Mexico busts network that used AI to clone VIP voicesThe security ministry said Thursday that the former treasurer of the state of Michoacan, his wife, children, and a bodyguard, were all arre...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
South Korea, Japan buffeted by hacks as AI lowers bar for cybercriminalsNine South Korean banks and two mega-churches are probing cyberattacks that may have involved AI tools, while Japanese companies including ...
09 Oct, 2026, 10.10 AM IST
AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlashFlock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of its employees, people with direct knowledge of the plans said on Thursday, as the maker of AI-...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.10 AM IST
Winners of The ET Startup Awards 2026 to be feted todayHappy Friday! The who's who of the startup ecosystem will come together in Bengaluru today to honour the winners of The Economic Times Star...
09 Oct, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut moves Delhi HC against AI generated, obscene contentKangana Ranaut has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court to address the removal of objectionable online content. The court has issued sum...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.39 PM IST
Startup of the Year Groww bets on scale; Qcomm sparks festive credit surgeHappy Thursday! Groww is betting its newer businesses will take a bigger slice of its income. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispa...
08 Oct, 2026, 07.28 AM IST
Meta deploys new AI tools to combat child exploitation on Facebook, InstagramMeta said the new measures are designed to identify advertisements that either feature child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or covertly direc...
07 Oct, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
Karnataka govt partners with ElevenLabs to explore voice AI for citizen servicesThe partnership will focus on developing a voice AI safety framework, exploring applications for government services and using AI-powered v...
06 Oct, 2026, 08.50 PM IST
SDKs emerge as key gateway to AI advertising as in-app ad market hits $400 billionIndependent advertising technology platforms are set to leverage SDKs to dominate the $400 billion in-app advertising market. Growth in thi...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
Your phone says “spam” before you answer. How AI spots suspect callsTelecom companies in India are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to detect and label potential spam calls and messages. By an...
06 Oct, 2026, 11.41 AM IST
McDonald’s sued in US over alleged AI-powered price coordination across franchisesMcDonald's is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly coordinating prices with franchises using an AI-powered pricing system. The complaint ...
06 Oct, 2026, 07.13 AM IST
SEC exposes $15 million alleged scam: How WhatsApp groups, AI trading promises and fake SEC claims lured investorsThe SEC has charged multiple entities over two alleged investment scams totaling more than $15 million. The agency says WhatsApp groups, AI...
06 Oct, 2026, 05.55 AM IST
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry expertsIndia should build its own artificial intelligence (AI) safety framework suited to its languages, scale, and application-led AI ecosystem r...
04 Oct, 2026, 07.21 PM IST
India needs its own AI safety framework, not a copy of US pact: Industry expertsIndustry experts say India should develop an AI safety framework tailored to its own languages, scale and application-driven ecosystem rath...
04 Oct, 2026, 04.02 PM IST
Betting syndicate seeks to ride AI wave, ED suspects over ₹2,000 crore funnelled abroad as ‘AI investments’ED’s Parimatch probe first unearthed betting syndicate’s ‘AI investment’ modus. The Enforcement Directorate suspects illegal betting networ...
03 Oct, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Chinese hackers impersonated ex-US official to steal emails from AI expertsIn a report, Proofpoint said that it had watched the hackers - which it dubs "TA419" - regularly try to steal passwords from people working...
01 Oct, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Cheating in hiring assessments takes an AI-turnCheating in recruitment assessments has dramatically increased, with 45% of tests flagged for integrity issues. AI-assisted methods have su...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.50 AM IST