Artificial Intelligence News

IIT Guwahati taps predictive AI to tackle traffic snarls with new models

Taking guesswork out of gridlock, researchers combine drone surveillance and mathematical modelling to predict traffic patterns

Bengaluru startup Aina unveils AI ring to predict users' next actions

Founded by former Ultrahuman executive Apoorv Shankar, Aina has unveiled an AI-powered ring that anticipates user needs and controls apps and devices, with pre-orders from $399

Goa's AI leap: State charts a new course from tourism to technology

Goa's ₹250 crore AI policy aims to build skills, support startups and help up to 600 MSMEs adopt artificial intelligence, as the state seeks to diversify beyond tourism.

Beyond tokenmaxxing: Is it time for enterprises to scrutinise AI returns

As AI adoption grows, Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Uber are rethinking token consumption, introducing spending controls and shifting their focus from usage metrics to productivity and returns

AI, data and cybersecurity drive 3 in 10 GCC tech hiring demand: Report

Quess Corp's Q2 FY27 report finds rising demand for specialised AI, data and cybersecurity skills despite a 3.5 per cent decline in overall GCC tech hiring, with Tier-2 cities gaining ground

Cert-In calls for AI security audits, six-hour incident reporting by firms

Cert-In has issued guidelines for enterprise AI security audits, calling for risk-based classification, six-hour incident reporting, continuous monitoring and 180-day retention of logs.

Binance heist puts focus on rising cyberattacks by nation-state actors

The $6.3 billion Binance heist has renewed concerns over nation-state cyberattacks and AI-driven vulnerabilities, putting the security preparedness of crypto exchanges under scrutiny

Firms need better understanding of AI agents: WSO2 CEO Harry Ault

WSO2 CEO Harry Ault says enterprises must focus on AI agent behaviour, strengthen governance and adopt open-source standards to address emerging security and operational risks

India's data centre capacity expected to increase five-fold by 2030

The expansion, fuelled by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), enterprise digitalisation and rising data consumption, is set to transform the country's digital infrastructure landscape

Is the AI investment boom losing steam? What is driving the sell-off

Global AI investment boom faces growing scrutiny as technology stocks slide and investors question whether heavy spending on AI infrastructure will deliver expected returns

Traditional entry-level engg roles have collapsed due to AI: LTM executive

LTM says AI is reshaping IT services delivery, eliminating traditional entry-level roles while creating demand for AI-native engineers, new skills and outcome-based pricing models

Data Security Council unveils India-specific agentic AI liability guide

The DSCI guide outlines how liability should be allocated across enterprises, AI developers and service providers, highlighting governance risks in autonomous AI systems

India proposes framework to unlock data for AI training, protect privacy

The government's draft DEPA framework proposes secure data environments and privacy safeguards to unlock data for AI training, potentially generating $500 billion in value by 2030.

India has ingredients for sustained growth in quant investing: WorldQuant

WorldQuant's Nitish Maini says India's deep technical talent pool and strong technology infrastructure offer a foundation for sustained growth in quantitative investing

AI coding boom puts pressure on infrastructure as platforms expand capacity

AI coding agents are driving a surge in code commits, pushing GitHub to expand computing, storage and network capacity to handle growing software development workloads

Chinese parents sue OpenAI over daughter's death linked to ChatGPT advice

The parents allege that ChatGPT encouraged their daughter to reduce her epilepsy medication and are seeking stricter restrictions on AI-generated medical advice

AI-led services to create $100-200 billion net opportunity by 2030: BCG

BCG says AI-led services could create a $100-200 billion net market opportunity by 2030, but technology firms must upskill existing staff to deliver AI solutions at scale

Your browser could run AI locally: What Opera's WebAI proposal means

Opera's WebAI proposal could let websites and browser extensions run AI models on users' devices. The shift could reduce reliance on cloud-based processing

Unreleased Claude model found attack chains in Chrome, Safari: Anthropic

Anthropic says Claude chained software flaws into working exploits, highlighting the growing role of AI in vulnerability research and cybersecurity risks

Altman urges firms to prioritise AI security over productivity gains

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman urged companies to prioritise AI security risks over productivity gains, warning that AI systems are uncovering vulnerabilities requiring urgent action.