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Listen to this article in summarized format Tata Sons said its board had approved the reappointment of N Chandrasekaran by a majority, adding that the special procedure under its Articles of Association (AoA) cited by Noel Tata did not apply to an incumbent chairman. In a Septemb

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei addressed the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday and called for international coordination to address the potential risks posed by artificial intelligence. "In our history, there have been times where countries who co

AceVector, the parent company of Snapdeal, Unicommerce and Stellaro Brands, has raised Rs 189 crore from anchor investors ahead of its initial public offering (IPO). The company allotted 5.91 crore shares to 14 anchor investors at Rs 32 per share, the upper end of its IPO price b

An OpenAI model hacked into an Australian government website, the country’s prime minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday, in the first publicly reported case of an AI model hacking into a government’s systems. Albanese said that there would “obviously be legal consequences” fol

An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI gained unauthorized access to an Australian government website, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, raising fresh questions about the risks posed by increasingly autonomous AI systems. The incident comes as AI companies incre

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government is investigating a June incident in which an OpenAI agent accessed “non-public files” from the country’s online Medicare statistics portal. OpenAI said in a statement that “our models took actions we did not intend” i

Is Meta’s just-announced Muse Charm a playful device that will make AI more approachable to everyday consumers, or will it be yet another flop in a long list of AI hardware gadgets that didn’t take off, like the Ai Pin, Rabbit, or Friend pendant? Reactions, so far, have been mixe

It has become increasingly common for AI firms to announce that their latest and most capable models engaged in unauthorized real-world hacking. Google, which has been slow to release frontier Gemini models in recent months, has been absent from the “rogue AI” conversation until

AI - Google's TPUs to catch some rays in orbit next weekPart of Project Suncatcher, the proof of concept aims to see how well lightly modified compute fares in orbit - Meta

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump attend a state dinner at the White House in Washington on September 24, 2026. Credit: AFP The US and China have brought artificial intelligence into their bilateral economic dialogue and received leader-level backing to c

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Meta is building a dedicated hardware device for its new Muse AI agent. The product, called Muse Charm, was briefly shown off by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg at the end of tonight’s Meta Connect presentation. It looks almost like a chunky smartwatch without the strap — just a big scr

Gold prices were headed for a weekly decline owing to elevated US real yields, a firm dollar and hawkish central-bank policies. Bullion was trading around $4,270 an ounce, down over 2.5% this week. Meanwhile, in today's deals, Spot gold fell 0.1% to $4,271.54 an ounce at 7:50 a.m

US and Iranian negotiators in New York are discussing a phased route out of the war that would see Tehran reopen the Strait of Hormuz and Washington lift its economic blockade of Iran, according to multiple reports. Crude oil price on September 25 Brent crude fell 96 cents, or 0.

FUNDAMENTALS Spot gold was down 0.2% at $4,270.40 per ounce, as of 0035 GMT, and has lost more than 2% so far this week. US gold futures edged 0.2% higher to $4,304.80. The dollar is headed for a weekly gain, making greenback-priced metals more expensive for holders of other curr

The Life Insurance Corporation of India is the biggest shareholder, with its holding valued at around Rs 48,620 crore. It is followed by Aranda Investments Mauritius and Stock Holding Corporation, with holdings valued at a little over Rs 20,000 crore each. Read more: Snapdeal par

Brent was down 74 cents, or 0.69%, to $105.85 a barrel at 0032 GMT, while West Texas Intermediate (WTI) was down 81 cents, or 0.86%, at $93.80 a barrel. The sluggish opening was a contrast to a week of volatility when oil prices rose to a one-week high on Thursday. Both contracts

Bond yields have jumped to their highest levels in roughly two decades, and that affects anyone who borrows money. That includes discouraged people trying to keep up with high inflation, as well as businesses wanting to build data centers for artificial-intelligence technology. H

Shares of Oracle Corp Japan surged more than 7% Friday after the company reported record fiscal first-quarter sales and profits, as its cloud business posted strong growth. The rally in Tokyo stood in contrast to a more than 3% drop in U.S.-listed Oracle shares overnight, after t

Shares of Oracle Corp Japan surged more than 7% Friday after the company reported record fiscal first-quarter sales and profits, as its cloud business posted strong growth. The rally in Tokyo stood in contrast to a more than 3% drop in U.S.-listed Oracle shares overnight, after t

Tesla opened its first factory for high-volume production of the Semi, a heavy-duty electric truck, in Sparks, Nevada, on Thursday, as CEO Elon Musk aims to push into big rigs. The company first unveiled its Semi in 2017, and started selling the trucks in very limited quantities

Tesla opened its first factory for high-volume production of the Semi, a heavy-duty electric truck, in Sparks, Nevada, on Thursday, as CEO Elon Musk aims to push into big rigs. The company first unveiled its Semi in 2017, and started selling the trucks in very limited quantities

Alibaba Cloud set to open new data centres in Europe next year as overseas push gains pace The tech giant is set to add extra capacity to help international clients deploy real-world artificial intelligence Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud business unit, is set to lau

The 2013 sci-fi blockbuster film Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, popularized the notion of the Kessler syndrome. In the movie, Russia shoots down a defunct satellite and creates a cloud of debris, leading to serious tension in orbit. The movie is fantastic, a

The surge in Treasury yields has pushed yield gaps with emerging Asia bonds toward record levels, raising the risk of capital outflows from the region, according to strategists. A selloff in US government bonds deepened this week, with the 30-year yield surging to its highest lev

The US Federal Reserve’s latest 25-basis-point interest rate hike has yet to be fully priced in by Dalal Street. While modest on paper, the move signals the start of a broader tightening cycle from the central bank. Here is a closer look at how higher US rates could ripple throug

The world’s two most powerful men just met. How did it go? The world’s two most powerful men – Xi Jinping and Donald Trump – have just met in Washington after days of pomp and pageantry. While there were many symbolic gestures, including Chinese pandas from President Xi, there we

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. President Donald Trump that there is more opportunity for cooperation than competition on artificial intelligence. That's according to a state media readout of the two leaders' meeting in the White House Oval Office Thursday local

Stock market prediction on Friday, 25 September, 2026: Indian equities were set for a muted opening on Friday, September 25, with GIFT Nifty indicating a subdued start as investors remained cautious amid developments in the Middle East. Reuters reported that US and Iranian negoti

Chinese leader Xi Jinping promised two giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, reviving Beijing's decades-old charm offensive on the opening day of his first state visit to the U.S. in more than a decade. Two giant pandas, Ping Ping and Fu Shuang, from a research base in Chengdu will arrive

Business Incorporated in 2016, Runwal Enterprises is a real estate developer with a presence in residential projects across the affordable, mid-income, and luxury segments, along with commercial spaces, retail malls, and educational buildings. As of March 2026, it has 19 complete

Media outlets banned by Trump denied access to White House dinner despite judge's order - Published CNN and MS NOW reporters say they have been denied entry to cover a White House state dinner despite a judge ruling their access to the grounds must be restored. A federal judge sa

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