India's cyber crime agency I4C has warned banks, non-banking financial companies and fintech startups about cyberattacks that use AI. The warning comes as such attacks keep growing. Firms in the money sector are being urged to take the threat seriously and strengthen their defences.
Quick glossaryIndian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre, non-banking financial companies, fintech
Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
India's government centre that coordinates the fight against cybercrime, working with police and other agencies.
non-banking financial companies
Non-banking financial companies are lenders that offer loans and credit but cannot take regular bank deposits.
fintech
Fintech startups use new technology to offer money services such as payments, loans and investing, often through apps.
Researchers have published a new study checking whether AI models can tell what is going on inside their own processing. The work looks at how well these systems understand their own reasoning. It is an early step toward knowing when an AI's explanation of its answer can be trusted.
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.
AT&T's Connected Life home security system now works with Gemini for Home. AT&T says it is the first home security product to connect with Google Home Premium. The link brings Gemini-powered features that can summarise what happened at home and offer other smart tools.
Quick glossaryAT&T, Gemini for Home, Google Home Premium
AT&T
A large American telecom company best known for its mobile phone plans, home internet and broadband services.
Gemini for Home
Google's AI assistant built into smart home products, which can answer questions and explain what is happening in a house.
Google Home Premium
A paid Google service for smart home devices that unlocks extra features such as video history and AI-powered alerts.
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.
Qualcomm has listed a new AI accelerator card called the Cloud AI 100 Ultra for data centres. It uses 150 watts of power and comes with 128 gigabytes of memory, which can move data at 548 gigabytes per second. The card is built to handle AI tasks in large computing setups.
Quick glossaryQualcomm, accelerator card
Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a US chip designer best known for the processors that power many Android smartphones, based in San Diego.
accelerator card
A hardware card with a special chip that speeds up AI work in computers and data centres.
New codes of practice will apply to UK businesses that use facial recognition and biometric tools. Biometrics are body-based identifiers such as face or fingerprint data. The report gives few details beyond the rules being coming, so readers should watch for the full guidance.
Quick glossaryMLex, Codes of practice, Biometrics
MLex
A regulatory news and analysis service that tracks laws and rule changes affecting businesses and governments around the world.
Codes of practice
Official guidance written by a regulator that explains how organisations should follow the law in practice.
Biometrics
Physical traits such as a person's face, fingerprint or iris, used by computers to recognise who that person is.
A regional council in Australia has unveiled an AI tool meant to tackle a large number of potholes on its roads. The report is short and gives few details on how the system works. It shows AI being tried in everyday public work such as road repair.
Quick glossaryregional council
regional council
A regional council is a local government body that runs services for a group of nearby towns or districts.
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.
The Centre has proposed a change to drug rules that would let authorities suspend manufacturing licences of substandard medicines straight away. Under the proposed amendment, makers must first take mandatory corrective steps before a licence can be revoked. The suspension stays in place until the manufacturer carries out that corrective action.
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Context: India has faced several cases of contaminated or substandard medicines in recent years, which led to calls for tighter checks on drug makers. The proposal would change how the licensing regulator responds to such failures.
India's Aditya-L1 solar mission has shared new findings on how solar eruptions spread out. Scientists found that one eruption expanded unevenly, not evenly in all directions. The insight could help forecasters better predict space weather, the conditions in space that can affect Earth.
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Context: Aditya-L1 is ISRO's solar observatory, placed about 1.5 million km from Earth to study the Sun. Solar eruptions can send charged particles toward Earth, so forecasting them matters for satellites and communications.
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 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 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.
French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa has confirmed a cyberattack involving fraudulent transactions. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT traced more than $133 million in suspected crypto withdrawals. Investigators are now examining how the funds moved across exchanges, and the story is still developing.
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Context: Crédit Mutuel Arkéa is a large French banking group, and ZachXBT is a well-known independent crypto investigator who often traces stolen digital money through public blockchain records. Cyber attacks on banks and crypto platforms are a growing concern for customers worldwide.
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.
The Annual Survey of Industries shows big factories dominate India's manufacturing output. Factories producing over ₹500 crore contribute more than three-fifths of total value added, while smaller factories are many in number but add little. The survey gives a picture of how the sector is structured.
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Context: The Annual Survey of Industries is a yearly government survey of registered Indian factories, used to track output, jobs and investment. Policymakers use it to see whether growth comes from big firms or from many small units.
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.
