뉴스

Character AI poses unique risks for young users, mental health experts warn

Excessive dependence on such tools can have unintended consequences for both mental well-being and cognitive functioning

IRCTC disables 3cr user IDs, flags 6cr; scales up AI-based kitchen monitoring

IRCTC has taken significant steps to combat ticket booking fraud by deactivating over three crore suspicious user IDs and placing another six crore under verification. To enhance food safety, the railway's catering arm has expanded its AI-based kitchen monitoring system, utilizing over 2,300 cameras to detect hygiene violations.

IRCTC flags 9 crore user accounts, expands AI monitoring across railway kitchens

IRCTC has taken decisive action against ticket booking fraud, deactivating over three crore suspicious user IDs and verifying six crore more. Simultaneously, an AI-powered kitchen monitoring system, utilizing 2,394 cameras, now oversees 800 kitchens, detecting nine types of hygiene issues to ensure food quality for millions of passengers.

Claude AI down today; users report errors

700 Jobs, Vanished Overnight: The IT Startup That Left Pune's Freshers With Empty Accounts & Locked Door

Interns paid Rs 15,000 as security deposit to join. It was never returned. One X user's advice: "If a company asks for any security deposit, stay away."

"Endangering Our Kids": Florida Sues OpenAI Over ChatGPT Safety Risks

Florida attorney general faults OpenAI for failing to put in place stricter rules to verify users' ages.

OpenAI, Sam Altman sued by Florida over 'web of deceit and the exploitation of users': What is the case all about?

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier sued artificial intelligence company OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, accusing them of putting profit over safety. The lawsuit is separate from the criminal investigation against the firm. The development comes a month after Uthmeier issued subpoenas.

‘Nexbax AI Index’ to redefine AI adoption in India

It argues that the metrics dominating AI development in the world are essentially useless for the billion-plus users across India and the Global South

AI's hallucination problem is getting bigger, and what makes it worse

AI tools are becoming more convincing, but experts warn their tendency to confidently present false information is a growing concern. These systems, optimized for plausibility rather than truth, can mislead users in critical areas like research and healthcare. The risk of errors spreading due to unverified AI responses is significant, making detection harder.

Netweb Technologies jumps 15%, hits fresh 52-week high after rating upgrade

Shares of Netweb Technologies surged over 15% on Friday to hit their fresh 52-week high of Rs 4,680 on the NSE amid high volumes. The stock extended its gaining streak for the third session in a row, rising 21% in this period.The rally comes on the back of a ratings upgrade by CRISIL Ratings Limited. The company's Long-term rating has been upgraded to 'Crisil A+ / Stable'; while short-term rating reaffirmed to Crisil A1. Netweb offers computing solutions with fully integrated design and manufacturing capabilities. Its HCS offering comprises HPC, Private cloud and (HCI), AI systems and enterprise workstations, High performance storage (HPS) and Data Centre ServersCrisil Ratings believes NTIL will continue to benefit from the extensive experience of its promoters and established relationships with clients.The rating agency has also listed a slew of factors that will likely aid its growth. Among them are sustained revenue growth to over Rs 4,000 crore, with diversification across the end users earning steady operating margin at 13-14%, leading to higher-than-expected net cash accruals. Efficient working capital management leading to moderate dependence on debt and sustenance of healthy financial risk profile and liquidity will be another trigger according to CRISIL.It has also highlighted caveats that include the likelihood of decline in revenue below Rs 2,000 crores or fall in operating margin to below 11%, could lead to lower-than-expected net cash accrual. Meanwhile large, debt-funded capex or substantial increase in the working capital requirement, thus weakening the financial risk profile and liquidity.CRISIL shares have been market laggards, falling over 8% in 2026 while extending its decline to 24% over the past 12 months.Netweb Technologies reported Q4FY26 revenue from operations at Rs 774 crore, growing 87% year-on-year. Its operating EBITDA for Q4FY26 stood at Rs 97 crore while the adjusted operating EBITDA for Q4FY26 was Rs 102 crore, up 72% YoY, with a margin of 13.2%.(Disclaimer: Recommendations, suggestions, views and opinions given by the experts are their own. These do not represent the views of Economic Times)

The Future Of Crypto In India: Regulation, Taxation, And What Lies Ahead

India is not a fringe crypto market. It is central to the global landscape with over 120 million users.