Anthropic is rolling out text watermarks to four more Claude models before the EU AI Act's December deadline. But on older models like Claude Opus 4.6 and Sonnet 4.6, API users can switch off the watermark by changing a single setting. That makes the safeguard easy to bypass.
Quick glossaryAnthropic, text watermark, EU AI Act, API
Anthropic
An AI company based in San Francisco, best known for its Claude chatbot and the AI models behind it.
text watermark
A hidden signal added to AI-written text so that people or software can later spot that a machine wrote it.
EU AI Act
A European Union law that sets rules for how artificial intelligence can be built and used across its member countries.
API
A set of rules that lets software and developers connect to an AI model and use it directly in their own products.
DuckDuckGo is reaching out to schools that are unhappy with Google's limits on AI in search. It is pointing teachers to its own search engine and to settings that let users switch off AI features. The move comes amid public backlash over Google's policy.
Quick glossaryDuckDuckGo, AI features
DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo is a US-based search engine best known for not tracking users' searches.
AI features
Extra tools that use artificial intelligence to write answers or summaries, which some users may prefer to turn off.
China's first AI-generated film has reportedly flopped at the box office. Some people still see AI-made movies as the future of cinema, even after this weak result. The split views show how unsure people are about AI in entertainment, as studios try new ways of making films.
Quick glossarybox office
box office
The total money a film earns from people buying tickets to watch it in cinemas during its release.
A writer shares that they asked the Claude AI model to review their MRI scan. The post shows how everyday people are testing AI on personal health results, which raises questions about accuracy and privacy. The story is shared on a community tech forum.
Quick glossaryClaude, MRI
Claude
Claude is an AI chatbot made by Anthropic, a US company best known for its assistant.
MRI
A medical scan that uses strong magnets and radio waves to create detailed pictures inside the body.
Open source AI models are gaining ground as businesses, governments and startups turn to them for lower costs, more control and flexibility. Hugging Face's policy chief discusses the trade-offs. A key question is how companies can still earn money when powerful models are freely available to everyone.
Quick glossaryHugging Face, open source, trade-offs
Hugging Face
An AI company best known for its website and platform where developers share, find and test open-source AI models, based in New York and Paris.
open source
Software or AI models whose underlying code or design is shared publicly so anyone can use, study or change them.
trade-offs
Compromises where gaining one benefit means accepting some drawback or cost in return, so choices have downsides.
An opinion piece argues that India needs a unified urbanisation plan. It says Census 2027 will use 2011 definitions, which may deepen the undercount of urban India, and suggests a National Urbanisation Policy could address this gap.
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Context: The census counts people every ten years and its data guides how funds and seats are shared, so how 'urban' is defined matters. Many Indian towns have grown beyond old boundaries, so rural and urban areas now blend together.
South Tamil Nadu is likely to get a wet Deepavali, with heavy rain forecast until November 8. An upper air cyclonic circulation over the south of the state and nearby areas is expected to bring widespread rainfall. The Regional Weather Forecasting Centre has issued this outlook.
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Context: Deepavali is one of India's biggest festivals, with heavy travel and shopping, so rain can disrupt plans. Tamil Nadu usually receives its main seasonal rains from the northeast monsoon in these months, so this forecast fits a regular pattern.
The state government plans to bring its many separate skilling efforts, spread across several departments and agencies, into one unified system. It will allocate ₹5,000 crore for this and aims to train 30 lakh beneficiaries over the next seven years. The goal is to reshape the state's workforce pipeline and make training easier to follow.
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Context: Skill training in India is run by many central and state departments, which often overlap and can confuse job seekers. Government schemes such as Skill India aim to link training more closely with real jobs.
An article argues that India's science system should not make inclusion in a 'top 2% scientists' database its main goal. It says the country needs both basic research and practical solutions. The piece urges a broader view of what good science looks like.
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Context: The top 2% list ranks researchers using citation and impact data, and it is often used to judge careers and funding. Debates over such rankings have grown as India works to raise the quality and output of its research.
An opinion piece says states need help to rebuild public infrastructure damaged in cyclones Arnab and Murasu. The piece focuses on how these states need support to repair what the storms destroyed. Cyclones can damage roads, power lines, buildings and other public assets, so recovery often takes months.
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Context: Cyclones often damage roads, power lines and public buildings, and repairs can be costly. States usually request central support through national disaster relief funds after major storms.
An expert team is checking the safety of the Sathanur Dam in Tiruvannamalai during the monsoon. Water Resources Department officials said it is the third largest of the 20 major dams in Tamil Nadu, after Mettur and Bhavani Sagar, in storage capacity and height. Monsoon rains can raise water levels, so dam safety checks matter for nearby areas.
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Context: Dams are checked regularly because a failure can threaten nearby towns and farmland. Sathanur sits on the Ponnaiyar river and is one of the state's key water storage structures.
Karnataka Chief Minister Shivakumar has asked corporate companies to help upgrade 1,000 rural government schools. The request invites businesses to support improvements in public schools in the state.
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Context: Companies often fund community projects through corporate social responsibility programmes, which many Indian state governments now seek to tap for public services like schools.
Experts say advanced technology used in knee replacement surgery helps patients recover faster. The chairman of Naruvi Hospitals said the hospital plans to set up a bone marrow transplant centre for curing blood cancer and a fertility centre. The plans show the hospital expanding into more specialised care.
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Context: Knee replacement is a common surgery for severe arthritis, usually done when pain limits daily movement. Bone marrow transplants are used to treat certain blood cancers and some serious blood disorders.
India's services sector grew faster in October, reaching a four-month high. Strong domestic demand and new business orders drove the rise. The HSBC Services Business Activity Index rose to 55.8, pointing to better business conditions. Manufacturing, however, showed a slight decline.
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Context: HSBC publishes this monthly survey of business managers, and a reading above 50 signals expansion. Services such as banking, IT and retail make up a large share of India's economy, so this index is watched closely.
Future City Police will auction 244 vehicles that have not been claimed. The bikes are parked at the Moinabad police station grounds, and popular models such as Splendor and Pulsar are on the list. Owners have six months to come forward and stake their claim.
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Context: Police stations often hold vehicles that were parked or seized and never collected by their owners. Auctions are a way to clear these grounds, but owners who return within the set period can still claim their vehicle.
