Technology & Innovation

Microsoft demonstrates glass-based archival data storage

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION USA

Microsoft Research published a Nature paper detailing Project Silica, a working system that writes and reads data in glass at over 1 gigabit per cubic millimeter.

Andhra Pradesh expands land footprint for Google-linked AI data center campuses

BUSINESS & MARKETS INDIA

The Andhra Pradesh government approved increasing APIIC’s land allotment for Raiden Infotech (a Google company) to 601.4 acres from 480 acres, with the parcels allotted in favour of Adani Infra (India) Ltd as Raiden’s notified partner.

Poland tightens access rules for vehicles at military sites

WORLD & POLITICS POLAND

The Polish army has barred Chinese-made cars from entering military facilities and will also exclude any vehicle with location, video, or audio recording capabilities from secure areas unless those functions are disabled.

India tightens platform takedown compliance expectations

WORLD & POLITICS INDIA

India’s information ministry said social media platforms must remove unlawful content within three hours of being notified, shortening the prior 36-hour window.

Steam Deck supply tightens as memory shortages hit existing hardware

BUSINESS & MARKETS GLOBAL

Valve updated its Steam Deck store listing to warn of intermittent out-of-stock availability due to ongoing memory and storage shortages, and all configurations (including refurbished units) are currently unavailable to purchase.

BioAsia 2026 project announcements in Telangana

BUSINESS & MARKETS INDIA

Opella Healthcare will expand its Hyderabad GCC into a 42,000-sq-ft facility and JAPFA’s Vaksindo Animal Health will set up a BSL-3 animal vaccine manufacturing unit in Genome Valley.

Mistral moves from model maker toward full-stack AI cloud

BUSINESS & MARKETS FRANCE

Mistral AI agreed to acquire Paris-based serverless deployment startup Koyeb, its first acquisition, to accelerate its Mistral Compute cloud infrastructure offering.

X’s Grok deepfake imagery draws GDPR enforcement scrutiny

LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY EU

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission opened a “large-scale” GDPR inquiry into X/xAI over Grok’s creation and publication of sexualized AI-generated images involving EU user data.

European Parliament restricts AI chatbot use on official devices

LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY EU

The European Parliament’s IT department has blocked lawmakers from using built-in AI tools on their work devices over cybersecurity and data-privacy concerns tied to cloud uploads.

Countries move toward age-based social media bans for minors

WORLD & POLITICS GLOBAL

Australia implemented a nationwide ban in December 2025 blocking under-16s from major social platforms, while Spain and Slovenia publicly initiated legislative efforts in February to restrict access for under-16s and under-15s respectively.

Spain orders prosecutors to investigate major social platforms over AI child abuse content

LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY EU

Spain’s government directed prosecutors to open investigations into X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly distributing AI-generated child sexual abuse material.

Uttar Pradesh semiconductor plant and rapid rail corridor milestones

BUSINESS & MARKETS INDIA

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for north India’s first semiconductor manufacturing unit in Gautam Buddh Nagar on February 21 and inaugurate the Delhi–Ghaziabad–Meerut Namo Bharat rapid rail corridor along with the Meerut Metro next week.

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