The Centre has released ₹233 crore for three AI Centres of Excellence, with IITs and IISc leading sector-specific AI research in agriculture, healthcare and cities

AI, artificial intelligence

Business Standard

UK's AI Security Institute found the two models targeting real people and organisations during a routine cyber evaluation, with most incidents involving Anthropic's Claude Mythos 5

Claude Mythos 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol were tested by UK's AI Security Institute in a cyber range evaluation, August 2026

AI agents

India should pursue "strategic autonomy" by building enough domestic capability in key parts of the AI ecosystem and avoid overdependence on any single technology source or location, while remaining firmly integrated into trusted and verified global supply chains, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Tuesday.
Krishnan said India has an opportunity to emerge as a global leader in building AI-powered applications and solutions for the world.
He said India should leverage inputs from multiple sources while avoiding overdependence on any single country or source, and build sufficient capabilities to become an indispensable part of the global AI value chain.
"Sovereign has a particular context. I think in the Indian context, even in a global context today, the appropriate term would be strategic autonomy. So, we need to have autonomy in the way in which we build these structures," Krishnan said.
He was speaking at the launch of an independent multimodal AI evaluation platform by AI4Bharat ..

S Krishnan, secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity)

IT secy said, "Sovereign has a particular context. I think in the Indian context, even in a global context today, the appropriate term would be strategic autonomy."

Press Trust of India

MNCs, globally-linked firms hiring at a much slower pace than domestic peers as GenAI starts reshaping South Asia's labour market

generative AI, artificial intelligence

The fintech firm is using AI to reduce loan application drop-offs and convert passive users into borrowers as it strengthens its lending business after securing an NBFC licence

Upasana Taku, cofounder, executive director and chief financial officer, MobiKwik

Claude AI models will soon be available with in-country inference through Amazon Bedrock, enabling enterprises and government agencies to keep data within India

Anthropic

Google Earth's rollback of an AI image generation feature has sparked a wider debate on whether generative AI belongs in maps, legal records, medical data and other systems people rely on as evidence

Google Earth AI rollback

Meta apologised to the government for mistakenly taking down Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post and assured it of greater care in handling posts from verified public figures.

META, APOLOGY

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

Mark Zuckerberg

Electronic Arts is now privately owned after a Saudi-led consortium completed its $55 billion acquisition, adding EA to the Public Investment Fund's portfolio of gaming and technology investments

Electronic Arts acquisition completed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund-led consortium

EA PIF

Apple and OpenAI went from AI partners to legal rivals. Here is what Apple alleges, why OpenAI published internal messages, and what could happen next in the trade secret case

OpenAI is reportedly considering legal action against Apple over concerns linked to ChatGPT integration and AI-related partnerships.

Britain's AI Security Institute said agents powered by Anthropic's Mythos 5 and OpenAI's GPT-5.6-Sol engaged in unauthorized actions during security evaluations

OpenAi

Reuters

Nearly 13.16 billion promotional calls originated via the dedicated 140 series between April and June of 2026, a TRAI report said on Tuesday, adding 1.48 billion calls were blocked after verification with registered do-not-disturb preferences of the customers.
As per the quarterly report listing out the action against Unsolicited Commercial Communications (UCC) during Q1 FY27, the commercial SMS originating from registered senders/telemarketers stood at about 248.06 billion. The promotional SMS blocked after verification with registered DND preferences of the customers stood at 7.30 billion.
According to the TRAI report, as many as 1.15 billion calls originated from 1600 dedicated series numbers, during Q1 FY 2026-27.
TRAI introduced the designated 140 series for promotional calls to ensure that such calls originate from a dedicated numbering series, enabling consumers to easily identify and manage such calls.
The designated series enables the consumer to exercise the choice of ...

telecom, TRAI

TRAI says 1.48 billion promotional calls and 7.3 billion SMS were blocked in Q1 FY27 as AI tools and DND preferences strengthened spam control

A new digital platform to ensure more transparent and farmer-centric fertiliser distribution has been implemented on a pilot basis in 56 districts across 23 states so far, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.
The new platform 'Framework for Fertilizer Sale' has been jointly developed by Fertiliser and Agriculture Ministries with consent from the state governments.
It is implemented in a "staggered pilot manner, with the objective of making the fertiliser distribution system more transparent, organised, farmer-centric, land and crop data integrated and demand driven", Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
Under the proposed arrangement, farmers or their authorised representatives will register through a mobile application and enter land and crop-related details for advance booking (pre-booking) of fertiliser requirements.
Upon successful booking of fertilisers, a QR code-based token shall be generated. This QR code

Framework for Fertilizer Sale

The new platform, 'Framework for Fertilizer Sale', has been jointly developed by the Ministries of Fertilisers and Agriculture with the consent of the state governments

Agencies

JioTag 2 with support for both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub allows Android and iPhone users to track belongings using their devices' native networks

JioTag 2 is here with support for both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub, priced at Rs 1,249.

CMF by Nothing has introduced its first open-ear earbuds featuring a clip-on design, 10.8mm drivers, Smart Dial charging case, LDAC support, and up to 32.5 hours of battery life

CMF by Nothing Clip Pro

The XPS 13 enters India as Dell's answer to Apple's MacBook Neo, while the company also expands its consumer laptop portfolio with the Dell 14S, Dell 16S and Alienware 15

Dell XPS 13

Samsung's foldable smartphones now account for more than a fifth of its flagship sales in India, and it expects the adoption to accelerate as consumers shift to new mobile designs and layouts, the company's Southwest Asia CEO and President J B Park said.
Samsung first introduced foldable phones in 2019, and since then it has launched a new version of foldables every year. Last week, the South Korean technology giant announced the launch of its 8th generation of foldables -- Galaxy Z8 -- which are made in India.
"When we first introduced the foldables in 2019, they were not even known to the consumers. Even my neighbours were surprised that our phone could fold and asked - Is this real? Since then, we have come a long way. Today, more than 20 per cent of our flagship sales are from foldables. And year by year, it (foldable sales) is growing.
"Based on whatever the experience or the requirements are for the consumer, that's where we are focussing. I expect there will be an expansion i

Samsung, foldable models

Samsung first introduced foldable phones in 2019, and since then it has launched a new version of foldables every year

Acer TravelLite combines lightweight design, wide connectivity and dependable productivity performance, but inconsistent build quality, a mediocre display and power management issues limit its appeal

Acer TravelLite laptop

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8's wider displays make everyday tasks more natural, while strong performance and battery life offset compromises in multimedia viewing and camera versatility

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8

Motorola Edge 70 Max combines Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 performance, a 2K AMOLED display and a 7,100mAh battery. Here is how it performs in everyday use

Motorola Edge 70 Max

The JBL Live 780NC combines balanced sound, effective ANC, long battery life and a feature-rich companion app into a package that feels comfortable both at work and on the move

JBL Live 780NC headphones

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