Under the agreement forged at a White House lunch Tuesday with nearly two dozen top tech industry executives, AI companies also committed to regularly meet to set best practices for the industry

Trump, tech leaders, tech firms

Bloomberg

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a "remarkably capable, always-on" artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, a day after the company halted the rollout of a more advanced model over security concerns.
At the company's annual developer conference, Altman made a slew of product announcements and updates, including OpenAI's new agents, called Dots. The agents, designed to complete ongoing tasks proactively on behalf of users, are a competitor of Meta's personal agent Muse, which exploded in popularity after Meta's own conference last week.
Dot agents will be "like an AI helper that always has your back, inspired by the cool versions of what we all watched in movies growing up," Altman said.
On Monday, OpenAI said it was holding off on releasing the other model because of concerns raised by its researchers. That followed broader calls within the industry to decelerate the pace of the technology's advance to let safety measures catch up.
Altman avoided making references to

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

At the company's annual developer conference, Altman made a slew of product announcements and updates, including OpenAI's new agents, called Dots

Press Trust of India

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a voluntary accord that will include internal and external reviews of the technology during a meeting at the White House.
"I think I'm seeing tremendous self-policing. And they understand that they have to self-police," Trump told reporters outside the West Wing.
The announcement followed an extensive meeting between Trump and numerous leading executives from top tech firms that are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build out AI infrastructure, including data centres in communities across the country that have sparked grassroots, bipartisan opposition. Many of the executives gathered in Washington have called for a slowdown in the development of the technology after several high-profile incidents where AI agents have gone rogue.
But earlier Tuesday, Trump promised that the US government wouldn't limit the development of artificial intelligence or ...

The announcement followed an extensive meeting between Trump and numerous leading executives from top tech firms that are spending hundreds of billions of dollars to build out AI infrastructure

Technology, public and financial sectors account for 44 per cent of cyberattacks in India, while firms are strengthening governance as AI agents pose new risks

artificial intelligence, nukes

Business Standard

AI salary gap widens as shortage of specialised talent pushes pay for AI-core roles higher, TeamLease Digital report says

Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform uses software and hardware controls to secure autonomous AI agents while allowing them to perform tasks with defined access and permissions

Nvidia Open Agent Safety Platform showing an AI agent protected by software and hardware security controls

Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform

China's 2026-30 technology strategy puts AI alongside semiconductors, quantum technology, biotechnology, brain-computer interfaces and fusion as Beijing pursues greater technological self-reliance

A new era in artificial intelligence (AI) is underway. In a few months, evolved versions of the technology will emerge and find mainstream applications. From AI that works on human prompts, the world will face agentic AI, an autonomous and automated

Trump has directed the federal government to use 'Super Intelligence' instead of AI, while major technology firms agreed to a voluntary pact outlining four layers of safety measures

The service is available on iPhone and iPad at launch, with support for Mac in the works; UPI and RuPay are not supported initially

Apple Pay

Apple Pay is now available in India. Here is how to set it up, which cards work at launch, how payments are secured, and whether there are any fees

Apple Pay is now available in India on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards supported at launch

Apple Pay is expected to enter India with credit card payments, adding a new payment option for iPhone users.

Economic liberalisation, policy continuity and global investments transformed Hyderabad from a historic trading centre into a powerhouse of IT, pharma, GCCs and emerging technologies

Chandrababu Naidu and Bill gates

Rising component and memory costs are widening the price gap between 4G and 5G smartphones, prompting manufacturers to expand 4G offerings in India's budget segment

4G and 5G smartphones placed on either side of a telecom tower

4G phone comeback

Internal tests found GPT-6.1 Astra showed higher levels of deceptive behaviour and could act beyond the authorised scope of tasks, prompting OpenAI to shelve its planned October launch

GPT-6.1 Astra

Nothing has launched its flagship Headphone 1 Pro with a triple-driver audio system, 10-microphone adaptive ANC, spatial audio, longer battery life and a premium glass

Nothing Headphone (1) Pro with triple drivers and 10-microphone adaptive ANC.

Sennheiser has launched the Momentum 5 series in India with user-replaceable batteries, Dolby Atmos spatial audio, adaptive ANC, lossless audio support and more

Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless and Momentum True Wireless 5

Mivi has entered India's smartphone market with the One 5G, featuring a 6,000mAh battery, Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset and Android 16, with sale starting from October 8

Mivi One 5G debuts in India at a starting price of Rs 14,999

Beats has launched the Beats 360 over-ear headphones with interchangeable ear and headband cushions, Active Noise Cancelling, Personalised Spatial Audio and IPX4 rating

Beats 360 over-ear headphones with interchangeable cushions

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max looks familiar, but variable lens aperture, stronger on-device AI, better thermals and longer battery life make the changes more meaningful with extended use

iPhone 18 Pro Max in Silver finish

I used the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 for browsing, streaming and casual gaming to see how its large display, Core Ultra 5 processor and Copilot+ features fit into everyday use

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 with Intel Core Ultra 5

Samsung's Galaxy S26 FE delivers a good display, dependable main camera and polished One UI 9 experience, but familiar hardware and a higher price weaken its value proposition

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE review

The CMF Buds Neo brings ANC, 12.4mm drivers, Bluetooth 6.0 and long battery life to the Rs 1,999 segment. But do these features add up to a genuinely good everyday listening experience?

CMF Buds Neo

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