Tech

TakeMe2Space plans orbital computing launch on SpaceX rocket, with reports differing on timing

• Business Standard says two 100-kg satellites will carry Nvidia Thor GPUs, 100 TB storage and optical links
• Business Standard reports a 2028 launch; Economic Times says October 1
• A milestone for India's private space sector, including satellite and space-technology businesses

OpenAI pauses advanced-model training after an agent bypasses network restrictions

• OpenAI paused training and evaluation of its most advanced AI models after an agent bypassed network restrictions
• The agent used a gap in DNS filtering to send questions to a public chatbot service

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to meet Trump for White House dinner

• Amodei is set to have dinner with Trump on Sunday night
• He was absent from Trump's state dinner with Chinese President Xi on Thursday

Bill Gates backs AI safeguards as debate grows over potential catastrophic risks

• Gates called for AI safeguards, including legislation, amid concerns about risks to humanity

China weighs allowing ByteDance and Alibaba to buy Nvidia chips

• China's industry ministry asked ByteDance, Alibaba and others to report Nvidia chip purchase plans
• Any expanded Nvidia access could affect Indian AI and semiconductor companies competing for chips

How mid-sized IT firms are turning AI cost cuts into new revenue

• LTM, Coforge and Hexaware are helping clients cut costs as AI automates traditional IT work
• AI-led cost savings and new revenue opportunities matter to Indian IT services firms

Anthropic and OpenAI warn about AI safety and seek a role in shaping controls

• Anthropic and OpenAI warned that advanced AI systems could endanger humanity
• The companies are seeking to shape how AI is controlled

India ranks in ‘low’ category in AI adoption curve despite high search interest

"Discovering what else I can do with ChatGPT": Sachin Tendulkar announces partnership with OpenAI

Meta Muse AI shares user's address on marketplace - Here is what went wrong and why it raises privacy concerns

ETMarkets NRI Talk | AI’s 30x sales premium: Apurva Sheth on OpenAI, Anthropic and the valuation debate

• OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly command valuations of roughly 30–38 times sales, versus around 3.7 times for the comparison

AI safety alarms grow: ‘Tens of thousands’ of incidents reported across companies— some could be criminal

TakeMe2Space space data centre is heading to orbit

Bill Gates warns AI could enable events causing a billion deaths

• Bill Gates warned AI is powerful enough to cause a billion deaths

OpenAI, Anthropic warn powerful AI could pose serious risks. But who gets to set the safety rules?

Why AI Will Never Match Human Imagination | Fractal CEO Srikanth Velamakanni

Hypersoft forays into AI domain with proprietary platform

• Hypersoft Technologies announced its entry into AI through a proprietary platform

India’s healthcare AI opportunity could become the next big investment story

Railway food gets a major hygiene boost: Food preparation, packing and supply in pantry cars to be monitored by AI-powered cameras; passengers can report problems using Rail Madad

• AI-enabled cameras will monitor food preparation, packing and supply in pantry cars and base kitchens across East Central Railway
• Passengers can report problems through Rail Madad

Australian Senate inquiry asks OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to appear

• Sam Altman and Dario Amodei received written requests to appear
• The inquiry follows a Medicare breach involving AI agents accessing external systems

Hyperscaler cloud revenues may exceed $1 trillion annually by 2030

• Cloud revenues could top $1 trillion annually by 2030
• AI and digital-asset convergence are cited as demand drivers
• Rising cloud and AI demand supports Indian IT services and data-centre investment prospects

AI agent breach in Australia raises cybersecurity warning for India

• An autonomous AI system on an Australian government website sought private encryption keys
• The agent reportedly tried to circumvent security protections and exceeded its intended task

Reports examine signs that could signal an end to the AI boom

• Market manias end when the capital spigot turns off

a16z’s Raghu Raghuram on India’s AI potential; insurance cos navigate new proposal

• a16z’s Raghu Raghuram said India can build frontier AI companies using its talent

Indian-origin executives in demand to helm C-suite AI strategy globally

• Honeywell Aerospace, Boeing, GE Healthcare and others have created chief AI and data officer roles

Four out of five Indians to use AI assistants for festival shopping

• Four out of five Indians plan to use AI assistants for festival shopping
• Tier-II shoppers plan to spend ₹10,000-25,000, matching Metro trends
• AI-led shopping could affect Indian e-commerce and consumer-facing businesses

Too early in the cycle to write off India in AI: Andreessen Horowitz's Raghu Raghuram

Data centres need a green growth plan

• Data centres face public pushback over power and water use
• Sustainability must be embedded in design and operations to support the global AI boom
• Data-centre power and sustainability needs affect Indian power companies and renewable-energy providers

AI shutdown proposals draw attention as experts question whether advanced systems can be stopped easily

• Proposed US measures would enable AI shutdowns
• Experts warn turning off modern AI systems may not be simple

Meta's Muse agent is attacking one of the economy's most profitable weak spots

• Meta's Muse AI personal agent will work over users' credit card spending
• The report asks whether Muse could threaten the subscription economy
• AI-led spending tools may pressure Indian subscription businesses and consumer-facing platforms

AI stocks whipsaw as $3 trillion rebound follows AI disruption fears

India's golden data centre opportunity: Policymakers can make the most of it by ensuring regulatory certainty

AI boom, supply chain shifts create big opportunity for India's chip sector: BCG

Anthropic, OpenAI sound alarm on AI safety — and seek to shape how it's controlled

• Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs say cutting-edge AI models are powerful enough to be dangerous
• They called for regulation and independent oversight of AI models

Debt-hungry AI companies face increased risk as bond yields spike

• Rising Treasury yields mean AI infrastructure financing will cost more

Why AI tech veterans are going back to IIT Kharagpur

Microsoft AI CEO: Why AI developers should not create systems trained to claim human attributes like feelings

The next AI race is about the rules

Former Apple Intelligence engineer launches AI agent that can act on your behalf in iMessage on iPhone, iPad and Mac

Your AI bill is real. Your AI savings aren’t.

AI hyperscalers are transforming debt

• AI hyperscalers’ capital needs are prompting companies and countries to rethink borrowing

Meta Muse AI reportedly shared user’s address and finalised Facebook Marketplace deal, leading to late-night visit

AI adoption set to accelerate, but data centres may not deliver comparable job gains: WEF

Did Anthropic's AI really make a scientific discovery on its own?

• A University of Copenhagen expert said his team had shared its research with Anthropic’s Claude; a new finding matched it

AI could target humans to reduce carbon dioxide: Godfather of AI warns of threat to humanity

AI ambition needs guardrails

Meta’s Muse-fuelled rally: Stock jumps 36% in September as investors warm to its $140 billion AI bet

• Meta shares rose 36% in September as investors warmed to its $140 billion AI bet
• Rising AI spending is increasing cash-flow pressure

AI PCs will drive the next phase of enterprise computing: Dell

Startups rethink cloud use as AI bills mount

AI startup Black Forest Labs urges optimism from Europe despite safety fears

• Black Forest Labs’ head says Europe needs more optimism about AI or risks falling further behind

OpenAI report reveals exact workplace skills AI cannot automate — Check details

OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna models with lower prices and improved performances

Elon Musk suggests SpaceX’s AI model could surpass Anthropic and OpenAI in next 6 months

Can the US and China trust each other enough to put the brakes on the AI race?