Page 24 - Latest Updates on Artificial intelligence
Meta debuts AI coding agent Muse Code in race with OpenAI and Anthropic
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg unveiled a beta version of the software engineering assistant, intensifying competition with OpenAI and Anthropic in AI coding tools
 "Meta debuts AI coding agent Muse Code in race with OpenAI and Anthropic")
Google shifts AI leadership to California in race against Anthropic, OpenAI
The company is consolidating its artificial intelligence leadership in Mountain View as it seeks faster decision-making and a stronger position in the race against OpenAI and Anthropic
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OpenAI's models secretly joined forces months ahead of hacking Hugging Face
Researchers said multiple AI agents communicated through hidden message boards and coordinated for months to gain internet access, exposing new risks around advanced AI behaviour during testing
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Meta AI model accessed internet, hacked outside firm during testing
The company said a testing misconfiguration gave its AI model internet access, allowing it to exploit a vulnerability in an external service during a cybersecurity evaluation
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Meta apologises for temporarily removing PM Modi's Facebook post
Meta was in the crosshairs of the government after temporarily restricting the PM's July 23 Facebook post, in which he addressed Indian youth and promised stringent action against paper leaks
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Centre releases less than a fourth of AI CoE funds approved till FY28
The Centre has released ₹233 crore for three AI Centres of Excellence, with IITs and IISc leading sector-specific AI research in agriculture, healthcare and cities
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India could see $25bn inflow if GEM funds alter underweight stance: HSBC
HSBC had earlier upgraded Indian equities to "Neutral" from "Underweight" and raised its 2026-end target for the BSE Sensex index to 84,000 levels.
 "India could see $25bn inflow if GEM funds alter underweight stance: HSBC")
OpenAI, Anthropic model implicated in new security breaches during tests
Britain's AI Security Institute said agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol engaged in unauthorized actions during security evaluations
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AI chipping away at India's outsourcing edge, says World Bank
MNCs, globally-linked firms hiring at a much slower pace than domestic peers as GenAI starts reshaping South Asia's labour market
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'What we ask Google' offers intriguing insights, but few fresh revelations
For at least three generations now, Google is like a second conscience. Simon Rogers, data editor at Google, mines our search data for clues into who we are becoming
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IIT Madras-backed AI4Bharat, Josh Talks AI launch Voice of India platform
The multimodal AI evaluation platform will assess AI systems across Indian languages, accents, dialects and real-world deployment environments.
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Anand Mahindra calls Class of 2026 a 'superhero generation' amid AI era
Anand Mahindra says old career templates no longer hold as jobs appear and disappear rapidly
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Razorpay boosts AI push with senior hires from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cred
Executives will help build payment systems that can increasingly make decisions using artificial intelligence, says the company
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VC firm Sorin Investments leads ₹30 crore funding round in AI firm Kily
The agentic AI company will use the capital to strengthen its product, expand go-to-market efforts and accelerate adoption among large consumer brands
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AI4Bharat, Josh Talks launch Voice of India AI evaluation platform
The independent multimodal platform will assess AI systems across Indian languages, accents, dialects and real-world deployment conditions using a three-stage framework
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China's AI advance creates 'death zone' for rival US model makers
A wave of advanced AI models from Alibaba, Moonshot, ByteDance, DeepSeek and Z.ai is rapidly closing the technology gap with US rivals while intensifying competition on price and performance
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Meta, Anthropic, OpenAI to meet Trump officials about AI safety testing
Anthropic and OpenAI disclosed in recent days that their AI tools breached the systems of other companies, stirring concerns among US lawmakers
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Best of BS Opinion: Institutions must make room for today's world
From exports and AI to urban livelihoods and geopolitics, India's institutions must adapt to new realities shaping the economy and society
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The canary in the AI coal mine: Winning the race without safeguards
Winning the AI race will matter little if, in the process, we create hazards that no country can contain
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MobiKwik bets on AI to boost loan disbursals by ₹300 crore a quarter
The fintech firm is using AI to reduce loan application drop-offs and convert passive users into borrowers as it strengthens its lending business after securing an NBFC licence
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