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Sunday 22 February 2026
India and Brazil agree to boost trade in critical minerals and rare earths
On February 21, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiheld wide-ranging talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to deepen strategic ties and expand cooperation across trade, technology, energy, and critical minerals
Saturday 21 February 2026
Commentary: Samsung to reclaim the world's no.1 semiconductor position in 2026

Samsung Electronics and Intel have alternated for years as the world's largest semiconductor company. From 2011 to 2023, Samsung and Intel each claimed the top spot four and nine times, respectively. However, following the rise of generative AI, the world's largest semiconductor company in 2024 and 2025 shifted to Nvidia

Friday 20 February 2026
SK Group chairman Chey meets US tech leaders to secure core AI chip supply chain
SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won recently traveled to the US for a series of high-level meetings with CEOs from Nvidia, Broadcom, Microsoft, Meta, and Google. The strategic focus extends beyond expanding high-bandwidth memory (HBM) sales; it aims for a head start in the design phase collaboration for next-generation AI chips, aiming to capture key leadership in future AI accelerator architectures
Friday 20 February 2026
India joins US-led Pax Silica, deepening tech and semiconductor alignment
On February 19, India formally joined the US-led Pax Silica coalition at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, signalling closer strategic cooperation with Washington on semiconductors, critical minerals, and artificial intelligence supply chains
Friday 20 February 2026
Taiwan surpasses China in monthly imports to the US for first time in decades
The US imported more from Taiwan than China for the first time in decades as US President Donald Trump's tariffs reshape trade flows and the global AI boom fuels demand for tech products and components, according to reports from Bloomberg and Nikkei Asia
Friday 20 February 2026
Qualcomm becomes anchor ATMP customer at Tata Electronics' Assam facility
On February 19, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and Tata Electronics announced a collaboration under which Tata Electronics will manufacture Qualcomm Automotive Modules in India, marking a step toward localising advanced automotive electronics production
Friday 20 February 2026
Tata's Gujarat wafer fab reportedly faces fresh delay, clouding India's chipmaking ambitions
India's most ambitious semiconductor project, a Tata Group-led wafer fabrication plant in Gujarat, is reportedly facing further delays, raising questions about the pace of the country's push to build a domestic chip industry
Friday 20 February 2026
Indonesia finalizes agreement with Trump administration to slash tariff rate to 19%
US President Donald Trump and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto finalized a trade agreement on February 19, a deal that is expected to allow Indonesia to avoid the threatened 32% tariffs and instead face a 19% rate for most goods. In exchange, Jakarta will facilitate the purchase of an estimated $33 billion in American goods, primarily in the agricultural and energy sectors
Thursday 19 February 2026
From AGI to superintelligence: Altman and Hassabis draw varying timelines for AI's future
This week, two of the industry's most powerful voices laid out starkly different visions for where artificial intelligence is headed — and how fast. Both spoke at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, but in separate keynotes. Taken together, their remarks revealed a deepening divide at the heart of the AI world: what the next frontier actually looks like, and whether humanity is years or decades away from reaching it
Thursday 19 February 2026
OpenAI brings Stargate to India with Tata AI data center build-out partnership
OpenAI has designated the Tata Group as its foundational partner for a major sovereign AI push in India, positioning the conglomerate's HyperVault unit as the first domestic anchor for the global Stargate infrastructure project
Thursday 19 February 2026
Google, Nvidia, Macron back India's AI ambitions as Modi calls for tech for all
The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Google CEO Sundar Pichai used the India AI Impact Summit 2026 to announce a sweeping digital infrastructure partnership, with Google unveiling its America-India Connect initiative and reaffirming a US$15 billion AI hub in Visakhapatnam as part of a broader push to deepen India-US technology ties
Thursday 19 February 2026
Supermicro explores local manufacturing in India amid AI push
US-based server maker Supermicro is evaluating local manufacturing options in India as it seeks to expand its footprint in one of the world's fastest-growing artificial intelligence markets, a senior executive said, citing alignment with the government's "Make in India" initiative
Thursday 19 February 2026
OpenAI partners with Indian universities to expand AI integration in higher education
OpenAI has partnered with leading Indian universities to integrate artificial intelligence tools across campuses, targeting more than 100,000 students and faculty within a year, as India accelerates efforts to build AI skills and domestic capacity in one of the world's largest education systems, according to TechCrunch, Hindu Business Line, and The Tech Buzz
Thursday 19 February 2026
Singapore holds No. 4 financial hub ranking as assets flow in

Singapore maintained its position as the world's fourth-ranked financial center in the 2025 Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), reflecting a strategy centered on capital security, rule of law stability, and long-term industrial positioning

Wednesday 18 February 2026
Nvidia expands AI partnerships in India under US$1 billion national mission
India is using this week's AI Impact Summit in New Delhi to advance a national strategy that combines large-scale compute deployment, sovereign AI model development, and industrial digitization, signaling deeper alignment between the state and the private sector in a rapidly expanding AI market, as per Nvidia's press releases