Technology

G20 innovation ministers convened in North Carolina to adopt the Carolina Principles, establishing consensus on artificial intelligence governance, workforce development, and tech supply chains. India's delegation pushed for AI technology partnerships and safeguards.

Tech industry layoffs in 2026 surpassed the total recorded in all of 2025, with over 128,000 workers affected globally by mid-September. Major corporations like Oracle, Amazon, and Meta are cutting roles while reallocating billions toward artificial intelligence chips and data centers.

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman confirmed that the company will not launch an Initial Public Offering in 2026, describing the current landscape as an "ill-advised moment" to go public. Altman stressed that the AI giant must prioritize safety, alignment, and risk management over public market listings.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that rapidly evolving AI models could build internet-controlling swarms within 6 to 12 months if safety alignment fails to keep up. He proposed that frontier AI labs grant outside safety evaluators continuous internal access.

Leaders at the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi unanimously adopted a landmark declaration committing to global AI governance, equitable access to AI compute resources, and strengthened cybersecurity defenses.

OpenAI has released its new flagship AI model, GPT-6 Astra, featuring groundbreaking capabilities in reasoning, coding, and cybersecurity benchmarks. However, massive global usage forced the company to temporarily suspend new sign-ups for its premium ChatGPT Pro subscription to protect server performance.

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.

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added four critical vulnerabilities affecting Cisco, Citrix, Fortinet, and Google Chromium to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Federal agencies and enterprises have been mandated to apply patches immediately following evidence of ongoing exploitation by malicious cyber actors.

The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) and the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on September 8, 2026, in Mumbai. The partnership aims to accelerate IPv6 adoption and establish a domestic RPKI repository mirror to protect internet routing security across India.

IT major HCLTech has inaugurated a 40,000-square-foot Advanced Semiconductor Lab in Bengaluru with an investment of ₹185 crore to accelerate post-silicon testing and chip validation.

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.

India's Department of Telecommunications announced that its real-time Financial Fraud Risk Indicator has prevented over ₹5,000 crore in suspected cyber fraud losses since its launch in May 2025.

OpenAI has officially called on the US Congress to pass mandatory, capability-based safety regulations for advanced AI models. Reversing its earlier stance, the company also voiced support for several key California AI safety bills.

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.

The 7th Global Fintech Fest 2026 launched in Mumbai, highlighting Agentic AI, tokenisation, and quantum computing as core drivers for the next generation of inclusive digital finance.