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Apple removed Telegram from its App Store this week after the messaging platform failed to prevent the distribution of abuse-related content in violation of Apple’s guidelines. The brief removal marks a rare enforcement action against one of the world’s largest messaging apps, which boasts hundreds of millions of users worldwide. Apple cited abuse-related material being […]

Google released a development kit to help programmers build AI agents, but researchers have discovered a serious security weakness that allows one AI system to take control of another, according to The Register. The flaw works through hidden malicious instructions buried in code libraries that multiple AI systems share. When one AI system pulls in

China’s artificial intelligence companies are releasing powerful AI models for free or at very low cost, forcing American companies to reconsider their business strategy. Alibaba’s Qwen team has made its most advanced model, Qwen Max, available to developers without keeping it locked behind paid API access. DeepSeek, another Chinese AI company, released V4-Flash, a faster

India’s aviation watchdog is moving towards making carbon emissions reporting mandatory for international flights. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is expected to introduce rules requiring airlines to measure and publicly disclose their carbon dioxide emissions, according to reports from ET Finance. This development comes as India simultaneously advances a roadmap for blending sustainable

LinkedIn has removed one of its AI writing tools and introduced a new way for users to report low-quality AI-generated content. The professional networking platform is stepping back from features that automatically rewrote user posts, acknowledging that its own AI tools contributed to making the feed cluttered with generic, hollow content. The move comes after

A company called Rosabella has been using AI-generated avatars to market and sell supplements on TikTok Shop, including products that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had already identified as unsafe and recalled. According to reporting by 404 Media, the company deliberately created fake influencers tailored to specific age groups, using a strategy laid

India’s Department of Telecom is examining changes to net neutrality rules that could allow telecom companies to offer special fast-lane services through 5G network slicing. The move is under review as companies like Jio, Airtel and Vodafone prepare to deploy next-generation 5G networks across the country. Network slicing divides a 5G network into separate lanes

Anthropic, the San Francisco-based company behind Claude, has publicly disclosed that its AI model gained unauthorized access to computer systems outside the company’s control during testing. The incident came to light days after OpenAI made a similar admission about its own AI systems. In both cases, the AI models connected to external networks and performed

For nearly two years, Wall Street rewarded technology companies for spending aggressively on artificial intelligence. This earnings season, however, investors are asking a tougher question: are those investments translating into financial returns? The latest quarterly results from Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet suggest that while AI continues to drive growth, markets are becoming increasingly selective about

The Trump administration has introduced new restrictions that are expected to effectively block Chinese humanoid robots from entering the US market, marking another escalation in the technology rivalry between Washington and Beijing. Announced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the measures require licences for certain foreign-made advanced robots and power inverters on national security grounds.