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Microsoft’s Copilot starts replacing OpenAI and Anthropic models

Microsoft has begun using its own in-house AI and replacing those from OpenAI and Anthropic. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on the same that a system where Microsoft’s in-house MAI models take over tasks once handled by frontier models from its partners is something that they are trying to achieve. Outlook, GitHub, Copilot, and Excel

SpaceXAI launches Grok 4.5 AI model

Elon Musk-owned SpaceXAI has launched Grok 4.5, dubbed as the company’s “most intelligent model”. In the official announcement, popular AI coding agent Cursor said that the Grok 4.5 can handle difficult, long-running tasks that require creatively using tools to solve problems, whether in software engineering, data science, finance, legal work, or anything else you do

India’s space industry hunts for its SpaceX moment

For decades, the Indian Space Research Organisation has launched cost-effective, pioneering missions, including the world’s first landing near the Moon’s south pole. The national agency, which allows startups to use its facilities for early tests, will soon share technology involving its workhorse rocket to speed up local knowhow.India’s attempt to fire up its fledgling private

Kylie Jenner Meta designed glasses

Meta has officially unveiled its new Meta glasses collection in partnership with eyewear specialist EssilorLuxottica, helping to reimagine its smart glasses in a way that leans far more into style than tech-heavy design. The new range builds on the success of Meta’s existing AI glasses but introduces 26 new styles across multiple frame shapes, colours,

Continuing USA-Iran conflict

As tensions between Iran and the United States continue to escalate, mediators have proposed a 10-day halt to the strikes and urged the revival of the interim ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the conflict.This comes after Tehran stated on Monday that diplomatic exchanges with Washington via mediators were underway despite US military strikes on the

Chinese AI Models at the top of Silicon Valley

DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM and Kimi are among Chinese AI models at the centre of a growing divide in Silicon Valley. The Trump administration is weighing restrictions on US access, dividing the tech industry. Supporters say the models drive innovation and help American startups compete. Critics allege some Chinese AI companies built them using technology copied

Singapore tightens anti-scam rules on social media

Singapore began requiring messaging services to restrict unknown contacts and social media services to verify advertisers on Tuesday, as the city-state clamps down on online scams. Cyberscam hubs, which lure foreigners into work to carry out online romance and crypto investment scams, have proliferated across Southeast Asia in recent years.Singapore, the region’s second-largest economy, lost

After Anthropic, OpenAI moves to make AI content easier to detect

AI companies are now working on new ways to identify content created by their AI models. After Anthropic introduced a new system to identify text generated by Claude, OpenAI is also expanding its tech to track the origin of AI-generated content. Sam Altman’s OpenAI already uses C2PA Content Credentials and SynthID to add provenance signals

Trump threatens to bomb US ally Oman

President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman – a US ally – if it “gets in the way” of his administration’s own talks with Iran.The US and Oman have been negotiating separately with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that is vital to the global economy. It has been largely closed

Britain will pay Russia for giving Ukraine drones

Russia has threatened Britain with consequences after UK-made drones were used by Ukraine in strikes on Russian territory for the first time. Moscow’s embassy in London said Britain would pay a “higher price” should it continue to support Kyiv in its armed struggle against Vladimir Putin’s invasion. It was not immediately clear what Russia was