le, is a Chinese citizen whose reported career spans TV journalism, banking, investment management and AI infrastructure. She became the subject of US intelligence scrutiny because of her reported connections with Huang and her position in the AI computing industry. US intelligence officials reportedly suspected that she was gathering information about Nvidia and its advanced AI chips.
MIT scientists scanned a larval zebrafish brain 200 times per second; ultraviolet light triggered electrical activity that spread across its brain
A groundbreaking microscope developed by MIT enables ultra-fast imaging of neuronal activity in zebrafish brains, achieving scans at an impressive 200 frames per second. Although only 25% of neurons have shown responses thus far, this represents a pivotal stride in neuroscience. Researchers aspire to leverage this technology for insights into neuron interactions within networks, potentially broadening its application to more sophisticated animal models in future investigations.
Meet Marcin Kleczynski, who was 14 when a computer virus led him to start a side hustle; how did he turn it into a multi-hundred-million-dollar company?
Marcin Kleczynski was not initially an experienced professional programmer. He taught himself coding using online communities and programming resources. He started developing malware-removal utilities to tackle infections that many antivirus products were missing. His early work included a tool that helped remove rogue security software. One of the people he connected with through an online security forum was Bruce Harrison, who later became his business partner.
Paras Semiconductors, BroadPak join hands to build advanced semiconductor packaging capabilities
The collaboration will combine Paras Semiconductors' manufacturing ambitions in opto-electronics, photonics and co-packaged optics with BroadPak's technology expertise in advanced semiconductor packaging, heterogeneous integration and chiplet-based system architectures, it said.
Anthropic is rapidly accelerating AI development amid slowdown calls, outside research group says
Anthropic invited researchers from the Berkeley, California-based nonprofit, Model Evaluation and Threat Research, to review its internal data and interview staff as it prepares for its Wall Street debut with debate swirling over the potential for AI models to elude human control with catastrophic consequences.
Ex-Ultrahuman executive launches AI ring startup Aina for agentic interactions
The startup said it is positioning the device as an alternative interface to smartphones for everyday interactions with AI systems. It has spent the past 15 months developing the product and is now opening pre-orders globally, with prices starting at $399 (about Rs 36,000), the startup said in a statement.
Binance hack exposes limits of crypto exchanges’ emergency shutdown controls
Binance is calling it a “sophisticated, multi-stage campaign” and “not a single isolated breach or a simple phishing incident.”
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