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After US DeepSeek order, China says it will protect firms

China said on Tuesday it will resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of its firms after the US Homeland Security Department instructed US civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek products and third-party services using the Chinese AI model from their IT sy

20 Oct 2026 12:49 pm
GRAPHIC-How safe havens stack up as tech, energy and France fears grip markets

Demand for safe-haven assets is strong as AI jitters hurt tech stocks, the Iran

20 Oct 2026 9:30 am
18 Oct 2026 11:43 am
Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports

Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10% to finance its latest chip deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Blackstone funds would invest $9 billion in the debt backed by Anthropic's five-year lease payments on the chips, the report said,

17 Oct 2026 6:26 am
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global stocks flat as AI and rate fears hit tech

Global equity markets were flat on Thursday as concerns about AI spending and higher interest rates fueled a continued selloff in technology and chip stocks. Investors have been unnerved by valuations of companies in the AI ecosystem as more

16 Oct 2026 1:33 am
Herbalife India Launches Phyto Innovation Accelerator with IIT Madras to Advance India's Plant Biotechnology Ecosystem

PRNewswire Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 15: Herbalife International India Pvt. Ltd. and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) launched the Herbalife

15 Oct 2026 4:40 pm
European shares slip as tech rout offsets earnings support

European shares inched lower on Thursday as a global rout in AI-related stocks, sparked by fears of increasing borrowing costs, dented risk sentiment, while upbeat corporate updates cushioned losses. The

15 Oct 2026 2:47 pm
European shares fall as global tech rout hits risk appetite

European shares fell on Thursday as sentiment took a hit from

15 Oct 2026 12:52 pm
OpenAI flags AI adoption gap in Europe despite 8-fold surge in agent use among small businesses

OpenAI has highlighted a widening opportunity for European businesses to turn growing artificial intelligence (AI) adoption into higher productivity, as AI agents now account for more than half of the output generated through its enterprise and business platforms in the European Union (EU). In its latest report, OpenAI said businesses need to move beyond experimenting with AI and use tools that can carry out tasks from planning to completion. The report identified improving access to advanced AI

15 Oct 2026 9:33 am
MIT Bengaluru Inaugurates Quantum-Hub@MAHE to Advance India's Quantum Technology Ecosystem

PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 14: Manipal Institute of Technology, Bengaluru (MIT Bengaluru) on Tuesday launched Manipal House of Quantum, Quantum-Hub@MAHE. Established by Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), an Institution of Eminence Deemed to be University, the initiative will advance quantum hardware experimentation, engineering education and indigenous technology development in alignment with India's National Quantum Mission. The facility was inaugurated by Chief

14 Oct 2026 4:46 pm
ASML earnings boost tech stocks, lift European shares

European shares rose on Wednesday, recovering from modest losses in the previous session, as upbeat earnings from ASML boosted technology stocks and lifted market sentiment. ASML,

14 Oct 2026 2:49 pm
India aims to cut critical tech dependencies over 20-25 years, build resilience: Ashwini Vaishnaw

India is planning over a 20-25 year horizon to reduce critical technology dependencies and strengthen its ability to withstand global disruptions, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, emphasising that the country aims to become a trusted partner across global technology supply chains rather than pursue complete self-sufficiency. Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, Vaishnaw said India was identifying areas where dependence on other countries could leave its production and economy vulner

14 Oct 2026 9:53 am
13 Oct 2026 6:56 pm
IFI Techsolutions Renews Three Microsoft Azure Specializations for a Fifth Consecutive Year

BusinessWire India Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 13: IFI Techsolutions Limited (

13 Oct 2026 11:51 am
Power to empower: PM Modi emphasises need to ensure tech progress reaches wider section of society

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said he had come to the Bloomberg New Economy Forum with the vision of

13 Oct 2026 10:45 am
Blackstone COO flags tech disruption, geopolitical conflicts as global risks; says India

Technology-driven disruption, escalating geopolitical conflicts and mounting government debt are emerging as major risks to the global economy, while improvements in India's infrastructure and investment environment are supporting its growth prospects, Blackstone President and Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Gray said. Speaking during a panel discussion titled

13 Oct 2026 9:59 am
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta inaugurates, lays foundation stones for education and technical training projects under Seva Sankalp Campaign

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for several education and technical training projects under the Seva Sankalp Campaign. According to a press release, she inaugurated the newly constructed government co-educational senior secondary school in Dwarka. She also inaugurated a hostel for women students at the East Campus of Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) and high-tech Centres of Excellence at three Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs

12 Oct 2026 7:12 pm
EU tech chief says bloc 'well equipped' to fend off rogue AI risk

European Union rules setting guardrails on AI use adopted

9 Oct 2026 9:58 pm
Trump: big announcement coming up on diesel

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that there will be a big announcement coming up on diesel, as diesel prices remain at near record highs as the Nov. 3 congressional elections approach.

9 Oct 2026 9:11 pm
Norway says US sanctions on ICC 'deeply concerning'

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on Friday it was deeply concerning that the US had announced plans to expand sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC). He said Norway, together with other countries, was continuously assessing how best to

9 Oct 2026 9:11 pm
Trump to hold inquiry into Fed's Lisa Cook at White House

US President Donald Trump will summon Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to the White House for a hearing on his administration's allegations she

9 Oct 2026 9:08 pm
Belgium calls for activation of EU blocking statute to protect ICC

Belgium has called for the activation of the EU blocking statute to protect the International Criminal Court, Belgium's Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Friday, after US President Donald Trump's administration announced sanctions on the court. Belgium strongly

9 Oct 2026 9:05 pm
9 Oct 2026 9:04 pm
Portugal PM cautions judiciary not to get political

Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro argued on

9 Oct 2026 9:02 pm
Venezuela looking to sign 105 oil contracts by end of year-head of PDVSA

Venezuela is looking to sign 105 oil contracts by end of year, Hector Obregon, the head of state-run oil company PDVSA, said on Friday, and some 70% of contracts are for green - or new - fields. The country's oil production will reach 1.5 million barrels per day at c

9 Oct 2026 9:01 pm
9 Oct 2026 8:59 pm
Germany to release up to 15 million barrels of oil under G7 plan

Germany will release up to 15 million barrels of diesel, heating oil and crude from emergency reserves, its

9 Oct 2026 8:57 pm
Germany wants seat on ECB's executive

Germany will nominate a candidate to fill a vacancy on the European Central Bank's executive board,

9 Oct 2026 8:54 pm
FOREX-Euro falls as oil moves off lows, set for fifth straight weekly drop

The euro was headed for a fifth straight weekly drop on Friday, with early gains fading as oil prices recovered from earlier lows, but recent selling pressure eased as France's beleaguered bond market steadied. The euro zone's currency hit a 17-month low of $1.1161 on Monday as investors wo

9 Oct 2026 8:53 pm
9 Oct 2026 8:52 pm
Virginia county board sues to block Trump's proposed triumphal arch

Local authorities in Arlington, Virginia, sued the US Department of Interior and National Park Service seeking to block President Donald Trump's proposed triumphal arch, saying it poses

9 Oct 2026 8:52 pm
Nirmala Sitharaman meets Singapore President, PM to discuss economic ties and investment opportunities

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Prime Minister Lawrence Wong during her visit to Singapore, with discussions focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation, global economic developments and investment opportunities. According to the Ministry of Finance, Sitharaman called on President Tharman at The Istana, Singapore, on Friday. The meeting provided an opportunity to exchange views on advancing the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership b

9 Oct 2026 8:51 pm
US Treasury's Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip next week's annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Bangkok, Thailand, a US official said on Friday. The Treasury Department confirmed that Deputy Treasury Secretary Francis Brooke and Undersecretary for International Affairs

9 Oct 2026 8:47 pm
Democracy given a fitting reply to mobocracy: Smriti Irani on BJP's Rajya Sabha victory in Uttar Pradesh

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Smriti Irani on Friday hailed the party's victory in eight Rajya Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, declaring that democracy had given a fitting reply to mobocracy. Addressing a press conference, Irani said BJP workers were also seeing signs of victory in Nagaon, Assam, based on the counting rounds completed so far. She added that BJP workers had congratulated the NDA representative on the victory in Puducherry. Today, democracy has given a fitting reply

9 Oct 2026 8:46 pm
Assam Minister Atul Bora calls for strengthening own-source revenue to build Self-Reliant Panchayats

The Golap Borbora State Institute of Panchayat and Rural Development (GBSIPRD), Assam, under the Panchayat and Rural Development Department, organised a two-day state-level workshop on Thursday and Friday to deliberate on a roadmap for strengthening Own Source Revenue and promoting financially self-reliant and economically sustainable Gaon Panchayats in the State. The initiative aligns with the national vision of

9 Oct 2026 8:07 pm
Ukraine hits second major tech site, expanding range of targets inside Russia

Ukraine struck and partly disabled a major data centre operated by Russian technology company Yandex on Friday in the second such action in successive days, widening the scope of its attacks inside Russia after Moscow hit data hubs in Ukraine. Yandex, which is heavily involved in Russia's AI deve

9 Oct 2026 8:01 pm
EXPLAINER-How the US plan to

The U.S. military plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan,

9 Oct 2026 7:58 pm
Loud boom heard near Aden airport, residents say

Residents reported hearing a powerful boom on Friday in the vicinity of Aden airport in southern Yemen. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, and the cause of the sound was not immediately clear. The airport was attacked earlier this week, Ye

9 Oct 2026 7:58 pm
9 Oct 2026 7:58 pm
Canada's employment unexpectedly shrinks in September, jobless rate inches up

Canada's economy shed a net 68,300 jobs in September and the unemployment rate edged up, data showed on Friday, erasing all

9 Oct 2026 7:57 pm
Full 6G rollout may extend beyond 2030 amid monetisation concerns: COAI DG

India's full-scale rollout of sixth-generation (6G) telecom networks may extend beyond the projected 2030 timeline, as uncertainty over revenue-generating applications could make operators cautious about investing in the next generation of technology, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Director General S P Kochhar said. Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of India Mobile Congress 2026 in New Delhi, Kochhar said that while 6G technology is expected to emerge around 2030, a complete rollo

9 Oct 2026 7:57 pm