Meta’s teen safety deal runs into an unsolved problem
Meta’s landmark settlement with nearly every US state promises curfews and time limits for teens on Instagram and Facebook — but rests on age and parent checks nobody has figured out how to make work. The deal, which ended a federal trial in Oakland, California, on Wednesday, gives Meta one year to identify which of
Indians AI influence at global stage
Indians and people of Indian origin are making a strong mark on the global artificial intelligence landscape, with 10 names featuring in TIME’s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in AI. The latest TIME100 AI list brings together founders, technology executives, researchers, healthcare innovators and policymakers whose work is influencing how AI is
Roblox, Meta to beef up protection vs online threats
Tech giant Meta and online gaming platform Roblox have agreed to strengthen their child safety measures following meetings with Philippine cybersecurity officials. Meta has committed to be more proactive in removing harmful artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes on its online platforms. The company also agreed to provide the credentials and data of users involved in online sexual
UK Navy tracks Russian warships in English Channel during ‘intense’ operation
Russian warships have been tracked by the Navy through UK waters in an “intense” 72-hour operation. A task group was shadowed by Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan, Type 23 frigate HMS St Albans and patrol vessel HMS Severn as it made its way from the North Sea through the English Channel. Russian destroyer Admiral Levchenko
Chinese hackers did not target NASA
US authorities have corrected earlier claims that several major government agencies had been hacked by a Chinese state-sponsored cyber group, clarifying that some were targeted but not necessarily compromised. The US Department of Justice said on Friday that the Senate, Federal Reserve, NASA and several other agencies were “among the targets” of QTFY, a China-linked
Anthropic merger talks with tartup MatX
Anthropic discussed buying artificial intelligence chip startup MatX for roughly $7 billion, seeking to accelerate efforts to develop custom hardware for its fast-growing AI business.The merger talks, which a third person said have evolved into a discussion about a partnership, underscore the AI lab’s ambition to secure the resources and talent needed to build its
Zetrix AI Group disassociates with human resources minister M Saravanan corruption case
The public-listed Zetrix AI Group, whose share price plunged by more than half in trading this morning, has denied any association with the corruption case involving former human resources minister M Saravanan. In a stock exchange filing, the company said it understood that unfounded rumours or speculation linking it to Saravanan may have contributed to
Z.ai, the Chinese company behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model
For days, one of the most popular AI models of the week had no known maker. Ox Alpha was free to try, impressive at coding, and mysterious enough to set developers guessing about which major AI lab was behind it. Then Z.ai revealed itself. The Beijing AI company said this week that Ox Alpha was
public electric car chargers in Ireland significantly behind EU average
Ireland’s public electric car charging network is significantly behind the rest of Europe with one electric car charger for every 30 cars in comparison to the European average of one for every seven, new data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows. As of the end of 2025, there were 1,125 different charging locations across
collective action against AI-enabled cyber attacks
The companies, including tech heavyweights OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft warn of a “limited window to strengthen cyber-defences”, saying that the attacks “will become far more widespread and sophisticated as models from around the world become increasingly capable”, putting companies and public services at risk.It also calls for defenders to be “empowered” with cyber-capable AI,