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DSCI releases India-specific agentic AI liability guide

The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has published an India-focused guide on artificial intelligence (AI) liability for agentic AI systems. This guide clarifies how responsibility is allocated across the AI value chain if an agent operates autonomously or deviates from its tasks.

AI model GLM-5.3 succeeds in cyberattacks but raises safety concerns

Researchers reveal that Chinese AI model GLM-5.3 has successfully executed complex cyberattacks in controlled tests, highlighting the potential dangers of open-weight AI systems and cybersecurity risks.

MIT Researchers Launch Dashboard Tracking How AI Chatbots Answer Election Questions

MIT's new LLM Election Observatory monitors in real time how major AI chatbots respond to questions about the 2026 midterm elections, revealing differences in framing, sources, and tone across user identities.

Qwen-powered Apple AI to launch in China in December

Cursor marketplace backdoor tests trust in AI coding assistants

Cursor removed a compromised Claude Code extension from its marketplace on October 29. This came after researchers found out that the malicious extensions installed an SSH backdoor. An estimated 5,000 users may have been affected.

5 ways SMBs are using AI agents to manage task overload

OpenAI cuts funding target by $10 billion, FT reports

AI startup OpenAI has slashed the target for its latest funding round by $10 billion and is now seeking to raise $20 billion at a $1.25

Cathie Wood Shifts From AI Chips to Robinhood and Air Taxis in Latest ARK Trades

Cathie Wood just pulled millions out of two of this year's hottest AI chip winners and poured it into a battered broker and a pair of air taxi startups burning through cash. The trades raise a pointed question: does ARK see something the market is punishing,

Exclusive: upliance.ai In Talks To Raise Up To $4 Mn For R&D, Global Expansion

D2C home appliance startup upliance.ai is in advanced talks to raise $3 Mn to $4 Mn (around ₹28-₹37 Cr) in a Series A funding round, sources told Inc42. A new investor is expe

Google X co-founder Sebastian Thrun raises $130M for AI engineering startup Dulo

Dulo Inc., a startup co-founded by prominent artificial intelligence researcher Sebastian Thrun, has raised $130 million in funding. The Information broke the news of the investment on Thursday. Dulo co-founder Adrian Aoun confirmed the report in a post on X.