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Dark side of tech: AI-driven cyberattacks call for better security measures

In a world increasingly reliant on technology, cybercriminals are misusing artificial intelligence (AI) to execute sophisticated attacks, posing significant threats to individuals and organisations alike, according to an expert. Recent high-profile data breach reports involving Star Health exemplify this alarming trend, highlighting the urgent need for upgraded cybersecurity measures. In a conversation with PTI, Sneha Katkar, Head of Strategy and Product Custodian for the cybersecurity firm Quick Heal's antivirus lineup, pointed out that the landscape of cybercrime has undergone significant evolution. "Cyber criminals today are not operating manually; they are using AI to automate attacks. They are using artificial intelligence to actually conduct these attacks. It's so sophisticated in nature that the best of the best fall prey to it," she noted. This automation allows them to bypass traditional security measures, making it challenging for even the most robust systems to defend ..

Gen AI: India Inc proceeds cautiously, upping AI game in global competition

The last of the three-part series shows how Indian firms are upping their AI play, but Gen AI progression remains focussed on HR and customer experience applications

Google to show advertisements in Search's AI-generated Overviews: Details

Google's AI Overviews will display related products available for purchase alongside answers. The advertised products will reportedly appear below a "sponsored" header

OpenAI introduces 'Canvas' within ChatGPT: What is it and how it works

OpenAI is currently rolling out Canvas to ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers in beta. Once the feature has completed the testing cycle, it will also be available for free users

Data centre emissions witness growth: Is AI or climate change to blame?

Three of the biggest tech companies, Microsoft, Google and Meta, have reported ballooning greenhouse gas emissions since 2020

Apple Intelligence rolling out this month, but Indians have to wait longer

The rollout of Apple Intelligence will be staggered, with the first set of features arriving in iOS 18.1 and subsequent updates introducing more advanced capabilities

62% of Indian professionals agree AI crucial for career: LinkedIn survey

Video most popular format for professionals to gain knowledge, it says

Google opens Gemini Nano for developers to explore AI-enhanced apps: Report

Google is allowing experiment exclusively with text-to-text prompts on the Pixel 9 series devices with support for more modalities, such as images, arriving in the upcoming days

Copilot Plus PCs: Microsoft releases Recall, adds new AI tools, native apps

Criticised for user privacy violation, the controversial Recall feature will be available to select Copilot Plus consumers with additional default security layers

Samsung may put select Galaxy AI features behind paywall from 2025: Details

While Samsung might make its suite of artificial intelligence features pay-to-use, users would still have free access to some, such as Google's Circle to Search and more

ByteDance plans new AI model trained with chips from Huawei Technologies

The new model's capability and complexity, measured by its computing parameters, will be less powerful than ByteDance's existing AI model Doubao, one of the people said

India leads on world AI stage in talent and domain skills: Nasscom chief

India leads on world AI stage in talent and domain skills, placing it on a strong footing in transformative era of Artificial Intelligence, Nasscom's new chairperson Sindhu Gangadharan has said, asserting this is "the best time to be in India" particularly for those in the technology sector. In a wide-ranging interview to PTI, Gangadharan touched upon several key issues -- from the importance of mental and social well-being at workplace to economic impact of AI and GenAI -- and sought to assuage concerns around artificial intelligence (AI) displacing jobs. She stressed on the need for organisations to attach high priority to mental and physical well-being of their workforces and make it part of their organisational culture, through policies, practices and interest groups. Gangadharan's comment assumes significance in the backdrop of the tragic death of a young employee at one of the prominent consultancy firms that led to social media outcry and triggered intense debate in corporate

OpenAI discusses giving CEO Sam Altman 7% stake in for-profit shift

OpenAI was founded in 2015 as a nonprofit research organization with the goal of building artificial intelligence that would be safe and beneficial to humanity

South Korea criminalises explicit deepfake possession amid public outcry

The bold new legislation introduces strict penalties, including imprisonment and hefty fines, as a response to public outrage over the distribution of sexually explicit deepfakes

Accenture unveils $4 bn share buyback as AI powers strong quarterly revenue

The Dublin-based company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $16.41 billion, compared with analysts expectations of $16.38 billion, according to LSEG data

Accenture raises FY25 revenue growth guidance to 3-6% despite FY24 miss

"We are hiring primarily in India," says Julie Sweet

Meta Connect: Meta AI now has voice and can analyse and edit shared images

In addition to new Meta AI features, Meta is now testing AI-generated content on Instagram and Facebook feeds, tailored to users' interests and "current trends"

Blackstone confirms $13 bn investment in Britain for AI data centre

Previous plans for the site fell through when UK startup Britishvolt collapsed last year, in a blow to the country's hopes of building a home-grown battery industry

OpenAI starts rolling out Gemini Live-like Advanced Voice Mode for ChatGPT

ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode utilises the GPT-4o AI model's multimodal capability to offer more natural-sounding real-time conversations with the AI chatbot

Parl using AI, ML to make proceedings available in many languages: Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday said artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies were put to use to make available House proceedings in different regional languages to members of Parliament. Addressing a press conference here after the two-day meeting of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region, Birla said the Lok Sabha Secretariat was also sharing its expertise in technology with legislatures of states and Union territories to speed up the process of digitisation. Birla said during the two-day conference, presiding officers of state legislatures from across the country also deliberated on the agenda of the upcoming 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Sydney from November 3-8. The CPC has short-listed eight topics including support of legislatures to promote LGBTQ+ participation, use of artificial learning (AI) in parliamentary proceedings, violence and abuse of parliamentarians, human trafficking, refugees and immigration across ..