Meta and Reliance Industries are expanding their partnership with plans for an AI-enabled data center in India. The move could strengthen digital infrastructure for one of the world's fastest-growing internet markets. The agreement also includes major clean energy contracts, highlighting how global tech investment is increasingly tied to power, water, and sustainability.
OpenAI is targeting a public listing within the next year, according to an internal message from CEO Sam Altman obtained by The Information, even as the company prepares to launch a new flagship AI model and ramps up spending on infrastructure needed to support increasingly powerful systems.
Google DeepMind has launched a regional accelerator program inviting developers, researchers, and investors across the Asia-Pacific region to submit proposals for applying its scientific AI tools to environmental and sustainability challenges, the company announced at SuperAI Singapore 2026 on Wednesday.
While marketing initiatives promote an ultra-fast transition to wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors, fully automated smart factories, and an all-electric automotive future, the sentiment across the PCIM Europe 2026 exhibition floor is more pragmatic. The industry has reached a transitional maturity wall where the realities of material physics, fragmented design silos, and macroeconomic supply shocks are clashing with marketing hype cycles.
