TCS flags alleged exposure of some employee data, says customer data not impacted
TCS said it has had safeguards in place for over two years against the manner in which this attack was carried out. Its own operational systems have not been impacted, the IT firm said
Chinese military researchers tap U.S. AI models to train defence systems
As Chinese AI models close the gap with their U.S. counterparts, military researchers are also examining distillation as a potential security risk
Q1 Results Today, 11th August 2026 Live Updates: Follow Q1FY27 live updates from businessline
Meta releases new open weight model, pushes global AI vision amid race with rivals
In a long essay published Monday about the future of artificial intelligence, Zuckerberg called for the U.S. to compete against China
Valve is warning Steam Machine buyers that scammers have their address
Valve has emailed European customers who ordered a Steam Machine or a Steam Controller. A cyberattack on CEVA Logistics, the firm that ships Valve hardware across Europe, took their delivery details. CNETs Tyler Graham reported the warning on Monday. CEVA told Valve about the breach on 7 August, and Valve spent the following days working [] This story continues at The Next Web
Graphene-powered soft lens could pave the way for smarter glasses, cameras and medical devices
The ability to change focus instantly is something most people take for granted. Every day, our eyes effortlessly switch between reading a book, recognizing a face across the room or watching a bird fly overhead. Replicating that remarkable technological flexibility, however, has proved far more difficult.
Why recovery readiness has become the new standard for cyber resilience
As outages become more expensive and frequent, recovery readiness is emerging as the true measure of resilience.
Apple has run out of iPhone shapes, and Jefferies just cut it to sell
Jefferies cut Apple from hold to underperform on Monday. That is the banks equivalent of a sell rating. It also cut its price target from $285.56 to $263.66. Fortunes Sebastian Herrera reported the call. The banks supply-chain checks produced three reasons. Apple has cancelled a rumoured all-glass iPhone, memory prices are surging, and there is [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nvidia is pulling Wall Street into the AI buildout. Its shares fell on the news
A group of financial firms is working with Nvidia on a $500bn funding package for AI infrastructure. The group covers Apollo Global Management, Blackstone, BlackRocks Global Infrastructure Partners, Brookfield Asset Management, Goldman Sachs and KKR. The Financial Times reported the talks first. Bloomberg confirmed them with people familiar with the matter. A deal could land [] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI paused a model over cyber risk on Friday. On Monday it shipped one trained to refuse less.
OpenAI released GPT-5.6-Cyber on Monday. It is a model built on GPT-5.6 Sol and trained for zero-day discovery and exploit-chain development, and the company says it was also trained to refuse fewer higher-risk dual-use cyber requests. Access runs only through Daybreak, the vetted cybersecurity programme OpenAI is now expanding. Axios Sam Sabin reported it first. [] This story continues at The Next Web
YouTube just doubled the price of admission to its Partner Program
From 1 February 2027, a channel applying to the YouTube Partner Program will need 1,000 subscribers and 8,000 valid public watch hours over the previous 365 days. The current bar is 4,000 hours over 12 months. The Shorts route doubles as well. Twenty million valid public Shorts views over 90 days, up from 10 million. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Meta, Google, TikTok face thousands of lawsuits over alleged youth addiction
Thousands of lawsuits accusing major social media companies of harming young users can proceed after a US appeals court rejected an early appeal
House Democrats want AI CEOs under oath. Only Mike Johnson can make it happen.
The one everybody covered went to Speaker Mike Johnson. CNBCs Megan Cassella reported it first. House Democrats want public hearings on the AI security incidents of the past month, and they want the chief executives of the largest AI companies in the witness chair. Casar chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus. His letter does not open [] This story continues at The Next Web
The Ninth Circuit let 2,400 addiction lawsuits proceed without touching Section 230
The Ninth Circuit handed the social media companies a defeat on Monday. It did not hand them a ruling. The San Francisco appeals court rejected their bid to overturn a lower court and shut down some 2,400 federal lawsuits over claims they built their products to addict young users. Reuters Diana Novak Jones reported the [] This story continues at The Next Web
Why managers are ransomware's top targets now - and 6 ways to stay safe
Almost two-thirds of the victims targeted in a single ransomware campaign held managerial positions or higher.
Vodafone Idea pares Q1 losses by 43%
Delivered on all critical business parameters, says CEO Abhijit Kishore
Demand for AI skills boosts campus placement salaries
Fresh graduates can now snag job offers ranging from 7-12 lakh, a huge leap from the earlier 3-4 lakh norm
Bharat Forge expects aerospace, semiconductor businesses to scale sharply in two to four years
The Pune-based engineering company expects its aerospace business to double in size, while its semiconductor business is targeting $30-40 million in organic revenue
Zee Entertainment Q1 net nearly halves to 74 crore
Higher spending in advertisement in the run-up to FIFA World Cup, muted tax expenses for earlier years played spoilsport
Royal Jordanian Airlines picks Ramco Systems for its aviation software
Ramco Aviation Software provides Royal Jordanian with a single, unified digital platform that will enhance operational efficiency
Claude's Record-a-Skill cut my research from hours to 30 minutes - but the magic has limits
I used Claude Cowork to automate a workflow, and the result was remarkably effective, but it exposed four serious drawbacks.
Publishers maintaining clear AI-use records better placed to manage legal, commercial risks: Report
The report said publishers need to implement practical governance measures even as courts and regulators continue to work out the legal principles governing AI training and copyright
AI coding boom puts software testing, verification in focus
As AI accelerates software development, companies face a new challenge: ensuring machine-generated code performs reliably, safely and as intended
SFO Tech in pact with US-based Smart IOPS to produce high-end AI hardware
Through the tie-up, SFO has integrated Smart IOPS proprietary TruRandom controller technology into its production lines
Apple says Mac users in China can connect to Alibaba's Qwen AI service
Qwen is Chinese ecommerce giant Alibabas family of generative-AI models
Q1 Results Today, 10th August 2026 Live Updates: Follow Q1FY27 live updates from businessline
AI broadens India office demand beyond Fortune 500, Embassy REIT says
Indias large and increasingly fungible technology talent pool is lowering the entry barrier for smaller overseas companies, says Embassy REIT CEO Amit Shetty
IAM Ignite Museum unfolds a new chapter in tech history
Put together by ex-TCS veterans, it will showcase the Information Age revolutions
AI may redraw Indias IT services map; 20-25% firms could struggle to cross over, says Nasscom chief
Strong deal pipelines belie market concerns as 6.1% revenue growth outpaces 2.3% headcount growth
Outcome-based IT services no longer optional: Nasscoms Rajesh Nambiar
In an interview with businessline, Rajesh Nambiar, President of IT industry body Nasscom, discusses how AI is changing the economics of IT services, why outcome-based delivery is becoming inevitable, the industrys AI readiness, talent and policy priorities
Samsung tracking consumer AI adoption to shape future features: Official
Samsungs Jay Kim aims for AI to operate seamlessly in the background, allowing users to complete tasks effortlessly without considering the technology involved
Govt examines if Meta recommendation system deciding what-to-show-to-whom fits intermediary status
The issue centres on whether a platform that actively decides what users see, can continue to claim intermediary status under the Information Technology Act
Artificial intelligence can chat, translate and answer questions but only if it understands your language. At IIT Madras, researchers at AI4Bharat are travelling across India, collecting voices, preserving dialects and teaching AI to understand the countrys incredible linguistic diversity.
Track all the latest Q1 FY27 earnings announcements, corporate developments and management commentary as companies including Delhivery, Eveready Industries India, Medi Assist Healthcare Services, Oswal Pumps, Studds Accessories report their June quarter results.
Ministry warns corporates of WhatsApp malware behind Boss Scam
The campaign poses a particular risk to Chartered Accountants, Company Directors, Chief Financial Officers
SpaceX to build $16.8 billion chip plant in Texas, create over 3,000 jobs
The mega facility aims to meet an anticipated requirement of over one terawatt of computing power for Musks ventures
Center reduces takedown timeline for unlawful content to three hours
Intermediaries are also required to ensure clear labelling and traceable metadata for permissible AI-generated content, so that users can easily identify synthetically generated material and prevent deception or misuse
ByteDance targets mega AI model nearing Anthropics Mythos, FT reports
Sarvam AI | All about the Bengaluru startups plans for a trillion-parameter model
Sarvam AIs plan has clear geopolitical implications, but developing a trillion-parameter model is a huge challenge.
EU tells Meta, TikTok to boost monitoring, fact-checking
A wave of social media disinformation is believed to have played a large part in the deadly rush of tens of thousands of men, women and children into Spain's north African territory, after a rumour that the Ceuta border was open
ai-horizon.io enters pre-Series A round with Source1 Technologies investment
ai-horizon.io to use fresh investment to accelerate innovation, expand global footprint
The AI and data centre financing universe continues to expand rapidly, now comprising 31 issuers with more than $576 billion in outstanding bonds and over $5 billion in leveraged loans: J.P. Morgan
Well positioned to compete: Vi
Companys annual report highlights its readiness to effectively challenge competition
Googles $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns
In recent weeks, activists and children have marched in Visakhapatnam city, holding banners saying We cannot drink DATA and painting handcuffs on the Google logo, social media posts show.
More than half of children, teens are using AI for personal reasons. This comes with risks
Of the 54% who reported using AI for social and personal reasons, 33% asked about physical health, 33% asked for advice about what to do in a particular situation, and 20% asked AI for advice about their mental health and wellbeing
OpenAI asks US judge to dismiss Apple's trade secrets case
Google Shifts AI Power to California in Race Against Anthropic, OpenAI
The company recently unveiled a new office in London, where Hassabis will remain and focus on AI vision and strategy. Google said London remains an important hub for Googles AI talent and ambitions
AIs volatile power demand is damaging its own data centers
Power increments equivalent to the consumption of factories, towns or even cities can appear and disappear within seconds, creating repeated shocks that connected equipment struggles to absorb
Meta launches new AI coding tool powered by Muse Spark 1.2
Muse Code can write code and verify results, and has been trained to handle long, complex coding projects while also running multiple sub-agents simultaneously to speed up difficult tasks
DeepSeek plans Significant price increase for its AI services
The company currently charges $0.14 per million input tokens and $0.28 per million output tokens
Samsung pre-orders for latest foldables jump 30% from last year
Samsung is hyping its preorder performance just weeks before the company will have to contend with formidable competition from Apple Inc
Google AI veterans depart during seismic leadership shift
Jeff Dean, a key Google AI strategist, is leaving to start a new venture, taking several notable employees with him
Meta AI model accessed internet, hacked third-party firm during cybersecurity testing
Metas model, Muse Spark 1.1, breached the systems of an undisclosed third-party service, the company said Wednesday. The AI model had access to the internet because of an error in the setup testing environment
Google DeepMind revamp: Demis Hassabis takes new role, Jeff Dean leaves
The leadership changes coincide with Gemini delays, growing AI competition and a wave of high-profile departures reshaping Googles artificial intelligence strategy
DE-CIX India sets up point of presence at AdaniConneXs Chennai data centre
Customers at Chennai 1 to gain direct access to DE-CIX Indias internet exchange, cloud connectivity and enterprise networking services
Freshworks beats guidance estimates to post 16% revenue growth in Q2 2026
SaaS firm posts net profit, raises full-year guidance; hits GAAP profitability ahead of plan
Tech Mahindras AI tech helping clients improve productivity, prune debt
Its the year to reap returns, says COO Atul Soneja
Persistent Systems wins shareholder favour for Nagarro acquisition
Persistent Systems says all offer details to be laid out shortly
OpenAI, Anthropic model tests reveal more hacking, deception
OpenAI and Anthropic have publicly acknowledged that theyve collectively breached the systems of multiple institutions including Hugging Face Inc. inadvertently while testing their models.
Asia shares surge on tech mood swing, oil retreats
AI and satellite group SpaceX shed 7.5%, undoing much of a rally in regular trading time, on worries capex spending was eating up all its cash flow.
Airtel Q1 net profit up 37% on India and Africa business growth
Airtels ARPU increased to 264 in Q1FY27 from 250 in Q1FY26
Indias mobile apps market hits new high of $345 million in Q2, up 35% y-o-y
The growth is largely driven by rising subscriptions to AI services, video streaming and digital platforms, with non-gaming revenue alone accounting for nearly $240 million up over 50% from last year
Nagarro acquisition to expand Persistents industry reach and geographic footprint: CFO
Indias IT firms turn to smaller deals to protect margins amid AI-led shift
Companies like HCL Technologies are adapting their strategies to enhance revenue predictability and client retention as the demand landscape evolves
NCPCR orders inquiry into allegations of child sexual abuse material ads on Meta
The NCPCR has expressed its intention to delve deeper into the validity of the claims and assess the adequacy of Metas response
SC mandates SOPs, mechanisms to curb digital arrests, facilitate timebound refunds
States, the RBI, and telecom authorities directed to strengthen fraud redressal and money restoration mechanisms
Nazara Tech slips into 82.5 cr loss in Q1; Nitish Mittersain steps down as CEO
The company had posted a consolidated net profit of 51.34 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, according to a regulatory filing
Bharti Airtel Q1 profit jumps 37% to 8,167 crore on strong India, Africa growth
Higher customer additions, improving ARPU and continued network investments supported strong earnings growth across the telecom operators India and Africa businesses
TRAI intensifies crackdown on unsolicited commercial communications
The regulator strengthened anti-spam enforcement through AI-driven detection, stricter action against violators and increased consumer participation in DND services
Government to raise CSAM, content moderation issues with Metas global team
The talks assume significance following the temporary restriction of Prime Minister Narendra Modis Facebook post and the governments scrutiny of CSEAM-related ads on Instagram
Lenovo encourages Hybrid AI model to customers to address token costs
Our ability as an infrastructure provider and an AI technology provider is that we understand the entire stack. We have found that when we produce tokens on infrastructure that we own, its six times effective, said Gorakhpurwalla
Google teases Pixel 11 Pro Fold ahead of August 12 launch
Google has offered the first official look at its next foldable, with leaks pointing to upgraded hardware and familiar design elements.
Testing privacy-protective ways for users to confirm age to comply with laws like DPDP: WhatsApp
WhatsApp said age information is private and wont be shared; This is an optional test, and users can use WhatsApp without confirming their age
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google to join White House AI safety meeting
The framework has not yet been released publicly, and Trumps order indicated that some of its benchmarks would remain confidential
This Bluetooth-only Marshall home speaker sounds so good, I can forgive the missing Wi-Fi
The Marshall Stanmore IV is a more expensive home speaker, but there's so much to like that $430 sounds like a good value.
Q1 Results Today, 07th August 2026 Highlights: Follow Q1FY27 live updates from businessline
Supreme Court issues notices to Airtel and Vi on Centres appeal against one-time spectrum ruling
In June, the HC had set aside the Centres decision to levy a one-time spectrum charge retrospectively on telecos
66% of Indias AI workers brace for headcount cuts; engineers feel safer: Blind survey
That puts AI/ML right next to the jobs everyone already assumes are most at risk like Sales/Marketing, which leads at 68 per cent %. Product/Design is close behind at 65 per cent %.
Freshworks appoints Ryan Manning as Chief Product and Technology Officer
Manning to set product and technology strategy across Freshworks AI, IT and customer experience products
Tata Communications and TTBS offer phone number-enabled digital workforce to small businesses
The collaboration combines Tata Communications Voice AI solutions with TTBS GTM scale
Meta apologises on PM Modis Facebook-video glitch
Meanwhile, Parliamentary Standing Committee summons Meta, Snapchat, X and Google on August 3 to discuss sother issues
Cognizant bags IT operations deal from Novartis
Under the agreement, Cognizant will help consolidate applications, infrastructure, security, digital workplace and platform services into a unified, end-to-end operating model powered by AI, automation and agentic capabilities.
Smaller AI models match larger counterparts in brain encoding: Study
Their study reveals that a smaller language model can achieve brain alignment comparable to larger models, offering a more efficient, accessible approach to advanced AI
Infosys powers NTN corporations digital growth with SAP commerce cloud adoption
The transformation delivered tangible benefits for NTN Corporation, including streamlined maintenance by automating version control, enhanced reliability in daily operations, and improving cost efficiencies by enabling cloud adoption.
Hyderabad start-up ecosystem must focus on growth capital, market access: Report
The index pegged the overall ecosystem confidence score at 6.5 (out of 10)
Gig workers seek fair fares, transparent fare calculation
TGPWU submits draft Motor Vehicles Aggregator Rules to Telangana Govt
Coforge shares jump 10% after Q1 profit rises 49% y-o-y
The stock hit a days high of 1,692.80 from the previous close of 1,528.40
AI is finding twice as many cyber flaws in 2026 as it did in 2025
The US National Vulnerabilities Database, a repository of digital security holes, recorded 45,207 flaws between January and Monday, a count approaching the total number found in all of 2025
Inflexor Ventures secures 400 crore first close for tech-focused Fund III
Investing primarily at the pre-Series A and Series A stages with initial cheques of 1545 crore, the fund expects to build a portfolio of 2225 companies
