Perplexity's experiment with a 35-billion-parameter model shows how inference engines, quantisation and memory optimisation can unlock more performance from existing hardware

Laptop with a floating AI brain connected to it by glowing circuit lines, representing on-device AI

Perplexity on-device AI

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Anthropic in its risk report says some AI models may recognise when they are being evaluated and alter their behaviour, potentially making it harder to judge their capabilities and real-world safety

AI models may recognise when they are being evaluated and alter their behaviour, raising concerns over the reliability of AI safety tests.

EY India says treasury teams spend up to 70% of their time on manual work, while agentic AI could improve cash forecast accuracy to as much as 90%

agentic AI, treasury teams, EY India, cash forecasting, liquidity forecasting, corporate finance

EY India Report on Agentic AI and Treasury Cash Forecasting

Commercial space firm SpaceX is constructing a specialised in-house foundry to manufacture high-spec gas turbine blades and vanes, CEO Elon Musk confirmed.
Confirming the plans on social media platform X, Musk on Saturday noted that while SpaceX and Tesla are racing to scale solar panel production, natural gas remains necessary to bridge power demands for several years.
The strategic expansion targets a severe supply chain bottleneck that has stalled power generation required for artificial intelligence (AI) data centres across the United States.
A turbine blade foundry is a specialised manufacturing facility that uses advanced casting techniques to produce high-precision turbine blades and vanes for jet engines, aerospace systems and power-generation gas turbines.
"The limiting factor for nat gas turbine production is casting the blades & vanes," Musk stated. "By doing in-house casting at SpaceX, we can accelerate nat gas turbines coming online by up to 18 months, which is a ...

Commercial space firm SpaceX is constructing a specialised in-house foundry to manufacture high-spec gas turbine blades and vanes, CEO Elon Musk confirmed.

Press Trust of India

Registrar rules AI system cannot be an author under Indian copyright law, but finds DABUS-generated artwork meets the statutory threshold for originality

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AI is becoming a basic workplace skill in India as professionals use it for research, writing, data analysis and routine tasks, raising the need for judgement, privacy awareness and reskilling

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Elon Musk claimed by the end of next year, artificial intelligence will be able to do anything digital that humans can

Elon Musk

WhatsApp's new Bill payments feature lets users pay electricity, gas, water, FASTag, insurance and other bills from within the app, with access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories

WhatsApp bill payments feature for paying household bills in India

WhatsApp

Uber and British tech company Wayve are launching London's first self-driving taxi service on Thursday, giving residents a chance to use technology that's already available in many US cities and other parts of the world.
The two companies said they're starting with a small rollout of Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles outfitted with Wayve's autonomous vehicle technology.
Compared with the US and China - countries where robotaxis operate autonomously in several cities, with no human driver - Europe has been taking a more cautious approach on self-driving cabs.
In London, there will still be a person behind the wheel overseeing the trip who can grab the wheel or tap the brakes if there's a problem.
Under the UK government's pilot framework, self-driving taxi operators like Uber and Wayve still need approval to operate without a human safety driver. "That process is still playing out," and it's not clear how long it will take, said Sarfraz Maredia, Uber's head of autonomous ...

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Uber and Wayve are launching London's first self-driving taxi service with Ford Mustang Mach-E vehicles, though a safety driver will remain behind the wheel to oversee each trip

China could take about 15 years to develop extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, Zeiss semiconductor head Frank Rohmund said, as Beijing pushes for self-sufficiency amid US chip curbs

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Bloomberg

India's refurbished smartphone market is growing as new devices get costlier, with Counterpoint Research reporting a 13 per cent rise in volumes in the first half of this year

Refurbished smartphones with a recycling symbol representing India's growing secondary phone market

refurbished smartphones

Mozilla has added an optional built-in ad blocker to Firefox on iOS, allowing iPhone users to block many third-party ads and trackers while browsing

Mozilla has introduced a built-in ad blocker for third-party ads and trackers in Firefox on iOS.

JioPC lets users access up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage through the cloud on an existing computer, with subscriptions starting at Rs 1,000 for two months

JioPC allows users to access cloud-based computing power on existing computers without upgrading their hardware.

Apple sued OpenAI and former Apple employees Tang Tan and Chang Liu in July, accusing them of misappropriating trade secrets related ‌to hardware design, manufacturing and supply-chain operations

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The Bharat Connect-powered feature gives users access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories and supports payments through UPI, credit cards and debit cards

Powered by the Exynos 2500 processor, the Samsung Galaxy S26 FE comes with camera upgrades and new editing tools, along with updates to several Galaxy AI features

Samsung Galaxy S26 FE with its triple rear camera setup and One UI 9.

Apple has refreshed the Mac mini after two years with the M6 chip, its first product to use the new 2nm silicon, promising faster performance, graphics and on-device AI

Apple’s new Mac mini features the all-new M6 chip, with an M5 Pro option for users seeking higher performance for demanding workloads.

Apple's new Mac mini features the all-new M6 chip, with an M5 Pro option for users seeking higher performance for demanding workloads.

Apple has launched the new Mac Studio with M5 Max and the new M5 Ultra, bringing higher CPU and graphics performance, faster storage and up to 512GB of unified memory

Apple Mac Studio with M5 Max and M5 Ultra

The Galaxy Watch 9 keeps things sleek and comfortable for everyday use, while the Ultra 2 adds a brighter display, longer battery life and more serious health and outdoor features

Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 and Galaxy Watch 9 (Image: Harsh Shivam)

Lava Virat V1 5G offers a large 120Hz display and 6,000mAh battery, but slow touch response, sluggish performance and 10W charging undermine the everyday experience

Lava Virat V1 smartphone

The Pixel 11 Pro XL retains Google's focus on imaging but puts equal emphasis on AI, software and the user experience, resulting in a Pixel that feels more complete

Google Pixel 11 Pro XL

HP's Android tablet packs a large 12-inch display, a full-size keyboard and long battery life, but its underpowered chipset limits how well it works as a laptop replacement

HP OmniPad 12 tablet with detachable keyboard on a desk

HP OmniPad 12 tablet

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