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‘Ethics Precedes Regulation’: Hugging Face’s Margaret Mitchell on Why Tech Needs AI Ethicists Now

At the AI Everything conference in Cairo, Hugging Face chief ethics scientist Margaret Mitchell warned that ethical frameworks must precede formal regulation as AI advances faster than lawmakers. She highlighted the role of AI ethicists in navigating human‑rights trade‑offs, championed...

‘Vanishingly Small’: Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Downplays AI Impact on Jobs Amid ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Fears

Anthropic president Daniela Amodei told ABC News that AI will only replace a vanishingly small number of jobs, emphasizing that human skills such as critical thinking, empathy and communication will become more valuable. She highlighted the importance of humanities education...

Alibaba’s Overloaded AI Chatbot Stops Issuing Coupons, Asks Shoppers for Patience

Alibaba’s Qwen AI chatbot temporarily stopped issuing coupons after an overwhelming response to its Spring Festival promotion. The campaign, part of a 3‑billion‑yuan plan, generated 10 million orders in the first nine hours, prompting the bot to announce overload on Weibo....

Sarvam Rolls Out New AI Voice Model, Bulbul V3, as Part of 14-Day Launch Blitz

Indian AI startup Sarvam unveiled Bulbul V3, its latest text‑to‑speech model, as the centerpiece of a 14‑day launch blitz. The model provides over 35 high‑quality voices in more than 11 Indian languages, with real‑time low‑latency streaming and consent‑based voice‑cloning for...

Bendable AI Chip Could Transform Future Wearable Technology

Researchers have unveiled a bendable artificial‑intelligence chip built from thin‑film transistors that can compute even under mechanical stress. The flexible circuit runs neural networks locally, cutting power use and eliminating the need for constant data transmission. By moving AI processing...

OpenAI, Anthropic Trade Barbs over Ads Amid Scrutiny of AI Business Models

Can India Find Its ‘Edge’ in Edge AI? Experts Weigh Strategy to Compete in Global AI Race

India is steering its AI strategy toward edge computing, emphasizing small, localized models rather than massive, energy‑intensive generative systems. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology announced subsidies for compute access and plans to expand edge AI data centres to...

Oracle Says It’s ‘Highly Confident’ in OpenAI Funding Amid Nvidia ‘Rift’ Reports

Oracle announced a plan to raise up to $50 billion in debt and equity to expand its AI‑focused data‑center capacity. The move follows a September 2025 agreement in which OpenAI will buy $300 billion of compute power from Oracle over five years. Investors...

Oracle Plans to Raise up to $50B for AI Infrastructure via Debt and Equity Financing

Oracle announced on 1 February 2026 that it will raise up to $50 billion through a mix of debt and equity to fund additional data‑centre capacity for its cloud customers, aiming to support its AI infrastructure build‑out and manage its $100 billion debt load.

Sundar Pichai Says ‘Google Can Help with Googly’: Gemini 3 Pro Demos Real-Time Cricket Insights

Google unveiled Gemini 3 Pro, an AI model that simultaneously processes cricket video and live commentary, delivering real‑time insights during World Cup clips. The demo, highlighted by CEO Sundar Pichai, showed the system pinpointing players, wickets, boundaries and momentum shifts while answering...

‘Godfather of AI’ Yann LeCun Calls AGI Overrated, Says Scaling AI Won’t Work

Yann LeCun, a founding figure of modern AI, warned that scaling large language models will not deliver artificial general intelligence. He argued that current systems cannot predict real‑world consequences, a gap that makes agentic AI unreliable. LeCun called for a...

Over 40% of AI Upskilling Enrolments in India Come From Senior Professionals: Study

Great Learning’s 2025 data shows senior professionals dominate AI upskilling in India, making up over 40% of enrollments in generative AI and machine‑learning programs. Overall demand surged, with AI courses growing 17% year‑on‑year and freshers accounting for 48% of participants....

Economic Survey 2025-26 Says AI Job Panic May Be Overstated, Highlights Robust Institutions as ‘Need of the Hour’

The Economic Survey 2025‑26 softens earlier warnings about AI‑driven job losses, suggesting that fears may be exaggerated. It emphasizes that AI can boost productivity and create employment if supported by strong institutional frameworks. The report highlights AI’s experimental nature and urges...

‘AI Is There to Support Teachers as an Assistant, Not to Replace Them’: Google VP of Education on How Gemini...

The Secret to Successful AI Outcomes? It’s Data, Says Hitachi Vantara CTO Jason Hardy

Hitachi Vantara CTO Jason Hardy says data quality is the single most critical factor for successful AI outcomes, emphasizing robust data governance and context‑aware accuracy thresholds. He warns that many enterprises launch AI pilots without clear goals, leading to wasted...

From Interviews to Outfit Tips: 5 Ways Gemini Live Can Help with Everyday Tasks

Google’s Gemini Live AI chatbot is evolving from a search companion into a multitasking assistant. It now handles voice‑driven notes, to‑do lists, and calendar scheduling, while also offering real‑time language tutoring and skill coaching. Integrated camera support lets users get outfit...

Former OpenAI Research Head Says Google Caught up After ChatGPT Momentum Faded

Former OpenAI research VP Jerry Tworek warned that OpenAI squandered the momentum it gained from ChatGPT, allowing Google to narrow the frontier‑AI gap. He noted Google’s renewed focus on large language models has brought its capabilities close to OpenAI’s. Tworek...

‘It’s a Pretty Intense Time’: Satya Nadella at Davos Opens up About Fierce AI Competition

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told a Davos audience that AI competition is at a fever pitch, likening it to a new set of rivals every decade that sharpens innovation. He argued that the race is not zero‑sum because the total addressable...

Before India-AI Impact Summit 2026, a Hard Question: Who Gets a Say in AI Governance?

India will host the AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi, the first time the forum is held in the Global South. Pre‑summit talks highlighted the failure of voluntary AI safety commitments, the risk of market concentration among a handful...

Meta’s New AI Team Delivered First Key Models Internally This Month, CTO Says

Meta’s newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs announced it has delivered its first high‑profile AI models internally, just six months after the team’s inception. CTO Andrew Bosworth highlighted the models—codenamed Avocado for text and Mango for vision—as “very good,” though he...

Adobe Acrobat Now Lets Users Turn PDFs Into Notebook LM-Style Podcasts Using AI

Software Engineering Will Be ‘Automatable’ in 12 Months, Says Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told the World Economic Forum that his engineers now rely entirely on AI to generate code, editing only the output. He predicts AI models could handle end‑to‑end software‑engineering tasks within the next six to twelve months....

Meet Confer: Signal Founder’s Privacy-Focused, End-to-End Encrypted ChatGPT Alternative

Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike has launched Confer, a privacy‑first AI chatbot that encrypts every conversation end‑to‑end. The service uses passkey authentication, server‑side encryption, and runs in a Trusted Execution Environment to prevent data leakage. A free tier allows 20 messages...

New AI-Powered Wearable Helps Stroke Patients Communicate by Mouthing Words

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and Beihang University unveiled Revoice, an AI‑powered wearable choker that translates silently mouthed words into speech for stroke survivors with dysarthria. The non‑invasive device senses throat vibrations and carotid pulse, then uses two AI...

“AI Is Going to Cause Massive Labour Shortage”, Says Groq CEO Jonathan Ross

Groq CEO Jonathan Ross predicts AI will cause a massive labour shortage rather than job loss, as new AI‑driven roles outpace the supply of skilled workers. He says AI will exert deflationary pressure, lowering prices of goods like coffee and...

AI Job Anxiety Is Highest Among Young Workers, Randstad Survey Reveals

The Randstad Workmonitor survey of 27,000 workers and 1,225 employers across 35 markets finds that four in five employees expect artificial intelligence to reshape their daily tasks. Job listings requiring “AI agent” skills have exploded by 1,587 % year‑over‑year, signaling a...

‘Today’s AI Models Are Missing Critical Capabilities’: Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis warned that today’s large language models still lack essential capabilities such as long‑term planning, continual learning, and a deep understanding of physics and causality. He argues that the next AI frontier lies in building “world...

From Pilots to Deployment: OpenAI’s Nonprofit Push Targets AI Scale in India

OpenAI has launched a four‑city Nonprofit Jam tour in India to move artificial‑intelligence pilots into full‑scale deployments for social‑sector organisations. The program, partnered with Karya and Wadhwani AI, targets NGOs serving rural communities and showcases use cases such as health‑triage, auto‑grading...

In 5 Years, Everybody Will Have Their Own AI Companion, Says Microsoft AI’s Mustafa Suleyman

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman predicts that within five years every person will have an AI companion that can see, hear, and understand their context, preferences, and motivations. The vision builds on his work with Inflection AI’s Pi chatbot, which...

Google Brings Generative AI to Gmail, Raising New Privacy Questions

Google is embedding its Gemini generative‑AI engine into Gmail, launching an AI Inbox that auto‑summarizes messages, generates replies, and extracts to‑do items. The rollout includes free features like smart replies and email overviews, while advanced search and proof‑reading tools are...

‘Half of India’s Next Wave of Unicorns Will Be AI Companies’: Google Exec Seema Rao at AI Startups Conclave

Google’s Managing Director Seema Rao told the AI Startups Conclave that within three to five years more than half of India’s new unicorns will be AI‑focused firms. She highlighted how generative AI collapses product‑development cycles, enabling rapid prototyping and multilingual...

Google Launches New Initiative to Help Indian AI Startups Scale for Enterprise Adoption

Google India has launched the Market Access Programme to help domestic AI startups scale for enterprise adoption, leveraging Google’s distribution network and access to international markets. Participants receive priority use of Google’s Gemini and Gemma model families, as well as...

ColorOS 16 Brings Unique Features to the Reno 15 Series Making It Faster, More Intuitive

OPPO has rolled out ColorOS 16 for its Reno 15 series, introducing smoother animations, system‑level AI, and a refreshed Flux Home Screen. The update is powered by a new Luminous Rendering Engine and Trinity Engine, which together enhance visual fluidity and handle...

7 Free Google AI Tools that Rival Paid Alternatives

Google has rolled out a suite of free generative‑AI tools that rival costly paid services, covering video summarization, web‑app creation, workflow automation, presentation design, brand‑focused content, image synthesis, and multi‑speaker audio. All tools run on Google’s Gemini model and are...

India Ranks 64th Globally in AI Adoption: Key Takeaways From Microsoft Study

India slipped to 64th place globally in AI adoption, with 15.7% of its working‑age population using generative AI tools in the second half of 2025. The global average rose to 16.3% during the same period, underscoring a widening North‑South gap....

This Tiny Humanoid Robot Is Designed to Go Wherever You Go

Shanghai startup Agibot unveiled Q1, an 80 cm humanoid robot designed for portability. Weighing about one‑eighth of typical humanoids, Q1 features crash‑resistant quasi‑direct drive joints and full‑body force control. The robot ships as an open platform with developer kits, 3D‑printable shells...

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20 Billion to Expand Data Centers and Research

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI announced a $20 billion financing round, topping its $15 billion target. The capital, raised from investors such as Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority, Nvidia and Valor Equity, could push the company’s valuation above $230 billion. xAI plans to use...

Elon Musk’s xAI Raises $20B in Growth‑stage Funding

Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI announced a $20 billion fundraising round, surpassing its $15 billion target and pushing its valuation above $230 billion. The round was backed by Fidelity, Qatar Investment Authority, Valor Equity Partners and Nvidia. The capital will fund new data...

This US Startup Claims to Fit a 120-Billion-Parameter AI Model Into Your Pocket

Tiiny AI Inc. unveiled the Tiiny AI Pocket Lab, a Guinness‑World‑Record‑holding mini‑PC that can run a 120‑billion‑parameter large language model locally. The 14.2 × 8 × 2.53 cm device weighs 300 g, draws only 65 W, and combines an ARMv9.2 12‑core CPU with a 190 TOPS NPU, 80 GB...

‘Do More with Less’: Anthropic’s Daniela Amodei Outlines Strategy to Compete with OpenAI

Anthropic’s president Daniela Amodei says the company will win the AI race by “doing more with less,” prioritizing disciplined spending, algorithmic efficiency, and smarter model deployment. The startup’s enterprise‑first approach monetizes Claude, Sonnet and Opus models, with Claude Code emerging as...

Tech Giants Are Racing to Embed AI in Schools Around the Globe

Tech giants—including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, and Elon Musk’s xAI—are rapidly deploying generative‑AI tools and training programs in schools across India, the UAE, Kazakhstan, El Salvador, the United States, Thailand, Estonia, Iceland and beyond. The initiatives aim to reach millions of students...

‘The Biggest Threat to Data Centres Is On-Device AI,’ Says Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas warned that on‑device artificial intelligence could become the biggest threat to traditional data centres, which are slated to see nearly $1 trillion in spending by 2030. He argues that embedding AI models directly on chips will eliminate...

Elon Musk’s xAI Launches Grok Business, Enterprise Tiers to Take on OpenAI

Elon Musk‑owned xAI announced two new subscription tiers—Grok Business for small‑to‑medium teams and Grok Enterprise for larger organisations—offering higher rate limits and advanced workplace AI capabilities. Both tiers promise secure, encrypted data handling and guarantee that enterprise data will not...

As UK Looks to Ban ‘Nudify’ Apps, What Does Indian Law Say About AI-Generated Deepfakes?

UK lawmakers have introduced legislation to criminalize the development and distribution of AI‑powered “nudify” applications, extending the Online Safety Act’s existing provisions on non‑consensual explicit imagery. The proposal follows high‑profile cases, including Meta’s lawsuit against a Hong Kong‑based app developer,...

Xiaomi Unveils MiMo-V2-Flash, Its New Open-Weight AI Model to Take on DeepSeek

Xiaomi has launched MiMo‑V2‑Flash, a 309‑billion‑parameter open‑weight AI model designed for complex reasoning, coding, and agentic tasks. The model delivers up to 150 tokens per second and operates at a cost of $0.1 per million input tokens and $0.3 per...

AI Can Now Pass the CFA Exams: What Does that Mean for Finance Jobs?

Advanced reasoning models have now passed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exams, with Gemini 3.0 Pro scoring 97.6% on Level I and GPT‑5 achieving 94.3% on Level II. The study tested six leading AI systems on 980 mock questions, showing...