It was perhaps a surprising private overture from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to Sen. Bernie Sanders. The meeting between the two had come just after the Vermont senator announced a plan for the public to take a 50% ownership stake in artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI, using their stock to create a public wealth … Read more
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Friday, June 5, it has lodged a formal complaint with the Intelligence Fusion & Strategic Operations (IFSO) Unit of Delhi Police over a series of coordinated cyber attacks targeting its Post-Result Services Portal. The portal, launched on June 2, 2026, for services such as verification and … Read more
The project would require providing technical support to sub-critical thermal units ranging between 150 MW and 250 MW, enabling them to operate in two shifts and at a minimum technical load of 25 per cent, NTPC said in a statement. By PTI June 5, 2026, 8:32:43 PM IST (Published) 1 min read NTPC has sought … Read more
Former Indian Navy officer Shayak Mazumder believes India’s AI opportunity extends beyond using AI tools to building the platforms behind them. Through Adya, he is creating a marketplace where developers can build, distribute and monetize AI applications. “AI is like a magic pill. You have it, I don’t. You will shoot ahead, and I will … Read more
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company behind Claude, has called on leading AI firms to consider slowing the development of advanced AI systems. The company said AI is progressing so rapidly that these systems may soon be able to improve themselves without human intervention. Anthropic warned that this could eventually lead to a situation in … Read more
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said he does not plan on financing political campaigns, distancing himself from the growing trend of Silicon Valley leaders pouring money into elections and political action committees. The remarks come amid heightened scrutiny of the AI industry’s spending on US politics and regulation. “I would love to see money out … Read more
The Consumer Affairs Ministry is planning to develop machine-readable, SMART standards using artificial intelligence tools to reduce compliance burden on industry, a senior official said on Thursday, June 4. Machine-readable standards translate regulatory requirements into structured digital rules that computer systems can process directly, enabling automatic compliance verification without manual intervention. SMART (Standard Machine Accessible, … Read more
The urban-rural divide in India’s digital video consumption has virtually disappeared, with short-form video platforms evolving from mere entertainment hubs into significant drivers of consumer purchasing decisions, according to a report. A study commissioned by Meta — the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp — indicates that daily video engagement on Meta platforms is … Read more
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas has outlined the company’s vision for artificial intelligence (AI) systems operating that can coordinate multiple artificial intelligence models, tools and files while balancing privacy, cost and performance. Speaking during Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s keynote session at COMPUTEX 2026 on June 2, Srinivas described Perplexity Computer, launched earlier this year, as a … Read more
A Dubai-based cybersecurity researcher has flagged a possible data exposure linked to the JEE Advanced 2026 system. Rylen Anil shared a post on the social media platform The issue involved publicly accessible cloud storage buckets where data could reportedly be listed and downloaded without authentication. “JEE Advanced 2026 candidate/result infrastructure (https://cdata.jeeadv.ac.in/result2026/) had a public cloud … Read more
