Market ExpansionFeb 12, 2026
Google Cloud Opens New AI Research Center in Bangalore
Google Cloud has opened its largest AI research center in the Asia-Pacific region in Bangalore, India, with a 500-person team focused on multilingual AI, emerging market applications, and responsible AI development. The center will house dedicated research teams working on large language models optimized for South and Southeast Asian languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, and Vietnamese. Google Cloud also announced $1 billion in planned infrastructure investment in India over the next three years, including a new cloud region in Chennai. The Bangalore center will collaborate with IIT Bangalore and IISc on joint research programs.