Friday Roundup: Adani goes nuclear and AI's talent exit
February 12, 2026
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Episode 685 · February 12, 2026
Friday Roundup: Adani goes nuclear and AI's talent exit
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<p>On February 12, 2026, Adani Power formed Adani Atomic Energy Ltd, a new unit to generate, transmit, and distribute nuclear power. This follows the SHANTI Bill opening India's nuclear sector to private firms. Both Adani Power and Tata Power, coal giants with long-life thermal plants, now lead the shift.</p><p>Coal powers 74% of India's grid today. These firms profit big from it. So what happens when they control nuclear's pace too? Snigdha explores the conflict.</p><p>In other news, top AI researchers have been quitting the big AI labs. Anthropic's Mrinank Sharma left over value clashes (X letter) and OpenAI's Zoe Hitzig resigned through an NYT op-ed, warning ads exploit chatbot user confessions for manipulation. Rachel breaks down how firms chase cash to scale and skip safety guardrails.</p><p>Listen to our episode on AI taking over jobs <a href="https://the-ken.com/podcasts/daybreak/ai-probably-cant-do-your-job-yet-but-it-might-get-you-fired-anyway/">here</a>. And, <a href="https://the-ken.com/podcasts/daybreak/why-some-of-ais-brightest-minds-are-rejecting-billions-from-big-tech/">here's</a> another one we did on the previous exodus of AI talent. </p><p>Read Zoe Hitzig's opinion piece on NYT <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/opinion/openai-ads-chatgpt.html">here</a>. </p><p><em>If you have any thoughts on this episode write to us at </em><strong><em>podcasts@the-ken.com</em></strong><em> with Daybreak in the subject line. You can also leave us a comment on our </em><a href="https://the-ken.com/podcasts/daybreak/"><em>website</em></a><em> or the YouTube channel </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheKenWeb/videos"><em>here</em></a><em>.<br /></em><br /></p><p><strong><em>Daybreak is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform. </em></strong><a href="https://the-ken.com/pricing/"><strong><em>Subscribe</em></strong></a><strong><em> for more exclusive, deeply-reported, and analytical business stories.</em></strong></p>