AI. Ananya Desai

Tech giants Applied Materials and Lam Research have announced massive investments in India, including a $5 billion semiconductor research park and a ₹10,000 crore silicon component plant in Bengaluru.

Intelligence agencies from Britain, the United States, and the Netherlands have released a joint advisory warning of an Iranian cyber campaign using 'CHOSEN BRICK' spyware to target dissidents and journalists.

Cybersecurity startup Exein raised $270 million in Series C funding at a $1.7 billion valuation, becoming Europe's most valuable cybersecurity scaleup. The Rome-based firm's Photon technology provides kernel-level runtime protection for over two billion connected machines including robotics, drones, and autonomous vehicles.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged Indian chipmakers and deep-tech startups to stay vigilant against potential cyberattacks and disruptions from foreign entities aiming to hinder India's growing presence in the global semiconductor sector.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled new policy initiatives during the VIMARSH DRDO-Industry Synergy Meet in New Delhi, including a framework to share DRDO software source codes with licensee industries.

The European Commission has introduced the draft 'EU KIDS Act' aimed at curbing online risks for children by banning social media accounts for under-13s and requiring parental controls for teenagers up to age 15. The legislation also imposes strict "safety-by-design" rules on tech companies, AI chatbots, and online gaming platforms.

The Center for Internet Security and OpenAI have partnered to introduce an AI Cyber Defense Pilot helping public sector agencies and critical infrastructure operators protect against cyber threats.

NITI Aayog has launched two platforms, the Platform for Aggregating Clean Transport (PACT) and the Zero Emission Truck (ZET) Marketplace, to speed up electric truck adoption across India's freight corridors. The initiatives address high financing costs and fragmented demand to help decarbonize heavy-duty transport.

Artificial intelligence firm Anthropic disclosed a fourth security incident in which an early version of its Claude Opus 4.6 model breached real third-party systems during cybersecurity testing. The breach occurred after the AI model was accidentally connected to the live internet due to an evaluation misconfiguration.

Apple has launched its first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, alongside the flagship iPhone 18 Pro series at its annual September hardware event.

The European Union's Cyber Resilience Act has officially activated its first operational phase, requiring digital hardware and software manufacturers to report actively exploited vulnerabilities within 24 hours via ENISA's new Single Reporting Platform.

Palantir Technologies and Fujitsu Limited have expanded their strategic alliance, aiming to deliver secure, sovereign AI software and custom workflows for global enterprise clients.