Ramdas Athawale Criticizes Rahul Gandhi Over Voter Cuts, Defends Election Commissions Actions
Ramdas Athawale addresses voter cuts and criticizes Rahul Gandhis political stance on the Election Commissions actions. Ramdas Athawale Criticizes Rahul Gandhi Over Voter Cuts, Defends Election Commissions Actions
Sierra announces Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard for personal AI agents
Sierra and Meta are developing Personal Agent Protocol, an open standard defining how personal AI agents authenticate with businesses and what those businesses let them do, with Genesys, Instinct, Rocket, Shopify, Stripe and Walmart. A v0.1 specification is due this month, and payments are listed as a future extension rather than part of it. Meta [] This story continues at The Next Web
Google launches EmbeddingGemma 2, an open multimodal embedding model for devices
Google has released EmbeddingGemma 2, an open 740-million-parameter model that maps text, code, images, audio and video into a single space and runs entirely on a phone or a small board. It is licensed under Apache 2.0, has had no safety tuning, and Google says performance is not equal across the 100 languages it supports. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Hark debuts an AI agent a year before its first devices
Brett Adcocks Hark has released Hark Pro, an agent that buys groceries, books cars, pays bills and refills a childs lunch card, free with $20 and $100 monthly tiers, a year before the companys first devices arrive. Meta launched an agent doing the same things at the same three prices four weeks ago. Hark has [] This story continues at The Next Web
Lucid production falls 38% as the EV maker clears inventory
Lucid built 2,954 vehicles in the third quarter, its lowest quarterly output since early 2025 and a 38% fall from the second quarter, while delivering 3,806 as it cleared inventory. The company has outstanding commitments for 25,000 driverless cars with Bolt in Europe and 20,000 with Uber. Lucid built 2,954 cars in three months. Its [] This story continues at The Next Web
Google accused of overcharging 20 million UK consumers over Play Store fees
Google is defending a 1.2B claim at Londons Competition Appeal Tribunal brought for about 20 million British consumers who say Play Store commissions of up to 30% were passed into the prices they paid since October 2015. It settled an equivalent claim from UK app developers for 260M six weeks ago without admitting wrongdoing. Google [] This story continues at The Next Web
Agentic AI turns simple language into self-guided X-ray scans of microelectronics
Science has increasingly used artificial intelligence (AI) as a kind of microscope
ElevenLabs sees India voice AI demand surge, plans 10X FDE team expansion
The company now works with more than 250 businesses and enterprises across India
Rahul Gandhi should not mislead people or malign EC, says Minister Ramdas Athawale
Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Tuesday criticised Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi over the INDIA Bloc's protest against the Election Commission, saying that the Congress MP should not mislead people or
Atomically thin transistors could transform computing by surpassing silicon
For decades, silicon transistors have driven computational power, and scientists have devoted much of their time to making them smaller. That is because shrinking these tiny electronic switches that make up computer chips allows manufacturers to pack more of them into the same space, increasing computing power.
Thousands of European wind and solar power systems exposed online, Dutch researchers say
Thousands of administrative systems at wind and solar power parks in Europe are exposed to the internet, potentially giving attackers access to interfaces that can stop turbines and raising the
Pete Davidson takes fresh aim at Zohran Mamdani with biting critique
Pete Davidson questioned whether NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has any real ties to Staten Island, calling the borough
Kamrui E3B AMD Ryzen 7 7530U Mini Desktop (16GB/1TB) with AMD Radeon Graphics $431.99
Kamrui E3B AMD Ryzen 7 7530U Mini Desktop (16GB/1TB) with AMD Radeon Graphics $431.99
Basketball-Euroleague shareholders reject NBA Europe offer, door open for future talks
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Nvidia nears $6 trillion market value on growth outlook and record buyback
Shares are up 28% this year, just shy of $5.8 trillion, as the chipmaker authorises an additional $150 billion repurchase
9 best requirements management tools for functional safety (IEC 61508)
The best requirements management tools for functional safety all protect one thing: the chain of evidence behind a safety case. It runs from a hazard, through the safety requirement that mitigates it, into the design that implements it, and out to the test that proves the design works. Break one link and an assessor stops [] This story continues at The Next Web
Uber to buy ezCater for $2.3bn to bring workplace catering to Uber Eats
Uber has agreed to buy ezCater, a US platform for workplace catering, for $2.3bn in cash. Uber and ezCater announced the deal in a joint statement on Tuesday. The purchase brings ezCaters catering orders to Uber Eats and to Uber for Business, Ubers service for company accounts. Boston-based ezCater lets businesses order food for meetings, [] This story continues at The Next Web
Tango communities go live for breast cancer research
Mountain View, California, October 5, 2026, TechnologyWire This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, live-streaming platform Tango is bringing together some of its leading creator communities to raise funds for breast cancer research and, just as importantly, encourage more open conversation around a disease that affects millions of women and families worldwide. From October 13-18, several of [] This story continues at The Next Web
Bosgame E5 Plus AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Mini Desktop (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $188.09
Bosgame E5 Plus AMD Ryzen 3 5400U Mini Desktop (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $188.09
SAP agrees to acquire Belgian AI workforce startup TechWolf
SAP has agreed to buy TechWolf, a Belgian company whose AI maps the skills and daily work of a firms employees. The two companies announced the deal today but did not disclose its terms. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Until then, the two companies [] This story continues at The Next Web
Iran Breaks Missile Limits: IRGC's Lethal Weapon With 2000 KM Range Could Hit Europe
Iran has officially signalled a major shift in its missile strategy. Tehran says it has begun producing ballistic missiles with ranges beyond the long-standing 2,000-kilometre limit, potentially expanding the reach of Iranian missiles toward U.S. military facilities deeper inside Europe and beyond.Iranian Armed Forces spokesperson Mohammad Akramiya said the ongoing conflict with the United States made extending missile ranges absolutely necessary. The move could dramatically change the strategic map, as Iran already possesses one of the worlds largest and most diverse ballistic missile arsenals.
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Global Market: European shares rally as healthcare gains offset eurozone fiscal concerns
European shares climbed to near one-week highs, led by healthcare stocks, while easing eurozone bond yields offered some relief. Investors remained focused on fiscal pressures, political uncertainty and upcoming economic data for clues on the regions outlook.
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Ambanis Jio said to seek about $114 billion valuation in IPO
The telecom and digital services arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Industries has finished gauging demand for the offering and is likely to begin meetings with potential investors this week
European shares gain as Genmab jumps, bond yields retreat
European shares rose to near one-week highs on Tuesday, as Genmab led
EU vows AI rules will protect Europeans. Will they?
The EU says its AI Act is strong enough to address risks from advanced AI systems, including loss-of-control incidents, but lawmakers and experts warn of gaps around liability, enforcement capacity and access to cutting-edge models. Concerns are also growing over whether Brussels has enough technical resources and political appetite to aggressively police mostly US-based AI companies.
Nvidia-backed Reflection unveils Open AI model, taking on China
The model, called Beam, is designed to perform well for business customers and developers on coding and AI agent tasks while costing less than many competitors
Privacy concerns put smart glasses under scrutiny as Norway seeks temporary ban
Norways government is proposing a temporary ban on AI glasses in certain public spaces
Moonshot said to eye early 2027 IPO after value hits $50 billion
The Chinese AI champion has also begun laying the groundwork to start gauging investor sentiment through early-look meetings starting as early as this month
Anthropic tells Australia it's open to laws requiring reporting of AI agent hacks
Anthropic does not believe its products have breached Australian government systems but would be open to Australian laws requiring AI companies to disclose data breaches, company executives told an Australian parliamentary inquiry on Tuesday. Their
Look At NATO Power!: Marco Rubio Flexes Europe Alliance As Trump-Carney Canada War Gets Ugly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has highlighted Washingtons ties with key European allies as tensions between President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney continue to deepen over trade.Speaking about upcoming stops in Europe, Rubio described Portugal as a strong ally and Greece as a very important U.S. ally, underscoring Washingtons continued engagement with NATO partners on security, defense and broader strategic cooperation.
Google, JPMorgan and two governments fixed the same MCP flaw
Security teams at Google, JPMorgan Chase, Weaviate, Frances interministerial digital directorate (DINUM) and the city government of Tangerang in Indonesia have each fixed the same type of flaw in their Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Independent researcher Syed Anas Mohiuddin reported all five, he wrote in an update published this month. MCP is the standard [] This story continues at The Next Web
Florida woman arrested after Anthropic reported her Claude chat to police
Sheriffs deputies have arrested a woman in Florida after Anthropic reported her Claude conversation to law enforcement. In the chat she allegedly said she would shoot up the Lee County Sheriffs Office. WINK News first reported the arrest on 30 September. According to the arrest report, she wrote the statement on 26 September. In a [] This story continues at The Next Web
San Diego sues AppLovin over explicit ads on kids
San Diego County has sued AppLovin, a mobile advertising technology company. The county alleges that AppLovin bypassed parental controls to serve ads for adult dating services, alcohol, vaping and graphic sexual content in games played by children. The complaint was filed with San Diego Superior Court on Monday, Bloomberg reported. According to the complaint, AppLovin [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nokia CEO says data centres would go up twice as fast if supply allowed
Nokias chief executive Justin Hotard says the industry would build data centres twice as fast if memory and energy supply allowed, and that demand would hold even without a new frontier model for three years. Bain and a paper presented at the Brookings Papers on Economic Activity both question whether the revenue exists to pay [] This story continues at The Next Web
Senator Bernie Moreno accuses Anthropic
Republican senator Bernie Moreno has accused Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei of taking an alarmist approach to AI. He did so in a letter sent on Monday, ahead of Anthropics expected stock market listing. Axios first reported the letter. I do not understand how you can ask them to invest their hard-earned savings in Anthropics [] This story continues at The Next Web
Meta, TikTok and X challenge Ofcom over online safety data, Reuters reports
Meta, TikTok and X are challenging Ofcom in court over its data demands under the UKs Online Safety Act, Reuters reported on Monday. The challenge is one of the first brought under the 2023 law. In February, Ofcom sent the companies information notices, according to Paul Sandles report for Reuters. The notices asked for detailed [] This story continues at The Next Web
TikTok adds an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout to its app
TikTok is adding an AI shopping assistant and one-click checkout to its app. The two features let users buy directly from brands without leaving TikTok, the company said in an announcement at Advertising Week New York on Monday. Buy Direct is an in-app checkout. Users can buy from a brand straight from the For You [] This story continues at The Next Web
Cheaper EVs are fuelling Europe
Battery-electric sales in the EU reached 1.64 million in the first eight months of 2026, up 45%, with 16 models under EUR 25,000 due on sale by the end of the year. Transport and Environment says the version of the 2035 target proposed by Parliaments rapporteur would cut sales of those cheap models by nearly [] This story continues at The Next Web
Pinterest has made James Dibbo its chief financial officer from 26 October, hired out of Amazon where he was finance chief for global entertainment, advertising and corporate development. He replaces Julia Brau Donnelly, who announced her departure in August, and he inherits a business whose European revenue grew 27% in the first quarter against 13% [] This story continues at The Next Web
Kolkata to See Direct Flights to Europe as Central Minister Promises Initiatives
The Indian government plans to initiate direct flights from Kolkata to European cities, enhancing regional connectivity and infrastructure. Kolkata to See Direct Flights to Europe as Central Minister Promises Initiatives
Kolkata to Explore Direct Flights to Europe
Union Minister K. Ram Mohan Naidu announces plans for direct flights from Kolkata to various European cities, enhancing connectivity. Kolkata to Explore Direct Flights to Europe
Rural porting war heats up as telcos chase users via richer retailer sops
Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea are racing to grab more rural users, riding a fresh wave of port-ins and a sharpened prize hunt as competition heats up
Nobel Prize in medicine goes to the light switch for brain cells
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. The prize rewards optogenetics, a method that switches nerve cells on and off with light. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm announced it on Monday, according to its press release. Deisseroth works at Stanford University and [] This story continues at The Next Web
US judge rules a police Flock search was unconstitutional mass surveillance
A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a deputys warrantless search of Flocks licence plate reader network broke the US Constitution. In an order dated 1 October, Judge Sara Hill called the system a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance. Jason Koebler of 404 Media first reported the ruling. It is a tool that collects [] This story continues at The Next Web
Security teams are starting to treat AI like staff, and that means managing it
Ask anyone who has worked in a security operations center what the job actually involves, and youll hear a lot about alerts. Thousands of them, most of which turn out to be nothing. For the past decade, AIs role has been to help with that pile: spot something odd, flag it, and leave the decision [] This story continues at The Next Web
Collibra has acquired trail ML, a Munich startup whose agents work out which AI rules apply to a system, check whether its controls work, and block agent actions that break policy, with no price disclosed. The market exists because of the EU AI Act, whose enforcement powers arrived on 2 August and whose frontier model [] This story continues at The Next Web
Dutch eyewear chain Hans Anders stops selling Meta
Hans Anders, one of the largest Dutch eyewear chains, has stopped selling Metas Ray-Ban smart glasses in the Netherlands and Belgium. The chain told Reuters on Friday that privacy concerns were behind the move. Dutch online retailer Wehkamp has also paused sales, Business Insider reported. This decision follows the ongoing public and political debate surrounding [] This story continues at The Next Web
TDB-DST signs agreement with BigEndian Semiconductors for 130 crore RDI support
The project is positioned around the development of a secure AI chip for surveillance applications, particularly CCTV systems, to reduce dependence on externally developed semiconductor and technology supply chains.
Apple adds new Full Disk Access controls on Macs because of AI agents
Apple will add new controls to Full Disk Access on the Mac. Users will only be able to give an app that level of access with very explicit user action. The company announced the change on its developer news site on Friday and said AI agents were the reason. As AI agents become increasingly capable [] This story continues at The Next Web
Aurionpro bags 150-crore data centre order
Aurionpro will deploy skid-based modular systems or pre-assembled infrastructure units as part of its backward-integration strategy
Businesses currently juggle multiple vendors with limited visibility into whether messages actually reach customers, while automated bots inflate bills through international OTP pumping
Atom-thin material could overcome key transistor bottleneck for next-generation computer chips
If computer chips could be built from semiconductors just one atom thick, they could pack far more transistors into a smaller space while using less power. So far, however, the technology has been held back by the weakness of
Google says some Android apps need developer tuning on Intel Googlebooks
Google has said a small number of complex Android apps and games need developer tuning to run properly on the Intel versions of its new Googlebook laptops, which reached Britain, Ireland, France and Germany today. Three of the five models use Intel chips and run Android through a translation layer, while the Dell and HP [] This story continues at The Next Web
Cognizant launches new business unit for AI transformation of emerging enterprises
Cognizant Activate to launch with an initial focus on financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and retail/CPG sectors, where Cognizant has deep domain expertise
Cloud computing system design plays crucial role in ability to withstand cyber attacks
The way cloud computing systems are designed and built is just as important in defending against cyberattacks as the security measures and safeguards companies put in place, researchers said in a new study.
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OpenAI is putting ads inside ChatGPT
OpenAI is testing a visual ad format during image generation in ChatGPT, placed by guardrails that assess whether a conversation is emotionally vulnerable or sensitive before an ad appears. Ads already run in 31 European countries, and ChatGPTs designation as a very large online search engine means it must publish a public ad repository by [] This story continues at The Next Web
Huawei and Qualcomm sign patent deal covering 5G, AI and networking
Huawei and Qualcomm have agreed to a multi-year patent licensing deal covering 5G, AI, computing and networking, and announced the agreement today. This agreement not only demonstrates the value of Huaweis innovations, but also recognizes Qualcomms foundational contributions to modern communication technologies, said Alan Fan, Huaweis Chief Intellectual Property Officer. Under the deal, each company [] This story continues at The Next Web
A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?
Years after the risks of social media for kids first became apparent, U.S. states this summer reached an accord hailed as a turning point for child safety. Meanwhile, a new generation of children has begun engaging with an even more potent technology: artificial intelligence.
AM Intelligence orders 20,000 more Nvidia GPUs for India, Malaysia
Aggregate orders stand at 29,000 GPUs, representing close to 100 MW
Deeply violating, bordering on sexual assault: Janhvi Kapoor on AI-generated video
Jr NTR, actor Khushbu Sunder, Vijay Deverakonda and Chiranjeevi have also condemned the misuse of technology
Norway plans temporary ban on AI glasses in parks, schools and gyms
Norways government plans to ban the use of AI glasses in selected public places for a limited time and announced the plan today, saying that people could be filmed or recorded without their knowledge. The ban could cover places where the public often gathers, such as parks, beaches, museums, shopping centres and public events. Moreover, [] This story continues at The Next Web
(Adds comments, updates prices to morning trade) By Medha Singh October 5 - European shares edged higher on Monday, while French equities slid to a six-month low on fiscal concerns and losses in Schneider Electric after the company acquired
Schneider Electric to buy US software maker PTC for $22.6bn in cash
Schneider Electric has agreed to buy PTC, a US maker of industrial design and engineering software, for about $22.6bn (20.1bn) in cash. The French group announced the dealon Monday morning. The announcement came a day after theFinancial Timesfirst reported that the two companies were close to an agreement, at a price of about $20bn. Under [] This story continues at The Next Web
Jay Clayton, Trumps new AI czar: Who leads the Super Intelligence Force?
Trump has been largely favouring light regulation, but the task force reads more like an acknowledgement that some oversight is coming
Schneider Electric expands in AI with $22.6 billion PTC purchase
Rivals like Siemens AG are also pushing further into automation and AI for the shop floor
Eloelo Group launches AI platform for video production
The company said the platform addresses a key limitation in AI-generated video: maintaining continuity and context across multiple shots
Exclusive: Danish legal research startup Pandektes raises
Building a company like this requires relentlessness, belief and dedication. Every start-up will have low points, but weve always as founders had this die hard conviction that we could build a better and new way to do legal research, said Casper Laursen, CEO and co-founder of Pandektes. The law is spread across millions of documents [] This story continues at The Next Web
Anthropics Claude live in India with in-country inference through Amazon Bedrock
Claude deployments through Amazon Bedrock in India come with the audit trails and access controls that risk and compliance teams require before deploying AI in production environments
Former Anthropic researcher Coxon to testify at New York City AI hearing: Report
Jacob Coxon will appear at the request of New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin
TSMC in talks with Musk over potential role in Texas Terafab, discussions at early stage
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is in talks over a potential role in Elon Musk
Elon Musk to rename SpaceX AI arm SpaceXSI after Trump order replacing AI with SI
The move follows Trump's executive order titled Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence, which directs departments and agencies across the US executive branch to use the terms Super Intelligence and SI in official correspondence
OpenAI's Altman says AI benefits warrant accepting some risks
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said the benefits of artificial intelligence
Elon Musk said Teslas robotaxis are still working on spotting animals that blend into the road at night, describing the problem as grey kittens on grey tarmac, as Austins hours moved to 11pm from 10pm. The EUs Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles votes on bloc-wide approval of the same camera-only sensor suite on 6 October. [] This story continues at The Next Web
China wants solid-state batteries in use by 2030, and CATL rates them four out of nine
Chinas industry ministry and six other agencies set 2030 as the date for the first large-scale use of all-solid-state batteries, though CATLs chairman rates the technology four out of nine and calls million-vehicle use before 2030 very unlikely. ProLogiums Dunkirk plant, the largest new European cell project since Northvolt went bankrupt, is staged at 0.8 [] This story continues at The Next Web
Elon Musk Says SpaceXAI Will Be Renamed SpaceXSI After Trump Rebrands AI
Musk confirmed the planned name change on X after a user suggested replacing SpaceXAI with SpaceXSI, adopting the Super Intelligence terminology promoted by Trump.
Trump names four officials to lead his Super Intelligence Force
Trump named the intelligence director Jay Clayton, the FTC chairman Andrew Ferguson, the Pentagon technology chief Emil Michael and the personnel director Scott Kupor to lead a Super Intelligence Force with no statutory authority or budget. Europe took the opposite route in May, when the EU ratified the Council of Europe treaty whose title uses [] This story continues at The Next Web
Kozhikode set to emerge as Keralams next major IT destination
Keralam Chief Minister V D Satheesan lays foundation stone for 600-crore HiLITE Cyber Tower at Cyberpark, Kozhikode
SoftBank's Masayoshi Son flags need for AI safety amid rapid growth
An exponential surge in AI capabilities makes it imperative for countries to build trust so that they can harness the technology together, Son said
IT Q2 preview: Muted growth, steady margins likely; deal conversion, AI deflation under lens
The Q2 earnings season begins with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on October 8.
Data centres emerge as Indias new job engine
Hiring is set to rise across construction, engineering, facility management and AI infrastructure roles, though concerns remain over the gap between projected and actual job creation
QNu Labs takes quantum security beyond fibre with 5.56-km free-space link
Unlike QKD systems that operate over optical fibre, the demonstration transmitted quantum keys through free space between two locations
Keralam renames IT dept to reflect state's next-Gen tech ambitions
The decision reflects the significant expansion of the department's mandate beyond conventional information technology and electronics
Zelensky asked Trump to block Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Donald Trump to sanction the Russian and Chinese companies building Russias answer to Starlink, the Financial Timesreported. He has raised it with Trump several times, including at a recent meeting in New York. Ukrainian news agencyUNNcited those details from the FT report. A network for the front line The [] This story continues at The Next Web
