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Over 1,000 employees at Amazon have signed an open letter addressed to CEO Andy Jassy, urging the company to slow down its rapid deployment of artificial intelligence (AI). The signatories — engineers, developers, warehouse staff and others — argue that the “all-costs-justified, warp-speed” push into AI threatens jobs, democratic norms, and the environment. Concerns Over
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Reliance Industries’ joint venture with Brookfield Corporation and Digital Realty, operating as Digital Connexion, has announced a $11 billion investment to build a large AI-focused data centre campus in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The project will be developed over five years and is expected to significantly boost India’s AI infrastructure capacity. 1 GW AI Data Campus
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Google and venture-capital firm Accel have announced a partnership to back at least ten early-stage Indian artificial-intelligence (AI) startups, say company executives. Under the tie-up, each startup could receive up to US $2 million in funding by the joint initiative. The companies say their focus will be on domains such as entertainment, creative technologies, workplace