The U.S. cyber defence agency CISA is using Anthropic’s AI model Mythos to audit government software, three people familiar with the matter said on Monday, another sign of government enthusiasm for adopting the AI startup’s tools even as the company navigates an ongoing standoff with the White House. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is...
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Why has the Centre issued a notice to Meta over Instagram? | Explained
The story so far The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has directed Meta to disable the advertisements and content on Instagram that allegedly promote or facilitate access to Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM). The government has also sought a detailed explanation from the platform within seven days. Also read | IT...
Financial services AI dangers highlighted by UK regulator’s review
Britain’s financial regulator has been urged to consider regulation of large language models such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini because of their growing influence on consumer financial decisions. In a review commissioned by the Financial Conduct Authority and published on Monday, the watchdog’s executive director, Sheldon Mills, also highlighted how companies’ reliance on a handful...
Has Apple’s Siri finally arrived on the AI scene?
A year ago, a Reddit thread went viral for all the wrong reasons after a user posted their experience with Siri. When they asked it “what month is it?”, Siri responded with “Sorry, I don’t understand.” That post came after a much-hyped Apple’s voice assistant failed to deliver on its most-advertised capabilities. At WWDC 2024,...
National Technology Day: Committed to making U.P. India’s ‘Deep Tech Capital’, says Yogi Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday (May 11, 2026) said technology is not merely a tool for development but a strong foundation for self-reliance, asserting that his government is working to transform the state into the country’s “Deep Tech Capital”. In an open letter ‘Yogi ki Pati’ posted on X on the occasion...
Thousands of authors seek share of Anthropic copyright settlement
Nearly 120,000 authors and other copyright holders are seeking a share of a $1.5 billion class-action settlement with Anthropic over the company’s unauthorised use of their books in artificial-intelligence training, according to a filing in California federal court. Claims have been filed for 91% of the more than 480,000 works covered by the settlement, according...
Amazon launches AI research tool to speed early-stage drug discovery
Amazon’s cloud unit on Tuesday launched Amazon Bio Discovery, an artificial intelligence application designed to speed early-stage drug discovery by allowing scientists to run complex computational workflows without writing code. Drugmakers and technology companies have stepped up efforts to use AI to accelerate drug development.
Can compete with Govt’s CNAP mandate, Truecaller CEO says
Even as the government mandates real name caller ID, Truecaller AB, which built its whole business on caller identification and spam detection, has expressed confidence that it would be able to survive and grow in India, its biggest market, CEO Rishit Jhunjhunwala told The Hindu in an interview from Bengaluru. The firm has almost 328...
UK regulators rush to assess risks of latest Anthropic AI model: Report
British financial regulators are holding urgent talks with the government’s cyber security agency and major banks to assess risks posed by the latest artificial intelligence model from Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority and Treasury officials are in talks with the National Cyber Security Centre to examine potential...
IMF chief warns global monetary system not ready for AI cyber threats
The global monetary system is not prepared to address artificial intelligence’s rapidly escalating risks, the IMF managing director warned Sunday, as a new Anthropic model raises urgent cybersecurity concerns. Kristalina Georgieva’s comments came a day before the International Monetary Fund and World Bank kick off their annual spring meetings in Washington, and after US regulators...
