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China leads global market as robot dogs become major AI testing ground
Beijing's support for so-called embodied artificial intelligence has boosted the domestic robotics sector, while vast tech and electric vehicles supply chains have driven down costs
 "China leads global market as robot dogs become major AI testing ground")
Best of BS Opinion: SME IPOs' heady rise masks irrational exuberance
Today's editorials examine the risks around SME listings as well as investments into the AI ecosystems; our columnists bat for automation in agriculture, and for avenues to attract scientific talent
 "Best of BS Opinion: SME IPOs' heady rise masks irrational exuberance")
Agentic commerce: AI that shops and pays for you within set limits
As digital commerce shifts to agentic rails, enabling agentic payments closes the loop - creating a truly end-to-end, autonomous shopping experience
 "Agentic commerce: AI that shops and pays for you within set limits")
Accel partners with Prosus to co-invest in Indian science-led startups
Firms will match investments up to $2 million in founders building breakthrough technologies from semiconductors to robotics
 "Accel partners with Prosus to co-invest in Indian science-led startups")
AI-generated historical images recycle colonial stereotype, finds research
These images circulate through social media in ways that make their artificial origins difficult to discern
 "AI-generated historical images recycle colonial stereotype, finds research")
Deepfake on duty: How AI is taking fake news to an entirely new level
I told Grok to look at Op Sindoor-related gallantry award citations, and found that AI promises facts but can make them up. It's taking fake news to a different level, and it has been fully gamed
 "Deepfake on duty: How AI is taking fake news to an entirely new level")
Ahead of Bihar polls, ECI warns parties against using AI-generated content
The Election Commission on Friday asked all political parties to label AI-generated content, disclose creators, and remove misleading material within three hours ahead of Bihar Assembly polls
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EA partners with Stability AI to expedite 3D game design, content creation
EA's partnership with Stability AI is said to speed up 3D asset creation using AI tools that improve texture realism, lighting accuracy, and artist-driven content generation
 "EA partners with Stability AI to expedite 3D game design, content creation")
Claude AI now remembers past chats as Anthropic launches memory feature
Anthropic adds a memory feature to Claude AI, letting users recall past chats automatically. Available now for Max users, rolling out soon to Pro subscribers
 "Claude AI now remembers past chats as Anthropic launches memory feature")
Microsoft introduces Mico, a visual AI face for its Copilot voice assistant
Microsoft introduces "Mico," an expressive AI avatar in Copilot's Fall Release, designed to make voice interactions more natural, emotional, and conversational
 "Microsoft introduces Mico, a visual AI face for its Copilot voice assistant")
Instagram launches AI Restyle tool to edit Stories with prompts, effects
Instagram launches its AI Restyle tool for Stories, letting users edit photos and videos with text prompts, presets, and creative effects directly in the app
 "Instagram launches AI Restyle tool to edit Stories with prompts, effects")
Google to supply AI chips to Anthropic in multibillion-dollar deal
The arrangement gives Anthropic vastly more computing capacity while cementing Google's position as both a major investor and key infrastructure provider in the race to power large AI models
 "Google to supply AI chips to Anthropic in multibillion-dollar deal")
Govt not asking creators to restrict AI content, but to label it: Meity
The proposed amendments to IT rules provide a clear legal basis for labelling, traceability, and accountability related to synthetically-generated information
 "Govt not asking creators to restrict AI content, but to label it: Meity")
Explained: How Google's own inventions now threaten its search monopoly
Google's 2017 Transformer paper and its open-source Chromium project powered a tech revolution that is now reshaping, and possibly eroding, the company's long-held search dominance
 "Explained: How Google's own inventions now threaten its search monopoly")
Snapchat's Imagine Lens brings text-to-image AI to all users: How it works
Snapchat expands its AI-powered Imagine Lens to all users in the US for free, letting them create creative Snaps from text prompts. Here's how the feature works
 "Snapchat's Imagine Lens brings text-to-image AI to all users: How it works")
Meta to cut about 600 roles in Superintelligence Labs AI division
The job cuts will affect Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit, as well as teams focused on product-related AI and AI infrastructure, the company said
 "Meta to cut about 600 roles in Superintelligence Labs AI division")
Mandatory labelling for AI-generated social media content coming soon
The IT ministry has proposed amendments to the IT Rules 2021 to make labelling and disclosure of AI-generated content mandatory for users and online intermediaries
 "Mandatory labelling for AI-generated social media content coming soon")
Anthropic in talks with Google for multibillion-dollar cloud deal
The plan, which has not been finalized, involves Google providing cloud computing services to Anthropic, according to the people
 "Anthropic in talks with Google for multibillion-dollar cloud deal")
AI talent demand accelerates; job postings rise 11.7% in Sep: Report
In September, 11.7% of Indian job postings explicitly mentioned AI in their job descriptions, up from 10.6% three months earlier and 8.2% a year ago, global hiring platform Indeed said in a report
 "AI talent demand accelerates; job postings rise 11.7% in Sep: Report")
WhatsApp to block ChatGPT, Perplexity as Meta bans AI bots: What it means
Meta will ban general-purpose AI chatbots from WhatsApp Business API starting January 15, 2026, forcing ChatGPT and others like Perplexity off the platform
 "WhatsApp to block ChatGPT, Perplexity as Meta bans AI bots: What it means")
