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Dubai-based Maser Group will invest $1.6 billion in agriculture and AI infrastructure across Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya, aiming to address food security and digital demand in Africa.

Top technology executives are traveling to New Delhi for India’s AI Impact Summit as global firms accelerate expansion in one of the world’s fastest-growing AI markets.

ByteDance said it will strengthen protections on its Seedance 2.0 AI video tool after entertainment companies raised concerns over the unauthorized use of copyrighted characters and likenesses.

Alibaba unveiled its Qwen 3.5 artificial intelligence model, claiming major gains in cost efficiency and performance as competition intensifies in China’s fast-moving AI market.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said the creator of the viral AI agent OpenClaw is joining the company, while the project will continue as an open source initiative supported by OpenAI.

China Agricultural University has developed the Shennong Large Model, an AI system now piloted nationwide to support farming decisions, reduce costs, and modernize agricultural production.

Anthropic is teaming with CodePath to integrate Claude into collegiate coding courses, giving over 20,000 students, many from underserved communities, hands-on access to frontier AI tools.

Anthropic appointed former Microsoft and GM executive Chris Liddell to its board as it closes a $30 billion funding round valuing the AI startup at $380 billion. The move signals preparation for a potential IPO in 2026.

Google launched Gemini 3 Deep Think, a specialized reasoning mode designed for research and engineering challenges. The update is available to AI Ultra subscribers and select early-access API users.

Ramp’s AI Index shows business AI adoption reached 46.8% in January, with Anthropic surging to 19.5% while OpenAI remains dominant. Most Anthropic users also subscribe to OpenAI, highlighting multi-vendor strategies.

Udemy has launched a new integration with OpenAI that embeds its course catalog and learning tools directly into ChatGPT. The move aims to make structured skills development accessible inside conversational AI for hundreds of millions of users.

xAI has published a full internal all-hands meeting outlining a major reorganization, new product lines, and deeper integration with X. Executives framed recent layoffs as part of a shift to a scalable operating model tied closely to X’s subscription business.

The Pentagon is pressing leading AI companies to make their tools available on classified military networks, seeking fewer usage restrictions as it expands AI deployment across defense operations.

T-Mobile unveiled Live Translation, the world’s first real-time agentic AI platform embedded in a wireless network, enabling instant translation during calls in over 50 languages.

Elon Musk outlined a vision for moon-based AI manufacturing as xAI faces mounting leadership departures following its acquisition by SpaceX and ahead of a potential IPO.