With Nvidia's second-best AI chips headed for China, the US shifts priorities from security to trade

The US has allowed Nvidia to sell powerful AI chips to China in return for a share of the profits. This shift weakens export controls and risks boosting AI-driven warfare worldwide. Allies like Australia now face hard choices between economic ties, security commitments, and trust in US leadership.

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These travel influencers don't want freebies. They're AI.

Travel brands are using AI-made influencers to promote destinations cheaply, quickly and with full control. These digital figures look real online, gain thousands of followers, and blur truth, while worrying human creators. As AI improves, travellers may trust social media less, as ads replace lived experience and personal voice online.

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Why SpaceX IPO plan is generating so much buzz

After two decades reshaping spaceflight, Elon Musk plans to float SpaceX on the stock market. The record-breaking IPO could raise over $30 billion, valuing the firm at $1.5 trillion, and fund Mars ambitions. Yet public scrutiny may challenge its bold, risk-heavy culture, and investor pressure could reshape future innovation and strategy choices.

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Oracle denies report on OpenAI data center delays

Oracle denied on Friday a media report that it was delaying OpenAI-related data centers, following investor worries over its debt-fueled AI infrastructure buildout. Shares of Oracle, which had fallen 3.6% following the report, pared some losses to be down by 2.8% in afternoon trading.

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Intel has tested chipmaking tools from firm with sanctioned China unit, sources say

Chipmaker Intel, has tested chipmaking tools this year from a toolmaker with deep roots in China and two overseas units that were targeted by US sanctions.

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AI to place India among NTT Data’s top five markets

NTT Data sees sustained demand for IT infrastructure growth, driven by AI workloads and it plans to invest heavily beyond its Rs 2,400-crore Bengaluru data centre project and an overall Rs 4,000-crore outlay in the city. The company will also scale less capital-heavy services around applications, cloud and business process transformation in the country.

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Meta partners with ElevenLabs to power AI audio across Instagram, Horizon

ElevenLabs said the collaboration will enable Meta to dub Reels in local languages, generate music, and create character voices in Horizon. The company added that its voice library now includes more than 11,000 voices across over 70 languages.

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OpenAI's latest model GPT 5.2 out with Instant, Thinking & Pro versions

Available within OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot, the latest model can create spreadsheets and presentations, decode images, write code, and even understand long context, the company said.

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Karnataka govt tables bill empowering officials to order takedown of online hate crime content

The opposition BJP has strongly protested the bill. The bill, which has invoked provisions from the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and the Information Technology Act, 2000, seeks to prevent the dissemination, publication, or promotion of hate speech and crimes, prescribe punishment for such crimes, and provide compensation to victims.

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NTT Data taps Bratin Saha as CEO of new AI arm AIVista in Silicon Valley

Saha has a PhD in computer science from Yale University. He brings deep expertise in AI, infrastructure, platforms, and solutions and specialises in scaling new businesses and ecosystem relationships.

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Retail investors to drive India’s MF, equity assets past Rs 550 lakh crore by 2035; F&O losses prompt shift to long-term investing: Report

The report, ‘How India Invests 2025’, said a doubling of household penetration of mutual funds from the current 10% to around 20%, rising systematic investment plans (SIP) ticket sizes, and investor onboarding beyond the top 30 cities, will deliver much of this expansion.

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ICC on a sticky wicket as JioStar seeks to exit deal

In a surprising turn of events, JioStar has communicated to the ICC that it must retract from its media rights contract for cricket events, primarily due to major financial challenges. This development has prompted the ICC to scout for alternative partners to secure rights for future tournaments.

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ET in the Valley: AngelList rethinks India play as new rules impact investing

Despite operational complexities India remains an important market for AngelList, Kohli said, adding that with a surge of AI and deep-tech activity many Indian founders are now splitting time between India and the US to access customers and capital. Regulatory complexity aside, the talent pipeline from India is exceptional especially in technical and product leadership, Kohli told ET.

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Apple rocked by executive departures, with chip chief at risk of leaving next

In just the past week, Apple’s heads of artificial intelligence and interface design stepped down. Then the company announced that its general counsel and head of governmental affairs were leaving as well. All four executives have reported directly to chief executive officer Tim Cook, marking an exceptional level of turnover in Apple’s C-suite.

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After fine against X, Musk says EU 'should be abolished'

Following a high-profile probe seen as a test of EU resolve to police Big Tech, the social media platform owned by the world's richest person was slapped with a fine of 120 million euros ($140 million) on Friday for breaking the bloc's digital rules.

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SFO Tech mulling Rs 2,270 crore electronic components plant in Tamil Nadu

The electronics manufacturing services firm, the flagship company of the NeST Group, is expected to sign a memorandum of understanding on the project with the Tamil Nadu government at the TN Rising Conclave in Madurai on Sunday.

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Indian startups entering global markets to shield operational tech from cyberthreats

India is becoming a key player in global operational technology security. The nation has launched its first comprehensive OT security testbed. This facility allows companies to test products across the entire industrial process. A new wave of Indian OT security startups is gaining traction internationally. India's neutral geopolitical stance aids these companies in global competition.

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Meesho’s 79X IPO subscription one of highest among new-age companies

QIBs bid for more than 120 times the shares of the ecommerce marketplace allocated to them, while retail investors subscribed to the book 19 times. Meesho’s Rs 5,421 crore offering will value it at Rs 51,535 crore on a post-money basis. The company is raising Rs 4,250 crore in fresh capital through the IPO. By comparison, omnichannel beauty retailer Nykaa's Rs 5,350 crore IPO was subscribed 52 times, and at-home services platform Urban Company's Rs 1,900 crore share sale was subscribed 104 times.

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Google enhances Search with follow-up questions; tests AI Mode, AI Overview merger

In a video on X demonstrating the feature, which will be rolled out first on mobile devices, Robby Stein, Google’s vice president of products, shared a travel-planning scenario involving his children, aged four and six. He asked Search for advice on what to prioritise when packing to ensure a smooth trip.

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Zepto rolls outs pan-India supply chain automation

Zepto has fully automated its backend supply chain operations across India. Over the past year, this initiative has enabled the processing of 2.5 million FMCG units every day, resulting in a remarkable 45% increase in outbound manpower efficiency and promising notable cost reductions annually.

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Nvidia servers speed up AI models from China's Moonshoot AI and others tenfold

The data comes as the AI world has shifted its focus from training AI models, where Nvidia dominates the market, to putting them to use for millions of users, where Nvidia faces far more competition from rivals such as Advanced Micro Devices and Cerebras.

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New data law spurs huge spike in cyber insurance demand

Insurers said they are seeing a 20-25% increase in demand for cyber insurance, turning it from an optional add-on to a necessary tool for compliance, as penalties under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act for a data fiduciary's failure to implement security safeguards could go up to Rs 250 crore, 50 times higher than before.

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AWS says custom AI chip line becomes multibillion-dollar business, unveils plans for Trainium 4

Speaking at the company’s annual event, AWS re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas, CEO Matt Garman said that Trainium is already a multibillion-dollar business, and that 1 million Trainium chips have been deployed so far.

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Manufacturing is moving from static to hyper-flexible automation

Cedrik Neike, CEO, Siemens Digital Industries, tells Himanshi Lohchab that India needs to leapfrog manufacturing. If it copies traditional models, it will not be able to catch up.

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The big debate: Is AI a bubble?

There is palpable tension with circular deals and debt funding doing the rounds but tech honchos are certain that AI is here to stay, write Surabhi Agarwal & Himanshi Lohchab.

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Tesla new car sales in Italy rebound in November after falling for six months

Tesla's new car registrations in Italy bounced back in November after six straight months of decline, posting a 58% year-on-year increase, data from the Italian transport ministry showed on Monday.

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New-age firms rejig boards fast to plug IPO gaps: Longhouse

Indian startups preparing for IPOs are rapidly overhauling boards, hiring independent directors and boosting diversity, often within six months of filing draft prospectuses. A Longhouse study shows most appointments focus on regulatory, financial, and strategy expertise, with limited sector specialists and only modest gains in gender diversity across new-age companies.

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