Geopolitics
US lawmakers push for pause in data centres until AI safeguards in place
Al Jazeera – News · Middle East
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduce bill to pause AI rollout amid growing backlash to technology.
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Tech & Startups
Bernie Sanders and AOC propose a ban on data center construction
TechCrunch · US
Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez introduced companion legislation to halt construction on new data centers until Congress passes compre…
AI / Deep Tech
Why this battery company is pivoting to AI
MIT Technology Review · Global
Qichao Hu doesn’t mince words about how he sees the state of the battery industry. “Almost every Western battery company has either died or is going to die. It…
Startups
Rocketlane raises $60M led by Insight Partners
Your Story · India
Rocketlane said it will use this funding for product development of its agentic platform, marketing initiatives and expansion.
Geopolitics
Data science, AI slip as 53% of Hong Kong’s university subjects fall in QS rankings
South China Morning Post – World · China
Hong Kong’s universities have recorded their sharpest declines in three years in global subject rankings, with more than half of the 266 offerings – including …
Geopolitics
Bernie Sanders and AOC introduce bill to pause building of new datacenters
The Guardian – World · Europe
Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AIAmid an unprecedented energy crisis and the rapid buildout o…
Geopolitics
Microsoft president says building data centres requires trust of U.S. communities
The Hindu – World · India
“You have to win over the local community and sustain their trust if you are going to build a (data centre),” Brad Smith said at the CERAWeek conference in …
Tech & Startups
Kentucky woman rejects $26M offer to turn her farm into a data center
TechCrunch · US
A "major artificial intelligence company" reportedly offered a Kentucky family $26 million to build a data center on their farm.
Tech & Startups
Databricks bought two startups to underpin its new AI security product
TechCrunch · US
With an overflowing war chest from its recent $5 billion raise, Databricks is buying startups and looking for more. It acquired Antimatter and SiftD.ai.
Engineering
What Will It Take to Build the World’s Largest Data Center?
IEEE Spectrum · Global
The undying thirst for smarter (historically, that means larger) AI models and greater adoption of the ones we already have has led to an explosion in data-cen…
Startups
RBI building more digital payments intelligence platforms to empower users
Your Story · India
P Vasudevan, Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India, stated that the central bank is considering deploying artificial intelligence to enhance customer…
Startups
Consumer AI startup Primetrace reports Rs 200 Cr EBITDA run rate
Your Story · India
Primetrace reported an ARR of Rs 550 crore, a 50x growth in three years. Å rare profitable startup in India’s consumer app market, its portfolio of AI apps cro…
Engineering
Transforming Data Science With NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition
IEEE Spectrum · Global
This is a sponsored article brought to you by PNY Technologies.In today’s data-driven world, data scientists face mounting challenges in preparing, scaling, an…
Tech & Startups
The AI Race Is Pressuring Utilities to Squeeze More From Europe’s Power Grids
Wired · Global
As data center developers queue up to connect to power grids across Europe, network operators are experimenting with novel ways of clearing room for them.
Startups
Data, AI, health: test your business creativity with Edition 224 of our weekly quiz!
Your Story · India
This insightful feature from YourStory tests and strengthens your business acumen! Here are 5 questions to kick off this 224th quiz. Ready?
Startups
If data is king, India is sitting on the throne
Your Story · India
India’s AI advantage may not lie in GPUs or cloud infrastructure, but in the scale and richness of its real-world data. From payments and healthcare to identit…
Startups
Can AI help healthcare systems make sense of their data?
Your Story · India
At DevSparks 2026 in Pune, Gaurav Tripathi, Co-founder and Group CTO at Partex.AI, shared how federated learning, knowledge graphs, and agentic AI can help hea…
Startups
Startup news and updates: Daily roundup (March 18, 2026)
Your Story · India
YourStory presents the daily news roundup from the Indian startup ecosystem and beyond. Here's the roundup for Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Apparel business i…
Geopolitics
Reform UK may breach data laws with free energy bills competition
The Guardian – World · Europe
Experts say Nigel Farage’s party is not being transparent about how it will use data it collects on people’s voting habitsReform UK risks breaching data protec…
Geopolitics
Daily Quiz: on lexicons and lives
The Hindu – World · India
Does the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation on Iran constitute a war, conflict, escalation, or campaign change? A quiz on lexicons and lives.
Startups
When data is scarce: How India is building military AI differently
Your Story · India
Unable to match the data scale of the US and China, India’s defence sector and deeptech startups are turning to smaller language models and edge AI to build sm…
Geopolitics
Race on to establish globally recognised 'AI-free' logo
BBC News – World · Europe
The backlash to the growing use of the tech has led to an explosion in attempts to come up with 'AI-Free' logo that could be used globally.
Geopolitics
Hacked data shines light on homeland security’s AI surveillance ambitions
The Guardian – World · Europe
Records show DHS tech incubator spending large sums on partnerships that would expand surveillance capabilitiesHacked data from the Department of Homeland Secu…
Geopolitics
Invisible datacentres and capricious chips: is UK’s AI bubble about to burst?
The Guardian – World · Europe
Datacentre investment boom is one of the biggest infrastructure gambles of this era, and Britain may be uniquely exposedStargate was to be the world’s biggest …
Geopolitics
Palantir CEO Alex Karp reacts to Iran's attack on three Amazon data centers
Times of India – World · India
Palantir CEO Alex Karp asserts AI grants the US and allies a decisive edge against Iran, highlighting the "uniquely American" AI revolution. He views Iran's at…
Geopolitics
Ukraine opens battlefield data access to allies' AI models
The Hindu – World · India
Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said a platform had been created to safely train AI models without giving away sensitive data
Geopolitics
Tracking ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf: Timeline
The Hindu – World · India
A wave of attacks on commercial vessels in and around the Strait of Hormuz has heightened tensions along one of the world’s busiest shipping routes.
Tech & Startups
John Solly Is the DOGE Operative Accused of Planning to Take Social Security Data to His New Job
Wired · Global
A whistleblower complaint alleges John Solly claimed to have stored highly sensitive Social Security data on a thumb drive. Solly and Leidos, his current emplo…
AI / Deep Tech
Building a strong data infrastructure for AI agent success
MIT Technology Review · Global
In the race to adopt and show value from AI, enterprises are moving faster than ever to deploy agentic AI as copilots, assistants, and autonomous task-runners.…
Tech & Startups
Breakout Ventures raises $114M fund to back AI science startups
TechCrunch · US
Breakout Ventures is finding growing success by backing early-stage startups in scientific fields such as biology and chemistry.
Startups
As many as 6,789 recognised startups categorised as "closed": Jitin Prasada
Your Story · India
As of January 31, 2026, a total of 2,12,283 entities have been recognised as "startups" by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
Startups
From pilots to production: What it really takes to scale AI in GCCs
Your Story · India
At a YourStory roundtable in Pune, leaders from Vertiv, NielsenIQ, XPO, Kyndryl, and others discussed the infrastructure, governance, and talent challenges sta…
Geopolitics
How AI may have handed Iran’s proxies a map to US infra
Times of India – World · India
- Senior Assistant Editor at Times of India, specializing in Space, Science, Defence, Policy, and Data stories. - Reports on elections, blending common man's…
Startups
Proshort wins enterprise adoption with RateGain for its AI-native revenue platform
Your Story · India
RateGain selects Proshort for its global revenue teams, signalling a broader shift from legacy revenue intelligence tools and static dashboards to AI-driven ex…
Geopolitics
Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’
The Guardian – World · Europe
Exclusive: Rented datacentres and ‘supercomputer’ site that’s still a scaffolding yard raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy…
Startups
Women powering Indian hockey and deeptech revolution
Your Story · India
On International Women’s Day, four Indian women’s hockey players share their journeys to the national team, while women founders in deeptech—from AI to biotech…
Geopolitics
TCS CEO K Krithivasan is very upbeat on company's data centre plans; says we see a huge…
Times of India – World · India
TCS CEO K Krithivasan is optimistic about AI data centers, revealing "advanced discussions" with hyperscalers. India faces a significant AI infrastructure gap,…
Geopolitics
Boots vs Bots: Finding the fighter for the new American war
The Hindu – World · India
The question of who fights and who profits from wars has become an open public argument in the U.S.
Startups
Unifying the data landscape: Insights from Firebolt's CXO mixer on scaling modern platforms
Your Story · India
Addressing tool fatigue and the rising demands of AI, industry leaders gathered to share practical approaches for streamlining modern data architectures and ac…
Tech & Startups
The War on Iran Puts Global Chip Supplies and AI Expansion at Risk
Wired · Global
From helium extraction in Qatar to shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the semiconductor industry depends on fragile links across the Gulf. Escalation coul…
Geopolitics
US: Pentagon labels AI company Anthropic a supply chain risk
Deutsche Welle (DW) – World · Europe
The move follows months-long dispute with the Pentagon over Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude's safeguards.
Geopolitics
Africa emerges as new arena in US-China competition over artificial intelligence
South China Morning Post – World · China
As China and the United States compete to shape the future of artificial intelligence, Africa’s rapidly expanding digital landscape is emerging as a new arena …
Tech & Startups
Who needs data centers in space when they can float offshore?
TechCrunch · US
Offshore wind developer Aikido will deploy a small data center beneath a floating offshore wind turbine later this year.
Engineering
This Offshore Wind Turbine Will House a Data Center Underwater
IEEE Spectrum · Global
As data-center developers frantically seek to secure power for their operations, one startup is proposing a novel solution: Build them into floating offshore w…
Geopolitics
AI disinformation turns Nepal polls into 'digital battleground'
The Hindu – World · India
Nepali parties across the political divide are tapping social media to push their agendas and woo voters, especially the young
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