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February 17, 2026

 

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Just 8 months in, India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M

Just 8 months in, India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M: Indian vibe-coding platform Emergent was launched just eight months ago, and it now says it's generating annual recurring revenue of more than $100 million, thanks to surging demand by small businesses and non-technical users. Read More

India bids to attract over $200B in AI infrastructure investment by 2028: India is ramping up shared AI compute, adding 20,000 GPUs as part of a broader push to attract global AI investment. Read More

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As AI jitters rattle IT stocks, Infosys partners with Anthropic to build 'enterprise-grade' AI agents

As AI jitters rattle IT stocks, Infosys partners with Anthropic to build 'enterprise-grade' AI agents: Under the partnership, Infosys plans to integrate Anthropic's Claude models into its Topaz AI platform to build so-called "agentic" systems. Read More

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