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Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran said on October 13, 2026 that semiconductors are fundamental to India's future, as Tata's Rs 27,000 crore Assam chip plant runs pilot batches.

IIT Ropar's ANNAM.AI, NIC Punjab and the state farmers' commission signed an MoU, reported 13 Oct 2026, to put AI crop advice behind farmer helplines.

Adani Enterprises and US firm Jabil signed a non-binding MoU on 13 October 2026 for a 50:50 venture to build AI racks, servers and cooling gear in India.

South Korea's KOSPI fell 3.65% to 6,384.24 on 12 October 2026 as foreign funds sold Samsung and SK hynix days after Samsung's record quarterly profit.

Samsung expects Q3 2026 operating profit of about 107.4 trillion won (~$80 billion), up 783%, on AI-driven memory demand, its October 8 guidance showed.