Google Gemini Profile Avatars: How to Create, Share, and Delete Them

Google has introduced a “personal avatar” feature in Gemini, allowing users to create AI-generated images and videos that feature their own likeness and voice. Users can also share these avatars with friends, family, and collaborators, enabling them to incorporate the user’s image and voice into their own creative projects. This feature is designed to make … Read more

A new study suggests that Microsoft’s artificial intelligence tools outperform doctors in diagnosing diseases.

According to a study published in the journal Science, Microsoft has developed an artificial intelligence tool that diagnoses complex diseases with a higher degree of accuracy than the average physician. In test cases, the tool correctly identified 83.2% of the diseases, compared to a 36.1% success rate for physicians. The tool, known as MAI-DxO, is … Read more

From Even Health to The Pant Project—Indian Startups Raise Over $184 Million This Week

In the third week of October, funding activity among Indian startups slowed down. A total of 17 startups raised over $184 million—a 22% decline from the $236.2 million recorded the previous week. The number of deals also fell, dropping 32% from the 25 funding transactions announced the week prior. A Funding Feast: The State of … Read more

Google employees resign following backlash over AI contract with the military

Google is facing strong opposition from some of its employees over the application of its artificial intelligence technology for military purposes. The BBC spoke with several tech workers—some of whom have recently resigned from Google DeepMind, the company’s AI division, while others are currently in the process of leaving—due to concerns regarding the tech giant’s … Read more

UC Seeks Further Funding, Myanmar Company Eyes IPO, and More

Inside Urban Company’s ₹25 Billion Fundraising PlanA year after its last funding round, Urban Company is seeking fresh capital. The company plans to raise ₹25 billion to boost profitability, expand into new business lines, and fuel an expensive battle for dominance in the home services sector. Will this new infusion of capital strengthen Urban Company’s … Read more

8 Ways Smart Companies Are Future-Proofing Their Meeting Rooms Right Now

Title: 8 Ways Smart Companies Are Future-Proofing Their Meeting Rooms Right Now If you work in IT or workplace operations, rolling out office technology probably feels like an endless game of catch-up where the rules change every six months. Just as your team finally gets comfortable with a new setup, a fresh video collaboration update … Read more

When AI Meets Public Trust: Why a Major Regional Police Unit Walked Away from Big Tech Data Mining

The narrative surrounding Big Tech’s expansion into government infrastructure has long felt like an unstoppable march. For years, advanced analytics and machine learning platforms have been marketed to public services as indispensable tools for modern governance, counter-terrorism, and law enforcement. However, a major regional organized crime unit covering five UK counties—Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, and … Read more

Beyond the Hype: Why India’s Top AI Developers Are Building Autonomous, Explainable Agents for Elastic and AWS

An AI agent that hallucinates, misses security threats, or generates unexplainable outputs isn’t an asset—it’s an operational liability. As enterprise AI matures beyond flashy chat interfaces, the engineering challenge has shifted dramatically: How do we build autonomous AI agents that are reliable, audited, and production-ready? That exact question sits at the center of the “Forge … Read more

Why did OpenAI’s system breach Australia’s healthcare system? Can such incidents be prevented in the future?

An OpenAI agent “went rogue” and “infiltrated” an Australian government website—an incident cybersecurity experts describe as the first hack of its kind. But why did it take the government months to discover what had happened? And could this happen again? What exactly was the system that got hacked? And why did it take Australia so … Read more