Data centres and electricity: the evidence behind public-resource concerns
An evidence-based guide to data-centre electricity demand, supply and affordability.
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Starlink says built India’s infrastructure with requisite government approvals, ready to offer hi-speed internet
Starlink tagged Reliance Industries’ statement issued, in which the Mukesh Ambani-led company said it welcomed satellite-comm competition — including Starlink — but urged all players to comply with Indian law
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Anthropic bans 'cruel' behaviour against its Claude AI
Already last year, the company said it was giving Claude the ability to end conversations in rare, extreme cases of "persistently harmful or abusive user interactions”
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India’s cyber systems are facing a reckoning driven by AI agents
The worrying part about CERT-In’s note is that the agency did not name the AI model or the company behind these breaches
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Apple teases a new ‘Welcome home’ event on October 13
Apple’s new ‘Welcome home’ event comes about a month after its annual iPhone launch event
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Burma Burma Parent Files DRHP For IPO With ₹150 Cr Fresh Issue
Hunger Pangs, the parent of restaurant chain Burma Burma, has filed its DRHP for an IPO comprising a fresh issue…
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Presidential adviser says Ukraine is in talks to lift speed limit on military satellite network
The cap, imposed without warning early October 15, cuts the internet data connection when a communication terminal moves faster than 160 kph, which is common for Ukrainian drones equipped with Starshield
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AI agents accessed Indian organisations’ systems without authorisation, CERT-In reveals
AI agents accessed live systems belonging to Indian organisations during research and evaluation, according to CERT-In.
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UPI transactions fell 1.8% to 24.07 billion in September 2026; value slipped to Rs 29.37 lakh crore
UPI processed 24.07 billion transactions to the value of Rs 29.37 lakh crore in September 2026. This represented a 1.8% decline in volume and a 1.5% decline in value on a monthly basis, although there was again strong YoY growth.
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TRAI Q1 FY27 data: India’s mobile data usage rises 8.3% in June quarter, average cost per GB falls
TRAI reported higher wireless data usage in April–June 2026, while average outgo per GB fell to Rs 7.13.
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NASSCOM asks government to review public procurement processes for AI to counter Big Tech pricing
NASSCOM have asked the Indian Govt. to revise its public procurement rules to prefer Indian AI models over the global Big Tech players. They warn that the current practice of going with the lowest bidder in tenders could be detrimental to the local AI startup ecosystem.
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From Boldfit To Origin — Indian Startups Raised Over $236 Mn This Week
Startup funding continued to pick up pace in the second week of October. Overall, Indian new-age tech ventures raised $236.2…
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Kevin Rudd warns U.S., China of potential AI security crisis, calls for urgent cooperation
Kevin Rudd said the growing ability of autonomous AI systems to infiltrate or attack digital infrastructure presented significant risks to national security, financial systems and essential services.
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Mark Wahlberg wants to take on the longevity-startup crowd with an affordable gym concept
Mark Wahlberg, who once sank money into a gym chain that got kicked off the NYSE, is now building his own, and he promises you’ll get a cold plunge, a blood panel and a protein muffin without needing a trust fund.
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Made a ‘difficult decision’ to eliminate a ‘small number’ of jobs: Amazon
Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, said in a Fox News interview aired Wednesday, that continued job cuts have been necessary because the company overhired during the pandemic.
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AI regulations: Consultation paper in a month; safety, deepfakes among key focus areas, says Vaishnaw
Mr. Vaishnaw also said that the government would work closely with the Ministry of Education to update university curricula for AI
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From AI to Super Intelligence: Trump’s new American AI Agenda | In Focus podcast
As Trump pushes to rebrand AI as “Super Intelligence”, John Xavier discusses what it means for America’s AI ambitions and the global race
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Apple’s updated App Store rules go after ‘nudify’ AI apps
Apple's App Store rules now more explicitly ban so-called "nudify" apps that generate intimate images of people without their consent using AI tools. The rule changes follow significant criticism toward Apple after X users used Grok earlier this year to make nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes…
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Finolex Cables Limited sees huge opportunity in emerging data centre hub in Vizag
Dedicated teams are working on tapping the burgeoning global demand for subsea cables required by the data centres and the opportunities in the capital region of Amaravati
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OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.
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We can finally hear some of Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon A Time in Shaolin album
Wu-Tang Clan member Method Man, who got to hear the album for the first time thanks to Pablo Torre Finds Out. | Getty Images Wu-Tang's Once Upon A Time in Shaolin album has, for the most part, been extremely difficult to listen to, but you can now hear two snippets of the album thanks to the…
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Tesla driver says he was asleep and using FSD when he crashed into highway patrol cars
After this horrific crash involving a Tesla driver who said he was asleep and using the driver assist mode, the California Highway Patrol warns that "Despite its name, full self-driving is not fully autonomous.
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“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
Discord user flagged AI CSAM, triggering arrest of New Jersey deputy AG.
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US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.
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