PHP flaws spark global alarm, Indian firms scramble to patch systems
Govt talking to industry association to assess impact, says top official
What the eMudhra fiasco means to users, investors
CoinDCX confirms functioning of rogue wallets, siphoning user funds worth $16 million
On Thursday, an X user of the name DracyAri flagged that CoinDCX was suspected of having approximately $15.99 million and 5,783.81 TRX stolen
eMudhra issue: Government looking at domestic alternatives
Special team probes compromised keys as eMudhra exits global SSL/TLS certificate business
Tiny holes in silicon modulator create
AI data centers need to move lots of information quickly, and the demand for faster data transmission is only growing. Over very short distances, data centers can use traditional copper wires to connect chips right next to one another. But over distances longer than 1 m (3.3 feet), the connection requires fiber optic cables.
A crack in the code: PHP flaws raise cyber risks for Indian firms
Experts urge businesses to patch vulnerable systems amid rising risks of cyberattacks
haf.vc invests 3 crore in Hunar.AI
The startup will use the funds for AI infrastructure, product development, sales and market expansion
Trust, Token and Trouble: eMudhra under scrutiny
Government probe follows sharp stock decline, eroding nearly 1,000 crore in market value
A critical flaw affecting 70% of all websites has the cybersecurity world panicked
Details have been published of a critical flaw in the programming language PHP, which is the backbone of more than 70% of all websites. Left unfixed, the flaw would allow hackers to easily take over and compromise millions of websites and the information held on their servers. In response, multiple European governments and operators including the Port of Rotterdam have taken websites offline.
What is PHP and why is it facing a security crisis | Explained
Two critical vulnerabilities in one of the webs most widely used programming languages have put server security under scrutiny
Sony India FY26 profit rises 19% to 187 cr; revenue marginally up at 7,918 cr
Sony India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese technology major Sony Corporation, had reported a profit of 157.03 crore and revenue from operations of 7,851.08 crore in FY25
Srinivasan termed it a one-time-one-client incident, adding that the weak keys were missed despite maker-checkers in place
Websites down: What is PHP and how has it raised AI hacking fears?
Artificial intelligence has found critical security flaws in a major programming language called PHP, with many websites taken offline Thursday as organizations worldwide scramble to fend off would-be hackers.
What is eMudhra, and what we know about the web security key leak so far
Several government websites use a range of eMudhras keys to sign their security certificates, which is necessary for any website to display on a modern browser.
Chinas DeepSeek raises $15 billion to challenge top US AI labs
The firm boosted its financing target at least twice as it talked with investors, from 50 billion yuan to 80 billion yuan before reaching the final tally, according to people familiar with the matter
South Korea raises cybersecurity alert over critical PHP security flaw
The move signals heightened concern over potential cyberattacks as authorities step up measures to address the vulnerability, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Fusion CX shares list at 5.5% premium over IPO price on NSE
The stock debuted at 292, marking a 1.04% premium on the BSE, while it opened at 305 apiece, up by 5.54% on the NSE
PHP security flaws trigger millions of exploit attempts, says Cloudflare CEO
The rapid surge in attempted exploits has prompted governments, financial institutions and website operators to strengthen security measures and apply urgent fixes
PHP security flaws put 70% of the internet at risk, says Wiz
Cybersecurity experts are urging organisations to identify vulnerable systems, apply software updates and assess potential attacks involving the widely used programming language
Centre notifies telecom regulatory sandbox rules 2026 to test new technologies
Under the new rules, applicants must submit their applications through the designated government portal, along with reports of previous testing conducted in laboratories or controlled networks
Europe takes government websites offline over critical PHP security vulnerabilities
The vulnerabilities could expose online services to data theft, malware and breaches, prompting urgent action from governments and cybersecurity companies
eBay to slash 1,000 more jobs, around 9% of workforce
eBay had 12,300 employees at the end of 2025, before announcing a first round of layoffs in February
Cognizant acquires DyFlex Solutions
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027, subject to required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions
Jio Platforms IPO Day 2 Live Updates: Check GMP, subscription status, price band and issue details
Jio Platforms IPO Day 2 live updates: Jio Platforms 30,213-crore initial public offering (IPO) opens for subscription on October 21 and closes on October 23. Follow live updates on the IPOs subscription status, grey market premium (GMP), issue details and analyst recommendations.
Jio Platforms IPO GMP Day 1 Highlights:: Jio Platforms IPO Jio Platforms 30,213-crore IPO opens for subscription on October 21 and closes on October 23.
Meta Q3 revenue rises 26% to $64.6 billion, net income jumps 264%
Net income increased from $2.71 billion, while diluted earnings per share climbed to $3.83 from $1.05
MeitY says eMudhra security incident had limited impact on Indian websites, probe underway
The ministry clarified that the reported incident relates only to the second function, which operates internationally under a global trust framework and is subject to independent audits
Meta sued in Australian class action over alleged social media harm to children
The class-action suit has been filed on behalf of eight plaintiffs, who allege they were harmed by Meta while they were under the age of 18, and are seeking compensation
Vultr expands Chennai AI Supercluster with AMD Instinct GPUs
Vultr launches a 20 MW Chennai AI supercluster, 288GB HBM3E AMD Instinct GPUs, expanding in-country compute for AI workloads
Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico privacy lawsuit
The judgment follows years of litigation over consumer protection claims and adds to mounting legal challenges facing the technology company.
eBay to cut 9% of workforce, eliminating around 1,000 jobs
The online marketplace is refocusing its business on high-growth segments, including luxury goods, collectibles and refurbished products, amid ongoing restructuring
Gartner flags AI governance, digital sovereignty among key technology trends for 2027
Trends include large quantitative models, speech reasoning models, AI agent identity and sovereign tech to address architectural and risk challenges
Magnetic field tests predict blue OLED lifetimes from tiny brightness changes
Could a magnetic field be used to identify in advance which OLEDs will keep smartphone and TV screens bright the longest? A KAIST research team has developed a technique that predicts OLED lifetime by analyzing small changes in brightness caused by a magnetic field. The technique reduces the need for long operating tests and is expected to support the development of longer-lasting displays.
Persona targets December shipments of AI wearable
The Persona Band is designed to bring a voice-enabled personal assistant into everyday activities without requiring users to interact with a screen
Karmayogi Bharat, OpenAI ink pact to drive future-ready civil service
Karmayogi Bharat operates and manages the iGOT Karmayogi platform, ensuring anytime, anywhere, any-device learning for civil service officials to enhance their competency
Google rolls out new Gemini tools to help small businesses manage marketing, finances
The new features will allow business owners to connect Gemini with Google services such as Google Business Profile, Google Ads and Google Workspace, as well as third-party applications
Apple announces October 28 Pro and tell event for touch-screen MacBook Pro
Apple will host an event in Los Angeles dubbed Pro and tell, teasing a MacBook Pro refresh. The company is also set to unveil a lower-end MacBook Pro with an M6 chip, a refreshed iMac and a revamped iPad mini with a sharper display
New AI shopping agents promise better bargains. But who pays price?
As AI shopping agents hunt for the best prices, the hidden cost could be workers wages and safety in global supply chainsunless ethics and transparency keep pace with technology.
Meta's global affairs officer Joel Kaplan to leave company after 15 years
Meta chief global affairs officer Joel Kaplan will leave the company next year after 15 years
eMudhra flags weak keys in eight certificate authorities, rules out data breach
A flaw during a key generation event led to weak keys being published to browser root stores, prompting the company to work with affected customers and browser root programmes on replacement certificates.
Vodafone Idea to announce voice-only plans by October-end
Experts have stressed that the mandate is likely to benefit 2G users and feature phone users in India, in turn impactingARPUs and revenues of companies like Vi and BSNL with a larger subscribership in this cohort
Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026: Report
Reuters reported first in September that Anthropic posted a net loss of $42 billion in 2025
Netflix reports largest ever subscriber net adds in India in Q3
View hours in India grew 24% annually, while view hours per member grew low-to-mid single digits in Q2; revenue for the country also increased18% y-o-y on a foreign exchange, content slate basis
OpenAI acquires Orchestra Bio, expands life sciences push
The acquisition will integrate Orchestra Bios drug development coordination platform with OpenAIs Rosalind suite, aiming to help scientists manage complex workflows and accelerate the development of new medicines.
Anthropic's confidential IPO filing reveals $80.7 billion H1 loss, massive computing costs
The loss largely reflected accounting adjustments related to financing agreements, including $72 billion in charges linked to changes in the value of convertible notes and other financial instruments
Elon Musk says he backs SpaceX-Tesla merger as rocket firm turns profit
Elon Musks remarks came after SpaceX posted net income of $4.4 billion for the July-September period, compared with a loss of $1.1 billion a year earlier
OpenAI says its AI agents weakened internal monitoring system
The disclosure highlights even the systems developers rely on to catch AI misbehavior are vulnerable to the agents they monitor
Single transistor design combines memory and signal processing for brain-inspired computing
As artificial intelligence moves increasingly toward edge devices, researchers are exploring electronic components that can combine memory and information processing. Memristive and synaptic devices are of particular interest because their electrical conductance can retain information about previous inputs, providing a physical basis for brain-inspired computing.
Indian companies struggle to staff cybersecurity teams even as AI agents go rogue
Fewer than a third of monthly cybersecurity openings are filled, even as companies step up hiring amid rising AI-driven risks
Voice-only plans may hit Vi, BSNL ARPU and revenue harder than larger players
Larger 2G subscriber bases could drive sharper ARPU changes, but experts expect limited revenue dilution
We want to be a global technology provider, moving beyond equipment vendor role: Akash Ambani
Ambani outlines Jios growth strategy post-IPO and its plans across the telecom and satcom space
CloudPhotonix targets revenue of 100 crore by FY28
The Indian photonics market is expected to grow fourfold to around $10 billion by 2031
Qualcomm to cut jobs worldwide in performance-focused layoffs
The cuts are part of an effort to build a stronger performance culture and address situations where the company has consistently fallen short of expectations, CEO Cristiano Amon said.
Cognizant expands partnership with Google Cloud for new Gemini frontier workforce
Gemini Frontier Capability Group brings together a dedicated global workforce that pairs Googles AI platform with Cognizants domain, industry and engineering expertise as an AI Builder
Netflix faces mounting challenges in keeping users engaged
Layoffs and leadership changes have not yielded the levels of user engagement and growth that the streaming giant was seeking
EXCLUSIVE-ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over $35 billion worth of Nvidia chip orders
ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of
Cognizant, Google Cloud expand partnership to drive agentic AI adoption
Cognizant is also applying Gemini internally, at scale
AstraZeneca partners with Oracle for AI-driven clinical trials
AstraZeneca and Oracle launch AI-powered real-world data trials in Abu Dhabi, accelerating recruitment and safety monitoring across multiple diseases
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
Microsoft warns AI agents could pose internal security risks without hacker attacks
As businesses deploy autonomous systems to automate operations, Microsoft says organisations must rethink security to address risks posed by AI agents.
When LLMs are trained on frivolous online content, they can get brain rot like humans do
As humans and AI models roam the internet, they encounter lots of junk: clickbait headlines, misinformation, hashtags. Research by Dr. Zhengzhong Tu and his colleagues indicates that this junk-filled environment could be a cause for concern.
Centre asks Meta to ensure its algorithm does expose users to a limited set of narratives
IT Ministry sources said the ministry had reports from agencies that Meta platforms were not promoting all narratives equally, with their algorithms appearing to favour one kind of content over others
Anthropic commits 5% of its stock to new 'public benefit' fund ahead of IPO
Anthropic said it is committing 5 per cent of its shares to a new public benefit fund, with the fund's worth potentially increasing as its shares grow in value. The shares will go to the Anthropic Public Benefit Fund, a new entity within the company, it said on Sunday. The fund will have increased flexibility and scale, enabling us to pursue our mission in new ways: for example, we might explore large donations to traditional nonprofits or direct distributions to specific populations, Anthropic said in a blog post. It gave labour market impacts as an example, saying that while it has already committed USD 200 million to study the effects of artificial intelligence, given the pace of AI progress, bolder approaches may be needed. CEO Dario Amodei and the company's five other co-founders established Anthropic as a public benefit corporation, a designation that for-profit companies select to balance financial goals and social impact. They have also pledged that they will donate 8
Infosys Q2 revenue growth likely to remain modest; analysts see guidance cut
According to a poll of brokerages, revenue for Q2FY27 is expected to range between 49,090 crore and 49,323 crore
HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra overtake TCS in net adds
On one hand companies say AI will do entry level work and they will hire experienced forward deployed engineers but still focus on entry-level hirings to manage spends
Bharti Airtel launches voice-only prepaid plans starting at 185 after TRAI's mandate
The launch follows TRAIs direction that operators expand their voice-and-SMS-only options with a corresponding reduction in tariffs
RCom Resolution Professional files curative petition against SCs spectrum insolvency ruling
The petition seeks to challenge a February 13 ruling by a bench of the SC, which held that spectrum allocated to telecom operators, cannot be subjected to IBC proceedings
AdaniConneX to use air cooling at Vizag data centres to reduce freshwater use
The facilities will have dedicated industrial water connections.
Can social media bans protect young peoples mental health? Research suggests bans arent the answer
Australia was one of the first with a ban on kids under 16 on social media starting in December 2025, followed soon after by the UK with a similar prohibition
OpenAI poaches another SpaceX sales lead focused on AI
Seamans is the latest sales executive who OpenAI has hired from SpaceXs AI units
Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers, Politico reports
Anticipating frontier AI risks, Anthropic pitches a draft US bill empowering halts, independent testing, and judicial suspension to curb imminent damage
Apple says iPhone Duo demand extraordinary after delivery delays
Many customers who opened Apples online store Friday morning saw shipping delays pushed from November to December, then to the end of January
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
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,
Why CoreWeave is in the crosshairs of the AI scare
Rising borrowing costs, heavy infrastructure spending and delays to data centre projects are testing investor confidence in debt-funded AI businesses
Starlink says it is ready to offer high-speed internet in India, cites government approvals
Starlink, Reliance and Bharti Airtels OneWeb are at the centre of a growing dispute over competition and regulatory approvals in Indias satellite internet market
ChatGPT usage doubles in India over past year; OpenAI expands Hindi voice capabilities
OpenAI is rolling out GPT-Live-1.1, an upgrade to its voice technology, with improved pronunciation, better handling of multilingual and mixed-language speech,
Entry buyers use festive discount to buy mid-range phone
Mid and Premium together account for 93% of expected festive demand, leaving 7% for everything above 50,000 and below 12,000
Know your AI agents first, experts tell organisations
CERT-In flags Agent intrusions; says old vulnerabilities exploited
The new scheme also extends incentives to semiconductor equipment, materials, chemicals, gases, testing and R&D infrastructure, in addition to setting up fabs, OSAT and packaging units
The incidents came to light following an internal review by the AI model provider
Traditional IT growth to taper as AI takes centre stage: TCS CEO
AI revenue crosses $3 billion as TCS bets on new services to sustain growth
Meta releases open-weight Muse Spark model for coding, agentic tasks
816-billion-parameter model expands developer access as company continues push for open AI systems
Amazon launches two new portable AI listening devices
The devices record information throughout the day to offer calendar reminders and other AI-driven insights under the Bee brand it acquired last year
Google warns suspected China-linked hackers could exploit BeyondTrust flaw
Suspected China-linked group Armory Castle exploited the flaw in August, prompting calls for swift patching
Wipro stock up 4% after Q2 revenue beat offsets concerns over weak deal wins
The stock was trading at 180.76, its highest since September 1, and was set for its fourth straight session of gains.
Meta releases weights for Muse Spark Open
Meta described its Muse Spark Open as the most capable US open-weight model to date
Investors temper Anthropic IPO valuation expectations over revenue growth slowdown, sources say
Anthropic told potential IPO investors that Q3 revenue rose 45% to $16.8B from Q2 and that it was adjusted-profit profitable for the quarter
