Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:22am on 18 Feb 2026,Wednesday Tech Today
Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday on the sidelines of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The two discussed Google's ongoing and future collaborations in AI research, innovation, and applied sciences. PM Modi announced India will "more than double" its GPU capacity within six months. The five-day summit, running February 16–20, brings together global policymakers, tech CEOs, and researchers. Key highlights include the launch of India's homegrown AI wearable glasses, Sarvam Kaze, TCS committing $2 billion to AI research, and a $540 million Bridgewater Associates investment into AI startup Edgelingo. Modi is scheduled to meet over a dozen world leaders on the summit's sidelines.
