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Automation will replace white-collar jobs; manual trades safe: Father of AI

Geoffrey Hinton said for mundane intellectual labour, AI is just going to replace everybody

'Very critical': Google India head on tackling misinformation in AI era

New technologies like AI have opened massive opportunities but pose challenges like deepfakes, Google India's Country Manager and Vice President Preeti Lobana said asserting that fighting misinformation remains a top priority for the tech giant, which relies on strong policies, advanced AI technology, and human oversight to address these issues systematically. The Asia Pacific region is particularly seeing higher degree of scams/frauds and misinformation has been a challenge, she said adding Google is stepping up its efforts to curb misleading and fake content. Noting that Google last year had announced plans for launching 'Google Safety Engineering Centre' in India, Lobana termed the move "imminent". "This (tackling misinformation) is super important for us, when you think about our mission, about information being universally accessible and organising it in a certain way, making sure that we are tackling misinformation in a very systematic manner is very, very critical. So...(it i

AI Barbie incoming? Mattel taps OpenAI to power next-gen smart toys, games

Mattel is working with OpenAI to create AI-powered toys and games, with the first product - likely an AI Barbie - expected later this year

Mphasis joins hands with Sixfold to provide AI solution to insurers

This collaboration follows the trend of adoption of AI technology in the insurance sector

Tech Wrap June 16: OnePlus Nord 5 launch, Legion Pro 7i, iOS 26 features

OnePlus Nord 5 to launch on July 8. Lenovo Legion Pro 7i and Realme Narzo 80 Lite launched. iOS 26 and Apple Intelligence top features releasing this year. Google expands AI Audio Overviews to Search

iOS 26: Check new features coming to these Apple iPhones later this year

iOS 26 brings a refreshed design, Apple Intelligence, call screening, and more to iPhones later this year; some features will be limited to newer models

AI experts divided over Apple's research on large reasoning model accuracy

A token budget for large language models (LLM) refers to the practice of setting a limit on the number of tokens an LLM can use for a specific task

Meet Alexandr Wang, Meta $15 billion bet to catch up in global AI race

Meta is bringing on Scale AI's CEO Alexandr Wang in a deal worth up to $15 billion to lead a new superintelligence lab and reboot its AI ambitions with cutting-edge data expertise

AI chatbots' answers fuel conspiracies, alter beliefs in disturbing ways

Generative AI chatbots are diving into conspiracy theories and promoting bizarre, mystical beliefs. For some users, these interactions with the technology can seriously distort their sense of reality

Services generates bulk of India's jobs, increases gap with manufacturing

Services employment creation has been robust in FY25 amid concern over impact of artificial intelligence

Microsoft brings Copilot Vision with on-screen awareness to free-tier users

Previously a Pro-only feature, Copilot Vision now helps users by visually analysing apps and websites to deliver context-aware assistance in real time

Meta hires AI talent from Google, Sesame to build superintelligence team

Meta and Zuckerberg are offering compensation packages worth tens of millions of dollars over several years, including equity, according to people familiar with the matter

Krutrim looks to go beyond chatbots with 'first of its kind' Kruti

India's first agentic AI, Kruti, launched by Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim, can book cabs, pay bills, generate images and support 13 Indian languages using a localised LLM

Fireflies hits $1 bn valuation, adds real-time search with Perplexity

Voice assistant expands features with Perplexity tie-up as Fireflies crosses $1 bn valuation and sees sharp growth in enterprise AI-powered meeting productivity tools

AI takes over Gripen E fighter jet in dogfight trial against real pilot

Combat testing of the AI-piloted Gripen E warplane was done by Saab and German defence startup, Helsing, marking a step forward in Europe's effort to compete on autonomy in defence

Recruiters shift hiring with focus on skill than degrees: LinkedIn

The LinkedIn survey noted that this shift of skills-first was being led by global capability centers (GCCs) (85 per cent) and IT firms (71 per cent)

AI spending spree by big tech sparks investor concern over profits

Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are projected to spend $311 billion on capital expenses in their current fiscal years and $337 billion in 2026

India to draft AI-native telecom rules, partners with ITU on 6G push

DoT officials say India is working with the ITU on research and standards for AI-native networks as it prepares for 6G and stakes a claim in global satcom policy

Nvidia's Jensen Huang says quantum computing nears key breakthrough

Huang's forecast marks a change in tone from January, when he said that "very useful" quantum computers, which are still largely used by researchers, were likely still decades away

Deloitte launches agentic AI centre with hubs in India, Singapore, Malaysia

The new CoE will bring together 6,000 professionals and back AI projects worth over $1 billion using autonomous technologies like Zora AI