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China Blocks Meta Deal of Singapore Based Manus AI

China has blocked the acquisition of Manus AI over concerns of violation of its security regulations.

China has blocked the acquisition deal between Manus AI and Meta Inc over alleged violation of China’s regulations as the Singapore based startup had Chinese roots.

UN AI Panel First In-person Meet in Spain; Report out in July 2026

UN International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence first meeting in Madrid Spain on April 23-24.

The United Nations’ Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence convened its first in-person meeting last week in Madrid

India’s CERT-In Flags Claude Mythos as High-Severity

CERT-In has called for enhanced cybersecurity measures by businesses against risks posed by Claude Mythos model.

India’s cybersecurity agency CERT-In has issued a high-severity advisory against Anthropic’s frontier AI model Claude Mythos, warning that it can autonomously identify software vulnerabilities, plan multi-stage cyberattacks and simulate enterprise compromise at a scale previously requiring expert teams. The advisory urges organizations and MSMEs to adopt Zero Trust security, MFA, rapid patching and stronger incident response measures.

DeepSeek V4 Model Unveiled: China’s Cost Effective GenAI Push

Built at a higher cost-effective price, DeepSeek's V models offer capabilities of world class Gen AI models.

DeepSeek AI has launched its flagship open-source models DeepSeek-V4 Pro and DeepSeek-V4 Flash with a native 1-million-token context window, frontier-level coding and reasoning capabilities, and significantly lower API pricing, positioning them as major challengers to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini in the global AI race.

OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.5; Claims Higher Efficiency, Lesser Tokens

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OpenAI has released its latest AI model GPT-5.5 on Thursday, claiming it to be “smartest AI model” yet, adept at coding skills while consuming lesser tokens.

India’s Finance Minister Warns Banks on Claude Mythos AI Model Cyber Risks

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Following a high-level meeting over Claude Mythos AI model with regulators including the Reserve Bank of India, lenders have been directed to strengthen cybersecurity systems, report incidents immediately, and coordinate responses.

India, Japan Launch AI Strategic Dialogue, Focus on Policy and Industry Collaboration

Officials from India and Japan display signed documents following discussions under the Japan India AI Cooperation Initiative during the first AI strategic dialogue.

India and Japan held their first AI strategic dialogue under the Japan India AI Cooperation Initiative, focusing on policy convergence, talent mobility, and joint research, alongside signing an MoU between ONESTRUCTION and DataKaveri Systems

Singapore Proposes Global Standard for Testing Generative AI Systems

Singapore Proposes First Global Standard for Testing Generative AI

Singapore has proposed ISO/IEC 42119-8, a new international standard aimed at creating common methods for testing generative AI systems. The proposal will be discussed at a global AI standards meeting in Singapore attended by experts from more than 35 countries.

Spot the AI: India Plans Tougher Rules on Synthetic Content

India's MEITY announces strict rules related to AI generated synthetic content

India’s IT Ministry wants AI-generated videos to carry labels visible for the entire duration — not just flashing disclaimers. Feedback open till May 7.

80K Tech Jobs Cut in Q1 2026; Nearly Half Due to AI: New Report

80,000 Tech Jobs Lost in Q1 2026, Nearly Half Due to AI

Over 80,000 people lost their jobs across the global tech industry in the first three months of 2026, with nearly half directly attributed to AI-driven restructuring, according to a new report by TradingPlatforms. Oracle, Amazon, Block and Meta led the cuts — but most of these layoffs are funding future AI, not replacing workers today.