Government agencies and companies around the world took websites and online services offline on Wednesday as cybersecurity officials warned that critical flaws in PHP, a programming language widely used to build websites, could allow hackers to take control of vulnerable servers. The US National Security…
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Anthropic unveils Claude Duet to monitor connected apps and manage workplace tasks – CNBC TV18
Anthropic has unveiled Claude Duet, a standalone artificial intelligence (AI) agent app designed to help professionals and small-business owners manage routine work. The app can deliver daily briefings, monitor connected applications and perform tasks such as scheduling meetings, building dashboards and preparing financial forecasts. Unlike…
Meta share deal ties Zuckerberg to California amid wealth tax vote – CNBC TV18
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will get a new chunk of shares in the company he founded, and in return, he has agreed to stay in California, where the company is headquartered, for at least eight more years. It’s partly a financial carrot intended to keep…
Meta Q3 revenue rises 26%, aims for up to $76 billion in Q4 – CNBC TV18
Meta Platforms reported third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, October 21, and issued a strong revenue outlook for the current quarter, sending its shares up about 2.5% in extended trade. The Facebook and Instagram parent reported revenue of $64.60 billion for the quarter…
Meta faces $25 billion penalty in New Mexico over Facebook data scandal – CNBC TV18
A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay $25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to media reports. The penalty comes…
Walmart lets AI agents shop for customers as Amazon blocks rivals like Meta’s Muse – CNBC TV18
US shopping giant Walmart on Wednesday unveiled tools allowing artificial intelligence agents such as Meta’s Muse to shop on behalf of its customers, taking the opposite approach to rival Amazon, which bars outside AI agents from its platform. AI agents are programs that can carry…
IBM Q3 Results: Tech behemoth records 5% sales growth, raises annual software revenue outlook – CNBC TV18
International Business Machines Corporation, or simply IBM, announced quarterly sales that surpassed analyst expectations, indicating successful recovery of infrastructure contracts that had been postponed during the earlier portion of the fiscal year. Revenue grew approximately 5% to reach $17.1 billion for the quarter concluding September…
Amazon, Flipkart smartphone deals: Galaxy S25 Edge, iPhone 17 and iPhone 15 prices revealed – CNBC TV18
Planning to buy a new smartphone? Amazon and Flipkart are offering deals on popular Samsung and Apple models during ongoing festive sales, giving buyers a chance to save on select devices. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge is listed on Amazon at an effective price of…
Lava Aura Curve launched in India: Check price, specifications and availability – CNBC TV18
Lava has expanded its range of curved-display phones with the launch of the Aura Curve in the Indian market. The handset, which has been listed on Lava’s official website, has a lot of common features and design elements with the Virat Curve that arrived in…
Europe risks losing over half of its fastest-growing startups as funding, AI rules weigh: AWS – CNBC TV18
Regulatory hurdles, funding shortages and gaps in workforce skillsets are prompting European startups to consider relocating, risking a mass exit of the region’s most promising new ventures, an Amazon Web Services executive told Reuters on Wednesday. Europe has struggled to narrow the gap with the…