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Kedarnath Yatra Helicopter Booking Online Scam: Uttarakhand Police STF Reportedly Cracks Down on Cybercriminals Kedarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage journey for one of the four Dhams for Hindu devotees, has witnessed a rise in online scams in recent years. The Uttarakhand government is cracking down on fake helicopter ticket booking scams. Fraudsters have been creating fake ticket booking websites and are advertising them via social media pages, to lure devotees looking to book a heli...

Google, DOJ to Make Final Push in US Search Antitrust Case Google and US antitrust enforcers will make their final arguments on whether the tech giant should be forced to sell its Chrome browser. If the judge does require Google to sell off Chrome, OpenAI would be interested in buying it, Nick Turley, OpenAI's product head for ChatGPT, said at the trial.

Perplexity Labs Launched With Ability to Generate Spreadsheets, Reports and Create Web Apps Perplexity Labs, a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature within the Perplexity platform, was introduced on Thursday. The company says the new mode can turn text prompts into full-fledged projects such as reports, spreadsheets, and even simple web apps. It uses a suite of tools, such as deep web browsing and code execution, to perform complex tasks that were so far ...

Tencent Launches HunyuanPortrait, an Open-Source AI Model for Animating Portraits Tencent released a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Tuesday that can animate still portrait images. Dubbed HunyuanPortrait, the large language model (LLM) is based on the diffusion architecture, and can generate videos with realistic animation based on a reference image and a guiding video. The researchers behind the project highlighted that the model can cap...

Google Unveils SignGemma, an AI Model That Can Translate Sign Language Into Spoken Text Google unveiled SignGemma, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can translate sign language into spoken text. The model, which will be part of the Gemma series of models, is currently being tested by the Mountain View-based tech giant and is expected to be launched later this year. Similar to all the other Gemma models, SignGemma will also be an open-source A...

WhatsApp Working on Logout Option for Primary Phones on Latest Beta Release: Report WhatsApp could soon introduce a logout feature for primary devices, according to details spotted in a recent teardown. This new functionality would offer users greater flexibility, allowing them to temporarily stop using the messaging platform or switch accounts without deleting app data.

OpenAI’s Viral Ghibli Trend Might Be a Privacy Minefield, Experts Say The viral Ghibli-style image trend on ChatGPT has sparked global participation, including from celebrities and brands. However, experts warn of serious privacy risks, as users unknowingly share facial data that may train AI models. With permanent digital footprints, the potential for misuse, like deepfakes or identity theft, raises critical concerns around data contro...

Qualcomm Releases Study Showing That Its Modems Beat Apple’s C1 Qualcomm's modem chips worked better than a rival component developed by Apple, a study commissioned by the former said. The iPhone 16e, the first smartphone to use Apple’s in-house C1 modem, was slower to download and upload information on T-Mobile’s 5G network in New York City than Qualcomm-powered Android devices, according to a report by Cellular Insights

Meta’s Future Lies With Judge as FTC Antitrust Trial Ends Meta's fate against the FTC's antitrust case is now up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. If Judge Boasberg sides with the FTC and finds the company illegally monopolised that market, it’s possible Meta could be forced to spin off Instagram, WhatsApp, or both.

Mistral Agents API With Web Search Tool and Improved Memory Function Announced Mistral announced its new Agents application programming interface (API) on Tuesday. The new API comes equipped with connectors for code execution, web search, image generation, as well as support for Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools. These capabilities are powered by several artificial intelligence (AI) models, including the recently released Devstral as well as Bl...

ByteDance Unveils Bagel Open Source Multimodal AI Model With Support for Generating, Editing Images ByteDance released a new multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. Dubbed Bagel, it is a visual language model (VLM), which is capable of image understanding, generation, and editing. The Beijing-based tech giant has open-sourced the model, and it is available to download via popular AI repositories such as GitHub and Hugging Face.

OpenAI o3 AI Model Bypasses Shutdown Commands in Experiment, Say Researchers OpenAI’s o3 artificial intelligence (AI) model is said to have bypassed instructions to shut down during an experiment. As per the researchers, the AI model made sabotage attempts to refuse being shut down despite being specifically instructed to do so. The experiment also included OpenAI’s Codex-mini and o4-mini, as well as Gemini 2.5 Pro and Claude 3.7 Sonnet mo...

OpenAI’s o3 Model Helps Researcher Uncover Zero-Day Vulnerability in Linux Kernel’s SMB Stack OpenAI’s o3 artificial intelligence (AI) model recently helped a cybersecurity researcher in uncovering a zero-day vulnerability in Linux. As per the researcher, the flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Server Message Block (SMB) implementation, also known as ksmbd. The previously unknown security flaw is said to be tricky to find since it involved multiple users ...

Elon Musk Says He'll Resume Working '24/7' at His Companies, X Outage Mostly Restored Elon Musk's X was largely restored for most users after an outage that impacted tens of thousands of users in the US on Saturday. Musk has now decided that he is shifting his attention back to his business empire amid growing investor concerns.

Mozilla's Pocket Bookmarking Service to Shut Down in July: Top Four Pocket Alternatives in 2025 Mozilla's Pocket read-it-later web bookmarking service will be discontinued in July. Users have a few months to export their data before permanent deletion. While some Pocket functionalities will remain accessible via Firefox, users dependent on the social bookmarking app can try these four alternatives as the service prepares to shut down in the coming weeks.

X Down? Thousands of Users Report X Website and App Not Working X (formerly Twitter) is experiencing widespread outages, including in India, with users unable to load posts or videos on both the website and mobile apps this Saturday. Reports on a popular downtime tracking website confirm the inaccessibility. While the X developer platform indicated a site-wide outage was resolved days ago, some login-related functions are still su...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei Says AI Models Hallucinate Less Than Humans: Report Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reportedly said that artificial intelligence (AI) models hallucinate less than humans. As per the report, the statement was made by the CEO at the company’s inaugural Code With Claude event on Thursday. During the event, the San Francisco-based AI firm released two new Claude 4 models, as well as multiple new capabilities, including improv...

Vercel Releases v0 AI Model for Web Application Development, Compatible with OpenAI API Vercel, the company behind the vibe coding platform for web application development, v0, is now releasing an artificial intelligence (AI) model. Announced on Thursday, the v0 AI model is available via an application programming interface (API). It is the first AI model developed by the company, being shipped with the first API from them.

Anthropic Releases Claude 4 Series AI Models With Improved Coding Capability and Tool Use Anthropic introduced Claude 4 artificial intelligence (AI) models at its inaugural developer conference on Thursday. The San Francisco-based AI firm unveiled Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4 models, and announced new capabilities including Extended Thinking with tool use. Opus 4 is said to be state-of-the-art (SOTA) in coding, tool use, and writing.

Mistral Releases Devstral, an Open-Source Agentic Coding AI Model That Outperforms GPT-4.1 Mini Mistral released a new coding-focused artificial intelligence (AI) model on Wednesday. Dubbed Devstral, it is an open-source coding agent that can perform software development tasks. The Paris-based AI firm says that, unlike other open software engineering (SWE) agents, this model can solve real-world software engineering problems and write contextualised code in a co...

DoT to Share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator Data With Banks, UPI Service Providers and Financial Institutions The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will share Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI) data with financial institutions, including banks and UPI providers. This FRI metric, developed by the Digital Intelligence Platform, classifies mobile numbers into three risk levels linked to financial fraud. PhonePe is an early adopter, using FRI data to alert users through it...

WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that the messaging app had no plans to compete with Facebook. Acton was present at a federal courthouse in Washington to testify in the ongoing US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms.

Google I/O 2025: Gemini 2.5 AI Models Upgraded With Deep Think Mode, Native Audio Output Google showcased several new features for the Gemini 2.5 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models at the Google I/O 2025 on Tuesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant introduced an enhanced reasoning mode dubbed Deep Think, which is powered by the Gemini 2.5 Pro model. It also unveiled a new, natural and human-like speech called Native Audio Output, which will b...

MediaTek Showcases AI Strategy At Computex 2025, Unveils Hybrid Computing Solution MediaTek showcased several artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for a wide range of devices and platforms at Computex 2025 on Tuesday. The Taiwan-based chipmaker unveiled its first hybrid computing solution to offer AI capabilities on the edge, a new chipset to bring AI to in-car infotainment systems, as well as an Internet-of-things (IoT) platform to power a broad ...

Microsoft NLWeb Open Project for AI-Powered Natural Language Interface for Websites Unveiled Microsoft introduced a new open project dubbed NLWeb at its Build 2025 conference on Monday. Short for Natural Language Web, the NLWeb project aims to build an interface to websites that support artificial intelligence (AI) models. With AI capabilities, these websites will then support natural language queries by users and provide answers for those queries.

Microsoft Releases Magentic-UI, an Open-Source Agentic Web Interface That Can Perform Tasks on the Web Microsoft released an agentic web interface on Monday that can perform complex tasks on the web. Announced at the company’s Build 2025 conference, the new tool is named Magentic-UI, and the company is pitching it as a “human-centred web agent.” The Redmond-based tech giant claims that, unlike other computer use agents, this one collaborates with the user to comp...

Google I/O 2025 LIVE: Google Expected to Announce New AI Features Today Google I/O 2025 begins today, and we can expect to hear important announcements related to new AI-powered features, as well as new capabilities for upcoming extended reality (XR) headsets. We might also hear more about Android 16, Wear OS 6, and other operating system updates arriving later this year. Read on for more Google I/O 2025 LIVE updates.

Google I/O 2025 Starts Today: How to Watch the Keynote Livestream Google I/O 2025 will begin in a few hours, and anticipation is building for new software features across Google's services. Last week's sneak peek at Android 16 and Wear OS 6 suggests that Google will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and Android XR. Here's how you can watch the Google I/O 2025 keynote livestream.

Microsoft Hosts Developer Conference as Focus Grows on AI Profits Microsoft has already spent $64 billion (roughly Rs. 5,46,718 crore) this year, much of it on data centers needed for AI-based services such as Copilot used in its popular Microsoft 365 applications. But there are signs that Microsoft is reworking its relationship with OpenAI and seeking to become a neutral arms dealer in the AI race.

Google I/O 2025: From AI to Android XR, Here's What to Expect From Google's Annual Developer Conference on May 20 Google I/O 2025, the company's annual developer conference, will kick off on Tuesday and we can expect the company to announce new AI-powered features coming to Gemini AI, Google search, and Project Astra, as well as additional details related to the Android 16, Wear OS 6, and Android TV 16 updates at the Google I/O live event.

Microsoft to Support Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol to Power Multi-Agent Workflows: Report Microsoft is reportedly planning to adopt Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) to let multiple artificial intelligence (AI) agents work together. As per the report, the Redmond-based tech giant said that it is focusing on multi-agent workflows and improved memory capability of its agents. The adoption of Anthropic’s MCP standard could be announced at the Micro...

Google One Hits 150 Million Subscribers With Help of AI Google One subscription service recently crossed 150 million subscribers In 2024, Google introduced a $19.99 a month plan with access to AI capabilities unavailable for free users. The company continues to offer Google One subscription tiers for file storage, but without most AI features, at lower prices.

Netflix Unveils AI-Powered Feature That Will Blend Ads With Shows and Movies Netflix unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) for its advertisers at its Upfront event on Wednesday. The streaming platform is heavily investing in its new in-house ad platform dubbed Netflix Ads Suite, and it showcased some of the features and tools that advertisers can leverage. The company also unveiled several ad formats to help its clients reach their desir...

Meta Asks Judge to Rule that FTC Failed to Prove its Monopoly Case Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission's case that accuses it of illegal social media monopoly. Meta is now presenting its own evidence at the trial, which may run into June.

Amazon Trims Jobs in Devices and Services Unit Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit. Amazon trimmed some Alexa-related jobs in 2023 and has been conducting small cuts to various groups in recent months,

Google DeepMind Unveils AlphaEvolve, a Coding Agent Designed to Reduce AI Hallucinations Google DeepMind announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) coding agent on Wednesday that can enhance the capabilities of AI models. Dubbed AlphaEvolve, it is designed to discover and optimise algorithms across complex computing and mathematical tasks. The powerful AI system is built on the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Gemini models, and it combines outputs ge...

OpenAI Expands GPT-4.1 AI Models With Advanced Coding Capabilities to ChatGPT OpenAI announced the expansion of the recently released GPT-4.1 series of artificial intelligence (AI) models to ChatGPT. These models were so far exclusive to the company’s application programming interface (API), but on Thursday, the San Francisco-based AI firm said that they will also be available within the chatbot. In particular, the GPT-4.1 and GPT-4.1 mini mo...

Stability AI and Arm Release Lightweight Tex-to-Audio Model Optimised for Fast On-Device Generation Stability AI developed a new text-to-audio generation artificial intelligence (AI) model in partnership with Arm. Announced on Wednesday, the new model is dubbed Stable Audio Open Small, and it is said to generate short audio samples using text prompts. The London-based AI firm said that the model is lightweight and is optimised to run entirely on Arm CPUs.

Microsoft to Lay Off Around Three Percent of Workforce in Organisation-Wide Cuts Microsoft said on Tuesday it was laying off less than three percent of its workforce, or around 6,000 employees. The cuts will be across all levels and geographies and are likely the largest since Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees in 2023.

Google Facing at Least EUR 12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union. The complaints blame Google for stealing their customers. Google denies that any of the European civil suits have merit.

Amazon's New Vulcan Robots for Fulfilment Centres Have a ‘Sense of Touch’ Amazon introduced a new warehouse-focused robot last week that can carefully manipulate a wide range of objects. Dubbed Vulcan, the new class of robots feature force feedback sensors that allow it to understand the amount of force it is applying while picking an object or pushing a cart. These robots will be used in the tech giant’s fulfilment centres globally and a...

Microsoft Expands Copilot Pages to All Users, to Offer a Collaborative Space for Creative Projects Microsoft is expanding Copilot Pages to all users globally. Announced last week, the new artificial intelligence space is a multiplayer collaborative space where the chatbot and humans can work together to edit and create content and documents. Copilot Pages was first introduced in September 2024 as part of the Microsoft 365 Copilot for enterprises. The Redmond-based ...

ChatGPT’s Deep Research Feature Can Now Connect With GitHub Repositories ChatGPT is getting a new feature that will enable users to connect their GitHub repository with the chatbot. Announced on Friday, the new feature is part of the Deep Research agent. OpenAI said the new feature will allow the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to prepare comprehensive reports based on the user’s and others’ repositories.

Google Identifies Lostkeys, a Russian Malware That Can Steal Specific Files and Directories Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) shared a report about a new piece of malware last week. The new malware, dubbed Lostkeys, is described as a data theft malware and is said to be linked with the Russian threat group Coldriver. Lostkeys is considered dangerous because it is being spread at the end of a multi-step chain that starts with a lure website.

Researchers Unveil LegoGPT AI Model That Can Build Physically Stable Design of Lego Structures LegoGPT, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model that can generate three-dimensional (3D) Lego structure designs, was unveiled by researchers recently. The new AI model is an open-source project to determine whether AI models can generate structures that are consistent with real-world physics and are consistently stable. The researchers have shared details of how the...

US FTC Backs DOJ Proposal in Google Search Antitrust Case The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated on Friday that the Department of Justice's (DOJ) proposal requiring Alphabet's Google to share search data with competitors includes sufficient safeguards to protect user privacy. This assessment comes as the DOJ pursues measures to boost competition, following a ruling in August that Google holds an illegal monopoly in the...

OpenAI Said to Be Working on Weekly and Lifetime ChatGPT Subscription Plans OpenAI might be working on introducing more duration-based subscription plans. A tipster shared strings of code from the ChatGPT app and found mentions of a weekly and a lifetime subscription for the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. These tiers could be part of the ChatGPT Plus plan. Notably, the pricing details of the tiers are currently unclear.

TRAI Recommends Five-Year Satellite Spectrum Allocation as Starlink Nears Entry TRAI has recommended allotting satellite spectrum for commercial communication services for five years. The recommendations come as Elon Musk is working towards launching Starlink in India.

LockBit Ransomware Group Reportedly Suffers Data Breach, Extortion Tactics Revealed LockBit, the notorious ransomware group, reportedly suffered a massive data breach on Wednesday. As per the report, the group’s dark web platform’s admin and affiliate panels were compromised to show a message and link to a MySQL database dump. The database reportedly contains 20 tables that include sensitive information around the cybercriminal group’s affiliat...

Anthropic Introduces Web Search Capability in Its API, Offers Additional Controls for Enterprises Anthropic announced the release of web search capability in its application programming interface (API) on Thursday. Now, developers and enterprises can use Claude via the Anthropic API to build applications that benefit from up-to-date knowledge and real-time information. The San Francisco-based AI firm said that Claude will use reasoning to automatically determine w...

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025 Ends Tonight: Top Deals You Shouldn’t Miss Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025 ends tonight and customers have until midnight on Thursday to take advantage of the best discounts during Amazon's mid-year sale. The sale includes offers on smartphones, laptops, tablets, and other electronics. In addition to existing price cuts and discounts, an instant 10 percent discount is available for purchases made with eligible b...

OpenAI for Countries Initiative to Build AI Infrastructure for More Countries Announced OpenAI announced a new initiative on Wednesday aimed at helping countries outside of the US build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Dubbed OpenAI for Countries, the initiative is part of the Stargate Project it announced in January. While Stargate Project is primarily focused on developing AI infrastructure in the US, the new initiative will help other coun...

Mistral Medium 3 Multimodal AI Model Released, Outperforms Llama 4 Maverick Mistral Medium 3, a new artificial intelligence (AI) model, was released on Wednesday. The Paris-based AI firm introduced the enterprise-focused model with an emphasis on high performance at lower costs. It is claimed to be state-of-the-art (SOTA) in terms of performance in its class, and is said to be available at significantly lower costs compared to the competition...

Figma Launches New AI-Powered Tools for Website Building and Prototype Creation Figma, the website and app design platform, launched multiple new artificial intelligence (AI) tools on Wednesday. The San Francisco-based company introduced the new tools at its annual Figma Config 2025 event, expanding its product offerings. The new AI tools include Figma Site, Figma Make, Figma Buzz, and Figma Draw. Site is aimed at letting users create fully funct...

Google Cuts About 200 Staff in Global Business Unit: Report Google has cut about 200 jobs across its global business unit. Big Tech players have been redirecting spending towards data centers and AI development, while scaling back investments in other areas.

Amazon Web Services Is Reportedly Working On an AI-Powered Coding Agent Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly working on an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can generate code in real-time. As per the report, the project is internally being called Kiro, and it can tap into AI agents to complete complex coding tasks. The tool is said to be a comprehensive system capable of writing code, designing user interfaces (UIs), identifying g...

Hugging Face Releases a Free AI Agent That Can Complete Computer-Based Tasks Hugging Face released a demo of an artificial intelligence (AI) agent on Tuesday that can complete various web-based tasks. Dubbed Open Computer Agent, the tool is available for free, and anyone can go to the website to access the agent. Since it can perform tasks on web browsers, it can access websites such as Google Search, Maps, and even ticket booking platforms to...

Anthropic Announces AI for Science Programme to Assist Researchers Accelerate Projects Anthropic announced its AI for Science programme on Monday. The new initiative is aimed at accelerating scientific research and discovery. The artificial intelligence (AI) firm said it wants to support researchers and scientists working on “high-impact scientific projects, with a particular focus on biology and life sciences applications” via this initiative.

Google Gemini Now Accepts Multiple File Uploads With a Single Prompt Google is adding a new quality-of-life improvement to Gemini. On Monday, the company rolled out an update which now allows users to upload up to 10 images or files in one go. Earlier, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot capped the limit at one image or file per prompt. The new feature is available on both the Gemini web client as well as the Android and iOS apps.

DoT Issues Norms for Satcom Services as Musk's Starlink Looks to Enter Indian Market The DoT has barred companies from linking connection of users in any form with any terminal or facility located outside the country's border as well as processing of their data overseas. The move assumes significance as the government is, for the first time, gearing up to open satellite communication service for the general public

Samsung Fights $520 Million India Tax Demand, Points to Reliance Practice Samsung has asked the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in Mumbai to quash a $520 million (roughly Rs. 4,381 crore) tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear. The South Korean giant has said that Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance also imported the same component in a similar manner for years.

Microsoft to Shut Down Skype Today in Favour of Microsoft Teams: How to Transition and What’s Next Microsoft will be retiring its legacy video-conferencing platform Skype today (May 5). It offered Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)-based video telephony, video-conferencing and voice calling capabilities. The announcement was made in February, with the Redmond-based tech giant prioritising Teams app as the main free consumer communications offering.

Spotify Submits App Update to Apple with External Link for Purchases in US Spotify claims to have submitted an app update to Apple with an external link to buy subscriptions. Both Spotify and Apple have been engaged in a longstanding and contentious rivalry, centered around the Cupertino, California-based company's App Store policies and their impact on the streaming company's business operations.

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025: Top Deals on Headphones The Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025 is a great time to purchase headphones at a highly discounted price. Buyers can find options from major brands such as Blaupunkt, JBL, Sony, Sennheiser, and more, at considerably lower prices than their list prices. So, if you’ve been scouring the market for a good pair of headphones, then we’ve compiled a list of the best deals o...

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025: Best Deals on Smart TVs Under Rs 50,000 Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025 started in India on May 1 for all users in the country. During the ongoing sale, shoppers can enjoy lucrative discounts on a wide range of essential items like fashion items, stationery, furniture, large appliances and personal gadgets. Here we have put together some of the best deals you can avail of on smart televisions priced under Rs...

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025: Best Deals on Smartwatches Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025 is currently live for all users in India. It offers a wide range of products, including consumer electronics, at a discounted rate. Thus, customers who wish to upgrade their existing gadgets can take advantage of discounts of up to 80 percent and other offers to get their hands on their desired smartwatches. Here, we have compiled a list ...

DeepSeek Prover V2, an Open-Source Mathematics-Focused AI Model, Released DeepSeek, the Hangzhou, China-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm, released an updated version of its Prover model on Wednesday. Dubbed DeepSeek-Prover-V2, it is a highly specialised model that focuses on proving formal mathematical theorems. The large language model (LLM) uses the Lean 4 programming language to check if the mathematical proofs are logically consi...

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025: Best Deals on Home Appliances Amazon is offering great deals on air conditioners, refrigerators, and washing machines. Moreover, customers can also get the best discounts on popular brands like Samsung, Godrej, Panasonic, Daikin, LG, Bosch, and more. So, if you are looking for some best deals, then you have to come to the right place.