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Exclusive: Warburg Pincus-backed PDG plans to raise as much as $5B in debt to fund a data center buildout across Asia.

Planned financing will support facilities in India, Indonesia, Malaysia & Japan; a bank consortium will jointly fund a portion of the loan

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

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11.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Exclusive: Warburg Pincus-backed PDG plans to raise as much as $5B in debt to fund a data center buildout across Asia.

Planned financing will support facilities in India, Indonesia, Malaysia & Japan; a bank consortium will jointly fund a portion of the loan

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

#AI

11.03.2026 03:14 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Agentic AI startup Lyzr AI has quintupled its valuation since Oct to $250M, raising capital from Accenture, Rocketship VC

Lyzr helps enterprise users build AI agents on their own infra, keeping critical data & IP within their own boundaries.

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

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10.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Agentic AI startup Lyzr AI has quintupled its valuation since Oct to $250M, raising capital from Accenture, Rocketship VC

Lyzr helps enterprise users build AI agents on their own infra, keeping critical data & IP within their own boundaries.

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

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10.03.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Big AI Is Obsessed With India US giants like Open AI, Microsoft and Google are pouring billions of dollars into developing artificial intelligence technology in India. But can the world’s most populous nation create its own sovereign AI champion? 0:00 Introduction 1:51 AI race 2:58 Digital infrastructure 4:48 Data diversity 5:41 Growing middle class 6:33 Engineering talent 8:14 Lack of infrastructure 10:20 Government policies Learn more on Bloomberg.com: Indians Spend a Trillion Hours on Their Phones, Pushing a $29.4 Billion Media Industry https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-27/indians-spent-1-1-trillion-hours-on-smartphones-in-2024-ey-says OpenAI Giving Away Year of Free ChatGPT to Lure More India Users https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/openai-giving-away-year-of-free-chatgpt-to-lure-more-india-users Upstart Sarvam Unveils AI Model Customized for India Market https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/upstart-sarvam-unveils-ai-model-customized-for-india-market?srnd=undefined OpenAI to Partner With Tata for AI Data Center Buildout in India https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/openai-to-partner-with-tata-for-ai-data-center-buildout-in-india?srnd=undefined #AI #India #ChatGPT #DeepSeek -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for just $1.99 your first month: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world. Visit our partner channel Bloomberg News for global news and insight in an instant.

India is attracting billions of dollars in AI investment. But will the country be able to develop its own AI champion?

http:// bit.ly/4bpT75X

08.03.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Big AI Is Obsessed With India US giants like Open AI, Microsoft and Google are pouring billions of dollars into developing artificial intelligence technology in India. But can the world’s most populous nation create its own sovereign AI champion? 0:00 Introduction 1:51 AI race 2:58 Digital infrastructure 4:48 Data diversity 5:41 Growing middle class 6:33 Engineering talent 8:14 Lack of infrastructure 10:20 Government policies Learn more on Bloomberg.com: Indians Spend a Trillion Hours on Their Phones, Pushing a $29.4 Billion Media Industry https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-27/indians-spent-1-1-trillion-hours-on-smartphones-in-2024-ey-says OpenAI Giving Away Year of Free ChatGPT to Lure More India Users https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/openai-giving-away-year-of-free-chatgpt-to-lure-more-india-users Upstart Sarvam Unveils AI Model Customized for India Market https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-18/upstart-sarvam-unveils-ai-model-customized-for-india-market?srnd=undefined OpenAI to Partner With Tata for AI Data Center Buildout in India https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-19/openai-to-partner-with-tata-for-ai-data-center-buildout-in-india?srnd=undefined #AI #India #ChatGPT #DeepSeek -------- Like this video? Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/Bloomberg?sub_confirmation=1 Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for just $1.99 your first month: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg Originals offers bold takes for curious minds on today’s biggest topics. Hosted by experts covering stories you haven’t seen and viewpoints you haven’t heard, you’ll discover cinematic, data-led shows that investigate the intersection of business and culture. Exploring every angle of climate change, technology, finance, sports and beyond, Bloomberg Originals is business as you’ve never seen it. Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world. Visit our partner channel Bloomberg News for global news and insight in an instant.

India is attracting billions of dollars in AI investment. But will the country be able to develop its own AI champion?

http:// bit.ly/4bpT75X

08.03.2026 05:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 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...

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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...

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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...
#AI

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...

#AI

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