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Scientists Are Growing Mini Human Brains In Labs
- Aug 12, 2026 15:29 pm IST
- Written by: Ramarko Sengupta
From skin cells to brain tissue, scientists are pushing organoids from medical research towards biological computing. The bigger question is what happens if and when these tiny brains become more sophisticated.
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Google's Gemini Hits 1 Billion Users, Becomes Fastest-Growing Product In Company's History
- Aug 12, 2026 10:35 am IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that the Gemini app has crossed 1 billion monthly active users, making it Google's fastest-growing product and the company's 14th service to reach the billion-user milestone.
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OpenAI Faces Another Exit: Sam Altman's Close Aide Quits Amid IPO Buzz
- Aug 12, 2026 10:23 am IST
- Written by: Prateek Shukla
Sam Altman's close aide Brad Lightcap said he will continue contributing to the broader AI mission "from a different vantage point".
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AI Is Cutting Jobs Across Industries, But Boosting Salaries In This Sector
- Aug 12, 2026 09:44 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Industry estimates suggest salaries in the green sector could rise 12-15% for entry-level, 18-22% at mid-level and 25-30% for senior professionals.
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Anthropic Introduces Invisible Watermarks To Identify AI Content
- Aug 12, 2026 08:30 am IST
- Written by: NDTV News Desk
Anthropic says Claude can now embed invisible watermarks in AI-generated content.
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Meta Unveils AI Model 'Muse Glimmer' That Can Run On Personal Computers
- Aug 11, 2026 07:26 am IST
- Bloomberg News
Zuckerberg's essay argued against tighter AI control, saying superintelligence should be 'distributed widely' rather than centralised.
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AI Firms Like Anthropic Are Trying to "Drug Addict" Us: Palantir CEO
- Aug 10, 2026 12:39 pm IST
- Written by: Ramarko Sengupta
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has repeatedly criticised frontier AI firms, arguing their business models give enterprises little control over their data, IP and AI spending.
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OpenAI Browser Flaw Could Let Hackers Spam Your WhatsApp Contacts
- Aug 08, 2026 15:08 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Security researchers have found ways to manipulate OpenAI's Atlas browser into sending messages to WhatsApp contacts and carrying out actions on Amazon, highlighting growing security risks linked to AI-powered browsing agents.
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One Of China's Most Powerful AI Models Escaped Its Secure Sandbox, Researchers Say
- Aug 07, 2026 14:02 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
The incident has renewed concerns about how advanced AI systems can evade restrictions while trying to complete assigned tasks.
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Google DeepMind AI Can Predict Hurricanes Days Earlier Than Current Systems
- Aug 07, 2026 12:15 pm IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Google DeepMind's new AI weather model, WeatherNext, can predict hurricanes earlier and more accurately than many existing systems, giving forecasters up to an extra day of warning and improving disaster preparedness.
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OpenAI's New Device Will Be Hockey Puck-Sized And Cost Over $300
- Aug 07, 2026 11:57 am IST
- Bloomberg News
Designed with Jony Ive's LoveFrom, the doughnut-shaped speaker will have moving parts and cameras, and launch in 2027 amid Apple's lawsuit.
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Alibaba To Charge Big Users Of Its Next Open-Source AI Model: Report
- Aug 07, 2026 11:25 am IST
- Reuters
To date, Alibaba has charged developers for use of its models when hosted on its own cloud computing platform but allowed most of its open-source offerings to be used in customers' own data centers without payment.
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Your AI Assistant Could Soon Spend Money For You. Who Pays If It Goes Wrong?
- Aug 07, 2026 07:31 am IST
- Edited by: Prateek Shukla
Around 86 per cent of global IT and security leaders expect AI agents to outpace their organisation's security guardrails within the next year.
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Explained: Why Meta Is Under Fire Over Child Sexual Abuse Content
- Aug 06, 2026 13:08 pm IST
- Written by: Ramarko Sengupta
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg apologised to the Indian government over child sexual abuse material, deepfake content and operational lapses. Here's what triggered the controversy and why it could reshape the debate over platform accountability and 'safe harbour' protections in India.
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Anthropic To Build In-House Chip Design Team For Claude, Hire Engineers
- Aug 06, 2026 12:23 pm IST
- Reuters
Anthropic said it was hiring engineers with experience across the hardware and software stack to help co-design custom chips and AI models that can make Claude run faster and more efficiently at the scale required by customers.
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Meta Debuts Muse Spark 1.1 With Preview Open To Developers
- Aug 06, 2026 12:17 pm IST
- Reuters
Meta said the upgraded model can write and debug code, use software and external tools, understand text, images and video, and carry out complex multi-step tasks with less human intervention.
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Google Names Nobel Laurate Demis Hassabis To New AI Role In Leadership Shake-Up
- Aug 06, 2026 12:03 pm IST
- Reuters
AI chief Demis Hassabis, a Nobel Prize recipient, will take the newly created title of Alphabet's chief scientist and transition from being Google DeepMind CEO to being its chairman
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Why Google Chief Scientist Jeff Dean Is Leaving To Launch An AI Startup With Indian-American Tech Veteran
- Aug 06, 2026 09:43 am IST
- Edited by: Nikhil Pandey
Joining forces with long-time Indian-origin collaborator Sanjay Ghemawat and fellow AI pioneers Oriol Vinyals and Quoc Le, the team aims to automate scientific research and engineering.
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Meta Chases OpenAI, Anthropic With New AI Coding App
- Aug 06, 2026 09:37 am IST
- Agence-France Presse
Meta has poured billions into its AI division, now known as Meta Superintelligence Labs, as it attempts to keep up with OpenAI and Anthropic.
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In Final Stage, Under Review: Goa IT Minister On Delayed AI, Deep-Tech Policy
- Aug 06, 2026 08:50 am IST
- Written by: Prateek Shukla
Goa is working on an AI Centre of Excellence in partnership with institutions including IIT Goa, NIT Goa and BITS Pilani's Goa campus.