Apple delays hypertension notifications on Watch Series 12 in India to next year
US technology major Apple has delayed the hypertension notification feature on Watch Series 12 in India to next year pending regulatory clearances.Apple has opened pre-order options for customers across several markets including India, with the Watch Series 12 to become available across stores from September 18, at starting price of Rs 56,900 a piece. Apple
PlayStation drops Hideo Kojima’s Physint
The tweet by PlayStation on Wednesday about it “stepping away” from Hideo Kojima’s Physint project was one such piece of carefully constructed prose, full of warm words and gratitude for all those “three decades” of collaboration. On first reading, it is a gracious good-bye tweet. But read it once again, a couple of minutes after
Payment firms Visa, Mastercard and Ant International team up on AI agent trust framework
Ant International, Mastercard and Visa have launched an initiative to develop common standards to identify and verify artificial intelligence (AI) agents that can make purchases on behalf of users. The companies said on Sept 10 that they had begun collaborating on a Know-Your-Agent interoperability framework that would allow card networks, digital wallets, agent platforms and
OpenAI changes its mind on regulations it opposed earlier
OpenAI is publicly calling for mandatory, capability‑based national AI safety regulation in the United States, a striking reversal for a company that has long argued against heavy‑handed rules and warned that premature regulation could cede leadership to China.The launch of GPT Astra, which Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang described as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), has also
India cannot become $30 tn economy without US, China, Europe
Former G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant has urged India to steer BRICS carefully as wars, protectionism, and the breakdown of global supply chains reshape the global economy. He said the grouping must not become an anti-West platform.In this environment, Kant said, BRICS has an important role to play. The grouping accounts for about 48-49% of the
Meta launches personal AI agent
Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company’s words, turning “long-term goals into action plans.” The parent company of Instagram and Facebook is stressing the safety and privacy features of the agent, which
Anthropic blocks UK AI safety body from testing latest model
Anthropic has withheld its latest advanced artificial intelligence model from Britain’s AI Security Institute (AISI) ahead of its release, raising concerns inside the UK government that US restrictions on AI technology may be spreading to private companies. Anthropic launched Claude Mythos 5.1 last week as a specialised version of its AI technology aimed at selected
Google DeepMind maps 9 billion genetic changes with new AI tool
Google DeepMind has launched an AI-powered database that maps the potential biological effects of about 9 billion possible single-letter changes in human DNA, giving scientists a new way to sift through genetic variations at a scale that would be difficult to study experimentally one by one.The company describes the Atlas as its most comprehensive catalogue
Singpass passkey that turns cellphones into digital keys
A new mode of national authentication initially rolled out to iPhone users has now been extended to Android phone users. National authentication system Singpass’ new passkey feature aims to foil phishing scams that have led to millions in losses by ensuring access is granted only to legitimate websites. It works through a unique pair of
Iran says it captured US submarine drone in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday it had captured a US uncrewed submarine at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz, offering a rare glimpse into how underwater drones are being used in military operations. Iranian state media said the vessel was a Dive-LD, a large autonomous underwater vehicle built by California defense firm Anduril.