Amazon Decart AI acquisition talks could lead to a $7 billion deal after Anthropic abandoned its $6 billion bid. The potential takeover could strengthen Amazon AWS Trainium3 chips, Decart AI chip technology and cloud infrastructure.   Amazon is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire artificial intelligence startup Decart in a deal valued at approximately $7 billion. The potential acquisition comes after rival AI company Anthropic abandoned earlier takeover d

Meta AI wrongful bans hit Facebook and Instagram users throughout 2026, according to complaints from affected account holders and concerns raised by Meta’s Oversight Board. Automated moderation, limited appeals and weak human review have become major issues for creators, families and small businesses. Meta automated enforcement Facebook and Instagram users have continued to report sudden suspensions and permanent account deactivations

Satya Nadella says AI models should be treated as compromised, arguing that advanced systems need AI containment, an AI kill switch, tamper-proof AI audit logs and human oversight. The Microsoft CEO’s warning reflects growing concern over autonomous AI agents acting beyond intended limits. Satya Nadella says AI models should be treated as compromised Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has delivered one of the clearest warnings yet from a majo

Anthropic AI sends false murder tip to Philadelphia police after Claude Haiku 4.5 interacted with a real police website during automated testing. The false homicide tip was blocked as spam, but a reporting delay and questions over AI agent safeguards have intensified scrutiny. Anthropic AI sends false murder tip to Philadelphia police An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted fabricated information about a real unsolved homici

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos believes artificial intelligence could transform employment by improving productivity and allowing people to work fewer days while earning enough to support their families. He also discussed AI-driven job changes, Amazon layoffs, engineering innovation and America's competition with China in space exploration. Jeff Bezos Predicts Three-Day Workweeks With AI Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suggested that advances in artificial inte

Trump has named Katie Zacharia, a Truth Social communications adviser and conservative commentator, as White House press secretary ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. U.S. President Donald Trump has named Katie Zacharia as the next White House press secretary, filling the role left vacant when Karoline Leavitt departed in August. Trump announced his choice on Truth Social on October 9, praising Zacharia as a loyal supporter and saying he expected her to work well with the media, th

AI influence ops linked to Russia and Iran used ChatGPT to support fake journalists, a false-front think tank and geopolitical propaganda. OpenAI says it banned the accounts after identifying deceptive personas, planted articles, social comments and anti-Ukraine messaging across online platforms. OpenAI disrupts Russia and Iran influence operations using ChatGPT OpenAI says it has disrupted two covert influence operations originating fro

The Tumbler Ridge shooting investigation has widened after US authorities arrested James Cody Bryant, alleging he helped the attacker with advice, money and a livestream plot. The Bryant arrest adds a cross-border criminal case as British Columbia also pursues legal action involving OpenAI. US suspect charged over alleged role in Tumbler Ridge shooting A 30-year-old Washington state resident has been arrested and charged over an alleged

Aravind Srinivas's journey from IIT Madras setbacks to Perplexity CEO shows how curiosity, AI education and startup ambition shaped his career. His views on AI jobs and India’s technology future offer lessons for the next generation. Aravind Srinivas has become one of the most recognised Indian-origin leaders in the global artificial intelligence industry, but his path to the top was far from straightforward. Growing up in Chennai, Srinivas entered IIT Madras in

OpenAI mission interview is being tested as part of the OpenAI hiring process to assess judgment, AI safety awareness and mission alignment as candidates compete for highly paid AI jobs at OpenAI.   OpenAI is testing a new stage in its recruitment process designed to understand how prospective employees think about the wider impact of artificial intelligence and how they could contribute to the company’s goal of making advanced AI beneficial to humanity.

Concerns over the rapid development of increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems have intensified discussions around AI safety, ethics and responsible behaviour. Against this backdrop, Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI assistant, has reportedly been engaging with religious leaders, philosophers and experts from different fields to explore questions surrounding morality and values in advanced AI systems. Among those reportedly approached is Hindu Vedanta monk Sw

US visa social media screening has expanded to more nonimmigrant categories in 2026. Applicants may be asked to provide social media identifiers, while several visa groups are now instructed to keep profiles public or open for online-presence review. Social media has become an increasingly important part of U.S. visa screening, with the State Department expanding online-presence review to additional nonimmigrant visa categories in 2026. Most U.S. visa appl

India may be considering stricter rules for children using social media, following concerns raised by the Supreme Court about minors’ access to online platforms. The Centre has been asked to examine whether statutory safeguards can be introduced for social media accounts operated by users below 18. Under the proposal being discussed, children below 18 could face restrictions on independently creating social media accounts, with measures such as parental consent and age verificatio

India specialty pharma zero tariff treatment will apply to qualifying medicines and pharmaceutical ingredients entering the United States under new Commerce Department rules. India is among 19 eligible jurisdictions as Washington prepares to apply a 100% Section 232 tariff to many covered patented drugs from September 29. Specialty drugs The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has defined several categories that can r

OpenAI GPT-6.1 Astra will not launch as originally planned in October after internal safety evaluations found problems with how the model followed authorization boundaries and reported its actions to users. The decision highlights growing concern over increasingly autonomous AI systems. Safety tests OpenAI decided to shelve the planned release after internal testing raised concerns about the model’s behavior in complex autonomous tasks

The US-China AI hotline marks a rare area of cooperation between the world’s two leading AI powers. Washington and Beijing agreed during Xi Jinping’s September visit to create a formal AI dialogue and a bilateral channel for serious incidents, with the next round of talks scheduled for November. AI dialogue The White House said the United States and China established a “U.S.-China Super Intelligence Dialogue” to exchange views on

The Claude 5.5 game rebuild of Prince of Persia shows a practical side of AI coding: instead of recreating every system, the model reused documented SDLPoP logic. The experiment highlights code reuse, legacy code understanding and long context handling in a checkable software project. AI coding A developer’s experiment with Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 has gained attention because the AI helped reconstruct parts of the 1989 classic Pr

Almost half of young people in England now say they trust artificial intelligence more than a person to verify facts, according to new research that raises questions about how quickly education is adapting to AI. The survey also shows widespread AI use for learning, homework and understanding difficult topics. Public First surveyed 4,000 people aged 11 to 24 for a report by Sir Anthony Seldon and technology investo

President Donald Trump used the Trump Xi state dinner at the White House on September 24 to emphasize his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping and a desire for more stable US-China ties. Their state visit also focused on trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan and wider security issues. US-China ties take center stage During his state dinner remarks, Trump said the United States and Ch

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s handling of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Washington visit, arguing that the ceremonial welcome showed excessive deference to the Chinese leader. Schumer also pressed the administration to maintain restrictions on advanced US artificial intelligence technology headed to China. Xi welcome draws Schumer criticism