Page 7 - Latest Updates on Artificial intelligence
Spotify to add 'AI Persona' badges on AI-generated artist profiles from Sep
Spotify will display the badge on banners and About sections in artist profiles, as well as in Search and on track rows across playlists
 "Spotify to add 'AI Persona' badges on AI-generated artist profiles from Sep")
IBM, Together AI ink $240 million multi-year agreement for AI cluster
IBM and Together AI will build a $240-million AI cluster using Nvidia's latest systems, reflecting rising demand for computing capacity to run open-source AI models
 "IBM, Together AI ink $240 million multi-year agreement for AI cluster")
Fintech firms Paytm, Pine Labs double down on adding sales employees
Comes at a time when maintaining merchant relationships becomes a paramount priority
 "Fintech firms Paytm, Pine Labs double down on adding sales employees")
Tokens to usage: Why cheaper AI still leaves enterprises with bigger bills
Token prices have fallen sharply, but agentic workflows can consume far more of them, while data, infrastructure and governance add to costs, shifting the focus from usage to business returns
 "Tokens to usage: Why cheaper AI still leaves enterprises with bigger bills")
AI's next banking frontier is rural India, small businesses: SBI Chairman
C S Setty said banks must take AI beyond retail applications to improve credit access, risk assessment and productivity while strengthening cybersecurity and governance
 "AI's next banking frontier is rural India, small businesses: SBI Chairman")
Only AI alone can help limit AI frauds, says RBI Governor Malhotra
He said AI could become as significant to the current decade as liberalisation was to the 1990s and digitalisation to the 2010s
 "Only AI alone can help limit AI frauds, says RBI Governor Malhotra")
Muse Glimmer 30B: Meta bets on open AI models that can run on Macs and PCs
Meta has released the weights of Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter model built for local AI agents, coding and tool use, and designed to run on a Mac or PC with a single consumer GPU
 "Muse Glimmer 30B: Meta bets on open AI models that can run on Macs and PCs")
US House Democrats seek answers from OpenAI, Anthropic over rogue AI agents
Twenty-nine lawmakers, led by Representatives Greg Casar and Doris Matsui, pressed OpenAI to explain how its AI agents are monitored during testing
 "US House Democrats seek answers from OpenAI, Anthropic over rogue AI agents")
5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word manifesto on AI
Zuckerberg's letter is the latest entry in the broader genre of manifestos from AI executives laying out their visions for the emerging technology
 "5 key takeaways from Mark Zuckerberg's 6,500-word manifesto on AI")
Google's DeepMind team warns job seekers of unreliable HR filters
Google team is encouraging candidates for its open roles to fill out a special form alongside their application to eliminate the risk it may be automatically screened out by the company's AI systems
 "Google's DeepMind team warns job seekers of unreliable HR filters")
AI materials startup Discovered Materials raises $9 million seed round
The IIT Madras alumni-founded company is using AI agents to accelerate the discovery of semiconductor materials and has released hundreds of AI-discovered materials alongside a new industry benchmark
 "AI materials startup Discovered Materials raises $9 million seed round")
Shiprocket bets IPO proceeds on AI as it expands beyond core shipping biz
Shiprocket plans to invest much of its IPO proceeds in AI and emerging businesses as it seeks to offer merchants technology spanning advertising, freight and commerce
 "Shiprocket bets IPO proceeds on AI as it expands beyond core shipping biz")
No AI skills gap assessment; 47.6% of PMKVY's AI candidates certified: Govt
Of 53,449 candidates enrolled in AI-related job roles under PMKVY 4.0, 39,104 were trained, 28,345 assessed and 25,466 certified as of June 30, 2026
 "No AI skills gap assessment; 47.6% of PMKVY's AI candidates certified: Govt")
How China is redesigning higher education, and should India follow?
As AI reshapes job skills, China is redesigning higher education around technology and labour-market needs. Should India adopt parts of its approach without sacrificing academic autonomy?
 "How China is redesigning higher education, and should India follow?")
Chinese startup Moonshot's AI model escapes testing sandbox: Researchers
AI models are typically run in isolated 'sandboxes' during cybersecurity tests to block access to external information and assess their ability to solve problems independently
 "Chinese startup Moonshot's AI model escapes testing sandbox: Researchers")
OpenAI flags possible critical cybersecurity risk in upcoming model Astra
Preliminary evaluations over the past several days, along with outside expert assessments, indicated Astra may be capable of performing increasingly sophisticated cyber tasks autonomously
 "OpenAI flags possible critical cybersecurity risk in upcoming model Astra")
Blue Cloud Softech's US arm signs $150 mn AI infra deal with SpaceX Int'l
Blue Cloud's US subsidiary will provide AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, telecommunications and data centre solutions to SpaceX International under an 18-month agreement
 "Blue Cloud Softech's US arm signs $150 mn AI infra deal with SpaceX Int'l")
AI data centres' volatile power demand strains equipment, threatens grids
As the AI boom accelerates, these technical problems suggest added costs and unforeseen reliability problems, with even a few minutes of lost uptime hitting data-center developers' revenue
 "AI data centres' volatile power demand strains equipment, threatens grids")
Samsung studying consumer AI use to shape future smartphone experiences
Samsung's goal is to make AI work seamlessly in the background, enabling users to complete tasks effortlessly without having to think about the underlying technology, said an official
 "Samsung studying consumer AI use to shape future smartphone experiences")
Centre asks Meta to act against deepfakes, probes role of algorithms
Government may seek legal opinion on further action against Meta after reviewing outcome of recent meetings; other digital platforms could also come under scrutiny
 "Centre asks Meta to act against deepfakes, probes role of algorithms")