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With Cards: CBFC to decide on certifying film on UP CM Yogi Adityanath within 2 working days, Bombay HC disposes of makers’ plea

The movie, inspired by the book, ‘The Monk Who Became Chief Minister’, authored by Shantanu Gupta, was scheduled to be released in theatres on August 1.

DeepSeek aids China’s military and evaded export controls, US official says

DeepSeek has access to "large volumes" of U.S. firm Nvidia's high-end H100 chips, said the official.
An illustrative image showing artificial intelligence chatbot DeepSeek on a smartphone in San Francisco, March 21, 2025. In September of last year, Open AI released a new “reasoning” version of its ChatGPT chatbot that was designed to spend time “thinking” through complex problems before settling on an answer. Now other companies like Google, Anthropic and China’s DeepSeek offer similar technologies. (Kelsey McClellan/The New York Times)

Google rolls out ‘Scheduled Actions’ on Gemini: 4 everyday tasks you can now automate Subscriber Only

Prompting Gemini could be more efficient and helpful if you set it to repeat automatically instead of having to ask every time.
Gemini recently added Audio Overview to the free version of the AI chatbot.

Meta’s Llama 3.1 model ‘memorised’ 42 per cent of Harry Potter book, new study finds Subscriber Only

The new research comes at a time when Meta and other tech companies are facing a wave of lawsuits accusing them of using copyrighted material to train their AI models without permission.
Meta AI app.

OpenAI and Jony Ive remove ‘io’ branding over trademark lawsuit dispute Subscriber Only

OpenAI says the content was taken offline following a court order tied to a “trademark lawsuit from Iyo, the hearing device startup spun out of Google’s moonshot factory."
Jony Ive, the former head of design for Apple, in San Francisco, June 28, 2024. (Carolyn Fong/The New York Times)

Why both Apple and Meta are interested in buying Perplexity AI Subscriber Only

The interest from both Silicon Valley giants raises an important question: why are they eyeing a much smaller company like Perplexity?
Aravind Srinivas, Co-Founder & CEO of Perplexity, speaks onstage during TechCrunch Disrupt 2024.

Google used YouTube’s video library to train its most powerful AI tool yet: Report Subscriber Only

Veo 3 is Google’s most advanced AI video generation model that was unveiled at this year’s I/O developer conference.
Veo 3 lets users add realistic audio, including background sounds, sound effects, and even spoken dialogue to AI videos

Perplexity’s AI chatbot can now generate videos on X: Here’s how to use it Subscriber Only

While the new video generation feature may boost engagement for Perplexity’s chatbot, it also raises concerns about the spread of misinformation on X.
Perplexity aims to break Google’s decades-long dominance on Internet search, and is currently in the process of launching its own browser—called Comet—to rival Google’s Chrome

AI sludge has entered the job search Subscriber Only

Concerns that using AI in hiring can introduce bias have led to lawsuits and a patchwork of state legislation.
Job recruiters say it’s getting harder to tell who is genuinely qualified or interested.

Can AI quicken the pace of math discovery? Subscriber Only

An AI model that could reliably check proofs would save enormous amounts of time, freeing mathematicians to be more creative.
A new US Defense Department initiative aims to speed up mathematics breakthroughs using artificial intelligence.

Are buyouts the new layoffs? Why big tech is quietly paying workers to leave Subscriber Only

Big tech is quietly offering buyouts to employees instead of announcing big layoffs. Is this the new way to reduce headcounts as AI reshapes the industry?
As AI takes center stage, companies like Google and Amazon discreetly trim staff with severance deals. (Image: FreePik)

Not just Claude, Anthropic researchers say most AI models resort to blackmail and deception Subscriber Only

According to Anthropic, AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and DeepSeek also resorted to blackmail in certain simulated,controlled environments.
Its not just Claude, other AI models are resorting to blackmail as well. (Image Source: Freepik)

What is SoftBank’s $1 trillion Project Crystal Land? Masayoshi Son’s AI mega-hub plan for the US Subscriber Only

The mega AI project aims to transform Arizona into a centre for high-tech production on par with Shenzhen in China.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has sought collaborations with TSMC, Samsung and the Trump administration for the mega Arizona AI project. (Express Image/Reuters)

Nvidia, Foxconn in talks to deploy humanoid robots at Houston AI server making plant

Foxconn and Nvidia are in talks to deploy humanoid robots at a Houston factory that will build Nvidia’s GB300 AI servers, marking a milestone in robotic manufacturing.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, gestures as he speaks during the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 11, 2025. (File Photo: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)

EU says it is probing corporate structure of Musk’s X months after xAI deal

Before its summer recess in August, the regulator could announce a fine on X for alleged infractions under the DSA, though delays are possible, Bloomberg reported.
Earlier this month, X highlighted a disclaimer to its blue checkmark in an attempt to head off a possible hefty fine from EU antitrust regulators.

Midjourney releases V1, its first AI video generation model available to all users Subscriber Only

Midjourney released its first AI video generation model, V1, allowing users to create short animations of their images.
A screengrab from Midjourney’s announcement video for V1 (Credit: Midjourney)

Apple plans on using AI to design its chips, senior VP Johny Srouji says

Srouji outlined Apple's development of custom chips from the first A4 chip in an iPhone in 2010 to the most recent chips that power Mac desktop computers and the Vision Pro headset.
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Canva rolls out new AI video clip feature powered by Google’s Veo 3 model Subscriber Only

Here’s how to use Canva’s newly launched Create a Video Clip feature to generate an eight-second video with sound.
The new feature is protected by Canva Shield to prevent the generation of harmful AI content.

‘GPT-5 is arriving this summer’: Sam Altman reveals OpenAI’s roadmap Subscriber Only

Sam Altman said that the upcoming flagship model will come with a simplified interface that unifies OpenAI’s diverse models.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks on the company’s new podcast about the upcoming GPT-5 and the future of unified AI experiences. (Image/YouTube)

AI chatbots using reason emit more carbon than those responding concisely, study finds

The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Communication, evaluated how 14 large-language models (which power chatbots), including DeepSeek and Cogito, process information before responding to 1,000 benchmark questions -- 500 multiple-choice and 500 subjective.
AI Chatbots equipped with an ability to reason, or 'reasoning models', produced 543.5 'thinking' tokens per question, whereas concise models -- producing one-word answers -- required just 37.7 tokens per question, the researchers found.

‘Scale AI still independent,’ says interim CEO as OpenAI, Google pull back after $14B Meta deal Subscriber Only

Scale AI co-founder Alexandr Wang has left the startup to join Meta, where he will lead its newly formed research lab dedicated to artificial superintelligence (ASI).
Scale AI's booth at NeurIPS 2024 conference.

83% of Indian companies appointed chief AI officer to fast-track adoption, AWS study finds Subscriber Only

The Generative AI Adoption Index shows a rise in AI leadership, widespread experimentation, and growing demand for AI-skilled talent.
AWS report finds Indian firms leading global shift toward dedicated AI leadership. (Image: FreePik)

8 expert-approved AI prompting tips that work on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and more Subscriber Only

You don’t need a degree in computer science to master prompt engineering. These practical techniques will help you get the most out of AI chatbots.
It does not matter which AI chatbot you are using, prompting is a common way to communicate and get the job done. (Express Image/FreePik)

Nvidia-backed AI startup SandboxAQ creates new data to speed up drug discovery

SandboxAQ generated the data using Nvidia's chips and will feed it back into AI models that it hopes scientists can use to rapidly predict whether a small-molecule pharmaceutical will bind to the protein that researchers
SandboxAQ, an artificial intelligence startup spun out of Alphabet's Google and backed by Nvidia,

Sam Altman says Meta offered $100 million bonuses to OpenAI employees

Competition for AI talent has reached a feverish pitch as superstar researchers are being courted like professional athletes on the belief that individual contributors can make or break companies.
Sam Altman, CEO of Microsoft-backed OpenAI and ChatGPT creator speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen.
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President Donald Trump said that the United States military had struck three nuclear-related facilities in Iran, marking a dramatic escalation in the ongoing conflict and a direct American role in efforts to dismantle Tehran’s infrastructure. The strikes represent the most significant direct US military action against Iranian territory in years and come amid rising regional tensions.

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