Claude Opus 5, Sonnet 5 and Haiku 4.5 can now process requests within India, giving regulated institutions greater data residency and compliance assurances

Anthropic

Business Standard

The region is 'particularly exposed' because it's at the center of global AI supply chains and 'increasingly integrated into AI-related financial markets', the report said

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Bloomberg

Altman's remarks come amid a growing debate within the AI industry over the pace of development ‌and the risks posed by increasingly ​capable systems

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Reuters

An exponential surge in AI capabilities makes it imperative for countries to build trust so that they can harness the technology together, Son said

SoftBank Group Corp. chief Masayoshi Son

India should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem rather than replicate a voluntary pact signed by US President Donald Trump and top technology firms last week, industry experts said.
They also called for a commitment that brings together all stakeholders and tackles risks such as deepfakes and cyberattacks, even as they differed on whether voluntary measures alone would be enough.
The comments came after the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, a voluntary AI safety pact signed on September 29 by Trump and top executives from Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia and Elon Musk's xAI.
Under the accord, the companies committed to internal controls to monitor their AI models, dedicated oversight teams, independent external audits and board-level oversight. They also agreed to meet regularly to set safety standards.
Nasscom Chairman and Fractal Group CEO Srikanth Velamakanni said India shoul

Industry experts said India should develop an AI safety framework suited to its languages and application-led ecosystem

Press Trust of India

Former OpenAI safety employee David Robinson has warned that AI companies need stronger safeguards as artificial intelligence capabilities advance

Former OpenAI safety employee David Robinson has warned that AI companies need stronger safeguards as artificial intelligence capabilities advance.

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Surya Kant says technology can improve access and reduce delays without diluting dignity, equality, liberty and fairness

Chief Justice of India  Surya Kant

Nvidia RTX Spark-powered Windows PCs are set to arrive in October, combining Blackwell graphics, a Grace CPU and unified memory for AI agents, gaming and creator workloads

Nvidia RTX Spark combines a Blackwell GPU, Grace CPU and up to 128GB of unified memory for AI-focused Windows PCs.

The JWALA interceptor is set to move into system-level testing in the coming months after IG Defence successfully test-fired two solid rocket motors

Jawala Defence

IT services firms are targeting GCCs for scale, steady revenue and domain expertise as weak organic growth and AI put pressure on traditional contracts

IT Firms

The company is India's first start up to be granted an US patent on this technology which combines optical images with SAR to provide better quality image despite smoke and clouds in the atmosphere

galaxeye, Pranit Mehta, cofounder and vice-president of sales

The new controls will require more explicit user action before apps can get Full Disk Access, as Apple warns of growing privacy risks from AI agents seeking broad access to personal data

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A software or hardware issue has left some iPhone 18 Pro Max users without cellular service, preventing calls, texts and mobile data unless their devices are connected to Wi-Fi

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max smartphones.

OpenAI, Meta and Google are moving AI beyond task-specific agents towards persistent systems that can handle multiple jobs, retain context, access apps and continue working in the background

AI agent handling multiple tasks across applications

Google has launched the Fitbit Air in India at Rs 13,999. The screenless fitness tracker offers heart rate, sleep and SpO2 monitoring, up to seven days of battery life and AI-powered health insights

Fitbit Air

Amazon has introduced redesigned Kindle e-book readers, including new Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft models with updated displays, thinner designs and faster book opening

Kindle Colorsoft 2026

Samsung launched two models in the series with Galaxy Tab S12 Plus starts at Rs 1,29,999, while the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra starts at Rs 149,999 in India. Both models offered in Gray and Silver

Galaxy Tab S12 + and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra launched in India, Availability starts October 7.

Nothing has launched its flagship Headphone 1 Pro with a triple-driver audio system, 10-microphone adaptive ANC, spatial audio, longer battery life and a premium glass

Nothing Headphone (1) Pro with triple drivers and 10-microphone adaptive ANC.

Apple Watch Series 12 looks familiar but collects health data more frequently, improves gesture controls and lays the groundwork for AI features that are still some distance away

Apple Watch Series 12 in Bronze finish (Aluminium)

The Sennheiser Momentum 5 combines detailed sound with long battery life, strong ANC and multipoint connectivity, while its fit, touch controls and sweat resistance leave a few things to consider

Sennheiser Momentum 5 wireless headphones in white

Sennheiser Momentum 5 wireless headphones

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max looks familiar, but variable lens aperture, stronger on-device AI, better thermals and longer battery life make the changes more meaningful with extended use

iPhone 18 Pro Max in Silver finish

I used the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 for browsing, streaming and casual gaming to see how its large display, Core Ultra 5 processor and Copilot+ features fit into everyday use

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 with Intel Core Ultra 5

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