Government has said X will be required to comply with Indian laws after its owner Elon Musk said "any censorship required by the governments is now clearly visible" under the platform's new algorithm. "X will have to follow the law of the land," a government official told PTI. X also plans to disclose details about the agencies making such requests.

Zoho Co-founder Sridhar Vembu reacted to a report that memory prices have risen 500% over the past 12 months due to AI. "For a long time, programming languages were designed with the assumption that memory is 'free'. That era has now ended," Vembu said. "Memory prices, along with AI token prices, have made business very difficult," he added.

AI is reshaping what businesses expect from leaders. A PwC study says 86% of financial executives believe AI skills training is more valuable than an MBA for new hires. But can AI knowledge really level the playing field, asks Scaler. In this masterclass, Chaitanya Repakula explores industry expectations, AI fluency and decision-making skills needed to transition into high-impact leadership roles.

Apple’s rumoured AirPods with built-in cameras have surfaced in a new leaked video, offering a first look at the upcoming device. The cameras are reportedly designed to support AI-powered features such as Visual Intelligence, rather than traditional photo or video recording. The camera-equipped AirPods could reportedly debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series as early as September.

Amazon is buying large quantities of old, rare books and destroying them while scanning their contents to train AI, according to an investigation by 404 Media. A hidden AirTag placed inside an order for around 1,000 books revealed that the consignment reached an Amazon facility housing the book-scanning project "VGT3". Notably, Amazon initially started as an online marketplace for books.

Companies are scanning books because they contain detailed information that can be useful for training AI models. But books may be damaged or destroyed after their pages are scanned, as an investigation found that Amazon may be doing this at one facility. The practice has sparked criticism, especially as authors question how their work is being used to train AI.

Anthropic's annual revenue run rate topped $65 billion by the end of July, up from about $9 billion at the end of 2025, Reuters reported. The figure surpassed OpenAI's $40 billion run rate, though the two firms may calculate it differently. Revenue run rate is closely watched by investors as both AI startups prepare for IPOs.

In an era where climate change, diabetes and microbial infections, falling water tables threaten the very backbone of Punjab's agriculture and health sector, a local biotechnologist is turning to advanced biotechnology to secure the state's farming future for sustainable livelihood.

Apple India has been ordered to refund ₹45,500 to an iPhone 15 user after a Haryana consumer commission found repeated overheating, Bluetooth and network connectivity problems. The commission said Apple failed to substantiate claims that the phone had been tampered with. It also awarded ₹5,000 for mental harassment and ₹5,000 towards litigation costs.