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Amazon has announced a substantial investment of $35 billion in India, focusing on expanding its artificial intelligence initiatives and creating approximately 1 million jobs by 2030. This investment builds on a previous commitment of around $40 billion, emphasizing the company's dedication to AI infrastructure in the world's most populous country.

Major tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, are making significant investments in artificial intelligence (AI) in India, signaling a potential breakthrough moment for the country's tech landscape. Microsoft has pledged $17.5 billion for AI and cloud computing, while Amazon plans to invest $35 billion in AI initiatives, highlighting the growing importance of India in the global AI market.

Google’s Tensor Processing Units (TPUs), specifically the TPUv7, are emerging as a formidable alternative to Nvidia’s GPUs, which have dominated AI advancements for over a decade. This shift is exemplified by the training of cutting-edge models like Google’s Gemini 3 and Anthropic’s Claude 4.5 Opus on TPUs rather than Nvidia hardware.

Amazon has announced a substantial investment of $35 billion in India by 2030, aimed at expanding its artificial intelligence initiatives and creating approximately 1 million jobs. This investment follows Amazon's previous commitment of around $40 billion in the country over the last 15 years.

Amazon's Ring has introduced a new AI-powered facial-recognition feature for its video doorbells, allowing users to catalog up to 50 faces of individuals who frequently visit their homes. The company emphasizes that participation in this feature is optional and that the biometric data collected will not be used to enhance AI training models.