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Can your refrigerator be hacked?

Consumers and corporations will have to be as careful about protecting appliances as they are with office equipment, like computers and servers

The Tatkal test for AI agent Instinct: Can it beat India's ticketing rush?

Platforms cannot yet distinguish an honest agent from a malicious bot. Until they can, AI agents will routinely spend Tatkal mornings locked out

RBI's Bhubaneswar data centre to reduce downtime of critical services

The Rs 169 crore facility was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day

CCPA fines Hogar Technologies ₹1 lakh over misleading walkie-talkie ads

The authority said that advertisements must disclose operating frequencies, licensing requirements and other essential regulatory information to enable informed consumer decisions

OpenAI resumes training AI, blocks internet access over security risks

The company said it would keep its most advanced models offline during training until safeguards are adequate, following incidents in which AI systems accessed the web and breached external systems

UK vows 100 mn euros for biosecurity lab with OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google

The lab will use AI to detect and monitor biological threats, with OpenAI and Anthropic providing up to 200 million euros in AI model credits

Asus to bring RTX Spark-powered ProArt laptops to India: First look

Asus will bring its ProArt P14 and P16 laptops with Nvidia's RTX Spark platform to India, targeting creators and developers seeking to run AI models and agent-based workflows locally

Apple's iPhone Duo hits stores in face of short supply, high demand

The new device goes on sale Friday, with the first shipments reaching Apple retail stores around the world

Govt plans cyber audit as digital fault lines emerge amid security breaches

Review likely to assess enterprise risks after cluster of security breaches

CureBay raises ₹100 crore in Pre-Series C round to expand rural network

The Bhubaneswar-based healthtech firm raised Rs 69 crore in equity and over Rs 30 crore in debt to expand its rural clinic network and strengthen AI-powered healthcare services

Why a flaw in PHP has put the internet's underlying code under scrutiny

AI tools helped researchers uncover serious weaknesses in PHP, raising fresh questions about how artificial intelligence could transform both cyber-security and hacking

What keeps some phones off Airtel Fast Lane despite 5G Standalone support

Some 5G Standalone phones fail Airtel Fast Lane compatibility checks despite supporting the underlying network technology, raising questions about carrier settings, software updates and provisioning

India's data centre boom lifts IT investments, but challenges persist

Data centre projects lift investment announcements, but power and water constraints pose execution risks

BFSI demand, AI revenue help Indian IT firms weather Q2 growth slowdown

BFSI demand and rising AI revenue helped Indian IT firms withstand weak growth in Q2FY27, with Tech Mahindra standing out, although analysts caution that a broader recovery remains elusive

How eMudhra's compromised certificates put web's system of trust at risk

Eight eMudhra intermediate certificates had weak private keys that could enable website impersonation, prompting Google, Mozilla and Cloudflare to act to protect internet users

India has set itself the task of being a leader in 6G: GSMA APAC head

GSMA pushes global adoption as countries begin testing and trialling 5G Advanced

AI agents must be given limited access to network: Microsoft V-P Mike Yeh

Microsoft's Mike Yeh warns that enterprises must restrict AI agents' access to sensitive systems, as growing adoption and faster AI-driven attacks heighten cybersecurity risks

Qualcomm plans worldwide job cuts in performance-focused layoffs

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon said the company would begin notifying affected employees in November as it seeks to strengthen its performance culture amid slowing smartphone demand

CNAP Explained: A scam prevention tool or a caller ID system. What is it?

India's CNAP service will display callers' registered names on incoming calls from November 1. Here's how it works and its limits

Japan launches historic mission to collect samples from Mars moon Phobos

Japan's MMX mission will collect at least 10 grams of material from Phobos and return it to Earth by 2031, aiming to resolve how Mars' two moons formed and evolved