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Microsoft says its artificial intelligence diagnostic system achieved substantially higher diagnostic accuracy than generalist physicians in a research study, raising fresh questions about AI’s potential role in healthcare. The system, called the Microsoft AI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO), was evaluated in a peer-reviewed study published in the journal Science. According to the findings, it outperformed physicians […]

Meta’s aggressive investment in artificial intelligence is reportedly fuelling a growing dispute between CEO Mark Zuckerberg and the company’s board of directors, as concerns mount over spending, cash flow and executive compensation. According to reporting by The Wall Street Journal, the disagreement has escalated into a confrontation over financial control and governance. Zuckerberg reportedly sought

Google’s data centre expansion in Finland has drawn criticism after authorities ordered the suspension of illegal forest clearing across approximately 1,300 acres, with residents reporting that displaced wildlife, including wolves, has begun entering nearby villages. In early October, Finnish authorities directed Tuike Finland Oy, Google’s affiliated data centre developer, to immediately halt the unauthorised cutting

India has restricted access to Polymarket’s official account on X following a legal demand, extending restrictions on the prediction-market platform beyond its website. The account displayed a notice to users in India on October 22, 2026, stating that it had been withheld in response to a legal demand. The profile and its posts remained accessible

India will introduce SIM-binding requirements for messaging platforms from January 1, 2027, requiring accounts to remain linked to the active SIM card used during registration. The rules cover WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Snapchat, Arattai, ShareChat, Josh and JioChat, among other platforms. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed these services to comply by December 31, 2026,

A critical security flaw known as PHP2Shell has triggered global cybersecurity alerts after researchers found that vulnerabilities in PHP, a programming language used by a large share of websites, could allow attackers to execute malicious code and gain control of affected servers. On October 21, PHP developers released emergency security updates to address two vulnerabilities,

Indian digital trust services provider eMudhra will shut down its global digital certificate business following a security lapse that prompted major web browsers to block compromised certificates, raising concerns about internet security. Announced on October 22, the decision follows the discovery of weak cryptographic private keys linked to eight intermediate certificates used to authenticate websites.

The past 24 hours have brought several major cybersecurity developments. The PHP Foundation has released emergency updates to fix two critical vulnerabilities, while Indian certificate authority eMudhra has faced scrutiny over dangerously weak security keys. Meanwhile, Node.js has patched high-severity flaws, an AI development tool called LiteLLM has been compromised, and cloud platform Railway is

The State Bank of India (SBI) has confirmed that a cyber incident exposed customer data online. In a filing with stock exchanges, SBI said it suspects 3,897 customer records containing personally identifiable information were exposed on the dark web. The bank said the incident has not materially affected its core operations, financial performance or business

Meta is facing severe scrutiny over security vulnerabilities in its newly released AI agent, Muse. Despite CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent claims that the tool was “built from the ground up for privacy and security,” the AI model was caught exposing sensitive user chat logs through its share feature. As reported by Ars Technica, cybersecurity researchers