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
Fired researchers accuse OpenAI of 'chilling' safety efforts
I believe we were fired for prioritizing safety over the near-term interests of OpenAI as a corporation, one of the fired staffers, Mikita Balesni, wrote on X
OpenAI revenue gap report rattles AI stocks
Media reports late last month had pegged the figure at $70 billion based on information given to investors
TCS sees no impact from US green-card programme suspension on workforce strategy
TCS says its PERM applications were in single digits over the past two years and reiterated plans to hire 15,000 additional employees in the US over the next five years
Trump honours Satya Nadella as JD Vance suspends Microsoft from green card programme
The contrasting developments highlighted tensions between Washingtons push to prioritise American workers and its ambition to lead global technology innovation.
Microsoft says 80% of H-1B filings were for extensions, not fresh hiring
Microsoft defended its foreign-worker hiring practices after a US suspension, saying most H-1B filings involved employees already on its payroll
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, says space internet service is weeks away
Amazon has built its 1,000th broadband satellite and says service is weeks away, having cut production from 27 satellites in six months to 27 a week, while the number in orbit is still 396. That shortfall cost it spectrum priority in July, and the FCC will hand it back early if Amazon proves it has [] This story continues at The Next Web
US PERM suspension: Indian IT firms cut reliance on H-1B visas, says Nasscom
Nasscom said immigration and skilled talent mobility are distinct issues, while H-1B visas continue to address short-term skill gaps in America
Apple moves its deal team back under the CFO after seven years
Apple is moving its mergers and acquisitions team back under chief financial officer Kevan Parekh, who ended the companys net cash neutral policy in May in a move analysts read as room to buy things. It also promoted Carson Oliver to run the App Store, a job that is now mostly about European regulation. Apple [] This story continues at The Next Web
Europes venture-backed companies could be worth more than its industrial base within five years, Dealroom founder and chief executive Yoram Wijngaarde said. He spoke at Wave by Vento in Turin on Thursday. I think that the VC-backed ecosystem is going to overtake our industrial base in terms of total value created within the next five [] This story continues at The Next Web
Trump to unveil $2.4B in AI credits to boost federal research
Five American technology companies are pledging $2.4B in AI tools and compute credits to federal science at a White House summit, with Nvidia giving $1B and Google the smallest share at $150M. The same administration suspended Microsoft from a residency programme hours earlier, and Britains regulator named three of the five donors that morning. Five [] This story continues at The Next Web
Bank manager held for misappropriating Rs 76 lakh from widows bank account in Mumbai
Oracle moves gas by trucks to keep its AI data centres on schedule
Oracle is trucking compressed natural gas to AI data centres that cannot yet connect to a pipeline, at roughly four times the price of gas at a hub. Europe has the same grid bottleneck and is answering it the other way, with Spain proposing to refuse connections to any data centre not on 80% renewables [] This story continues at The Next Web
Legora CEO says software sovereignty is an excuse not to compete globally
Legora co-founder and chief executive Max Junestrand says calls for European sovereignty in software are an excuse for companies that are not bold enough to go global. He spoke at Wave by Vento in Turin on Thursday. I think sovereignty in enterprise applications, or sovereignty in consumer apps, or sovereignty at the software layer is [] This story continues at The Next Web
Miscreants chop 400 arecanut saplings at farm near Challakere
Overlooked indium selenide phase enables wafer-scale logic transistors
Just as carbon atoms arranged in different ways can form either graphite or diamond
Station F and Anthropic say the AI boom is drawing startups back in person
AI makes it possible to build a company from anywhere, but founders are still choosing to sit together, Station F director Roxanne Varza and Anthropics Aiden Blake said. They spoke on a panel at Wave by Vento in Turin on Thursday. Whats really interesting is were seeing more and more people coming since the AI [] This story continues at The Next Web
Greg Joswiak, Apples senior vice president of worldwide marketing, posted a teaser video on X on Thursday. It shows the old rainbow Apple logo, embroidered, and sets a launch for Tuesday 13 October. Welcome home. October 13, Joswiak wrote. Apple invited the press to an Apple Experience in Tribeca, New York, at 9am Eastern time, [] This story continues at The Next Web
TCS trumps Q2 estimates on global, AI-led growth; Net profit jumps 15% to 13,884 crore
Porsche and Best Buy wins boost growth; India business declines 10.3% sequentially
Asian Games 2026: Prakash Padukone calls Indian badminton campaign disappointing
Legendary player Prakash Padukone calls India's Asian Games badminton results disappointing, urging athletes to improve consistency and emulate PV Sindhu
Obtain power connections by Saptami, JBVNL tells Kolhan Durga Puja organisers
Meta launches camera-free AI glasses amid privacy pushback, teases Muse Charm product
CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the new lineup of glasses at the social media giant's annual Connect conference at its Menlo Park headquarters
Heathrow Airport has extended its partnership with Adobe and will rebuild its main website on Adobes AI customer experience software, the two companies announced on 8 October. The new site will run onAdobe CX Enterprise. The system uses AI agents, software that can carry out tasks on its own, to manage how a business attracts [] This story continues at The Next Web
India targets 1 billion 5G users by 2030, up from 550 mn now: Scindia
Speaking at the inauguration of the 10th edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2026, Scindia said 5G in India has become the fastest-adopted 5G technology in the world
Anthropic introduces Claude Haiku 5.5 in competition to cheaper, open source models
Anthropic announced that the new Claude Haiku 5.5 was available at a much lower price than Haiku 4.5
Snapdragon X2 Plus puts AI at the heart of Lenovos new Yoga Slim 7x
Qualcomms mainstream AI silicon meets Lenovos flagship thin-and-light design and Microsofts Copilot+ PC software, sharpening the case for Arm-based Windows PCs. The result is a slick, smart, and savvy Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x.
India calls Musks Starlink approval allegations baseless and misconceived
The dispute comes as Starlink, Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel await spectrum assignment and final clearances for satellite internet services
Govt reacts to Musks oligarchs post, rebuts discrimination allegations
Elon Musk had taken to X to express his displeasure at Starlink not getting security clearance to launch services in India
Some guardrails on ChatGPT for Teens dont work as promised, watchdog group says
Some of the guardrails for children that OpenAI included in its ChatGPT for Teens product do not work as intended and the chatbot poses an unacceptable risk to children
Microsoft pushes AI vision with new, expensive Surface laptop
The trajectory for me is so clear. There will never be a moment where we will go and look and say: 'Oh, this runs locally, this runs in the cloud.' You will expect this hybrid intelligence to be everywhere and pervasive, CEO Satya Nadella said
TCS Q2 Results LIVE: Analysts see margin expansion despite modest growth, shares in focus
TCS Q2 results today live updates, Q2FY27 live updates: businessline brings to you the latest Q2 results 2026 updates on our live, scroll down for more
How Telanganas MeeSeva migration to open source could make governments rethink software costs
The States move from Oracle to open-source PostgreSQL, completed in April 2026, shows both the potential savings and the technical and administrative hurdles involved in moving mission-critical government systems away from proprietary software
Samsung projects nearly nine-fold jump in Q3 operating profit on AI chip demand
Tight supplies of DRAM, NAND and high-bandwidth memory have lifted prices as artificial intelligence infrastructure expands globally
How toxic haze is causing Singapores landmarks to disappear
The BBCs Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesias worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.
HubSpot to cut 660 jobs as the company pivots to AI
HubSpot is eliminating about 660 roles, 7% of its workforce, in a restructuring its chief executive calls an AI strategy shift while insisting it is not driven by AI efficiencies. Its SEC filing concedes the timetable depends on local consultation law, which in Ireland means a statutory 30-day minimum and criminal penalties for ignoring it. [] This story continues at The Next Web
San Francisco pauses new data centres in the hometown of AI
San Franciscos board of supervisors unanimously passed a 45-day moratorium on new data centres, extendable to 22 months, halting a Bayview expansion and a 49.5 MW Dogpatch project. Europe paused first and for a different reason, the grid, and now finds it cannot build the capacity the Commission wants. San Francisco has paused new data [] This story continues at The Next Web
Ultrathin mesh harvests energy from human heart cells to generate electricity
A team of engineers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has designed an ultrathin, flexible mesh that seamlessly integrates electronics with human cells to provide a continuous, reliable, powerful electrical supply. The study, published in Science Advances, provides a potential solution to one of the most difficult problems in wearable and implantable electronics: how to get rid of batteries.
Miro CEO says companies must redesign work around AI, not bolt it on
Miro co-founder and chief executive Andrey Khusid says adding AI to existing teams and processes will not deliver its full productivity gains. Companies need to redesign how work happens from the ground up, he said. He spoke at Wave by Vento in Turin on Wednesday. One of the big challenges is how not to put [] This story continues at The Next Web
The 9 best accounts receivable automation software platforms for 2026
How nine AR automation platforms compare on collections automation and cash application, and which one keeps its AI inside auditable controls Allianz Research puts average global DSO at around 59 days, while roughly $10 trillion sits in unpaid invoices globally. Cash that sits in receivables is cash a company cant deploy, which is why late [] This story continues at The Next Web
Lekha Wireless to integrate Analog Devices radio technology in 5G and 4G products
irm will upgrade its RAN portfolio with ADIs Samana platform for simpler, lower-power designs
Soket AI unveils LOOP Harness to advance Indias frontier AI capabilities
The LOOP is an open-source harness designed to enable AI agents to work continuously for weeks, not minutes
Bending Spoons co-founder and chief executive Luca Ferrari says access to capital is no longer the main obstacle for European founders. Strong companies can now raise at scale in Europe, he said on Wednesday. He was speaking on a panel at Wave by Vento in Turin. I think if you have a great project and [] This story continues at The Next Web
Stuut raises $52.5M Series B to run order-to-cash with AI
Businesses worldwide have $16 trillion locked up in unpaid receivables. Stuut, the AI platform that runs order-to-cash for the worlds enterprises, is going after it. In a world where all finance software looks and behaves the same, Stuut offers customers the ability to automate 100% of their work. It runs the entire order-to-cash process. It [] This story continues at The Next Web
Germany backs EU approval of Tesla
Germany will push for fast EU-wide approval of Teslas advanced driver-assistance system, transport minister Steffen Bilger said on Tuesday. Elon Musk thanked him in German on X a day later, as Tesla tries to win over a bloc where it is so far cleared only country by country. Speaking at a Tagesspiegel Background conference in [] This story continues at The Next Web
Spotify expands audiobooks to more than 180 markets by the end of 2026
Spotify will offer audiobooks in more than 180 markets by the end of 2026, up from 22 today, the company said at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Wednesday. The global rolloutwill reach more than 750 million people, who will find books next to their music and podcasts. Moreover, the expansion comes two months after Spotify [] This story continues at The Next Web
New wireless system could power medical implants as they stretch
Over the past few decades, electronics engineers have developed increasingly sophisticated implantable medical devices. Reliably powering some of these devices, however, can be challenging, particularly when they are based on stretchable materials that move along with the body.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Frances Kagan and Japans So
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2026 goes to Henry B. Kagan and Kenso So for their groundbreaking work in asymmetric organic synthesis. Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded to Frances Kagan and Japans So for Asymmetric Organic Synthesis
ChatGPT for Teens is unsafe for under-18s, Common Sense Media says
ChatGPT is unsafe for anyone under 18, even in the teen mode OpenAI launched in August, according to a new risk assessmentfrom Common Sense Media. The US nonprofit gave ChatGPT for Teens its lowest rating, Unacceptable Risk, in a report published on Wednesday. The group wants OpenAI to stop promoting Teen Mode, and adds that [] This story continues at The Next Web
Siena raises $17M Series A to build AI agents for consumer brands
Siena, a New York-based startup that develops AI agents for consumer brands, has raised $17 million in its Series A round, with York IE as the lead investor. The new capital raised brings the companys total funding to $29.7 million. Moreover, Joyance Ventures took part in the round as a new investor, and the existing [] This story continues at The Next Web
Even Japan Cannot Build A 500 Km Bullet Train Line In 10 Years, Says High-Speed Rail Body Chief
EU considers bigger levy on large companies to tax Big Tech
The European Commission is looking to collect more money from Apple, Meta, Google, and other US tech companies, according to the Financial Times, which spoke with six officials who are familiar with the discussions. The Commission plans to do this by introducing a levy on large companies overall. Their goal is to avoid a tax [] This story continues at The Next Web
Mistral unveils Le Chonk to compete with Chinese open-weight AI models
The open weights for Le Chonk are set to release at the end of October, announced Mistral
Bharti Airtel hikes postpaid tariffs by 50, adds free international roaming
Airtels revamped postpaid portfolio combines additional roaming benefits with data, calling, entertainment subscriptions and protection against spam and fraud
Norways proposed moratorium on smart glasses | Explained
Norway is taking the lead as its government prepares a proposal seeking a temporary ban on smart glasses in select public and sensitive locations
Centre has granted licences to three companies, including the Elon Musk-led Starlink, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, to provide satellite communication services in India
Intel to keep working on Musk's Terafab chipmaking venture
A potential involvement by TSMC could likely challenge Intel's role in Terafab, as Musk weighs partners for the chipmaking venture.
Google enters massive 3.6-GW power deal with Constellation Energy
Major tech companies are racing to secure massive amounts of electricity supplies to power data centres across the US
India-Japan Friendship Paves New Path for Shared Prosperity, Says CM Yogi
CM Yogi Adityanath highlights the growing India-Japan ties, emphasizing economic collaboration and cultural heritage. India-Japan Friendship Paves New Path for Shared Prosperity, Says CM Yogi
Google fights 1 billion UK lawsuit over app store fees in latest Big Tech case
Lawyers representing consumer advocate Liz Coll, who is leading the claim, say Google used its dominant position to charge commissions of up to 30% on purchases of apps through its Play Store
Japan PM Takaichi congratulates PM Modi on 25 years as head of govt, vows stronger FOIP partnership
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has extended her warmest congratulations to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on completing 25 years in office as head of government, highlighting his longstanding dedication to the development of Indian society and the nation through outstanding political leadership. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached a monumental milestone on October 7, marking a quarter-century of continuous tenure as head of government, a political trajectory that kicked off with his swearing-in as Gujarat's Chief Minister in 2001. Acknowledging this remarkable feat, the Union Cabinet adopted a formal resolution on Tuesday to felicitate PM Modi on achieving 25 years of uninterrupted executive leadership. Having first taken the oath of office in Gujarat on October 7, 2001, he held the state's top post until May 2014, after which he transitioned to national leadership by assuming office as Prime Minister in May 2014, a position he has held ever since. Building on this momentous occ...
Anthropic opens its most powerful AI models to more security teams
The Specialized tier has the fewest restrictions and is reserved for a small group of organisations authorised to test safety-critical systems
TCS Q2 preview: Brokerages see healthy margins expansion despite modest revenue growth
AI momentum and robust deal wins may help offset slow deal ramp-ups and macro headwinds
SpaceX in talks to borrow $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips
Tech companies and AI model developers are investing and borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars to build and lease giant data centers full of chips to power AI systems
Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon executive Rohit Prasad as CEO
Prasad brings 12 years of experience at Amazon, where he helped build and expand Alexa, after earlier machine-learning research at Raytheon.
Why OpenAIs Australia AI hack must dismay world governments
Given that this incident predates the Hugging Face hack, the onus is on OpenAI to show whether their agents went rogue at any point in time during their training and evaluation phase, and as a result gained unauthorised entry into any sovereign governments database to complete a research request
2027 is 75th anniversary year of diplomatic relation between India and Japan
Kyoritsu Electric Corporation is located in Shizuoka pref. To provide one stop solution for factory automation and currently focuses on Indian market. Its technology covers measurement, control, information treatment, electric and machine analysis, detecting and so on. Customers can get smooth operation of production scene, R
US forces face curfew, alcohol ban in Okinawa after alleged murder of Japanese woman
US soldiers stationed in Okinawa have been placed under a month-long curfew and alcohol ban. This decision follows the alleged murder of a local woman by Lance Corporal Devin Jacob Ballard. Police reported that the victim, Anna Yagi, died of asphyxiation in a hotel room. Protests have emerged in response to this incident, raising concerns about US military presence.
Japan considers another extra budget for disaster relief, Yomiuri says
Japan is considering compiling an extra budget focused on relief spending for reconstruction efforts after disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rain, the Yomiuri newspaper said on Wednesday. The size of the extra budget, the second this fiscal year, is likely to be small and it is
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
Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires, Alcaraz wins Japan Open
Novac Djokovic won 102nd match of his career, while ATP 500 tournament victory was Carlos Alcaraz's third of the year. Djokovic wins China Open after de Minaur retires, Alcaraz wins Japan Open
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
ElevenLabs, Karnataka join hands to advance voice AI adoption
The Bengaluru summit also outlined language expansion, voice restoration and tools for seniors and mental-health training
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
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
The NBA
Zapata Quantum joins IBM Quantum Network to build quantum applications
Zapata Quantum, a Boston quantum software company, has joined theIBM Quantum Network, it said on Tuesday. It will use IBMs machines to build software for its clients. Zapata does not make quantum hardware. Instead, it helps organisations figure out which problems quantum computers can solve, then creates the software to do that. It says hardware [] This story continues at The Next Web
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.
