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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

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control AI

They also called for the world to make sure that the power of AI isn't concentrated in one company or country.

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

The Institute for Human Flourishing (IHF), an India-headquartered research and policy lab aimed at ensuring artificial intelligence (AI) creates economic opportunities for workers, was launched on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly week. Founded by entrepreneur Ravi Venkatesan and led by Chief Executive Officer Urvashi Aneja, the initiative is backed by The Rockefeller Foundation and Schmidt Philanthropies, and has received formal endorsement from the Government of India's Expert Group on Human Flourishing. Welcoming the initiative, MeitY Secretary S Krishnan said, "India's approach to AI has been anchored in inclusion-technology as a public good that expands opportunity for all. Building rigorous evidence on how AI can strengthen livelihoods, particularly in the informal economy, complements the government's efforts under the IndiaAI Mission." IHF will create a Livelihoods Lab that will run live, co-designed demonstrations of human-AI collaboration, alongside an

Trump to discuss AI with Xi but wants to 'leave it exactly where it is'

"A big day with President Xi of China. Super Intelligence (SI) will be a big ​topic of discussion, but I ‌want to leave it exactly where it ​is," Trump wrote in a social media post,

Beyond phones: How Meta is building a hardware ecosystem around Muse AI

Meta is spreading Muse across smart glasses, a Neural Band, VR hardware and the new Charm device, distributing AI interaction across hardware rather than concentrating it on a smartphone

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

Worries about AI internet takeover gain new urgency among doomsday scenario

In the event of AI taking over the internet - one of many doomsday scenarios receiving attention - that could mean attacks on electrical grids, water or transportation systems, financial institutions

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

Predictions that artificial intelligence could lead to catastrophic outcomes are overstated, and a global pause in AI development is unlikely, Zoho co-founder Sridhar Vembu said on Wednesday, while urging India to keep its strategic options open and invest heavily in foundational R&D across sectors. Vembu said India should pursue an independent approach to AI, building on partnerships without becoming locked into the emerging technology rivalry between the United States and China. "We must be friends with everybody, enemies with nobody and keep our options open," Vembu, Chief Scientist and Co-founder, Zoho, said in an interview with PTI. Vembu argued that any big tech company genuinely wanting to slow AI development is free to do so on its own; nothing stops one player from pacing itself without demanding the whole industry follow, he pointed out. 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 .

As AI agents grow more autonomous, India faces a safety-regulation test

Recent incidents involving autonomous AI systems have sharpened debate over whether India's principle-based framework needs binding rules for frontier models and stronger independent testing

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

Agentic AI widening cyber risks even as defence tools improve: Trellix MD

Frontier AI models are rapidly improving vulnerability detection but also giving threat actors greater scale, making contextual intelligence and faster action critical, warns Trellix's Ganesh Iyer

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

The AI party house where Silicon Valley networking has a dark side

The mansion is one of the most prominent - and notorious - tech group homes, which have proliferated across Silicon Valley and San Francisco amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.

From handset to hub: Smartphone's quiet reinvention in the AI ecosystem

AI is spreading computing across watches, earbuds, glasses, cars and PCs, changing the smartphone from the primary interface into the hub connecting a growing ecosystem of devices

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

No reason for India to slow AI push, focus is on applications: IT ministry

India sees no reason to slow down its artificial intelligence efforts, as much of the work here is focused on developing applications tailored to the needs of its people, IT Ministry sources said on Monday, drawing a distinction from the global calls for a pause on AI that are largely targeting frontier models. The government is concerned about issues related to AI safety, the sources said, adding that the obligation to report such incidents to authorities, exists today. To a question on whether the mechanism for incident notification would now be tightened in the wake of recent cases of AI agents autonomously taking actions beyond their intended tasks, the sources said, "Cybersecurity threat and cyber incidents include an incident of this nature. As it is, an obligation to report exists. We will have to tighten the norms, timeframe and content of the reporting, we are already doing that." The position assumes significance as concerns have intensified after researchers and safety ..

Why consumers are choosing simpler gadgets as technology gets smarter

Compact cameras, wired earphones and dedicated music players are finding new users as consumers seek fewer distractions and more control over their technology

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

UPI Above Rs 2,000: Why Charge If Only 4% Are Affected? | Rohit Mahajan

In this episode of Manager's Mantra, Rohit Mahajan, Founder and CEO of Plutos ONE, discusses the debate around UPI and MDR, and how AI is making it easier for people to build new products