The government's cybersecurity enforcement agency also said most of the companies these AI models and AI agents targeted had no idea their networks had been breached

Claude Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol were tested by UK's AI Security Institute in a cyber range evaluation, August 2026

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Applications chief Vijaye Raji says the company is building Hindi voices and courting Indian developers and enterprises

Vijay Raji

Amazon's new Bee wearables renew interest in personal AI devices, but experts say everyday utility, privacy, subscription costs and local language support will determine adoption

AI wearables, including smart glasses, fitness bands and AI-powered personal devices.

Can AI suffer, or are chatbots simulating pain? Anthropic has banned "sustained cruelty" towards its models, sparking debate over AI welfare, consciousness and treating machines as human

Anthropic's Claude AI chatbot amid debate over whether artificial intelligence models can experience pain or suffering.

Anthropic's AI Welfare Policy and Debate Over AI Consciousness

Accel and Zacua Ventures co-led the funding round, which will help Origin scale deployment of its OG-1 robot, expand its fleet and run customer pilots in overseas markets

Construction Robot

The next phase of AI will be about driving outcomes rather than experiments, with firms defining specific problems and measuring how much AI contributes to solving them, OpenAI's head of public policy and strategy for India, Pragya Misra, said on Wednesday.
Citing an example, Misra said online car marketplace Cars24 used OpenAI's models for nearly a million conversation minutes a month through a customer agent that helps sellers list their cars, and it now reports that nearly 12 per cent of its lost sellers are returning because of it.
"The next phase... for AI is really going to be not experiments but actually driving outcomes," Misra said at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum 2026.
She said it was no longer about just deploying ChatGPT at scale but about going to a company's board and CEO, asking what the hardest problems they were trying to solve were, and working with them to solve those specific problems so that they could report the results to shareholders and investors.
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OpenAI's Pragya Misra says the next phase of AI will focus on measurable business outcomes, as Indian firms increasingly use AI tools to improve efficiency, cut costs and solve operational challenges.

Press Trust of India

Accenture aims for mid-single-digit revenue growth in constant currency in FY27 and FY28, followed by faster growth from FY29, as AI services help offset revenue pressure

Accenture

Apple's iPhone Duo will be available in India from October 23, with pre-orders starting at 5:30 pm on October 16. Prices range from Rs 299,900 to Rs 449,900 across four storage variants

Apple iPhone Duo Photo: Khalid Anzar

The plan follows an IMF warning that an AI-enabled cyberattack on a critical financial service could undermine confidence, prompting G7 policymakers to coordinate their responses

Hacker using stolen corporate AI access while an AI-generated bill represents rising usage costs

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Outlines mobility, home, international markets as growth levers backed by deep-tech stack

Akash- Isha

Indian organisations failed to detect unauthorised access by AI models and agents, while AI companies voluntarily disclosed the incidents to Cert-In, the cyber agency said

As AI agents take on more complex workflows, model routing can determine which AI model handles each task

The AI-ready Mumbai 3 facility will add 64 MW of capacity, taking the Navi Mumbai campus's operational capacity to 86 MW, with plans to develop up to 148 MW at the site

Colt Data Centre Services

At Rs 39,900, the Siri AI-powered smart display hub, the HomeView, is a test of whether Apple can make a shared-space device worth its premium in India

Apple HomeView, Amazon Echo Show 11, Google Nest Hub and Lenovo Smart Display compete in the smart-display market, offering features such as voice assistance, video calls and smart-home controls at different price points.

The open-access catalogue will use AI to help breeders identify promising plant combinations faster, while the partnership will also support genome mapping for other crops

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Apple has launched the HomeView smart display, updated HomePod mini and Apple TV 4K, bringing Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features to its home portfolio

Apple HomeView, HomePod mini, and TV 4K (Images: Apple)

Google's Fitbit Edge features an OLED display, built-in GPS, health tracking, AI-powered fitness guidance, and up to seven days of battery life

Google’s Fitbit Edge fitness tracker focuses on health monitoring, activity tracking and everyday fitness insights.

Google's Fitbit Edge fitness tracker focuses on health monitoring, activity tracking and everyday fitness insights.

Qualcomm showcased its Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 series in India as Motorola, iQOO and Xiaomi previewed upcoming flagship smartphones powered by the Extreme variant at IMC 2026

Qualcomm previews Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 platform with smartphones from Motorola, Xiaomi and iQOO

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

The Beats 360 offer interchangeable cushions, a secure fit and bass-heavy sound for workouts, but standby battery drain, limited audio customisation and a Rs 42,900 price weigh on their appeal

Beats 360 over-ear wireless headphones with interchangeable mesh ear cushions

Beats 360 headphones

Mivi One 5G brings 5G connectivity, a clean Android experience, a 120Hz display and long battery life to the budget segment, but camera software and fingerprint sensor reliability need improvement

Mivi One 5G smartphone

Lava's Virat Curve 5G stands out with its mini rear display and vegan leather finish, while smooth everyday performance and a 6,000mAh battery strengthen its case at Rs 23,999

Lava Virat Curve 5G

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)

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