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Anthropic launches Claude Opus 4: AI Model includes 7-hour memory, Amnesia fixes — Is it better than OpenAI’s GPT-4.1?
Anthropic has launched Claude Opus 4, its most powerful AI model. As per reports, Claude Opus 4 can push the boundaries of what AI can achieve with minimal human oversight, and a new era of human-machine collaboration begins to take shape.
GitHub launches new AI coding agent that fixes bugs
Copilot helps developers write code—it suggests lines of code or even whole functions while typing. In its latest upgrade, the AI agent will be more active, like a mini-assistant, for the developer. Instead of passively suggesting code, the agent will understand and act on goals.
Codex: OpenAI takes on Google Gemini, Anthropic with AI coding agent for ChatGPT
OpenAI has launched Codex, an AI coding agent powered by codex-1, designed to assist software engineers with tasks like writing features, fixing bugs, and proposing pull requests. Available on ChatGPT Pro, Enterprise, and Team, Codex aims to improve coding workflows while incorporating safeguards against malicious use. Google DeepMind also enhanced Gemini 2.5 Pro with improved coding capabilities.
Grok AI’s ‘white genocide’ claims row: All you need to know
Elon Musk’s Grok AI sparked controversy after making unsolicited claims about violence against white South Africans. The issue, linked to a rogue prompt edit, drew comments from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and many other X users. xAI has since pledged greater transparency, stricter internal controls, and round-the-clock monitoring to prevent future incidents and rebuild trust.
Companies need to move quickly on new tech to stay secure: Zscaler CEO
Jay Chaudhry, CEO of Zscaler, warns about AI's potential misuse by hackers to exploit vulnerabilities rapidly. He stresses the urgency for IT departments to adopt emerging technologies for security. He highlights the critical need for enterprises to secure AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to protect sensitive data, emphasizing that future wars may hinge on cyber capabilities.
AI startup Basis raises $34 million for accounting automation 'agent'
New York-based Basis is part of a category of AI startups creating autonomous agents, or systems that use AI to perform actions on their own. Executives in the field such as OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar have said such systems will dominate the AI agenda next year, as models have recently gotten to the point where they can carry out long-term planning.
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AI tools rewrite the coding playbook
Coding assistants have improved productivity and saved millions, but they come with the risk of bias and emerging copyright concerns. ET looks at the rise of coding assistants and pitfalls as the adoption increases.
Companies need to increase AI skilling initiatives and also focus on ethics: Survey
Only 25% of IT professionals are very familiar with AI, as per ISACA survey. 40% orgs lack structured AI training, highlighting knowledge gaps and need for upskilling.
Generative AI still mostly experimental, say executives
While ChatGPT has enchanted consumers with its ability to generate everything from Shakespeare-style sonnets to student term papers, its propensity to "hallucinate" erroneous information has kept it from revolutionizing most areas of industry so far, they said.
OpenAI faces lawsuit filed by US-based authors Mona Awad, Paul Tremblay
Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad, two US-based authors have filed lawsuit against OpenAI.
Lawsuit says OpenAI violated US authors' copyrights to train AI chatbot
Massachusetts-based writers Paul Tremblay and Mona Awad said ChatGPT mined data copied from thousands of books without permission, infringing the authors' copyrights.
Nintendo blocks Dolphin Emulator's Steam release, citing DMCA Violations
The team behind the Dolphin emulator announced that the Steam release of Dolphin has been indefinitely postponed due to a cease and desist notice from Nintendo.
Indian startup IPO plans get redrawn amid tech turbulence; SVB sold to First Citizens Bank
As the so-called funding winter continues, Indian startups like Oyo and Mamaearth are redrawing their Initial Public Offering (IPO) plan. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
IIT Bombay's startup incubator SINE and Microsoft sign MoU
As a part of this collaboration, SINE and Microsoft will explore opportunities that will help startups at SINE avail benefits of Microsoft software and services, access to GitHub, M365 resources, training and skilling on Azure, along with mentor networks.
Meta layoffs: India man seeks help from LinkedIn connections to find new job; shares image of sons
Meta laid off 11,000 employees, or about 13% of its workforce, as it deals with declining revenue and broader tech industry woes, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a letter to employees sent out Wednesday. Raju Kadam had been working at Meta for nine months and said in a LinkedIn post he wasn’t expecting to be laid off as he had had “strong performance in all quarters" since joining the company. Sharing a photo of his kids, Kadam asked for a call for action to help him find a new job.
Koo makes its algorithms public to bring in more transparency
Algorithms are a set of mathematical rules that help to personalize and improve experiences for users based on their own behaviors and preferences. The core tenet of these algorithms is to drive relevancy for a user.
'Bulli Bai' app 'mastermind' suspended by his college
The VIT administration took action against Bishnoi soon after his involvement in the case came to light, the official said. The VIT Bhopal campus is situated about 100km away from the state capital in Sehore district.
Govt steps up to police anti-women posts on social networks
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday morning responded to a post by Twitter user Anshul Saxena, saying that a contentious Telegram channel had been blocked and that the government is working with state police authorities to ensure action is taken.
'Bulli Bai' app row: Mumbai police detain woman from Uttarakhand, arrest student from Bengaluru
While there was no actual `auction' or `sale', the purpose of the app seemed to be to humiliate and intimidate the targeted women, many of whom are active social media users.
'Bulli Bai' app row: Woman detained from Uttarakhand, engineering student held in Bengaluru
Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for ‘auction' on the ‘Bulli Bai' app with photographs sourced without permission and doctored. It has happened for the second time in less than a year. The app appeared to be a clone of Sulli Deals which triggered a similar row last year.
'Bulli Bai' app: Communal conspiracy against India's composite culture won't succeed, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Photographs of at least 100 influential Muslim women were uploaded for "auction" on an app, sparking widespread outrage, with IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informing on Saturday that GitHub, the hosting platform, has confirmed blocking the app (Bulli Bai) and that CERT and police authorities are coordinating further action into the matter.
Bulli Bai app row: Mumbai, Delhi police register FIRs
Meanwhile, Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said GitHub, the hosting platform, has confirmed blocking the user and that CERT and police authorities are coordinating further action.
Time to speak up against insult of women, says Rahul Gandhi
Hundreds of Muslim women, with photographs, were listed for "auction" on the app. It has happened for the second time in less than a year. The app appeared to be a clone of Sulli Deals which triggered a row last year.
GitHub user behind 'Bulli Bai' app blocked; IT Minister says CERT, police coordinating further action
The uploading of pictures on the 'Bulli Bai' app was similar to the 'Sulli Deals' upload in July last year. The 'Bulli Bai' app worked just the same way as Sulli Deals did. Once opened, a Muslim woman's face was randomly displayed as Bulli Bai. Muslim women with a strong presence on Twitter, including journalists, have been singled out and their photos uploaded.
Apple to Amazon line up against Trump’s immigrant visa ban
Trump issued a proclamation on June 22 that suspends a host of non-immigrant visa programs, including H-1B visas for high-skill specialty occupations, H-2B visas for nonagricultural workers, and L-1 visas for intra-company transfers.
You can now use Facebook's AI tool to build the next, coolest app
The software, which Facebook calls Horizon, will be available on the code repository GitHub.
Microsoft’s GitHub deal triggers software coders’ trust issues
Their fear comes from a very real historical clash between open-source coders, who freely post and share their work, and Microsoft, which became one of the world’s largest companies by selling proprietary software and fiercely protecting its technology.
Why MSMEs should leverage peers and tap the network to solve problems
Stuck with a problem or in a situation? Can your peers and people in your network help you out? For MSMEs peer-based collaborative problem solving and learning models can be a great way to get out of a tricky situation.
Indian techie who exposed Airtel's malicious code injection may defend notice received from Flash Networks legally
Flash Networks, which had created the code, sent a cease and desist notice to Thejesh earlier this month for publishing it.
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