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Talks on AI now centred on returns on investment, says Google executive

Companies are increasingly seeking measurable returns from AI investments as the focus shifts from experimentation and scaling to value, security and agentic transformation

India-based research policy lab launched at UNGA to promote pro-worker AI

IHF, an India-headquartered research and policy lab aimed at ensuring AI creates economic opportunities for workers, was launched on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly week.

As AI agents enter festive shopping, banks warn of fraud and payments risks

As AI moves from recommending products to making purchases, banks are flagging risks around fraud, privacy, authorisation and who is responsible when an agent makes a mistake

OpenAI agent breached Australian govt website in July: PM Anthony Albanese

The breach took place on July 18. The OpenAI agent had gained unauthorised access to a public-facing Medicare statistics portal

Namaste AI: Local languages hold the key to mass AI adoption in India

Building AI platforms that can interact in local languages is key to growing the technology in India and bridging the digital divide

AI doom fears overstated, global pause unrealistic: Zoho's Sridhar Vembu

Vembu was skeptical of calls by AI labs for an industry-wide pause, which, as per him, appeared to be less about safety and more a bid by some players to slow down rivals

Why human oversight remains crucial as AI agents become more autonomous

AI agents can browse, shop and make calls for users, but changing websites, unexpected human responses and real-world uncertainty mean human intervention remains part of the process

Zoho launches Zia Chat, enters vertical SaaS with 7 industry apps

The AI interface brings information, context and workflows into one conversational platform as Zoho expands into seven industry-specific applications

Zoho launches Zia Chat, enters vertical SaaS with seven industry apps

Zia Chat is built natively into Zoho's ecosystem and gives users a single conversational interface to find information, generate leads, resolve support issues and analyse data across various sectors

Anthropic and OpenAI roll out cheaper models amid intensifying AI race

Anthropic and OpenAI have launched cheaper AI models, Opus 5.5, and GPT-6 Sol and Luna, as the US firms face growing price pressure from Chinese rivals and demand for lower-cost AI rises

What is Jev? Inside the new AI model built to make software decisions

Jev is designed to make structured AI decisions for software, focusing on classification, scoring, routing and verification rather than generating conversational responses like conventional LLMs

OpenAI, Anthropic weigh cross-testing deal as AI safety concerns grow

The proposed pact could allow OpenAI and Anthropic to independently test each other's commercial AI models as concerns grow over increasingly capable systems

Microsoft AI chief warns against teaching AI systems to act humanlike

A corporate spat between two tech giants last week was just the latest volley in a conflict over whether dangerous mistakes are being made in AI training

OpenAI's Astra for Law: What its AI push for legal sector means for rivals

OpenAI launched Astra for Law, while Thomson Reuters has built its own AI model for professional applications. Anthropic is also considering a new model as it faces growing competition from OpenAI

How to judge whether an AI answer to your question is trustworthy

AI-generated responses can be factual, interpretive, constructive or strategic, and each requires users to assess accuracy, context, purpose and personal relevance differently

Trump announces US 'AI Force', plans to appoint AI czar for regulation

US officials have said they will raise ​the topic of AI in talks with China as the US president prepares to meet ​with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, SpaceXAI face lawsuit over 'AI slowdown pact'

Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and SpaceXAI face a US lawsuit alleging they coordinated to slow AI development and violated antitrust laws

China central bank adviser says AI could deepen supply-demand imbalance

China's policymakers have been trying to revive domestic demand amid a prolonged ‌property downturn, local government debt pressures and ​cautious household spending

Rethink B-school curricula amid AI, geopolitical risks: CEA Nageswaran

CEA V Anantha Nageswaran says business schools must focus on judgement, resilience and deep thinking as AI and geopolitical disruptions reshape management

AI agents are turning past work into test beds and reusable knowledge

As AI agents take on more complex work, researchers are exploring ways to turn past tasks into reusable knowledge, procedures and testing environments for other agents