News & Information Happening Worldwide for 2/18/2026

-> Stock Market Highlights Feb 18: Sensex, Nifty extend winning streak to 3rd day; Financials and metals lead, IT lags
-> Sarvam AI launches 30B and 105B models, says 105B outperforms DeepSeek R1 and Gemini Flash on key...
-> Cigarette stocks light up! ITC, Godfrey Phillips surge up to 12% on prospects of price hike
-> Indian firm Yotta to build $2 billion data centre with Nvidia's Blackwell chips — one of Asia's largest AI hubs
-> The Efficiency Heresy: Can India Build AI Without Burning Billions?
-> Microsoft says it is on pace to invest $50 billion in 'Global South' AI push
-> India Inc could raise a cool $100 billion as RBI eases ECB norms
-> India bids to attract over $200B in AI infrastructure investment by 2028
-> Peak XV invests in five early stage AI companies at Impact AI PitchFest
-> Palantir joins growing list of companies relocating to Florida. Could Miami be next Silicon Valley?
-> Nandan Nilekani says AI is ending THESE 4 IT jobs — and creating 5 new roles soon
-> AI Summit: Governments are not doing anything about job loss concerns, says Godfather of AI Yoshua Bengio
-> Google AI CEO Demis Hassabis just tells everyone why Gemini and ChatGPT winning International Maths Olymp
-> Trade setup for Feb 18: Will NIFTY50 close above 25,800 on Wednesday? Check details
-> Anthropic CTO shares love story from 'very strict' PES University in Bengaluru | Trending
-> Here's A Closer Look At The Nissan Gravite In 20 Images
-> Trump unveils first Japan investments under trade pact
-> YouTube Suffers Global Outage, Says "Working On A Full Fix"
-> Maruti Suzuki e Vitara Full Price List Revealed
-> TCS to Infosys, Wipro: Indian IT stocks mirror decline in US tech shares
-> Indian IT firms well placed for AI services, says Ashwini Vaishnav amid job loss fears
-> Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu: This is going to be the norm in India where a lot of …
-> New Zealand Dollar Forecast: NZD/USD slides as RBNZ tempers rate expectations
-> Stocks to buy in 2026 for long term: Titagarh Rail, Ipca Lab among 5 stocks that could give 10
-> Silver jumps Rs 4,500/kg, gold rebounds despite easing US
-> Bank probe reveals Adani associates' secret investments
-> Air India, Lufthansa Group sign agreement to expand India–Europe connectivity
-> LIC's Rs 17.5 lakh crore portfolio goes against the wind: IT stocks in, banks out
-> Phison CEO reportedly warns many consumer electronics companies may close by end of 2026
-> Positive Breakout: These 13 stocks cross above their 200 DMAs
-> Bombay High Court stays arrest warrant against Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal
-> Retail challenge is not consumer demand but demanding consumer
-> Silver (XAG) Forecast: Speculators Exit as Silver Dropping Sparks New Value Hunt
-> Stable Money raises $25 Mn led by Peak XV at $175 Mn valuation
-> Lower food and fuel prices drive inflation down to 3%
-> Stocks To Watch, February 18: Infosys, BHEL, Dilip Buildcon, Dabur India, Ola Electric, Netweb Technologies, G R Infraprojects
-> MG Sales Breakup Jan 2026 – Windsor, ZS, Comet, Hector, Astor
-> Oil Bears Are Dangerously Underestimating Geopolitical Risk
-> AI impact summit: 'Two kids in India can now compete with Salesforce,' says Replit CEO Amjad Masad
-> L&T shareholders may get a special dividend, CLSA says; sees stock at ₹4,842
-> Copper price: Global exchange stocks top 1 million tonnes first time in 21 years
-> Infostealer Steals OpenClaw AI Agent Configuration Files and Gateway Tokens
-> Why AI Adoption Stalls, According to Industry Data
-> Sasha Mirchandani's patience trade: 1 bet, 25 years, 400X return
-> MG Starlight 560 EV, PHEV SUVs India Launch Planned
-> JP Morgan says there's a case against the gold rally continuing – and it's wrong
-> This Cool New Car Could Change The Future Of EV Batteries Forever
-> Nvidia Sells Off Stake in Arm, a Company It Once Tried to Buy
-> Ola Electric shares rise over 4.5%; why the battered stock is in spotlight on Wednesday, February 18
-> Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Sumeet Bagadia recommends three shares to buy today — 17 February 2026
-> 25 Vulnerabilities in Cloud Password Managers Allow Unauthorized Access and Modifications
-> Stocks To Watch, February 17: Cochin Shipyard, RIL, Texmaco Rail, Embassy Developments, JSW Infra, Lupin, BLS E
-> Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
-> The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note
-> Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts
-> Latest Updates: Investigators Look Into Genetic Genealogy in Nancy Guthrie Case
-> Democrats Plan to Counter Trump's Speech to Congress With Rally
-> Why Other Democracies Don't Gerrymander Like the U.S.
-> New Hampshire's GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte draws her first major challenger
-> Friedrich Merz says fighter jet project fails to meet Germany's needs
-> Takaichi, reelected as Japan's leader, wants to cooperate with US in rare earths development
-> Gisèle Pelicot's memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors
-> Epstein files show years of FBI interest in Les Wexner, Epstein's mysterious benefactor
-> Apple Decouples From Nasdaq, Offering Alternative to AI
-> Unprecedented 'Jobless Boom' Tests Limits of US Economic Expansion
-> EU also investigating as Grok generated 23,000 CSAM images in 11 days [U]
-> Apple is reportedly cooking up a trio of AI wearables
-> Microsoft confirms new Windows 11 feature drop coming next month
-> Google launches more visible links in AI Overviews and AI Mode
-> Melania Trump cruelly savaged by trolls as she begs fans to watch her 'brainless' movie
-> Ben Robinson Reveals the Shocking Reason He Called Off His Wedding: "I Caught Her…"
-> Pedro Pascal Seen with Rafael Olarra During Monday Night Outing in New York City
-> Billy Preston's Music Was 'Pure Joy.' But His Life Ended in Tragedy.
-> Amber Glenn Falls To The Cruelest Rule In Olympic Figure Skating
-> Scientists discover recent tectonic activity on the moon
-> Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
-> Air pollution directly linked to Alzheimer's risk, scientists say
-> Maine CDC confirms 4 new cases of measles in state
-> Can You Get Measles if You're Vaccinated? And Everything Else You Need to Know About the Disease's Terrifying Resurgence.
-> NJ investigating bird flu outbreak after dozens of geese found dead in Gloucester County
-> Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress
-> The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note
-> Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts
-> Latest Updates: Investigators Look Into Genetic Genealogy in Nancy Guthrie Case
-> Democrats Plan to Counter Trump's Speech to Congress With Rally
-> Why Other Democracies Don't Gerrymander Like the U.S.
-> New Hampshire's GOP Gov. Kelly Ayotte draws her first major challenger
-> Friedrich Merz says fighter jet project fails to meet Germany's needs
-> Takaichi, reelected as Japan's leader, wants to cooperate with US in rare earths development
-> Gisèle Pelicot's memoir launches in 22 languages, turning horror into hope for survivors
-> Epstein files show years of FBI interest in Les Wexner, Epstein's mysterious benefactor
-> Apple Decouples From Nasdaq, Offering Alternative to AI
-> Unprecedented 'Jobless Boom' Tests Limits of US Economic Expansion
-> EU also investigating as Grok generated 23,000 CSAM images in 11 days [U]
-> Apple is reportedly cooking up a trio of AI wearables
-> Microsoft confirms new Windows 11 feature drop coming next month
-> Google launches more visible links in AI Overviews and AI Mode
-> Melania Trump cruelly savaged by trolls as she begs fans to watch her 'brainless' movie
-> Ben Robinson Reveals the Shocking Reason He Called Off His Wedding: "I Caught Her…"
-> Pedro Pascal Seen with Rafael Olarra During Monday Night Outing in New York City
-> Billy Preston's Music Was 'Pure Joy.' But His Life Ended in Tragedy.
-> Amber Glenn Falls To The Cruelest Rule In Olympic Figure Skating
-> Scientists discover recent tectonic activity on the moon
-> Too many satellites? Earth's orbit is on track for a catastrophe – but we can stop it
-> Air pollution directly linked to Alzheimer's risk, scientists say
-> Maine CDC confirms 4 new cases of measles in state
-> Can You Get Measles if You're Vaccinated? And Everything Else You Need to Know About the Disease's Terrifying Resurgence.
-> NJ investigating bird flu outbreak after dozens of geese found dead in Gloucester County
-> India rolls out three sovereign AI models Sarvam AI, Gnani.ai, BharatGen to take on Big Tech
-> IIT Bombay's BharatGen unveils 17B parameter sovereign multilingual AI model at India AI Impact Summit
-> Gnani.ai launches AI voice model that can clone voices in 12 Indian languages
-> Tech3 | India rolls out three desi AI models; Governments ignoring AI job fears, says Yoshua Bengio and more
-> 'Breakeven point moves higher': Zerodha's Nithin Kamath on MTF costs after RBI funding curbs
-> AI Summit: Microsoft India continues to hire for demand
-> Taking Stock: Nifty above 25,800, Sensex up 283 pts; IT caps gains
-> Upstart Sarvam unveils AI model customized for India market
-> AI Summit: India will have an extraordinary trajectory with AI, says Google CEO Sundar Pichai
-> India's AI push gets $2 billion boost from Yotta's Nvidia investment
-> Wall Street hunts for bottom as S&P retests 'rock solid' support
-> Buy VA Tech Wabag; target of Rs 1626: Geojit Financial Services
-> FII/FPIs net buy Indian equities worth Rs 1154 crore; DIIs net buy Rs 440 crore on February 18
-> Snacks, sunscreen and speed: How Zepto plugged into India AI Impact Summit
-> India AI Summit 2026: Ashwini Vaishnaw Calls for Global AI Guardrails
-> Satellite images reveal Iran concealing and reinforcing military, nuclear sites
-> Tariffs may fall but returns remain intact, says IPO
-> Smoke over Parand near Tehran triggers speculation as Iran denies explosion amid US tensions
-> First Tick: Top global cues to watch in today's trade
-> 'When friends connect..': Emmanuel Macron shares AI
-> AI pioneer LeCun endorses India's AI leadership role, says 'Modi has India moving in right direction'
-> Bindiya Ke Bahubali 2 director Raj Amit Kumar supports 8
-> Buy KFin Technologies; target of Rs 1400: Emkay Global Financial
-> SEBI constitutes Working Group to Review ESG Rating Providers (ERPs) Regulatory Framework
-> Buy Infosys; target of Rs 1750: Emkay Global Financial
-> AI Summit: Language data gaps limit AI progress beyond dominant languages, says Alice Oh
-> AI Summit: Democratising flawed AI models could amplify risks, warns Subbarao Kambhhampati
-> 'We are living through a period of profound transformation': S Jaishankar on de
-> Akshay Kumar trolls RJ Mahvash on Wheel of Fortune as she struggles to solve puzzle, says 'I will give Rs...
-> Buy MM Forgings; target of Rs 600: Anand Rathi
-> Layers of Fear 3 is coming: Here's what developer Bloober Team revealed
-> Your credit card can wreck your finances if you're careless
-> What is European Legal Gateway Office? EU opens first
-> Moneycontrol Pro Panorama | Families are buying gold, and for a good reason
-> Western powers disrupted India's traditional education system, says Mohan Bhagwat
-> Why talks between Trump and Xi on Taiwan weapons raise concern
-> 'IT will power AI's future': Piyush Goyal dismisses market, investors fears
-> Markets rise for 3rd day: Sensex settles nearly 300 pts higher, Nifty ends above 25,800; five reasons...
-> ED attaches $55.69 million in overseas accounts linked to Winzo
-> India looking to US to diversify oil, coal supplies, says Piyush Goyal
-> Tecno Pova Curve 2 review: Battery performance leads the experience
-> Aequs to scale up aerospace engine component ecosystem, targets shipments from Hosur facility by 2028
-> Deputy CM Sunetra Pawar will take over as NCP national president on February 26: Praful Patel
-> Buy Reliance Industries; target of Rs 1688: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> Buy Infosys; target of Rs 1900: Prabhudas Lilladher
-> Fractal Industries IPO subscribed 5.13 times on final day; listing likely next week
-> Google CEO Sundar Pichai says India can be a full
-> Buy Varun Beverages; target of Rs 550: Motilal Oswal
-> PM Modi to inaugurate India AI Impact Summit 2026 on Thursday: Full itinerary
-> Rajpal Yadav says there should be designated smoking room in jail, thanks fans and fraternity for support
-> Dubai to Dehradun: Techie wants to quit job and return to India, netizens warn of risks
-> Gold price jumps almost 1% to Rs 1,52,899 on February 18; what should investors track next?
-> 'Delhi traffic at its worst': Netizens express frustration as AI Impact Summit and rain create chaos...
-> Live: Nifty extends gain to third day, nears 25,800; IT stocks sulk | Closing Bell
-> India sets Guinness World Record with more than 2.5 lakh AI responsibility pledges in 24 hrs at AI Impact...
-> Explained: How the Jeffrey Epstein fallout has plunged Britain's House of Lords into a crisis of...
-> Dr. Reddy's preps semaglutide pill launch in FY27, as GLP‑1 market opens up in India
-> Chinese robodog row: Galgotias University vacates AI Impact Summit stall after power cut | Watch
-> 'Ejaculation without penetration is attempt to rape, not rape': Chhattisgarh High Court
-> Auqib Nabi, Delhi Capitals new recruit, the silent hero in Jammu and Kashmir's historic Ranji Trophy feat
-> 'Players wash dishes before playing, wander streets': Captain's fury exposes Pakistan hockey rot, PM...
-> Gas explosion kills 38 miners in Plateau State, dozens injured at central Nigeria mining site
-> Thadayam Teaser Out: Sshivada, Samuthirakani lead chilling true
-> L&T shares rise 1% after firm teams with Nvidia to build India's largest Gigawatt
-> Upcoming IPOs: Clean Max Enviro's GMP falls below 1%, Gaudium IVF's GMP indicates decent listing
-> Infosys, Persistent Systems, Wipro, other IT stocks fall up to 3% after two days of gains: Here's why
-> Vijay Deverakonda, Rashmika Mandanna wedding festivities begin, their houses lit up ahead of the big day
-> India should double down on science, agriculture and creativity in the AI era, says Google DeepMind CEO...
-> Bitcoin dips below $67,000; what lies ahead for BTC?
-> AI Summit: Global consensus emerging on tackling AI harms, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
-> Silver rebounds 1.85% to Rs 2,33,024 on February 18; what lies ahead?
-> Telangana aims to make Hyderabad leading life sciences hub amid Centre's Biopharma SHAKTI boost
-> Kalpataru Standalone December 2025 Net Sales at Rs 55.88 crore, up 1.92% Y
-> Vinicius Junior calls out racist 'cowards', Jose Mourinho gets panned – what actually happened in...
-> YouTube down for several users across India, US: Report
-> Ready for Gaza, but with perks, guarantees and a command post: Pakistan's fine print for Trump's force
-> Google Pixel 10a launched in India at Rs 49,999
-> Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Raha and Neetu Kapoor spotted together in traditional outfits at a wedding in...
-> AI Summit: India's AI adoption already outpacing western nations, country has huge opportunities, says...
-> Archana Puran Singh and Parmeet Sethi open up about marital struggles after 30 years, says "We'll...
-> BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar on India AI Impact Summit's 'chaos': 'Unprecedented interest amongst youth'
-> Hisar Metal Standalone December 2025 Net Sales at Rs 68.12 crore, up 19.47% Y
-> Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn't stopped.
-> ECB President Lagarde plans to quit before Macron's term ends, FT reports
-> Health Rounds: Moderna combo flu/COVID vaccine succeeds in mid
-> UK's BAE Systems forecasts years of growth in 'new era' of defence spending, backlog hits record
-> California builds AI oversight unit and presses on xAI investigation
-> 'Difficult' Ukraine peace talks end after Zelenskiy says Russia stalling
-> Exclusive: Cambodian PM says Thailand is occupying territory after Trump
-> RBNZ's new boss takes on debut meeting with focus on transparency
-> JPMorgan Chase to open over 160 new branches across 30 US states in 2026
-> UK examining Epstein's use of airports for trafficking
-> Fact Check: Poolside image of Jeffrey Epstein with prominent figures is AI
-> Blackstone, EQT and CVC make offers for VW's Everllence, FT reports
-> Infineon CEO flags growth prospects for humanoid robot chips
-> ECB President Lagarde plans to quit before Macron's term ends, FT reports
-> US FDA reverses course, will review Moderna's revised flu vaccine application
-> IMF urges Japan to keep raising rates, avoid reducing sales tax
-> Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'
-> New Zealand keeps rates steady, sees loose policy for some time
-> Santos to cut 10% of jobs, review portfolio; shares slip on profit miss
-> New paint scheme for Trump's Air Force One includes gold, red, white and blue
-> Western Digital to sell partial Sandisk stake for $3.17 billion to cut debt
-> Grandson of Reese's Peanut Butter Cup inventor questions Hershey over alternative ingredients
-> Australian insurer Suncorp's profit slumps on storm costs; shares slide
-> YouTube restores service after brief streaming disruption
-> SGH, Steel Dynamics bid $10.6 billion for BlueScope Steel but investors remain wary
-> Cadence beats quarterly profit and revenue estimates on strong AI
-> Palo Alto Networks cuts annual profit forecast as deal costs bite, shares fall
-> Lakers' Deandre Ayton detained at Bahamas airport on suspicion of marijuana possession
-> National Australia Bank's shares hit record high on robust first
-> Fed's Daly says US central bank still needs to get inflation down
-> Exclusive: California preparing lawsuit over Trump administration vaccine changes
-> Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say
-> Tesla avoids suspension by California regulator after corrective marketing changes
-> Waymo defends use of remote assistance workers in US robotaxi operations
-> Nvidia to sell Meta millions of chips in multiyear deal
-> CSL signs licensing deal with Eli Lilly for clazakizumab to explore other potential treatments
-> Stripe's crypto unit Bridge obtains initial approval to establish a trust bank
-> Man arrested after running toward US capitol with loaded shotgun, say police
-> Alcoa to pay $39 million after illegally clearing Australian native forest
-> US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test
-> CBS host Stephen Colbert says network barred airing interview with Texas US Senate candidate
-> Drop in unauthorized immigration slows job growth, SF Fed paper finds
-> Italy's Brunello Cucinelli yearly net profit rises
-> Snowstorm cuts power to 200,000 homes across Romania
-> MFA Financial plans $200 million stock repurchase program
-> Kenvue beats quarterly estimates, announces job cuts amid Kimberly
-> Berkshire Hathaway invests in New York Times, trims Apple
-> Fed's Barr says central bank likely on hold for some time as it watches for easing inflation
-> US Supreme Court adopts new technology to help identify conflicts of interest
-> US releases another $77 million in frozen New York tunnel funding
-> Geneva talks, inflation in spotlight amid Lunar New Year lull
2/18/2026