Google and Meta are reportedly building large data centres in Vizag, but questions are rising over whether the local power grid can handle the load. As hyperscale demand approaches, planners and utilities must align upgrades, timelines, and capacity—before growth turns into grid strain and costly delays for everyone involved.
The Delhi High Court has ordered the immediate removal of social media posts and videos showing or referencing recent court proceedings involving Arvind Kejriwal and other senior AAP leaders. In its direction, the court asked major platforms including X, Google, and Meta to take down the viral content related to the April 13 hearing before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.
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Enterprises are moving AI agents from experiments to production, and the key question is how to manage them. Google and AWS are taking opposite paths: Google emphasizes a Kubernetes-style control plane for governance and identity, while AWS pushes config-based harnesses in the execution layer for faster deployment. Both aim to reduce new risks like state drift in long-running agents.
Sundar Pichai says Google will invest $185 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure in 2026, underscoring AI’s expanding role in software development and security. The push includes Gemini Enterprise Agent and new TPU chips like TPU 8t and TPU 8i, pointing to a major expansion of enterprise AI platforms and future growth.
Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE has backed returning its Google news content case to its general superintendence for formal administrative proceedings. The interim chief said the latest probe should reflect how Google’s behavior has evolved since the investigation began in 2019, paving the way for deeper scrutiny of the company’s conduct around news licensing and distribution.
Marvell shares rose after a report said it is in talks with Google to develop two AI chips. The Information, citing people close to the discussions, suggests Marvell could supply a memory processing unit to complement Google’s tensor processing unit, alongside a new TPU designed to run AI models. The report points to a potential expansion of Google’s custom AI hardware.
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Google’s YouTube has provided Indonesia’s communications minister a “letter of compliance,” Meutya Hafid said at a press conference. The move signals YouTube’s readiness to align with Indonesia’s tightening social media rules, but it also raises questions about how content controls and enforcement will play out next in the country.
A California court ruled that Google and Meta harmed a minor’s mental health through addictive design, drawing a stark parallel to tobacco litigation. Even though the damages awarded are small and appeals are likely, the decision marks a new level of legal scrutiny on how tech platforms engineer engagement. Experts say solutions must go beyond takedowns to include parental oversight.
After years of unreliable automation and fiddly setup, Google and Amazon are pushing an AI-first smart home approach. Their new AI assistants aim to coordinate devices more naturally and handle configuration work that previously required a home IT administrator, promising a smoother experience for everyday users and a major shift in how smart homes get set up.
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