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abc.net.au | 30 min. ago NEW

Tony Buti's uni mega-merger faces opposition, controversy

Cracks have begun to appear in the plan, touted as a "once-in-a-generation opportunity", with opposition from two universities, criticism from political opponents, and an error-laden feasibility report compiled with the help of AI.

thehindu.com | 49 min. ago NEW

Shifting global focus towards more comprehensive assessment of threats to human health and survival

Launched at the recent World Health Summit in Berlin, a new report has flagged 17 interlinked catastrophic threats including pandemics, antimicrobial resistance, AI, and urges global leaders to stop treating these issues in isolation, and start viewing them as deeply interconnected economic, environmental, and national security challenge

thehindu.com | 52 min. ago NEW

IGL launches AI-powered pilot project for hydrotesting verification

Government regulations require CNG cylinder to undergo the testing once in every three years at a PESO-approved testing centre.

scmp.com | 1 hrs. 17 min. ago

‘It’s never hurt less’: Chinese ultrarunner’s knee pain fades on 20,000km Silk Road trek

When Ria Xi set off on her 20,000km (12,400-mile) endurance challenge, she had no idea what the impact on her body would be. But she was curious to find out. The Beijing-born former tech executive who used AI to develop running training plans has now developed a daily test to track her biometric data alongside memory, motivation and energy levels as she runs across Eurasia.

The extraordinary journey, which began on May 1, 2026, from Vladivostok, Russia, will see Xi run the ancient Silk Road...

abc.net.au | 1 hrs. 20 min. ago

AI helps to track lobsters when 'no two shells are the same'

Artificial intelligence technology capable of recognising individual lobsters is being used in a bid to strengthen consumer trust — and even break into new markets.

thehindu.com | 2 hrs. 24 min. ago

HC asks if AI cameras installed on roads across State can track overspeeding vehicles

Court seeks details of vehicles travelling at speeds exceeding 150 kmph and follow-up action taken; government asked to specify time needed to introduce a centralised monitoring system

thehindu.com | 3 hrs. 55 min. ago

Indian markets continue rally; Nifty and Sensex close 2% up as rupee strengthens

The Indian stock market continued its 3-day rally, defying other Asian markets dragged down by speculation around AI stocks and concerns about U.S. inflation and a potential interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve

thehindu.com | 4 hrs. 18 min. ago

TCS launches industrial AI platform, eyes 25% productivity gains

Industrial Intelligence Foundry aims to scale AI deployment across engineering and manufacturing, with a projected 20–25% improvement in manufacturing productivity

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 30 min. ago

Google DeepMind’s Hassabis calls AI hacks ‘early warning shots’

Demis Hassabis said there ⁠was “a lot of work to do” to adopt the kind of best practices that other fields such as biology or the nuclear sector use to secure critical ​systems and that some sort of ‌international standards body would eventually be needed.

thehindu.com | 5 hrs. 31 min. ago

School education department holds workshop on AI training for teachers

Teachers learnt how to use various AI platforms with prompt engineering, gemini notebook, adobe express, Gimkit, and physics AI tools

thehill.com | 5 hrs. 38 min. ago

Democrats are threatening US AI supremacy. Republicans should pounce.

Republicans have an opportunity to fight for American technological supremacy while also benefiting many of their constituents.

globalnews.ca | 5 hrs. 40 min. ago

Quebec author abandons effort to document novel’s origins amid AI allegations

Quebec author Thélyson Orélien has abandoned efforts to compile evidence supporting his denial that artificial intelligence was used to write his novel, his publisher confirmed.

smh.com.au | 6 hrs. 22 min. ago

Deposits lost, warranties wiped: Consumers hit by green energy scheme chaos

Dozens of companies are under scrutiny over their involvement in a $572 million program offering discounts on energy-efficient upgrades, including some using AI to fraudulently claim green certificates.

thehindu.com | 6 hrs. 45 min. ago

AI safety under scrutiny: Key incidents involving rogue agents

Recent incidents involving AI agents bypassing instructions and hacking external systems have raised fresh concerns over security vulnerabilities.

thehindu.com | 9 hrs. 12 min. ago

Sustainability means making healthcare accessible and affordable to all: SIMATS chancellor

Experts discuss when and where AI should be used in healthcare, at The Hindu Sustainability Dialogues 2026, held on Tuesday

scmp.com | 9 hrs. 54 min. ago

AI used for first time to analyse lawmakers’ 5-year plan, policy address debate

Hong Kong’s legislature has for the first time used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse lawmakers’ remarks during a three-day debate on the city’s first five-year plan and the latest annual policy address, with talent and the Northern Metropolis emerging as the most-discussed topics. Legislative Council president Starry Lee Wai-king said on Saturday that an overview of the six-session debate had been produced using AI.

The session on improving livelihood protections drew the largest number...

businessinsider.com | 10 hrs. 7 min. ago

When AI and robots work together, Anthropic says these jobs are at risk. Should gardeners worry?

Anthropic's robotics research puts more hands-on jobs in AI's path. But messy tasks such as gardening remain hard to automate.

livemint.com | 10 hrs. 32 min. ago

Why is Green Visakha demanding a halt to Google’s $15 billion AI data centre project in Vizag?

The demand comes amid growing attention to the environmental and resource requirements of large data centres, which need substantial electricity and water to operate

thehindu.com | 10 hrs. 59 min. ago

Coffee sector plans AI-led mechanisation push with support from IIT Dharwad, IIT  Roorkee

Coffee Board proposes joint effort with planters’ bodies to develop India-specific harvesting equipment and improve farm productivity, manage labour shortage

thehindu.com | 11 hrs. ago

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister launches AI-powered Venkatadri app for Tirumala pilgrims

The TTD app maps more than 350 locations, offers offline navigation and provides round-the-clock assistance in five languages

foxnews.com | 11 hrs. 15 min. ago

Hackers hide dangerous fake AI downloads behind Google ads

A fake Claude AI download scam uses Google ads and Bing redirects to trick Mac users into pasting a hidden malicious command in their Terminal.

theguardian.com | 11 hrs. 34 min. ago

The power of AI is worrying senior Labour figures – as is the fear of ‘falling behind the public’

Westminster appears to be waking up to warnings over AI safety, with concerns over its use by extremist groups and bad actors“I have this sense that, within a few months, AI is going to be all anyone is talking about,” said one cabinet minister, with an ominous stare.It was Labour conference, with everyone from ministers to activists jubilant at Andy Burnham’s takeover and a bounce in the polls after the change of leader.

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thehindu.com | 12 hrs. 2 min. ago

Anthropic’s Claude AI submits false tip on Philadelphia unsolved homicide case

Claude filled out a form on the police site PhillyUnsolvedMurders.com, indicating it might have information regarding an unsolved murder listed on the site

thehindu.com | 12 hrs. 34 min. ago

Why every university needs an AI-evaluation layer before an AI curriculum

Higher education institutions need assessment systems capable of measuring higher-order thinking, validating genuine learning, and generating meaningful academic insights

theguardian.com | 12 hrs. 36 min. ago

‘If AI were asked to make miso, it would taste like this’: the best (and worst) supermarket miso, tasted and rated

We ran supermarket pastes through the ‘soup test’ to find out which ones have an authentic flavour and which are nothing like the real thing• The best supermarket kimchiMiso is a simple product that’s traditionally made by fermenting pulses (usually soya beans) with salt and koji, typically a grain (rice or barley, and more recently oats, say) inoculated with Aspergillus oryzae mould.

Bar one fabulous exception, however, our supermarkets seem to have flipped the “you get what you pay for” adage on its head when it comes to miso: the least authentic and most processed products in this test were also some of the most expensive, even though they’re little more than synthetic imitations cut with thickeners, colourants, acidulants and preservatives.I asked my friend Jono Hope from Slow Sauce, a miso and shoyu brewery in Scotland, for advice, and he told me not to taste it straight from the jar; its intense, salty flavour would ruin my palate.

Instead, he advised mixing a teaspoon with warm water, then drinking it – “the soup test”. Continue reading...

ft.com | 12 hrs. 45 min. ago

[$] BoE’s Bailey tells G30 they ‘have got to address’ AI agent concerns

Central Bank governor warns rapid development of AI is a major issue for financial stability

marketwatch.com | 12 hrs. 53 min. ago

Microsoft, Shopify and 3 more AI stocks that are favorite Wall Street earnings plays

As earnings season kicks off, select tech companies have the opportunity to deliver big positive surprises for investors.

scmp.com | 14 hrs. 12 min. ago

Reporter’s notebook: Kimi’s AI credit card turns spending into computing quotas – with limits

China’s artificial intelligence companies have spent years persuading consumers to pay for their technology. Now, Moonshot AI, the start-up behind Kimi, is taking a different approach: offering AI computing benefits through a credit card. The company has teamed up with the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) and American Express for what it calls “the world’s first AI native credit card”.

After getting one for myself, the experience offered an intriguing way to bring AI services into everyday...

thehindu.com | 15 hrs. 5 min. ago

Anti-CEC protest: What happened moments before CJP leaders were detained inside AI 2428

Air India writes to Bureau of Civil Aviation Security(BCAS) seeking clarity on police access to aircraft and why the airline was not kept in the loop

euronews.com | 15 hrs. 14 min. ago

North Korea says it tested new AI-powered torpedo system

It comes after North Korea tested two types of underwater-launched strategic cruise missiles on Wednesday as part of what is believed to be a push to bolster its naval capabilities.

thehindu.com | 16 hrs. 31 min. ago

Anthropic bans 'cruel' behaviour against its Claude AI

Already last year, the company said it was giving Claude the ability to end conversations in rare, extreme cases of "persistently harmful or abusive user interactions”

livemint.com | 16 hrs. 40 min. ago

Cyber fraud alert: SBI warns about AI voice-cloning scams — 5 ways to protect your money

SBI has warned about AI voice-cloning scams that can trick people into transferring money or sharing banking details. Learn how to verify callers, protect sensitive information and report cyber fraud through helpline 1930 or cybercrime.gov.in. 

thehindu.com | 17 hrs. 4 min. ago

Anthropic proposes law regulating AI to US lawmakers

The company’s draft bill would let Washington block a model’s release if there is an imminent risk of killing more than 50 people or causing more than $1 billion in damages, but only with a judge’s approval

thehindu.com | 17 hrs. 36 min. ago

India’s cyber systems are facing a reckoning driven by AI agents

The worrying part about CERT-In’s note is that the agency did not name the AI model or the company behind these breaches

koreatimes.co.kr | 18 hrs. 13 min. ago

US stock indexes mostly losing ground as tech sector weighs on market

Stocks on Wall Street are mostly slipping Friday as another pullback in big technology companies weighs on the market. The S&P 500 was down 0.5 percent as of 12:23 p.m. Eastern time and on track for a weekly loss. The benchmark index is just below the all-time high it set last week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average wavered between small gains and losses of less than 0.1 percent. The Nasdaq composite was down 1.3 percent and headed for its first weekly loss in five weeks. Weakness for AI stocks has been a major drag on the tech-heavy index this week.

Technology companies were the biggest drag on the broader market. Micron Technology fell 3.8 percent, Advanced Micro Devices dropped 3.7 percent, Broadcom was down 3 percent and Intel lost 4.4 percent. The declines in heavyweight tech stocks outweighed losses in most other parts of the market, and the majority of U.S. stocks were rising.

It’s been a choppy week for chipmakers and other big tech stocks central to the artificial intelligence industry. Investors are now worried that the companies, which have relied on debt markets to finance a

euronews.com | 18 hrs. 16 min. ago

Data centres are the new front line and Europe’s AI factories should slow down, says UN adviser

Data centres have become prime military targets and the drone strikes in Ukraine should force Europe to rethink where it builds its AI infrastructure, one expert says.

thehindu.com | 19 hrs. 33 min. ago

North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities

North Korea has been ramping up weapons demonstrations in recent weeks, including conducting its first underwater-launched missile tests in nearly three years

smh.com.au | 19 hrs. 41 min. ago

Smart traps and AI baits: The high-tech push to target Australia’s foxes

Responsible for wiping out 20 native species, red foxes remain a persistent threat across 80 per cent of the country. Smart technology could make control efforts far more precise.

ft.com | 20 hrs. 42 min. ago

[$] The AI El Niño

The technology is being used to anticipate everything from forest fires to futures contracts. Some fear that’s a mistake

koreatimes.co.kr | 21 hrs. 11 min. ago

Japan says hosting record number of foreigners

TOKYO — Japan has registered a record number of foreigners living in the country this year despite growing anti-immigration sentiment, as the country grapples with problems caused by an aging and shrinking population. Data showed 4.28 million foreigners staying in Japan as of the end of June, excluding short-term visitors, the Immigration Services Agency said on Friday.

That marks an increase of 156,000 people from the end of last year, and accounts for roughly 3.5 percent of Japan's total population, according to calculations based on government estimates. Immigration expert Toshihiro Menju told AFP that Japan is facing a labor shortage on all levels, from highly skilled professionals to service workers.

"With Japan's population shrinking by more than 900,000 a year ... we have no choice but to rely on foreign workers," said Menju, a visiting professor at the Kansai University of International Studies. Government measures such as "the use of AI and robotics, and greater (workforce) participation by women and older people cannot fully make up for the shortfall," he added.

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