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Best of BS Opinion: Does the world need an international anti-ecocide law?
Today's opinions examine environmental destruction in war, the strategic race for frontier AI and the lessons India can draw from Brazil's ethanol transition.
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JPMorgan's AI agents outperform 60/40 portfolio in historical backtests
JPMorgan's AI-powered investing agents outperformed a traditional 60/40 portfolio in historical backtests, though the bank cautioned that the results are based on simulations
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AI export curbs blur the line between security and mercantilism
Are restrictions on frontier models really driven by national-security concerns?
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A $3.2 trillion global dealmaking frenzy is spurred by AI economy
This year's boom includes the most spent on global deal-making in a six-month period in a decade, but questions persist about whether it can continue
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AI real threat to GCCs handling low-cost, repetitive work: CEA Nageswaran
Highlighting the evolution of India's GCC ecosystem, the CEA said multinational companies initially came to India for lower costs but stayed because of the country's capabilities
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Will AI be making UPI payments for you now? Here's how it may work
NPCI is reportedly developing a Unified Agent Protocol (UAP), a proposed framework to verify and authorise AI agents within the UPI ecosystem.
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AI has no capacity for originality, zero role in literature: Salman Rushdie
The Booker Prize-winning author said AI can process vast amounts of information but lacks the originality needed to create art, while also reflecting on adaptations of Midnight's Children
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Why OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are funding startups with AI credits
AI firms are spending millions on free credits as they compete to become the preferred platform for the next generation of startups
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China asks users to update Claude Code over 'backdoor' security risk
China's National Vulnerability Database alleged that certain versions of Anthropic's AI coding tool may transmit sensitive user information without consent and advised users to update or uninstall it
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OpenAI set to launch most capable GPT model after delayed rollout
The release of OpenAI's most advanced AI model was delayed after US government requests amid growing concerns over the misuse of powerful artificial intelligence technologies
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Courts step in to check AI-driven breaches of personality rights
These orders allow plaintiffs to subsequently implead additional infringers without repeated court intervention, the experts said
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Customers using AI tools 3 times more likely to buy: Amazon's Kishore Thota
Amazon says customers using its generative AI-powered shopping tools are three times more likely to make purchases, with adoption in India rising sharply year-on-year
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India becomes world's largest retail GCC hub with 180 centres: Report
Retail GCCs in India now employ over 0.27 million professionals, with hiring increasingly shifting towards AI, engineering and supply chain roles, a report said
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Google picks 20 Indian AI startups for 2026 accelerator programme
Google has selected 20 Indian AI startups for its 2026 accelerator programme, offering access to its AI stack, technical mentorship and support for scaling globally
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Amazon's new bonds sale draws muted demand as AI debt floods market
Order book settled at about 1.6 times the deal size, below this year's average for US investment-grade bonds, as AI-related debt issuance continues to surge
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India calls for inclusive, responsible AI governance at UN Global Dialogue
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh while addressing the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva said India firmly believes that responsible AI governance must rest on strong foundational principles
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Samsung posts 19-fold jump in profit, but AI demand concerns hit shares
Samsung shares nevertheless dropped as much as 7.9% in morning trade, while rival SK Hynix's shares fell as much as 7.3%, dragging the benchmark KOSPI down 6%
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Beijing weighs curbs on overseas access to China's advanced AI models
Companies that attended the meetings included Alibaba, ByteDance and startup Z.ai, the sources said. They were not authorised to speak to the media and requested anonymity
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Fractal selected as preferred services partner in Claude Partner Network
Fractal Analytics has joined Anthropic's Claude Partner Network as a Preferred Services Partner, expanding its ability to deliver enterprise AI solutions across industries
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Inside Claude: Anthropic finds AI uses a human-like reasoning workspace
Anthropic study finds Claude uses an internal reasoning workspace before generating responses, while stressing the findings do not suggest the AI is conscious
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