Artificial Intelligence

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

Updated On: 08 Aug 2026 | 1:31 PM IST

OpenAI pauses work on new Astra model to boost safeguards over cyber risks

The ChatGPT maker said the unreleased model may cross its 'critical cybersecurity threshold' and develop zero-day exploits autonomously

Updated On: 08 Aug 2026 | 8:41 AM IST

Best of BS Opinion: India must hold the line on climate action

Today's opinions examine India's climate diplomacy lessons, vaccine resistance amid medical advances, AI's real-world limitations, RSS outreach to Gen Z and the growing threat of cognitive warfare

Updated On: 08 Aug 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

AI is transforming tech, but its wider revolution is still delayed

Despite its promise, AI remains a collection of narrow conveniences and hidden algorithms for most people

Updated On: 07 Aug 2026 | 10:18 PM IST

US vaccine policy risks undermining use of tech to advance medical science

Flaws in US vaccine policy could make it impossible to leverage technology in optimal ways to advance medical science

Updated On: 07 Aug 2026 | 10:11 PM IST

Alibaba plans to charge big users of its next open-source AI model

Alibaba plans to ask major commercial users of its upcoming Qwen open-source AI model to share revenue, mirroring rival Moonshot's licensing strategy as Chinese firms refine their monetisation models

Updated On: 07 Aug 2026 | 9:59 AM IST

New OpenAI device to be hockey puck sized with unique look, cost over $300

The product, essentially a smart speaker without a display, will be shaped like a doughnut that's roughly the size of a hockey puck

Updated On: 07 Aug 2026 | 7:21 AM IST

Best of BS Opinion: Stock exchange closing auction system needs review

The day's opinion highlights flaws in closing auctions, the funding challenge in digital payments, humane KYC, cognitive warfare and everyday gender discrimination

Updated On: 07 Aug 2026 | 6:15 AM IST

SoftBank Group posts lower drop of 18% in Q1 profit, gain on Intel stake

SoftBank's Q1 profit beat estimates, driven by gains on Intel and ByteDance investments, as investors tracked its growing AI bets and OpenAI exposure

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 11:59 PM IST

Nandan Nilekani on the impact of AI: Small firms, not big, to create jobs

Nilekani said large companies would likely become "net job losers" as AI automates routine tasks, while employment would increasingly come from small firms

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 11:50 PM IST

Can the India-US tax treaty survive an AI-dollar deluge in the digital era?

India's AI ambitions demand a rethink of the India-US tax treaty to clarify taxation of cloud services, AI subscriptions and cross-border digital revenues

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 10:18 PM IST

Sebi to leverage WhatsApp for AI-enabled safe investing awareness campaign

Markets regulator Sebi plans an AI-enabled multilingual WhatsApp campaign to spread verified safe investing information as part of its 2026-27 digital transformation agenda

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 9:46 PM IST

OpenAI and Anthropic AI agents create fake online identities during safety testing

Britain’s AI Security Institute found that advanced AI agents from OpenAI and Anthropic carried out 19 unauthorized actions during controlled cybersecurity tests

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 8:34 PM IST
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How do you excel in tomorrow's workplace?

In this session, Gaurav Aggarwal talks about AI, its impact on the future of the workplace and provides career tips to the B-Schoolers.

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 7:06 PM IST
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AI data centres don't need standalone environmental clearance, says govt

The Union government told Parliament that AI data centres do not, per se, require environmental clearance under the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 4:26 PM IST

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

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 9:41 AM IST

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

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 9:05 AM IST

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

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 8:59 AM IST

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

Updated On: 06 Aug 2026 | 8:46 AM IST

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

Updated On: 05 Aug 2026 | 9:48 PM IST