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Anthropic’s historic IPO filing: Will Anthropic (ANT) stock crash after IPO? Claude maker reportedly targets potential $2 trillion valuation
Anthropic’s IPO could put its stock to the test. The company behind Claude reportedly targets a potential $2 trillion valuation, but its heavy spending and billions in losses raise questions. Will ANT stock hold its value after listing, or could investors rethink the price once trading begins?
Microsoft now treats AI agents as insiders risks that could go rogue
The company’s new security tools give every AI agent a risk score that keeps updating, and they cut back the agent’s access when that score rises. Microsoft says agents can make mistakes, be manipulated or be compromised, like any other insider.
Chinese AI tool pulled to prevent 'misuse' after South Korea hacks
In light of alarming bank hacks, the Chinese AI cybersecurity tool Artex has been taken offline. Major data breaches affecting tens of thousands of clients have been reported by South Korean banks. The developer has opted for a closed-source model. Investigations hint at a financially-driven individual in China being behind the attacks, raising concerns about the risks of open-source tools in the cybersecurity realm.
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey's app Bitchat removed by Apple in India
Apple has removed Jack Dorsey-backed offline messaging app Bitchat from its India App Store following a government takedown order under Section 69A of the IT Act.
Lessons from Chinese AI Firms on Owning Customers’ Habits
As U.S. AI firms compete in an escalating race for superior models, bigger benchmarks, and more advanced features, Chinese companies are pursuing a fundamentally different strategy: embedding AI into users’ everyday habits. The authors argue that this “habit moat” approach may prove more durable than competing on raw capability alone. Whereas Western firms position AI as a destination consumers consciously visit, companies like Alibaba integrate AI into existing routines such as shopping, payments, food delivery, and travel booking, reducing friction until using AI becomes automatic behavior. Once AI capabilities become “good enough,” marginal technical improvements matter less than becoming the default path through recurring customer tasks. The authors outline four strategic imperatives for Western leaders: focus on behavioral cues rather than feature gaps, subsidize customer behavior instead of subscriptions, embed AI invisibly into existing workflows, and optimize for repeat usage rather than first-time adoption. The central warning is stark: AI may not replace employees first—it may instead capture the critical customer moments businesses currently own.
India tops global AI adoption with highest share of ‘frontier professionals’: Microsoft
The India findings of the Microsoft Work Trend Index (WTI) 2026 paint a rosy picture about AI adoption in the country. However, it puts the onus on leaders to scale up the adoption for it to bear fruit at a larger scale.
At 13, she invented a device that can detect a fire before it starts. Meet California girl whose life-saving creation was triggered by a tragedy
A young innovator from California, developed an AI-driven device to detect fire hazards early. This invention was inspired by witnessing a devastating restaurant fire in San Jose. Her breakthrough earned national recognition and support from the U.S. Fire Administration. She launched her startup, Vigil, in 2025 to scale the technology for mass manufacturing. The device uses AI and thermal imaging for real-time environmental monitoring and instant alerts.
GitHub down: Users report issues with website, app and login
Microsoft-owned GitHub faced a significant outage on Monday evening. Users reported widespread issues with its website and application services. The outage comes just a few months after GitHub confirmed a cyberattack involving unauthorised access to some of its internal repositories, following claims by a threat actor that it had stolen and was attempting to sell company data online.
GitHub outage: Website, API, Actions and Copilot affected as users report widespread issues
On August 17, 2026, GitHub suffered an extensive outage that disrupted key services. Users encountered significant performance issues on both the website and API, leading to higher error rates across experiences. Critical components like authentication systems and GitHub Copilot were also impacted. GitHub promptly initiated an investigation to understand and rectify the ongoing incidents affecting their services.
Microsoft's GitHub confirms cyberattack involving unauthorised access of nearly 3,800 repositories
GitHub has confirmed a cyberattack after a threat actor claimed to have stolen and listed company data for sale. The breach involved unauthorised access to internal repositories via a "poisoned" VS Code extension, with the attacker's claims of accessing nearly 3,800 repositories aligning with GitHub's investigation.
OpenAI identifies security issue involving third-party tool, says user data was not accessed
OpenAI said on Friday it had identified a security issue involving a third-party developer tool called Axios and is taking steps to protect the process that certifies its macOS applications are legitimate OpenAI apps.
What’s so good (and not so good) about Clawdbot, the viral AI assistant
Clawdbot is an open-source agentic AI assistant that runs locally on users’ computers. Created by PSPDFKit founder Peter Steinberger, this does not merely work as a chatbot, but also takes actions on a user’s behalf such as monitoring emails and calendars, managing files, etc.
GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke to step down
Dohmke joined GitHub in 2018 as vice president for strategic programmes. In 2021, he became chief product officer, serving in that role for just four months before taking over as CEO in November that year.
Ctrl + Alt + Create: GitHub Spark Builds Apps Without Code
GitHub Spark is a no-code development platform that enables anyone to create full-stack apps quickly and easily. With drag-and-drop functions and GitHub integration, it's ideal for founders, PMs, teachers, and teams who want to create fast without coding.
GitHub launches new AI coding agent that fixes bugs
Copilot helps developers write code—it suggests lines of code or even whole functions while typing. In its latest upgrade, the AI agent will be more active, like a mini-assistant, for the developer. Instead of passively suggesting code, the agent will understand and act on goals.
IIT Bombay's startup incubator SINE and Microsoft sign MoU
As a part of this collaboration, SINE and Microsoft will explore opportunities that will help startups at SINE avail benefits of Microsoft software and services, access to GitHub, M365 resources, training and skilling on Azure, along with mentor networks.
GitHub user behind 'Bulli Bai' app blocked; IT Minister says CERT, police coordinating further action
The uploading of pictures on the 'Bulli Bai' app was similar to the 'Sulli Deals' upload in July last year. The 'Bulli Bai' app worked just the same way as Sulli Deals did. Once opened, a Muslim woman's face was randomly displayed as Bulli Bai. Muslim women with a strong presence on Twitter, including journalists, have been singled out and their photos uploaded.
Microsoft’s GitHub deal triggers software coders’ trust issues
Their fear comes from a very real historical clash between open-source coders, who freely post and share their work, and Microsoft, which became one of the world’s largest companies by selling proprietary software and fiercely protecting its technology.
Indian techie who exposed Airtel's malicious code injection may defend notice received from Flash Networks legally
Flash Networks, which had created the code, sent a cease and desist notice to Thejesh earlier this month for publishing it.
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