Why AI ‘girlfriends’, virtual companions may no longer be accessible in China from July 15
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 7, 2026 11:14 AM IST China is tightening its regulatory oversight of the rapidly evolving AI industry, with AI companionship apps emerging as the focus…
Alibaba to ban employees using Claude Code from July 10 as US-China AI rivalry escalates
2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 6, 2026 09:08 AM IST Alibaba is expected to prohibit all its employees from using Claude Code, Anthropic’s popular AI programming tool, from July 10…
Anthropic in talks with Samsung for a potential AI chip collaboration: Report
2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 4, 2026 09:16 AM IST Artificial Intelligence startup Anthropic is reportedly exploring the development of a custom AI chip and has held discussions with Samsung…
UBTech brings companion robots closer to consumers with new U1 humanoid series
4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jul 3, 2026 10:42 AM IST UBTech has launched a new humanoid robot designed for companionship, marking its latest push beyond industrial automation and into consumer-focused…
Is SpaceX building an AI phone? Elon Musk calls report ‘utterly false’
3 min readNew DelhiJul 2, 2026 11:32 AM IST SpaceX seems to have developed a prototype of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered handset and demonstrated it to investors and stakeholders ahead…
Anthropic set to restore Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after US lifts export restrictions
4 min readNew DelhiJul 1, 2026 09:00 AM IST Frontier AI lab Anthropic, on Tuesday, said that the US Department of Commerce has lifted export restrictions imposed on two of…
Google caps Meta’s use of Gemini AI models as demand outpaces compute capacity: Report
3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 30, 2026 09:11 AM IST Meta’s internal AI projects have been hit with disruptions and delays, and Google could be part of the reason why.…
OpenAI unveils GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna but almost no one can use them yet: Here’s why
OpenAI has unveiled its next-generation GPT 5.6 family of AI models, but for perhaps the first time ever, the company’s most advanced AI models will be out of reach for…
How a niche technology became a choke point for AI
Subramanian Iyer, an electrical engineer and educator, has long specialized in a sleepy niche of the semiconductor industry that has now become a major choke point in the global contest…
Anthropic resumes limited Mythos 5 rollout after US eases restrictions
Anthropic said on Friday that the US government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artifical intelligence model to some “trusted” US organisations, partially reversing an order…