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In this handout photo provided by Microsoft, Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, left, shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (Photo: AP)

Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure

NEW DELHI, December 9, 2025 (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday announced its biggest-ever Asia investment, amounting to $17.5 billion, in India over the next four years to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella revealed this in an X post after meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

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The world’s huge investment in AI relies on some big assumptions. (Photo: Unsplash)

Can bigger-is-better ‘scaling laws’ keep AI improving forever? History says we can’t be too sure

Gold Coast, Nov 27 (The Conversation) OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman – perhaps the most prominent face of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom that accelerated with the launch of ChatGPT in 2022 – loves scaling laws. These widely admired rules of thumb linking the size of an AI model with its capabilities inform much of

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Integrating artificial intelligence in classrooms can support student learning. (Photo: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

Social media is teaching children how to use AI. How can teachers keep up?

Halifax (Canada), Sep 11 (The Conversation) Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how students write essays, practise languages and complete assignments. Teachers are also experimenting with AI for lesson planning, grading and feedback. The pace is so fast that schools, universities and policymakers are struggling to keep up. What often gets overlooked in this rush is

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Measuring the actual effects of using AI systems is no easy task. (Photo: Getty Image)

AI systems great at tests, but how do they perform in real life?

Melbourne, Aug 25 (The Conversation) Earlier this month, when OpenAI released its latest flagship artificial intelligence (AI) system, GPT-5, the company said it was “much smarter across the board” than earlier models. Backing up the claim were high scores on a range of benchmark tests assessing domains such as software coding, mathematics and healthcare. Benchmark

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