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Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen with 2.5x speed boost, four reasoning levels
Google has rolled out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a new artificial intelligence model that completes tasks 2.5 times faster than its predecessor, Gemini 3.8 Flash, as the company looks to improve the speed and efficiency of everyday AI tasks, coding and agentic workflows.
Why Google and OpenAI want AI agents to decide faster
Google has introduced the Gemini Decisions API, which aids AI agents in making faster decisions for various tasks. This new tool enables quicker selections for requests by scoring options in one processing pass. Competitors like OpenAI and TypeSafe have released similar offerings, with unique features tailored to their models.
Tea industry groups back panel's proposal for minimum sustainable price as costs outpace prices
Five tea industry associations have welcomed the government committee's recommendation for a minimum sustainable price for tea. This recommendation aims to address rising production costs that are exceeding the prices received by producers. The proposed benchmark price is linked to wage movements and consumer price indices, which will be reviewed periodically. Producers believe this pricing mechanism will help absorb wage increases and support investment in tea production.
Gemini 4 Carbon opens to developers, enterprises with advanced AI capabilities for complex tasks
Google has expanded access to its Gemini 4 Carbon artificial intelligence (AI) model to developers, businesses, scientists and consumers, as it seeks to bring advanced AI capabilities to tasks such as software development, financial research and cybersecurity that require multiple steps and extended reasoning.
ShareChat hires creative directors as AI cuts microdrama costs by 40%: CTO Nitin Jain
Nitin Jain told the Economic Times Digital that AI has lowered the barrier to entry for creators, while the company's engineers now supervise AI-written code instead of writing it by hand.
Anthropic unveils Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2, its most powerful AI models yet: All you need to know
In a blog post, Anthropic said both models improve on coding, reasoning and vision, and cost less than the 5.1 versions. “Testers have found that Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 communicate more clearly than past Fable and Mythos models,” it added.
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Why did you come back? The Indian dream beyond India's borders
The trend of Indian emigration continues, driven by aspirations for better opportunities abroad. Despite improvements in India, many individuals still seek to leave the country. Historical patterns of migration are linked to economic conditions and personal ambitions. The allure of the United States remains significant for many professionals. However, immigration policies may restrict future movement and opportunities for those seeking success.

The business of running a hospital: Balancing profitability, patient trust and scale
A hospital’s financial health depends on more than occupancy and revenue, requiring a careful balance of cost control, cash flow and patient trust.

China's robot makers have mastered the moves. Now comes the race for brains
The shift is fuelling an investment boom in embodied AI, a field focused on software that allows robots to understand their surroundings, learn unfamiliar tasks and adapt without having to be programmed for every job.

Software stocks slide as Fortinet, ServiceNow fail to meet lofty investor expectations
Software companies have been under intense scrutiny this year as investors weigh the likelihood of newer AI models disrupting traditional business models. The S&P 500 Software & Services Index has managed a 6% year-to-date rise, just about half the gains recorded by the S&P 500.

Google launches Gemini 4 Carbon AI model with cybersecurity focus
The launch comes two weeks after Google introduced Gemini 4 Argon, as the company expands its Gemini family of AI models for developers and enterprise customers.

Former GitHub CEO launches GitHub rival Entire with India data hosting
Entire is a new developer platform designed to help developers and AI coding agents improve software development processes. The platform features automated code reviews and continuous memory for AI agents, which streamline coding sessions. Entire also offers faster code repository hosting, with speeds significantly exceeding those of GitHub.

Anthropic vs OpenAI: How Claude maker’s growth is challenging ChatGPT ahead of IPO
Anthropic has seen significant revenue growth, reaching $16.29 billion in the first half of 2026. OpenAI continues to expand its business model while generating substantial revenues from its consumer and enterprise offerings. Both companies face financial pressures as they invest heavily in infrastructure and computing power. The competition between Anthropic and OpenAI is primarily driven by their customer acquisition strategies and operational efficiencies.

Anthropic files for US IPO amid AI boom, rising costs and safety concerns
Anthropic has filed for a US IPO to support its ambitious AI development plans and secure funding. The company's recent financial details show significant revenue growth, but losses have widened sharply. Investors are currently valuing Anthropic at approximately $1.5 trillion, reflecting recent market fluctuations. Anthropic is in competition with OpenAI in the race to create advanced AI systems.

Timeline: Anthropic's path from AI startup to industry-defining IPO
Anthropic's IPO filing marks a significant step toward becoming the first public listing for a frontier AI lab. The company has raised a total of $3.5 billion in various funding rounds leading up to its IPO. Significant investments have come from major companies including Amazon.com and Alphabet's Google. Anthropic is currently projecting revenue of approximately $190 billion to $200 billion in 2028.

Anthropic unveils its US IPO filing; puts AI ambitions, costs in spotlight
The prospectus highlights Anthropic's rapid growth over the past year, fueled by Big Tech's breakneck spending that has driven a rally in AI stocks while raising concerns about lofty valuations and rising debt.

Great Eggspectations: Brown, free-range, omega-3 or protein-rich? What’s really worth paying for in an egg
India’s premium egg market is growing as health-conscious consumers pay more for free-range, cage-free and nutrient-enriched varieties. But higher prices do not always mean better nutrition. While farming practices and specialised feed can raise costs, experts say unclear labelling and limited verification make it difficult for consumers to assess what they are paying for.

Moonshot curbs hacking ability in new Kimi model as fears grow over AI-powered cyberattacks
Beijing-based Moonshot announced the curbs while introducing Kimi K3.1 Pro, which it describes as its most capable 3-trillion-parameter-class open-weight model. The company plans to publish the model's weights - files allowing outside developers to run and modify it on their own systems - by November 4.

China's Moonshot AI launches Kimi K3.1 Pro; plans full model weights release by November
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company Moonshot AI has unveiled Kimi K3.1 Pro, a 3-trillion-parameter open-weight AI model featuring a 1-million-token context window, alongside a high-speed variant, Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed, according to a company statement.

Stocks in news: Reliance Industries, Eternal, Alkem Labs, BEL, HPCL, Swiggy and GMDC
Indian markets witnessed a downturn on Wednesday, prompted by significant selling in banking stocks. After showing initial promise, the Nifty 50 index dropped by 77.60 points to close at 22,811.35. Reliance Industries celebrated a reaffirmation from ICRA concerning its non-convertible debenture program, valued at Rs 12,000 crore. Eternal also reported impressive year-on-year growth in Q2 revenue and net profits.

ElevenLabs targets AI assistants and customer support with two new voice models
The models support over 90 languages and 17,000 voices, with Mini aimed at lower-cost conversations and Max designed for tasks that require AI agents to follow a process.

Nvidia’s rivals have built their own AI chips and now want to make the software switch easier
Nvidia faces competition as Amazon and Google introduce tools that allow minimal changes for chip switching. Amazon's TorchNeuron and Google's TorchTPU aim to simplify the transition for developers using PyTorch. These tools enable existing code to run efficiently on different hardware.

DeepSeek pushes out updated AI model it says is faster, leaner
The firm unveiled the V4.1-Flash-1017 late Saturday afternoon with a series of posts on X saying the update had “stronger benchmark performance, faster task completion, and shorter outputs than the previous version.” The model is live across the web, on DeepSeek’s app and its platform for developers.

“They don’t understand how business works,” Publicis Sapient global CPO on hiring fewer freshers
Kameshwari Rao says graduates need business knowledge to assess AI-generated work, as clients push for fewer people and more outcome-based billing.

Meta’s Muse Spark Open is free to download, but comes with strings attached
The main commercial restriction applies to companies that offer AI models as a service, giving customers model outputs through an application programming interface (API) or a similar interface.

Google’s Gemini 4 Argon takes on OpenAI, Anthropic with focus on coding, research and reasoning
Google has made its AI model Gemini 4 Argon available globally for developers and enterprises through API access. This launch follows its prior limited access for selected cybersecurity professionals, enhancing its competitive edge. OpenAI and Anthropic have also released advancements in AI models recently.

NPS investment in startups: AINPSEF writes to PM Modi seeking probe and asks for dissolution of NPS Trust
Manjeet Singh Patel has alleged serious financial irregularities concerning the National Pension System Trust. He has requested a high-level audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. Patel asserts that many employees' NPS investments have turned negative due to poor market performance. He demands the implementation of a guaranteed minimum return on employee contributions.

Google Gemini 4 Argon rollout begins: Price, features and how to get the AI that's 'built to solve your hardest problems'
Google has introduced Gemini 4 Argon, an advanced AI model tailored for tackling intricate, real-world challenges. Developers can access this model through the API integrated within the AI Studio and Gemini platform. Various businesses have leveraged Argon to enhance productivity across areas such as coding, finance, legal affairs, and cybersecurity.

Meta says its new AI models on par with OpenAI, Anthropic
Meta on Monday unveiled two new "frontier" artificial intelligence models called Wonder and Wonder Full, which the company claims perform at a level comparable to that of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude. In a blog post, Meta touted so-called benchmarking data from an independent firm called Artificial Analysis that appears to show that Meta's newest Wonder models outperform its own previous models, Spark, as well as various models developed by Anthropic, OpenAI and Google.
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