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Emotional bonding with AI can lead to social isolation: IIM study

An IIM Lucknow study warns that excessive reliance on AI companion applications for emotional support may harm real-world relationships and mental well-being

Pope Leo seeks strict AI rules, warns against profit-driven race

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for robust regulation of artificial intelligence and for its developers to work for the common good rather than profit, issuing a sweeping manifesto on safeguarding humankind as the technology impacts everything from work to war. "Magnifica Humanitas" (Magnificent Humanity), Leo's first encyclical, has been eagerly awaited ever since history's first US-born pope announced days after his election that he considered AI to be the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In the text, Leo denounced the "culture of power" driving the AI race, especially in developing ever more sophisticated methods of remote warfare. He declared that it was "not permissible" to entrust irreversible, lethal decisions to AI systems, setting up another flash point between the American pope and the Trump administration, which has worked aggressively to deregulate AI development. Experts in the tech industry, academia and Catholic morality said the document will likely become a ...

HMD Vibe2 with Sarvam's Indus AI assistant to go on sale starting May 26

HMD Vibe2 5G goes on sale May 26 on Flipkart with Android 16, a 6000mAh battery, 50MP camera, and India's first Indus by Sarvam AI integration

ASUS launches first AiO PC powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon X chip: Details

ASUS has launched the VM441 AiO in India with a Snapdragon X processor, 24-inch touchscreen display, Copilot+ AI features, Dolby Atmos speakers and up to 45 TOPS NPU performance

Pronto admits to recording household tasks for AI training after backlash

A report citing investor documents claimed that Pronto was recording household activities inside homes to help train physical AI and robotics systems, triggering privacy concerns among customers

Schneider Electric sees India data centre business outpacing core growth

India's ‌data center market is projected to reach $31.36 billion by 2035, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 13.37 per cent, according to Astute Analytica

AI-fuelled rally drives global momentum stocks to record performance

Bulls say the AI frenzy can continue luring money into the market's biggest winners, though some caution that the scale of the outperformance is a warning sign

Flipkart's Shopsy bets on AI to win India's next 100 million shoppers

The platform is moving beyond offers-led commerce with gamified shopping and personalised discovery aimed at Gen Z and smaller cities

First micro-LED screen rollout in 22 months, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

India targets semiconductor and micro-LED leadership with phased manufacturing push

Would you trust AI to help you find 'the one'? Dating apps bet it can

Outsourcing matchmaking to AI risks further reducing love and intimacy - a universal human experience - into something to be quantified and calculated, stripping it of its humanness

Our demand for tech resources will fall in 3 years: Barclays India CEO & MD

Barclays India to slow tech hiring as AI-driven productivity reshapes GCC operations

AI makes cybercrime threat more intense for businesses worldwide: Report

AI accelerates cyber threats as enterprises ramp up spending on digital security

Cameras that see, compute and assist with AI-powered intelligence

Ai-powered cameras turn passive surveillance into real-time and proactive information the businesses can use promptly

How AI is becoming the operating backbone of India's fintech industry

AI is becoming part of the core infrastructure of India's fintech ecosystem as firms look to automate workflows, tackle fraud, and improve scalability

Deeptech boom has driven Karnataka startups past $300 bn mark: Kharge

The Karnataka IT minister said deep-tech startups in semiconductors, biotechnology and space tech continue to attract higher investor interest and funding

UP govt plans nearly ₹600 crore investment to strengthen AI ecosystem

To achieve its objectives, the state is scaling up infrastructure for technologies such as AI, Quantum Computing, and deep-tech innovations

Mozilla now lets users decide how much AI they actually want inside Firefox

Mozilla's Firefox update adds mobile AI controls, webpage summarisation tools, VPN location switching and faster private browsing resets across devices

Trump to sign order on AI, cybersecurity amid push for tighter oversight

MAGA activists, including ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon and right-wing political organiser Kremer, have been pressing to require AI developers to submit their most capable models for security tests

Kerala govt forms first-ever AI Ministry; PK Kunhalikutty gets charge

The state government officially released the notification for the allocation of portfolios among its cabinet members, with Chief Minister VD Satheesan retaining several key departments

Nvidia Q1 result beats Wall Street estimates on massive AI chip demand

Artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia's quarterly results surpassed Wall Street's expectations once again, fuelled by massive demand for its high-end AI chips. The company said Wednesday it earned USD 58.32 billion, or USD 2.39 per share, in the February-April period, up from USD 18.78 billion, or 76 cents per share, in the same period a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, Nvidia earned USD 1.76 per share. Revenue jumped 85 per cent to USD 81.62 billion from USD 44.01 billion. Analysts, on average, were expecting earnings of USD 1.75 per share and revenue of USD 78.91 billion, according to a poll by FactSet. Nvidia's results have exceeded the analyst projections that shape investors' perceptions since Nvidia's high-end chips emerged as AI's best building blocks three years ago. "The buildout of AI factories - the largest infrastructure expansion in human history - is accelerating at extraordinary speed," said CEO Jensen Huang in a statement. For the current quarter, Nvidia