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Thursday, February 19, 2026
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Airtel presents scam-blocking AI algorithm at Delhi summit. It’s stopped 30,000 frauds per day

Airtel has also developed a fraud alert system, which will prevent the user from accessing their bank OTPs for suspicious transactions.

AI is coming for your job & Labour (get your act) Together

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

‘Tech-agnostic’ but stricter: At AI Summit, govt defends tighter AI, ‘synthetic’ media compliance norms

New Delhi: As the Centre prepares to enforce stricter compliance obligations on ‘synthetic’ and AI-generated audiovisual content under amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary...

India’s AI rules risk curbing lawful content. Three-hour takedown policy is unprecedented

Companies have nine days from the date of release to introduce product-level changes to comply with the law. This will change how users interact with modern-day public squares.

Moltbook breach shows the danger of fast-evolving AI ecosystems

The risk was exposed by Gal Nagli, the Head of Threat Exposure at Wiz, in an official blogpost for the company. It has cast doubt on Moltbook’s rapid growth claims.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

India frames tech debates as innovation vs regulation. This has to change

Grok controversy is a test for India's AI ambitions. Human dignity should lead innovation.

AI can replace my job, but not my vibe

In a world increasingly obsessed with optimisation, that stubborn refusal to be predictable may be the last human advantage worth protecting.

Are we ready for a world without books? AI obsession is getting scary

It is hard for me to imagine a world where AI is surpassing Taylor Swift on the billboards or Sally Rooney, but it's not impossible.

2025 and India’s tech ambitions. What we got right and wrong

2026 must be the year India sobers up about AI regulation. So far, the approach has been scattered and internally inconsistent.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.