Artifical Intelligence

Researchers from IIT Guwahati and IIT Kharagpur have developed an ultrathin device that combines visual sensing, memory and processing, using 500 times less energy in lab tests.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants AI agents treated as potential insider risks, with independent access controls, emergency shutdown mechanisms and stronger oversight

China will curb tech investment bubbles, strengthen core technology breakthroughs and ensure AI remains safe and controllable, holding officials accountable for major losses caused by blind investment

OpenAI said on Friday that it fired three safety researchers for a "breach of trust," defending the dismissals after the trio accused the company of putting its corporate interests before safety as the reason for removing them. The ChatGPT maker said in a post on X that it "parted ways" with the researchers after an investigation found "they violated clear policies on handling sensitive information." The statement comes after the three researchers, Tomek Korbak, Jasmine Wang and Mikita Balesni, posted a letter to OpenAI's various safety oversight groups detailing the circumstances around their firings and their concerns about AI. The researchers said they feared that the "internal and external communications" about their dismissals have chilled the company's culture that encouraged speaking freely and disagreeing openly about safety concerns. They urged OpenAI to stick to its promise to allow third-party safety monitors inside the company and preserve the ability to monitor rapidly

India Mobile Congress 2026 featured an offline AI smart mirror, Vodafone Idea's digital readiness assessment for MSMEs, and Fortinet's interactive cyber defence games

Qualcomm expects advanced AI features to reach cheaper smartphones gradually as memory price inflation pushes up costs and smaller AI models become more efficient

At IMC 2026, Authkey and Airtel showcased platforms combining SMS, WhatsApp, RCS and AI as businesses shift from one-way notifications to automated customer conversations

Nokia plans to bring Nvidia-backed AI-RAN technology to India, with commercial deployments potentially beginning by 2028 as 5G data use and hyperscaler demand rise.

Multilingual, integrated and outcome-focused deployments gain ground as enterprises increasingly partner with technology providers

TSMC reports record third-quarter revenue of $46.71 billion, beating market estimates as surging demand for AI applications drives chip sales.

Samsung forecasts record Q3 profit of 107.4 trillion won as AI-driven memory chip demand fuels earnings, while tight supply and rising chip costs pressure its smartphone business.

Telecom operators and network makers showcase AI-led automation, intelligent RAN and 6G technologies as India seeks a larger role in next-generation mobile standards

Meta says a dedicated language model, AI sweeps and a red-teaming agent will help detect harmful ads, identify gaps in its defences and stop banned users returning

IndiaAI Mission COO Sudeep Shrivastava calls for wider consultation on AI safety rules, while IIT Jodhpur professor Mayank Vatsa flags a lack of indigenous benchmarks

Arun Subramaniyan says Articul8's India heritage-AI venture aims to raise $30-50 million by March, and explains why enterprises need domain-specific models to control token costs and improve context

OpenAI has released 722 manuscripts covering 372 families of mathematical results, including solutions to hundreds of open questions.

As AI moves into regulated industries, companies are looking beyond where data is stored to where models process it. In-country inference is emerging as a new layer of AI sovereignty

A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online - without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it. Norway's government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses, and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban on them in some places. It's the latest sign of growing concern in many countries about new technologies that are fundamentally changing the way people live. Some governments have banned the use of social media by children and young teens. One effort to rein in the use of AI glasses has run aground - in the home of Silicon Valley. California's governor last week vetoed legislation that would have penalised the use of smart glasses to record people without their permission in places like changing rooms, doctor's offices and other spaces people generally consider private. And Microsoft last month

Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia says the convergence of connectivity, digital public infrastructure and AI can drive economic empowerment and global-scale capabilities

Wadhwani AI plans to scale its government projects to 80 over the next four years, increase its workforce to about 1,600 and triple investment to ₹450 crore