Shamil Khan

DeepMind's founder steps back from daily operations, but London's AI ecosystem shows strength with $13B in startup funding.

Sai Venkata Aditya Arepalli quit a Rs 13-lakh job to pursue a master's in AI at the University at Buffalo and now works at AWS with a Rs 1.5-crore package.

An Australian man's OpenClaw AI agent hacked a gym's booking software, booking classes months in advance and removing a waitlisted member, highlighting the security risks of autonomous agents.

A HKUST survey finds 72.7% of Hong Kong professionals use AI weekly, far above the global average, but junior employees report heightened job insecurity.

Malaysia is pitching itself as a strategic hub for South Korean firms in semiconductors, AI, and halal, leveraging aligned national strategies and Asean market access.

J.P. Morgan lifts its 2026 year-end S&P 500 target to 8,000, citing surging AI-driven earnings and a record beat rate, but keeps valuation multiples in check amid rising risks.

Meta’s latest subscription perks let paying users automatically convert engagement into followers, while AI tools and profile enhancements further tilt the playing field toward paid accounts.

OpenAI disclosed its earlier acquisition of NextSlide, an AI presentation startup, aiming to embed slide creation directly into ChatGPT and compete with Gamma, Canva, and Microsoft.

China has released OneGenome, a free AI tool that applies clinical reasoning to genomic data, offering hope for faster diagnosis of rare genetic diseases.

China has deployed an AI-powered fish identification system on a dam in Tibet's Yarlung Tsangpo River, raising questions about data transparency and conservation impact.

Unitree's Shanghai IPO, priced at 150.8 yuan per share, marks the first mainland listing of a humanoid robot maker, raising $904 million amid a Chinese robotics listing rush.

Moody's warns that the financial sector's race to adopt AI is creating a dangerous overreliance on a few tech firms, exposing banks to systemic risks and potential price gouging.

Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth told employees that AI-driven efficiency should lead to more product output, not extra time off, in a blunt townhall exchange that highlights Silicon Valley's split over the future of work.

Vineet Nayar warns that the real AI risk is not smarter machines, but a quiet erosion of human ambition and belief, a lesson from his decades in tech and rural classrooms.

Apple’s new guide for Mac users in China enables integration of Alibaba’s Qwen AI with Siri and Writing Tools, aiming to regain ground in the competitive AI PC market.

From $474 camera kits to AI-generated bedtime stories, tech companies are selling data-driven parenting. But critics say no algorithm can replace human connection or guarantee a child's safety.

Two-thirds of India's AI professionals foresee layoffs, with Salesforce and Oracle employees most concerned, while Indian SaaS firms show greater confidence.

Pakistan's tech job market is shifting as AI automates entry-level tasks, cutting junior developer hiring by 25% while boosting demand for advanced AI skills.

The Ai4 conference in Las Vegas highlighted the growing tension between massive AI investments and elusive corporate returns, with attendees questioning when theoretical benefits will materialize.

AI is reshaping wellness in 2026, with chatbots offering personalized health advice, but experts warn of generic results and marketing hype amid trends like parasite cleanses and proteinmaxxing.

Researchers at Stanford and the Arc Institute have used generative AI to design fully functional bacteriophages from scratch, a first in synthetic biology that could revolutionize phage therapy but also raises biosecurity alarms.

AI-linked stocks across Asia plunged on Thursday, erasing prior gains, as renewed concerns about the profitability of massive AI spending and geopolitical tensions rattled investors.

DeepSeek is preparing to significantly raise its API prices, a move that could reshape the competitive landscape for AI inference services.

CAT 2026 registration fee rises to Rs 2,700 as IIM Indore plans AI-based monitoring and verification to enhance exam security.

The 9th Circuit lifted a ban on Perplexity's AI shopping tools, finding that user-directed agents don't constitute unauthorized access under the CFAA, a first-of-its-kind ruling with major implications for agentic AI.

A Panmure Liberum strategist warns that the economics of new AI data centers are so unfavorable they could trigger a sharp correction in U.S. corporate earnings, which are currently running nearly 60% above trend.

The World Bank's World Development Report 2026 identifies Pakistan as highly vulnerable to AI-driven job displacement, particularly threatening educated youth in a weak formal job market.

AI is eroding the experiential learning that builds professional judgment. A new analysis from Harvard Business Review argues for a radical overhaul of mentoring to focus on critical thinking, communication, and navigating ambiguity—skills machines can't replicate.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a ban on Perplexity's AI shopping agents, ruling that users, not the company, access Amazon's platform under federal law.

SpaceX's first public quarter saw revenue soar 92% to $7.8 billion, driven by Starlink and AI, but high AI costs and a looming share unlock pressured the stock.