Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a campaign involving 108 Chrome extensions that stole user identities, hijacked Telegram sessions and injected malicious code into web pages. All extensions routed stolen data to servers controlled by the same operator, security firm Socket said. The extensions have collectively amassed around 20,000 installs on the Chrome Web Store.

The accused part of the TCS sexual abuse and conversion racket were on the training team of the company's Nashik office and had detailed information about new joinees, NDTV reported, citing police sources. The accused would choose "targets" who were financially weak, had family issues and needed money. The racket involved senior staff and an HR manager, too.

Snapchat's parent company, Snap Inc, is set to lay off around 15-20% of its workforce, reported Alex Heath. The layoffs have reportedly been described as "sweeping cuts that will more distinctly separate the Snapchat business from Specs." Furthermore, the planned integration of a $400 million deal between Snap and Perplexity AI has reportedly been aborted due to disagreements.

India had the world’s second-largest pool of top AI authors and inventors in 2025, trailing only the United States, according to a study by Stanford University. The largest share of identified AI authors and inventors came from US (2,20,520) last year, followed by India (50,460). India attracted a total of $4.09 billion in global private investments in AI last year.

In the sexual abuse and conversion case at TCS office in Nashik, a Malaysia-linked preacher, identified as Imran, is suspected of interacting with the six accused employees via video calls to facilitate religious conversions. He reportedly lured employees by promising high-paying international jobs and an improved lifestyle for women who relocated abroad. SIT identified Imran via WhatsApp chats.

Google DeepMind introduced Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6, a major upgrade to its reasoning-first model that enables robots to understand their environments with unprecedented precision. The model can help robots to precisely identify objects and recognise physical constraints, like avoiding liquids or items over 20 kilograms, when following instructions. It is efficient at detecting human injury risks.

Amid a row at TCS in Nashik, an X user wrote to Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane, claiming that "jihadi harassment" was going on at Infosys in Pune. "Many girls are complaining about jihadi harassment...Can you look into it?" read the tweet. Acknowledging it, Rane replied, "Noted." Notably, sexual harassment and religious conversion allegations have emerged from a TCS branch.

Portugal-based app store Aptoide has sued Google, alleging that the latter shuts out rival Android app stores by monopolising app distribution and violates US antitrust laws. The lawsuit seeks an injunction against Google's anticompetitive practices and an unspecified triple in damages. Aptoide suffers irreparable harm as Google deprives rivals of exclusive content from top developers, it said.

Google has expanded its AI-powered educational offerings in India. It has rolled out a full-length practice test for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET UG) on its AI-powered Gemini platform. Google has partnered with Physics Wallah and Careers360 to curate content for the practice tests, which are free and designed to closely mirror the exam format.

Jeff Bezos, world's fourth-richest man, still earns the same salary he has received since 1998, the year it was raised to $81,400 from $79,197. In an exchange filing, Amazon confirmed that Bezos’ salary in 2025 was $81,840, while it spent approximately $1.6 million on his security and business travel. Notably, Bezos has never received any stock-based compensation from the company.