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Microsoft announces $17.5B investment in India, its 'largest ever' in Asia
Global technology giant Microsoft announced on Tuesday plans to invest $17.5 billion to help build India's artificial intelligence infrastructure, with CEO Satya Nadella calling it "our largest investment ever in Asia".
Several global corporations have announced large investments this year in the South Asian nation, which is projected to have more than 900 million internet users by year's end.
"To support the country's ambitions, Microsoft is committing US$17.5B (billion) -- our largest investment ever in Asia -- to help build the infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities needed for India's AI first future," Nadella said in a post on X, without giving any further details.
Nadella made the announcement on social media after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, and thanked the leader for "an inspiring conversation on India's AI opportunity".
Earlier this year, Nadella had announced plans to invest $3 billion in India on AI and cloud infrastructure over the next two years.
Global technology giants are aggressively courting more users in the world's most populous country and fifth-largest economy.
A special area of focus has been artificial intelligence with US startup Anthropic in October unveiling plans to open an office in India. Its chief executive Dario Amodei has also met Modi.
The same month, Google said it will invest $15 billion in India over the next five years, as it announced a giant data center and artificial intelligence base in the country.
OpenAI has said it will open an India office, with its chief Sam Altman noting that ChatGPT usage in the country had grown fourfold over the past year.
AI firm Perplexity also announced a major partnership in July with Indian telecom giant Airtel, offering the company's 360 million customers a free one-year Perplexity Pro subscription.
But India's bid to become a global technology and artificial intelligence hub is colliding with increasingly tightening digital regulations.
According to recent media reports, authorities are drafting plans to ensure that manufacturers enable satellite location tracking in smartphones that cannot be turned off by users -- a proposal that rights groups have raised the alarm over.
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OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6B AI center in Australia
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Apple to resist India order to preload state-run app as political outcry builds
Apple does not plan to comply with a mandate to preload its smartphones with a state-owned cyber safety app and will convey its concerns to New Delhi, three sources familiar with the matter said, after the government's move sparked surveillance concerns.
The Indian government has confidentially ordered companies including Apple, Samsung and Xiaomi to preload their phones with an app called Sanchar Saathi, or Communication Partner, within 90 days. The app is intended to track stolen phones, block them and prevent them from being misused.
The government also wants manufacturers to ensure that the app is not disabled. And for devices already in the supply chain, manufacturers should push the app to phones via software updates, Reuters was first to report on Monday.
India's telecom ministry confirmed the move later, describing it as a security measure to combat "serious endangerment" of cyber security. But Prime Minister Narendra Modi's political opponents and privacy advocates criticized the move, saying it is a way for the government to gain access to India's 730 million smartphones.
Apple does not plan to comply with the directive and will tell the government it does not follow such mandates anywhere in the world as they raise a host of privacy and security issues for the company's iOS ecosystem, said two of the industry sources who are familiar with Apple's concerns. They declined to be named publicly as the company's strategy is private.
"Its not only like taking a sledgehammer, this is like a double-barrel gun," said the first source.
Apple and the telecom ministry did not respond to requests for comment.
'Big brother cannot watch us'
The app order comes as Apple is locked in a court fight with an Indian watchdog over the nation's antitrust penalty law. Apple has said it risks facing a fine of up to $38 billion in a case.
The second source said Apple does not plan to go to court or take a public stand, but it will tell the government it cannot follow the order because of security vulnerabilities.
Apple "can't do this. Period," the person said.
Other brands including Samsung are reviewing the order, said a fourth industry source who is familiar with the matter. Samsung did not respond to Reuters queries.
Sources have said the government moved forward with the order without industry consultation.
While Apple tightly controls its App Store and proprietary iOS software - which are crucial to its $100-billion-per-year services business - Google's Android is open-sourced, allowing manufacturers like Samsung and Xiaomi greater leeway to modify their software.
India's main opposition Congress Party has called for a rollback of the mandate. On X, KC Venugopal, a top Congress leader, said "Big Brother cannot watch us."
The government's press release said the app can help tackle incidents of duplicated or spoofed IMEI numbers, which enable scams and network misuse.
"India has big second-hand mobile device market," the telecom ministry said in a statement late on Monday. "Cases have also been observed where stolen or blacklisted devices are being re-sold."
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Dec 02, 2025
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India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
The order gives major smartphone companies 90 days to ensure that the government's Sanchar Saathi app is pre-installed on new mobile phones
Dec 01, 2025
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US senators call for probe of scam ads on Facebook and Instagram
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Malaysia says it plans to ban social media for under-16s from 2026
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil says government was reviewing mechanisms used to impose age restrictions for social media use in Australia and other nations
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Meta buried 'causal' evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege
A 2020 Meta study found users who quit Facebook for a week reported reduced depression, anxiety and loneliness
Nov 23, 2025
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UAE to invest up to $50 billion in Canada in industries such as AI, energy
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Nov 21, 2025
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Cloudflare restores services after outage impacts thousands of internet users
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Google boss warns no company immune if AI bubble bursts
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