Alphabet Eyes Major India Expansion as US Visa Curbs Reshape Tech Hiring

The move reflects a broader shift among global tech companies that are investing more heavily in India’s large talent pool as US immigration policies become more restrictive.

Positron AI Becomes Unicorn With $230 Mn Raise to Power the Next Wave of Energy-Efficient AI Inference

The company said the funding will be used to expand its engineering and operations teams, scale manufacturing, and bring its inference-focused hardware and software stack to a broader set of enterprise customers.

Snowflake Acquires TensorStax to Advance Agentic AI Capabilities

TensorStax specialises in tools that allow developers to orchestrate AI agents capable of reasoning across structured and unstructured data, automate tasks, and integrate with enterprise applications.

Meta Brings Oakley AI Smart Glasses to India With UPI Payments and Fitness-Focused Features

Prices start at ₹52,300, with sales beginning today through Sunglass Hut and LensCrafters stores across India.

AWS CEO Says Space-Based Data Centres Remain a Distant Reality Despite AI Boom

Speaking at the Cisco AI Summit in San Francisco, Garman pointed to the immense logistical and economic hurdles involved in deploying computing infrastructure in orbit.

Dassault Systèmes and NVIDIA Forge Long-Term Alliance to Build Industrial AI World Models

The partnership seeks to embed AI more deeply into real-world industrial processes by grounding it in physics, engineering, and validated industrial data.

Ryan Aytay Steps Down as CEO of Salesforce’s Tableau After 19 Years at Company

Aytay joined Salesforce 19 years ago during the company’s early mergers and acquisitions phase.

Apple Enhances Xcode With AI-Powered ‘Agentic Coding’ Tools in Major Update

The enhancements aim to integrate emerging “agentic coding” experiences directly into developers’ workflows.

AHEAD Appoints Prajwal UI as Director - People & Operations, India

Most recently, Prajwal served as Director - Human Resources at Unisys India.

Firefox Introduces Centralised AI Controls to Let Users Block or Manage AI Features

The feature will roll out with Firefox 148, scheduled for release on February 24, with early access available through Firefox Nightly.

OpenAI Launches Codex App to Simplify AI-Powered Coding Across Devices

The Codex App includes features such as inline code suggestions, multi-file context awareness, and interactive explanations of code logic.

Snowflake and OpenAI Strike $200 Mn Multi-Year AI Partnership to Power Enterprise Data Platforms

OpenAI models such as GPT-5.2 will be integrated into Snowflake Cortex AI and Snowflake Intelligence.