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Asia AI Reporter for Bloomberg @business @technology @BW Tips - SRai33@bloomberg.net

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Alibaba Pushes Deeper Into AI Coding Tools With Low-Cost Access Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the Chinese e-commerce player that has become a leader in artificial intelligence, is stepping up a push into software coding tools, offering low-cost access to several of ...

China AI is ringing in the Year of the Horse!

Alibaba is pushing deeper into AI coding tools, with introductory plans to access the country's top coding models as low as $1.15 for 18,000 requests

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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26.02.2026 05:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alibaba Pushes Deeper Into AI Coding Tools With Low-Cost Access Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the Chinese e-commerce player that has become a leader in artificial intelligence, is stepping up a push into software coding tools, offering low-cost access to several of ...

China AI is ringing in the Year of the Horse!

Alibaba is pushing deeper into AI coding tools, with introductory plans to access the country's top coding models as low as $1.15 for 18,000 requests

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

26.02.2026 05:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malaysia’s Zetrix Raises Funds, Plans to List AI Unit on Nasdaq Zetrix AI Bhd., a publicly traded Malaysian provider of digital infrastructure, raised about $40 million from the World Bank’s investment arm and is preparing to list its artificial intelligence unit ...

Exclusive: Malaysia's Zetrix AI, a publicly traded Malaysian provider of digital public infrastructure, raised funding from the World Bank’s IFC, and is preparing to list its artificial intelligence unit on Nasdaq by year-end.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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25.02.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Malaysia’s Zetrix Raises Funds, Plans to List AI Unit on Nasdaq Zetrix AI Bhd., a publicly traded Malaysian provider of digital infrastructure, raised about $40 million from the World Bank’s investment arm and is preparing to list its artificial intelligence unit ...

Exclusive: Malaysia's Zetrix AI, a publicly traded Malaysian provider of digital public infrastructure, raised funding from the World Bank’s IFC, and is preparing to list its artificial intelligence unit on Nasdaq by year-end.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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25.02.2026 06:16 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Forecast Spend your Sunday thinking about what's ahead β€” with predictions and analysis from around the world.

India's Tricky AI Balancing Act

Read my take on the New Delhi AI Summit in the Forecast, Bloomberg's Weekend newsletter.

(If you want to sign up for the newsletter read by 250,000 subscribers, click here
tinyurl.com/yay2kj9b)

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

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23.02.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Forecast Spend your Sunday thinking about what's ahead β€” with predictions and analysis from around the world.

India's Tricky AI Balancing Act

Read my take on the New Delhi AI Summit in the Forecast, Bloomberg's Weekend newsletter.

(If you want to sign up for the newsletter read by 250,000 subscribers, click here
tinyurl.com/yay2kj9b)

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

#AI

23.02.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Altman vs. Amodei: AI Rivals Refuse to Hold Hands at Modi Summit Once a rival, always a rival.

Altman vs. Amodei

This has to be the most awkward moment of the India AI Summit in Delhi.

Altman & Amodei stood next to each other for the big on stage photo-op with Narendra Modi and about a dozen other notables, but refused to hold hands like everyone else!

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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19.02.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Altman vs. Amodei: AI Rivals Refuse to Hold Hands at Modi Summit Once a rival, always a rival.

Altman vs. Amodei

This has to be the most awkward moment of the India AI Summit in Delhi.

Altman & Amodei stood next to each other for the big on stage photo-op with Narendra Modi and about a dozen other notables, but refused to hold hands like everyone else!

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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19.02.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Indian university was asked to vacate its exhibition booth at the India AI Impact Summit, after being accused of passing off a China-made robotic dog as its own

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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18.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Indian university was asked to vacate its exhibition booth at the India AI Impact Summit, after being accused of passing off a China-made robotic dog as its own

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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18.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Upstart Sarvam Unveils AI Model Customized for India Market An Indian startup called Sarvam AI is making a push to create a viable competitor for the domestic market, unveiling an artificial-intelligence model that it says is more tailored to the languages and...

Indian startup Sarvam AI is making a push to create a viable competitor for the domestic market, unveiling an AI model that it says is more tailored to the languages and cultures of the world’s biggest market

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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18.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Upstart Sarvam Unveils AI Model Customized for India Market An Indian startup called Sarvam AI is making a push to create a viable competitor for the domestic market, unveiling an artificial-intelligence model that it says is more tailored to the languages and...

Indian startup Sarvam AI is making a push to create a viable competitor for the domestic market, unveiling an AI model that it says is more tailored to the languages and cultures of the world’s biggest market

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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18.02.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ambani, Adani Scout Engineers Turning AI Summit Into Jobs Fair India’s two largest conglomerates are using the ongoing India AI summit as a recruiting ground to scout and handpick young engineers, as the race to build AI tools and applications has intensified in ...

India's billionaires, the world's tech behemoths are all scouting talent at the India AI Summit

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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17.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ambani, Adani Scout Engineers Turning AI Summit Into Jobs Fair India’s two largest conglomerates are using the ongoing India AI summit as a recruiting ground to scout and handpick young engineers, as the race to build AI tools and applications has intensified in ...

India's billionaires, the world's tech behemoths are all scouting talent at the India AI Summit

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

17.02.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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India Seeks Role in Shaping AI Future With Summit of Tech Chiefs India kicks off one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence summits Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to clear a path for India in a heated race to develop frontier models.

As it rains investments, new AI models, partnerships, and the who's who of the AI world at the India AI Summit in Delhi this week, India -- left behind in the US-China AI race so far --is pitching for AI leadership

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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16.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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India Seeks Role in Shaping AI Future With Summit of Tech Chiefs India kicks off one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence summits Monday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking to clear a path for India in a heated race to develop frontier models.

As it rains investments, new AI models, partnerships, and the who's who of the AI world at the India AI Summit in Delhi this week, India -- left behind in the US-China AI race so far --is pitching for AI leadership

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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16.02.2026 03:00 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI’s $33,000-Per-Night Moment at Delhi’s India AI Summit!

How the India AI Impact Summit has kicked up a frenetic chase for something more prosaic than computing capacity or genius researchers: hotel rooms.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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12.02.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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AI’s $33,000-Per-Night Moment at Delhi’s India AI Summit!

How the India AI Impact Summit has kicked up a frenetic chase for something more prosaic than computing capacity or genius researchers: hotel rooms.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

12.02.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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China's Alibaba has unveiled an open-source embodied foundation model that performs physical-aware reasoning & can help execute complex real-world tasks.

The launch of RynnBrain marks an escalation in the global race to conquer embodied intelligence

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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10.02.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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China's Alibaba has unveiled an open-source embodied foundation model that performs physical-aware reasoning & can help execute complex real-world tasks.

The launch of RynnBrain marks an escalation in the global race to conquer embodied intelligence

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

10.02.2026 07:24 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This will surprise many!
For years, govts & ecosystems from India to China have wooed returnees to spark innovation, fuel growth.

A new study of 596 Indian startups is striking: homegrown entrepreneurs consistently outperform returnees across nearly every metric.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

09.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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This will surprise many!
For years, govts & ecosystems from India to China have wooed returnees to spark innovation, fuel growth.

A new study of 596 Indian startups is striking: homegrown entrepreneurs consistently outperform returnees across nearly every metric.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

09.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Google and its parent Alphabet are plotting big expansion in India's tech hub of Bangalore, coinciding with the Trump administration's visa restrictions @bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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04.02.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Google and its parent Alphabet are plotting big expansion in India's tech hub of Bangalore, coinciding with the Trump administration's visa restrictions @bloomberg.com

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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04.02.2026 03:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DeepSeek Sets Sights on AI Search and Agents, Job Postings Show DeepSeek is looking to broaden its AI offerings with new artificial intelligence search features and more emphasis on agents, ramping up competition with US firms like OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.’s Googl...

DeepSeek is making a bold play in the AI race.

Fresh job listings point to an acceleration into native search and autonomous agents.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

29.01.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DeepSeek Sets Sights on AI Search and Agents, Job Postings Show DeepSeek is looking to broaden its AI offerings with new artificial intelligence search features and more emphasis on agents, ramping up competition with US firms like OpenAI and Alphabet Inc.’s Googl...

DeepSeek is making a bold play in the AI race.

Fresh job listings point to an acceleration into native search and autonomous agents.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

29.01.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US visa delays until 2027? India’s AI ecosystem says, welcome home

The H-1B turmoil may be America’s loss -- and India’s AI moment

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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23.01.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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US visa delays until 2027? India’s AI ecosystem says, welcome home

The H-1B turmoil may be America’s loss -- and India’s AI moment

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#AI

23.01.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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China Gets a Jump on Trying AI Everywhere From Cars to Birdbaths Amid the keynote speeches and product unveilings at CES this month, the Las Vegas electronics trade show delivered an important geopolitical message: Chinese companies are rapidly embedding artificial...

In Las Vegas, I saw China get a jump on physical AI!

Chinese companies are infusing AI in eveything from smart hair clippers delivering the perfect fade cuts, AI bird feeders that take closeups of visiting avians, and cuddly stress toys reading emotions

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

16.01.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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China Gets a Jump on Trying AI Everywhere From Cars to Birdbaths Amid the keynote speeches and product unveilings at CES this month, the Las Vegas electronics trade show delivered an important geopolitical message: Chinese companies are rapidly embedding artificial...

In Las Vegas, I saw China get a jump on physical AI!

Chinese companies are infusing AI in eveything from smart hair clippers delivering the perfect fade cuts, AI bird feeders that take closeups of visiting avians, and cuddly stress toys reading emotions

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

16.01.2026 04:49 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1