The US-China AI race comes with a new rule: Pick up the phone bro

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AI messaging scam costs Italy’s top bank Intesa millions, sources say

AI-powered fraud cost Fideuram, Intesa Sanpaolo’s private banking arm, €95 million in a sophisticated scam.

Tech, AI leaders to join Trump for launch of government website

President Trump will host tech and AI leaders, including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Tesla’s Elon Musk, to launch America.gov, a new government website.

Oppo K14 Plus Launching With Massive 8,000mAh Battery

Oppo is preparing to launch its new K14 Plus 5G smartphone in India, with the company confirming a September 29 launch date. The upcoming handset will become the fourth model in Oppo’s K14 lineup and is being positioned as a higher-end option in the series. Its biggest highlight is a massive 8,000mAh battery, accompanied by The post Oppo K14 Plus Launching With Massive 8,000mAh Battery […]

Apple Removes Promised Camera Features From Older iPhones

Apple has quietly changed the compatibility details for two new camera features introduced with the iPhone 18 Pro series, meaning owners of several older iPhone models will not get the promised functionality after all. The Texture and Grain controls in Apple’s latest Photographic Styles were initially described as coming to older iPhones through iOS 27. The post Apple Removes Promised Camera […]

3 Indians Use Claude To Hack ChatGPT In 72 Hours, Earn Rs 6 Lakh Bounty

Indian Researchers Used Claude To Hack OpenAI In Under 72 Hours, Earned Rs 6 Lakh Bounty Three Indian-origin cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence can dramatically accelerate security research after using Anthropic’s Claude to exploit vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s systems. The researchers, from cybersecurity startup Hacktron AI, gained access to several OpenAI […]

The keys to your accounts: How personal AI agents like Meta’s Muse work, and what they ask of users

Personal AI agents like Muse and Instinct are reshaping user interaction with tech, handling complex tasks and retaining memory for better personalisation. 

AI and cybersecurity weekly: Gemini hacks into three companies, OpenAI agent hacks into Australian govt website, more

Apart from this, OpenAI has shared new privacy features for ChatGPT and an unpatched bug in OnePlus 15 can lead an app to gain root priviledges.

Sennheiser launches MOMENTUM 5 series in India with user-replaceable batteries: Price, specs, and availability

Sennheiser launched its MOMENTUM 5 headphones and earbuds in India with user-replaceable batteries, priced starting at INR 29,990.