Business
South Korea inflation slows as January CPI rises 2.0% y/y, with core inflation at 2.0% and transport costs falling, official data shows after 2.3% in Dec. 2025.
Canada and India are preparing a 10 year uranium supply deal near C$2.8 billion with talks tied to civil nuclear rules in force since 2013, for a March signing.
India’s 2026 budget proposes zero tax through 2047 for foreign cloud firms running global AI workloads on Indian data centres, with reseller rules, for exports.
Gold slid from record highs and silver sank in a rapid unwind of leveraged bets, with dollar strength and higher collateral demands tightening market conditions.
Modi calls on global investors to back India’s aviation growth, citing 160+ airports, UDAN regional links, major aircraft orders and plans for green fuel exports.
UN chief Antonio Guterres cites India EU trade pact, urging support for multipolarity and stronger multilateralism at UN HQ in New York, during 2026 priorities.
Technology
FDA says it is deploying AI internally to handle repetitive review tasks, alongside new guidance aimed at reliable AI evidence in approvals in reviews and filings.
Microsoft launched Maia 200, a new AI inference accelerator for Azure, built on TSMC 3nm with 216GB HBM3e and multi-PFLOP throughput.
South Korea ICT exports rose over 12 percent in 2025, led by semiconductors, as global demand for AI data centers and high performance chips accelerated worldwide.
Google is rolling out new in-line AI tools in Gmail, replacing the Gemini side panel for some users as summaries, replies and drafting tools appear directly in emails.
Apple improves Wi-Fi speeds on Macs and iPads via iPadOS 26.2 and macOS Tahoe 26.2, enabling wider 160 MHz channels on 5 GHz networks.