The next thing your endpoint manager manages is an AI agent
Gartner forecasts that task-specific AI agents will be integrated into 40% of enterprise applications by the end of the year. Thats up from less than 5%. The systems meant to catalog what runs on a managed device havent kept pace. 46% of organizations automate endpoint inventorying and monitoring today, per Automoxs survey of IT professionals. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Volkswagen is selling more EVs than petrol cars in Germany, and building them in Spain
Volkswagen is now taking more orders for electric cars than for petrol and diesel in Germany, its home market and the largest in Europe, and has cancelled planned extra shifts at Wolfsburg while adding them at Emden and Zwickau. The four budget models driving the shift have taken about 100,000 orders between them and are [] This story continues at The Next Web
AmericanFortress paper shows how ZKPs can prove crypto wallet ownership
The team at privacy infrastructure developer AmericanFortress have authored a new paper. It proposes a novel means of proving the origin of crypto wallets. Vincenzo Botta, Michal Pospieszalski, Emanuele Ragnoli and Justus Ranvier of AmericanFortress authored Provenance Proofs: Linkable, Post-Quantum ZK Derivation Relations for Blockchain DeFi, Wallet and Identity Systems. In it, the researchers propose [] This story continues at The Next Web
ChatGPT now sends 95.1% of AI referral traffic to websites, BrightEdge says
ChatGPT sent 95.1% of the traffic that AI chatbots referred to websites in August, its highest share this year, according to new data from BrightEdge. The search marketing company said referral traffic from ChatGPT grew 101% between January and August. Gemini came second in August with 2.4%, BrightEdge said. Perplexity had 1.1% and Claude 0.8%. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Audi beat the EV range record by 133km, and beat its own WLTP figure by 72%
The reigning European Rally Champion drove an Audi A6 Sportback e-tron 1,338 kilometres across Poland on a single charge, a Guinness World Record, at 7.09 kWh per 100 kilometres. The cars official WLTP range is 777 kilometres, and the drive took more than 45 hours, which puts the average speed under 30 kilometres an hour. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Precision Neuroscience raises $250m at a $1bn valuation, NYT reports
Precision Neuroscience has raised $250m in a Series D round for its brain-computer interface, the New York company announced on Thursday. Bill Ackmans Pershing Square, the Ackman Oxman Institute and an unnamed life sciences fund led the round. The round values Precision at just over $1bn, The New York Times reported. Pershing Square and the [] This story continues at The Next Web
AI shopping passes 50% of US consumers for the first time, NIQ says
Some 51% of US consumers used at least one AI tool to help them shop in the past month, according to new figures from NIQ. It is the first time the share has passed 50% in the market research firms Agentic Commerce Tracker. Use has grown steadily over the past two quarters, NIQ said. It [] This story continues at The Next Web
Liquid AI puts a personal context layer for AI agents on Snapdragon chips
Liquid AI has tuned Liquid Context to run on Qualcomms Snapdragon chips. The software builds a picture of the user on the device itself. The company announced the work at Qualcomms Snapdragon Summit in Maui on Wednesday. A day later, it released a tool that speeds up its vision model on devices. Liquid AI, spun [] This story continues at The Next Web
Island raises $400m at a $6.4bn valuation to govern AI agents
Island, the Dallas company behind the Enterprise Browser, has raised $400m in a Series F round. The deal values it at $6.4bn, Island announced on Thursday. Evolution Equity Partners led the round. In March 2025, Island raised $250m in a Series E led by Coatue, at a $4.8bn valuation. The company now pitches itself as [] This story continues at The Next Web
Proxy adviser Glass Lewis merges with Clarity AI to expand in Europe
Proxy adviser Glass Lewis has combined with Clarity AI, which sells sustainability data and AI analytics. The two firms announced the deal on Thursday. The deal closed on 23 September, and no financial details were disclosed. The combined company will make Madrid its global centre for sustainability, data and AI work. It has more than [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nick Clegg calls the EU AI Act a
AI labs cannot keep regulating themselves, Nick Clegg said. A growing backlash against AI shows up in cancelled data center projects, he said. The idea that labs can voluntarily do their own thing is not going to work, he said. Clegg is Metas former president of global affairs and now a general partner at Hiro [] This story continues at The Next Web
Accenture launches Accenture Construct for infrastructure projects
New unit to use AI and data to tackle delays and cost overruns; $260-billion market seen growing 7.5% a year to $348 billion in 2030
Indias ITeS industry will move to intelligence arbitrage from cost arbitrage
Speaking about the sector in the AI age, Rahul Singh stressed the pivot to an outcome-based model versus simply producing the technology
Booking.com says it built AI tools it wishes it had bought off the shelf
AI isnt going to take your job. Somebody who embraces it and learns faster than you might. AI is not going to take away your customers. A company that uses it more smartly than you do might, Booking.com chief business officer James Waters said. Booking.com built AI orchestrations and other tools it now wishes it [] This story continues at The Next Web
India plans for 26.3 GW data centre load as AI growth reshapes power strategy
Demand response, new green tariffs could marry surging computing load with Indias clean-energy build-out as AI data centres add 26.3 GW
Almost 90% of the AI agent prototypes Amazon teams built two years ago never reached production, AWS vice president of agentic AI Swami Sivasubramanian said. Amazon was then starting to invest heavily in agents. Sivasubramanian spoke on Wednesday at HumanX in Amsterdam. Citing analysts, he said 17% of organizations have successfully deployed AI agents and [] This story continues at The Next Web
Oracle cites force majeure over New Mexico data centre, Bloomberg reports
Oracle has sent a force majeure notice over Project Jupiter, a huge AI data centre being built in New Mexico, Bloomberg reportedon Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter. The notice went to the projects developer, a unit of investment firm Blue Owl Capital. Companies usually cite force majeure to escape contract duties when events [] This story continues at The Next Web
Supply chains are at risk: O-ID raises $1.2m for modular humanoid robots
When enough factory roles go unfilled at once, entire supply chains are at risk. O-IDs robots are built to work alongside the people still on the floor, closing those gaps before they become a crisis for a single factory and for the industries Japan depends on, said Stian Jakobsen, co-founder and CEO of O-ID. Tokyo-based [] This story continues at The Next Web
India tech funding rises 7% to $10.3 billion in 9M 2026
Seed funding fell 37% to $698M, while early-stage funding rose 27% to $4.2B and late-stage held roughly steady at $5.4B
Lovable says two-thirds of the Fortune 500 use it and revenue hit $600m
Two-thirds of the Fortune 500 are using Lovable, co-founder Fabian Hedin said, often because staff found the tool on their own. Those companies then come to Lovable with thousands of apps and ask what to do, he said. Hedin, Lovables chief technology officer, spoke to Forbes senior editor Iain Martin on Wednesday at HumanX in [] This story continues at The Next Web
Sarvam founderbets on leveraging AI to fend off tech monopolies
AI offers tech companies an opportunity to make up for the lost ground, the Sarvam AI chief said
Sennheiser launches Momentum 5 wireless and Momentum true wireless 5
Momentum true wireless 5 earbuds are IP54-rated for dust, sweat and splash resistance. Momentum 5 wireless includes both USB-C and 3.5mm audio cables
China's DeepSeek annualised revenue run rate hits $1 billion
DeepSeek plans to go public soon to fund its expansion
NAVIQ launch to give Keralas AI ambitions a boost: VK Mathews
NAVIQ is beginning operations with more than 2,000 employees and is expected to expand its workforce to around 5,000
OpenAI agent broke into Australia
The Australian government website, which contains information on Medicare, the countrys public health scheme, was broken into by an AI agent operated by OpenAI, the Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, said on Wednesday. Albanese gave a statement at a press conference in New York, where he is participating in the UN General Assembly. On 18 June, [] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI agent hacked into government website, says Australian PM
Albanese said that the incident involved Australia's Medicare statistics portal and occurred in June
Meta's Muse rekindles fears over winners and losers as personal AI agent emerges
Muse, which allows users to delegate tasks such as shopping, travel booking and form-filling to an AI agent, overtook ChatGPT as the top free app
How mobile games have become a means of protest against power crisis in Keralam
Games made by members of Left-leaning youth organisations criticise the UDF government and Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan humorously
OpenAI says SEC disclosures undermine xAIs antitrust lawsuit
OpenAI on Tuesday asked US District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth to rule for OpenAI based on the facts so far in the case
Meta unveils new VR glasses with built-in AI, calls it the most advanced device yet
Metas new VR glasses can be operated via voice commands, eye movements, and hand gestures, enabling users to play movies, open apps, adjust workspaces, and search without controllers
UN hears AI warnings as tech chiefs seek safeguards against misuse
The debate focused on preventing AI misuse, avoiding excessive concentration of power and determining human oversight of increasingly capable systems
Broadband distributed amplifier for data centers, measurement systems and sensors
Modern data centers, high-precision measurement systems and high-resolution radar sensors rely on extremely broadband amplifier chips that combine low noise with high output power. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF have developed a monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) with strong performance in these areas.
AI Could Overpower Humans: Sam Altman Brutally Grilled At AI Hearing; Big OpenAI Shocker On Cam
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued one of his starkest warnings yet about the future of artificial intelligence, saying humanity could eventually lose control of the future to AI if safety and monitoring systems fail to keep pace with rapidly advancing models. Altman has argued that AI companies should not keep pushing capabilities forward unless they can make a credible safety case that humans will remain able to understand, monitor and control increasingly powerful systems.
Meta unveils $1,299 VR glasses and turns its AI glasses into hearing aids
Meta will sell VR glasses that weigh about 100 grams for $1,299.99 from spring 2027. It is also turning its AI glasses into over-the-counter hearing aids. Mark Zuckerberg announced both at Meta Connect on Wednesday. He also showed audio-only Ray-Ban glasses, a range growing to more than 100 styles, and Muse Charm, a keychain device [] This story continues at The Next Web
Unacceptable: Australian PM Says OpenAI Hacked Government Health Website
OpenAI infiltrated an Australian government health website in June in an unacceptable breach, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
OpenAI and Anthropic bosses push UN for global terms on AI
OpenAI's Sam Altman has called for risk evaluation standards, as have Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face's Clement Delangue.
OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says
Albanese said he expressed concern to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.
Zendesk and Sierra say AI agents should be paid per result, not per seat
Zendesk CEO Tom Eggemeier and Sierra co-founder Clay Bavor said on Wednesday that per-seat pricing for software is on its way out. They spoke at HumanX in Amsterdam. In separate sessions, both said customers should pay for AI agents only when the agents get a job done. Unequivocally: seats are dead, Eggemeier said. Both sell [] This story continues at The Next Web
Yahoo CEO says micropayments will never be enough for publishers
Yahoo will keep its AI answer engine Scout full of links back to publishers, CEO Jim Lanzone said on Wednesday. He spoke on stage at HumanX in Amsterdam. He also said micropayments from AI companies will never pay publishers enough. The large language models effectively photocopied the entire internet to build their answers, without linking [] This story continues at The Next Web
'AI needs extreme care, need to slow down': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman delivers stark warning at UNSC
OpenAI, Anthropic Can Slow Down, No One's Pointing Gun: Sridhar Vembu To NDTV
As the Chennai-headquartered software major marks three decades, it has launched Zia Chat, an AI-powered conversational interface designed to bring together information, data and workflows from across business applications.
Thinking Machines signs $65m-a-year inference deal with Crusoe
Crusoe Managed Inference took us from evaluation to production quickly and met the standards we hold our own systems to, giving us the scale and economics to reinvest in the research at the core of what we do, said Myle Ott, ML infrastructure lead at Thinking Machines Lab. Crusoe and Thinking Machines Lab announced on [] This story continues at The Next Web
Nexo report points to operational friction as the biggest investor barrier
Nexo, a premier digital assets wealth platform, today published The Future of Digital Wealth 2026 report. The main finding shows operational friction, not conviction, is the biggest barrier keeping high-net-worth investors in the U.S., U.K., and Argentina from building real wealth with crypto. The report also debuts the Crypto Integration Index (CII). It is a [] This story continues at The Next Web
Marvell to double India R&D capabilities as AI shifts towards custom silicon, networking
The companys India expansion comes as the company sees a significant opportunity in AI infrastructure
Jensen Huang tells Ezra Klein AI labs that lack control should not ship
Dont ship the product. If your product is not ready to ship, dont ship the product, Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang told Ezra Klein on The New York Times podcast. Klein interviewed Huang at Nvidias headquarters in Santa Clara, and The New York Times published the episode on Wednesday. Much of the conversation turned on [] This story continues at The Next Web
Amazon sellers can now run their stores from Claude and Amazon Quick
Our vision was that they would never have to log into Seller Central. We would just bring it to them where they work, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Amazons vice president of Worldwide Selling Partner Experience, told GeekWire. Amazon announced on Wednesday a plugin that lets independent sellers run their Amazon business from an outside AI assistant. [] This story continues at The Next Web
Top mathematicians will advise OpenAI on releasing its AI maths results
We are currently facing the very specific challenge of advising OpenAI on how to coordinate the release of a large number of significant results in mathematics that they report have been produced by their internal model, the Advisory Group on Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence wrote in its launch statement. OpenAI announced the group on Monday. [] This story continues at The Next Web
YouTube will let you build your own homepage feeds with AI prompts
We pride ourselves on the fact that because weve created a home for creators, it has created all these other amazing opportunities for them, YouTube chief executive Neal Mohan told The Wall Street Journal, asked about the platforms rivalry with Netflix. YouTube used its Made on YouTube event on Wednesday to announce a set of [] This story continues at The Next Web
OpenAI opens its Daybreak cyber defence programme to Ukraine
Ukraine is already on the front line, and its defenders need support now. We want to put more capable tools in their hands to help them find and fix vulnerabilities and protect the critical networks people depend on, said Sasha Baker, head of national security policy at OpenAI. OpenAI will give the Government of Ukraine [] This story continues at The Next Web
ByteDance brought in nearly 75% of Nscale
A substantial portion of our revenue is driven by a limited number of our customers, and the loss of, or a significant reduction in, spend from one or a few of our top customers would adversely affect our business, Nscale wrote in the prospectus for its New York listing. The prospectus, filed with the US [] This story continues at The Next Web
Google Messages Could Get a Redesigned Interface With Gemini and Search Changes
Google appears to be testing a redesigned interface for its Messages app. The latest Google Messages beta reportedly changes the placement of Gemini, Search and Start chat buttons. This suggests that Google is experimenting with a different navigation layout for the messaging app. The redesigned interface is not currently available to all users.
OpenAI Launches GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna With Lower Prices, Improved Performance
OpenAI has introduced GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna as lower-cost additions to its latest model family. The new models are available through ChatGPT Work, Codex and the API, with Luna also accessible to Free and Go users through the desktop app. Their API pricing is 50 percent lower than the promotional rates of their GPT-5.6 counterparts. OpenAI says Sol and Luna improve results across professional tasks, coding and computer use, while also reducing errors and producing clearer responses with less jargon.
Karnatakas Silicon Beach talent pool grows 17% in a year: Xpheno
The experienced white collar talent with more than 1 year of working experience has also grown 17% year-on-year, moving up to 105,000 from 90,000 in 2025
Tech ecosystem in coastal Karnataka asked to focus on competencies, capabilities
Speaking at a panel discussion on Policy, Industry, Capital as part of the Mangaluru Technovanza, Devdutt Yellurkar, General Partner, Charles River Ventures, said Mangaluru region has to figure out its core competency to scale on
Salesforce missed OpenAI. Its $50 million Anthropic bet is now worth $5 billion
Salesforce's $50 million investment in AI company Anthropic has surged to around $5 billion, following extensive funding rounds. The partnership aligns with Salesforce's push into AI, amidst competition among growing generative AI valuations.
OpenAI gives cyber defence tools to Ukraine
Ukraine will get access to OpenAI's advanced GPT 5.6 Sol model under the deal - a rival to Anthropic's Mythos and Fable
Google faces UK push to put AI assistants on Android, Chrome choice screens
The tougher rules would require Google to show users a choice of search providers when they first set up an Android phone or open Chrome
Zohos Sridhar Vembu says absolutely not worried about AI doom predictions
Vembu says India should pursue an independent approach to AI
Netherlands picks Groningen data centre for its
The Netherlands national AI supercomputer is finally being given an address. On Monday, SURF, the IT cooperative serving Dutch education and research, announced that the machine will be installed at Eurofibers data center complex on the Zernike Campus in Groningen. The installation is scheduled for 2027, and the system is expected to be fully operational [] This story continues at The Next Web
F13 raises $5M pre-seed to build an AI model for precise vector graphics
F13, an AI company that trains models to generate vector graphics, has come out of stealth with a $5M pre-seed round led by Credo Ventures and Point Nine Capital. Angel investors, including Carles Reina of Baobab Ventures and Jack Richardson of Mainframe, also took part. Images described using vector graphics are made up of shapes [] This story continues at The Next Web
Airtel Africa's mobile money arm to file for London IPO
Airtel Money plans to launch an IPO in London, having originally set its sights on the first half of 2026. Due to current market conditions affecting investor interest, the listing has been rescheduled for the second half. With projections valuing the company between $8 billion and $9 billion, the aim is to secure at least $800 million.
Apples new watches are always listening
The latest Apple Watch models have some new features: they can listen to the sounds around you all day, transcribe snippets of conversation on demand, and write up summaries of everything they heard.
Anthropic, OpenEvidence partner to bring medical AI worldwide
OpenEvidence answers doctors questions by drawing on peer-reviewed medical research and treatment guidelines
Anthropic and OpenAI roll out cheaper models amid intensifying AI race
Anthropic and OpenAI have launched cheaper AI models, Opus 5.5, and GPT-6 Sol and Luna, as the US firms face growing price pressure from Chinese rivals and demand for lower-cost AI rises
OpenAI says US should lead world in AI regulation
OpenAI warns differing national rules could fragment evaluations and reporting and make it harder to address risks that cross borders
Mongolian herders enlist new tech against harsher, drier climate
Herders are on the frontline of both climate change and desertification impacts
Alibaba to add data centres in Europe, Middle East in AI push
The Chinese e-commerce leader will set up its first cloud regions in Turkey, Finland and the Netherlands over the next 12 months
Dixon Technologies sets sights on global top five as it expands beyond smartphones
The company is expanding its electronics manufacturing footprint with new ventures, partnerships and a second IT hardware plant
Meta tests human concierge for Muse AI assistant amid privacy concerns
The test comes shortly after Meta launched phone calling for Muse, allowing the assistant to handle errands with US businesses
Meta says Muse looks like OpenClaw because it was built that way
We built Muse from scratch, but it is definitely heavily inspired as a product by OpenClaw. Nat Friedman posted that on X on Monday evening. The head of product at Meta Superintelligence Labs was answering a fortnight of speculation about Metas new personal agent, and why it felt so familiar to anyone who had used [] This story continues at The Next Web
Bitdefender built a VPN that hides your AI agent, not you
Security can no longer stop at protecting the person behind the screen. It has to extend to the agent itself acting on their behalf. Ciprian Istrate said that on Tuesday. He runs consumer operations at Bitdefender, and the Romanian company was launching a VPN built for AI agents rather than for people. It is a [] This story continues at The Next Web
Cyera has now raised $1.4bn this year to police AI agents
They need to trust what AI agents can see and do before they can scale them. Yotam Segev said that on Tuesday, about what the Global 2000 keeps telling his company. The Cyera cofounder and chief executive was announcing a $400m investment from Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The money extends Cyeras Series G, [] This story continues at The Next Web
A$100K sunshine coast pod now earns Australian couple about A$200K a year
Exactly 40 years ago, an India vs Australia Test created history
Few sporting contests can match the drama of a Test cricket match that ends in a perfect tie. A victory, a defeat or a draw are familiar outcomes, but a tie is something extremely rare. It is a moment when two teams, after five days of exhausting competition, finish absolutely level. Test cricket began in Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .
Ask an AI lab where its workforce is and you get a map, not an address. Researchers in London and Zurich. Engineers in Tel Aviv and Bangalore. Robotics technicians at sites that did not exist a year ago. And underneath all of it, the people wholabel the data, review the outputs and keep the models [] This story continues at The Next Web
Two native turtles are vying to survive in a coastal Australian river. One doesn
The Manning River helmeted turtle (Myuchelys purvisi) might just be Australia
China adds two fentanyl precursor chemicals to export control list
China has announced new export permit requirements for two chemicals linked to illegal drug production. The chemicals are related to fentanyl precursors, which are closely monitored due to their proliferation. This expands the total number of controlled substances to 18, indicating China's increased regulatory focus. The US has urged China to strengthen regulations on chemicals used in synthetic drugs.
Australian Almonds Bring Quality, Crunch and Distinctive Taste to Indian Consumers
New Delhi [India], September 22: Australian almonds are renowned worldwide for their premium quality, naturally sweet flavour, crunchy texture, and exceptional freshness. Carefully harvested and processed to preserve their natural goodness, they are a versatile ingredient that can be enjoyed as a wholesome snack or incorporated into a wide range of traditional and contemporary recipes. Rich in essential nutrients, Australian almonds offer a delicious combination of taste and nutrition, making them a popular choice among health-conscious consumers.
Anthropic and OpenAI announce more powerful (and cheaper) AI models
I thought we were supposed to be slowing down the frontier.
I think a lot of it is marketing, to overemphasize the proposed capabilities. Max Junestrand said that in Amsterdam on Tuesday. He was asked about the summers run of incidents in which AI agents hacked other companies. The warnings that followed deserve a pinch of salt, the Legora co-founder and chief executive told Politico, speaking [] This story continues at The Next Web
DC Edit | Xis US Visit Signals a Rising US-China Duopoly
Trade, Taiwan, technology and strategic minerals top the agenda amid growing rivalry
DeepSeek, OpenAI and Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI this week
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman plans to brief the meeting, where diplomats also expect participation from senior representatives of Anthropic
OpenAI will let outside groups test its models during training
OpenAI says it will let third-party groups run technical safety assessments while models are being trained and evaluated rather than only before launch, and is in talks with groups including METR and Redwood Research. It has named no partner and set no access terms, ten days after Sam Altman promised evaluators employee-level access and the [] This story continues at The Next Web
A phone maker now has the world
Frontier intelligence, all the modalities, built in public. Xiaomi opened its MiMo-V2.6 announcement with that line on Tuesday. The phone and electric car maker released two open-weight models, Pro and Flash, under an MIT licence. The weights are on Hugging Face. The benchmark firm Artificial Analysis scores MiMo-V2.6-Pro at 46 on its Intelligence Index. That [] This story continues at The Next Web
'India New Power': 4 More European Nations Back Permanent Seat Bid, But China Hurdles Remains
Four European countries have backed Indias permanent UNSC membership. It sounds like a major breakthrough. It is an important diplomatic signal. But it is not the finish line. Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic have joined a growing list of countries calling for India to be at the top table of global security. The larger question is whether the existing powers will actually share power. China is the only P5 member that has not explicitly endorsed Indias candidacy. It also holds a veto over any UN Charter reform. India faces another challenge: whether a new permanent seat would come with the same veto rights as the old five. New Delhi says permanent membership without equal powers only creates a second tier. Watch this report for the V4 endorsement, the China problem, the veto battle and why Indias UNSC campaign is really about who writes the rules of the future.
China is investigating DeepSeek and Moonshot, The Information reports
While the CAC summoned all 7 companies namechecked by Anthropics report, the probe quickly zeroed in on DeepSeek and Moonshot due to the examples the report detailed. Jing Yang wrote that on Tuesday, about her own story. She and Qianer Liu reported for The Information that the Cyberspace Administration of China is investigating both companies [] This story continues at The Next Web
Zapata Quantum opens early access to Quantum Pilot, a roadmap tool for enterprise quantum
Quantum hardware roadmaps often include timelines, but they rarely answer the questions that matter most to a chief information officer: which problems will this solve, when will it happen, and at what cost? Zapata Quantum, a Boston-based quantum software company, believes it has created a tool to help with these decisions. The company has launched [] This story continues at The Next Web
Rent Your Face: Chinas New AI Side Hustle Pays, But Raises Identity Theft Fears, Deepfake Threats
Would you rent out your face to an AI company? In China, people are now licensing their likenesses for use in short dramas, advertisements, video games. Platforms such as ActID and New Claw verify users, catalogue faces by age and appearance, and connect them with content producers. Reported fees range from about 700 to nearly 14 lakh, although most projects pay far less. The boom is being driven by Chinas enormous AI microdrama market, where producers need characters at speed and scale. But this is not merely a new gig economy. A face is biometric identity. The real question is what happens after a person clicks consent. Can the face be altered, reused, resold or placed in a damaging context? China requires labels and metadata for AI-generated content. But rules do not automatically restore control after misuse. This report explains the cash, the contracts and the deepfake danger for India.
Anthropic's AI threat report lists China-based surveillance on CTA
India begins anti-dumping probes against imports of Glycine chemical from China
If it is established that the dumping has caused material injury to domestic players, the DGTR would recommend the imposition of duties on the imports. The Finance Ministry takes the final decision to impose these duties
