Google s construction of a massive data centre in Visakhapatnam has raised environmental concerns from local residents and activists. The company assures that it will use air cooling instead of water cooling. It plans to make a significant local economic impact and support job creation within the community.

Publication: The Economic Times

The new phase is focused on producing semiconductor equipment and materials in India, as well as designing full-stack Indian semiconductor intellectual property (IP), and fortifying both domestic and global supply chains. It has been notified with a Rs 1.27 lakh crore financial outlay.

Publication: The Economic Times

Altera Corp. has released FPGA AI Suite 26.1.1, a major update to its AI software platform, designed to simplify and accelerate deployment of trained AI models onto FPGAs for edge AI applications powering physical AI systems including robotics and real-time autonomous machines.

Publication: EET India

The National Payments Corpo- ration is being told that local-data testing in foreign jurisdictions is not feasible. The challenges for India are of three kinds. First, access. The proposition that a private corporation may decide who is permitted to defend themselves is one no sovereign should accept.

Publication: The Morning Standard`

Adani Group has announced a $100 billion investment to build renewable energy-powered, AI-ready data centres in India by 2035, aiming to position the country as a global AI hub. The project described as one of the world’s largest integrated energy-compute commitments is expected to catalyse an additional $150 billion across server manufacturing, sovereign cloud platforms and electrical infrastructure over the next decade, potentially creating a $250 billion AI infrastructure ecosystem in India.

Publication: The Financial Express

Lenovo has unveiled a wave of new Legion and LOQ devices at the ongoing annual Consumer Electronics Show, CES 2026, being held in Las Vegas, alongside a concept laptop designed to rethink what portable esports training can look like.

Publication: The Indian Express

Smartan.ai, India’s leading AI-powered sports technology company backed by cricket legend Ravi Shastri, showcased its groundbreaking injury prevention and rehabilitation platform at the prestigious CES 2026 (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas from January 6-9, 2026.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Nvidia faces significant pressure to meet China’s rising demand for its H200 AI chips, prompting the company to engage Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) for increased production, sources reveal.

Publication: Devdis Course

The production of semiconductor technology has grown into a pillar for the modern tech era, with critical impact throughout almost every major industry, including electronics, automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and national security.

Publication: BIS Infotech

CES has always been where tech giants show off their best and brightest, and this year, it s shaping up to be a battle royale among the big three Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA.

Publication: Digit