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EAM Jaishankar tells UNGA that AI is a driver of human empowerment and that India will make it part of its partnership agenda with the Global South.

EAM S. Jaishankar tells the UN General Assembly each nation should shape its own AI ecosystem, urging reform of multilateral institutions for a multipolar world.

Ahead of World Tourism Day, the government says tourism contributes 5.22% to GDP with 8.46 crore jobs, as digital tools and AI reshape the sector.
Tariff cuts on $30 billion of goods in each direction mark the clearest US-China breakthrough, as both sides also launch AI talks and an incident channel.
Pope Leo warned that humanity risks losing itself in a "paradise of machines" as artificial intelligence reshapes daily life, urging ethical education to guide the technology's use. The pontiff made the remarks during the first official papal visit to France in 18 years.

Welcome to Indie App Spotlight . This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact . iOS 27 debuted to the public almost two weeks ago , with the flagship feature being Siri AI. While Siri AI was revolutionary compared to what existed prior, it still has some shortcomings. QuillCue aims to close one of the gaps with Siri AI by providing a custom keyboard that lets you save prompts for l

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told the UN General Assembly that nations must have the freedom to develop artificial intelligence systems aligned with their own priorities. Warning against misuse of AI, he urged civil dialogue and transparent processes to sustain peace.

Dozens gathered near 48th Street and Thistle Landing Saturday, raising concerns about air, water and noise as construction on the campus continues.
The US and China agreed to set up a communication mechanism for artificial intelligence-related incidents. Read more → The post China and US Agree to Establish AI Safety Channel and Continue Trade and Military Talks appeared first on IT Security News .

China and the U.S. have agreed to set up a channel for handling AI-related incidents and accelerate work on military crisis communications.

[cs.LG] Modern machine learning methods have been proposed to detect life in extraterrestrial samples, drawing on their ability to distinguish biotic from abiotic samples based on training models using natural […] The post Can AI Detect Life? Lessons From Artificial Life appeared first on Astrobiology .

America’s AI race against China, which has become a major point of debate as midterms... The post Cruz says winning AI race against China is ‘single most important economic question’ for America appeared first on Democratic Accent .

India argues it hasn’t missed AI bus; stronger AI listings and investment in AI, quantum tech, and hardware will boost global funding.

Personal AI agents like Meta Muse, Instinct and Grok Bot can manage tasks across apps, but their access to personal data raises privacy concerns.

A man has shared his mother using Google's Artificial Intelligence (AI) app Gemini to assist her in using WhatsApp. The interaction has garnered love on social media.

Hosakote MLA and Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Chairman Sharath Kumar Bache Gowda said Karnataka has developed a low-cost AI PC priced at around Rs 18,999, with the state aiming to give schoolchildren early exposure to artificial intelligence while strengthening its semiconductor design ecosystem,

Google is preparing to launch a satellite carrying its AI chips into orbit, part of an early test of whether space could someday host AI data centers. The New York Times reports that Google’s launch is part of “Project Suncatcher,” the company’s experimental effort to explore putting AI infrastructure in orbit. The satellite is fitted with […] The post Google to Launch Satellite to Test Orbital AI Data Center Technology appeared first on CBNC .

McDonald’s is testing an AI voice assistant called Archy that takes drive-thru orders in English and Spanish. The company presented it at its investor day at its Chicago headquarters on 23 September. Archy has been more than 90% accurate in early tests, McDonald’s said, according to Restaurant Dive. The company has not said how many restaurants […] This story continues at The Next Web

A team of INRAE scientists, in collaboration with Université Côte d'Azur and Nanjing Agricultural University in China, has used an innovative AI-based method to identify the sex pheromone of the lily moth1 and the olfactory receptors associated with it. The insect pest, whose caterpillars feed on these plants, is found in Asia and Oceania. This approach to identifying previously unknown molecules opens up new possibilities for identifying pheromones in other species. These molecules play a key r
Over 800 radiologists attend AP IRIA-2026 at AIIMS-Mangalagiri, exploring AI, interventional radiology, and professional knowledge sharing.
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