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India AI Impact Summit: Govt outlines AI-led growth, jobs, skilling push

Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit 2026, the government outlines how AI is driving economic growth, job creation and skilling through infrastructure and policy initiatives

BharatGen to launch 17B-parameter multilingual AI model at AI Impact Summit

The government-backed BharatGen programme will showcase its 17-billion-parameter 'Param2' model at the India AI Impact Summit 2026, focusing on Indian languages and public-sector use cases

Facebook now lets you animate profile photos using Meta AI: What's new

Facebook rolls out Meta AI tools to animate profile photos, restyle Stories and Memories, and add animated backgrounds to text posts for a more creative feed experience

Google pushes back release of Android 17 beta 1 update: What to expect

Google has reportedly delayed the Android 17 beta release for Pixel devices, with the company now saying the update will arrive soon but not on the previously expected date

India AI Impact Expo 2026: Nvidia, Google, and OpenAI among 400 exhibitors

The India AI Impact Summit will be structured around three core pillars -- People, Planet and Progress and discussions will focus on employment and skilling, sustainable and energy-efficient AI

'AI bigger than Covid': New York-based CEO sounds alarm on rapid evolution

Matt Shumer said that AI is likely to take on roles across law, finance, medicine, accounting, consulting, writing, design, analysis, and customer service

Threads introduces 'Dear Algo' AI feature to personalise feed: How it works

Threads introduces "Dear Algo," a new AI-powered feature that lets users publicly request more or less of certain posts and adjust their feed for three days

Nothing opens Playground beta to let users build custom apps without coding

Nothing has begun rolling out the beta of its Playground platform, where users can create simple, task-specific apps using the Essential Apps Builder and deploy them without coding

Microsoft plugs remote code vulnerability in Notepad app on Windows 11

Microsoft fixes a critical Notepad vulnerability in Windows 11 that could allow remote code execution via malicious Markdown files. Here are the details

Apple reportedly pushes back plans to release revamped Siri to iOS 27

Apple has reportedly delayed its revamped Siri rollout again, shifting new AI-powered features from iOS 26.4 to later updates, possibly either with iOS 26.5 or directly with iOS 27

Apple rolls out iOS 26.3 with new features, security fixes: How to update

Apple rolls out iOS 26.3 with new weather wallpapers, iPhone-to-Android transfer tool, proximity pairing in the EU, and key security patches. Check eligible iPhones and update steps

Saaras V3 beats Gemini, GPT-4o on Indian speech benchmarks, says Sarvam AI

Sarvam said that its new speech recognition model recorded lower word error rates on IndicVoices and Svarah benchmarks, extending its earlier benchmark results in document and language tasks

Elon Musk restructures xAI's teams following co-founders' departure

The exits follow xAI's recent merger with SpaceX, a move that valued the combined company at $1.25 trillion

Cyber conference: Experts urge telcos to tighten rules to curb cyber fraud

During the conference, around 375 experts from different fields including law enforcement, banking and finance, cyber security, and telecom, among others presented their views on tackling cyber crimes

Former OpenAI researcher quits as firm explores advertising like Facebook

As Facebook chased engagement and ad revenue, promises of user control eroded, raising concerns that AI platforms may repeat the same pattern, with risks to privacy and mental health

India seeks a seat at the AI high table as leaders converge on Delhi

India positions itself as counterweight to US-China dominance

AI Impact Summit 2026: How India plans to deploy, govern and procure AI

As India prepares to host the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the focus shifts to how India plans to build and govern AI systems for public services through the IndiaAI Mission

MeitY's amendments on fake content to up risks for social media platforms

Experts say MeitY's amendment to the IT Rules for AI-generated content, which cuts takedown timelines to three hours, will increase compliance costs and risks for platforms

Cross-border biz to drive up to 15% of Cashfree's FY26 topline: Co-founder

Fintech firm Cashfree Payments' co-founder Reeju Datta says cross-border segment is the fastest-growing, and operates on a higher margin than domestic transactions

Tech Wrap Feb 11: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Android 17, Google Photos on iOS

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked scheduled for Feb 25. Google will release Android 17 beta 1 soon. Google Photos on iPhone, iPad gets AI tools. Airtel introduces AI security tool. Fitbit Coach. YouTube Music