Overview
- Nvidia announced a partnership with Larsen & Toubro to create what it describes as India’s largest AI factory, with Nvidia chips planned for 30‑MW Chennai and 40‑MW Mumbai data centers.
- An agreement involving Indian firm Yotta will deploy Nvidia chips as part of a $2 billion investment.
- Google detailed three new submarine cables from India to Singapore, South Africa and Australia, plus four fiber links to bolster existing routes with the United States and the southern hemisphere, tied to its $15 billion plan and a Visakhapatnam data center.
- Microsoft said it will allocate $50 billion over ten years to develop AI in developing countries, while Adani Group signaled $100 billion by 2025 for AI‑focused data centers.
- Roughly 250,000 participants and about twenty heads of state are attending as governance takes center stage, with a declaration expected later this week and organizers apologizing for opening‑day crowding.