Updates

24 Aug 2025

OpenAI to open office in New Delhi

India is now OpenAI’s second-largest market after the United States.

24 Aug 2025

Google launches standalone Password Manager app for Android

By separating Password Manager into an app, Google hopes to compete more directly with services like LastPass and 1Password instead of remaining hidden inside Chrome.

24 Aug 2025

Senior OpenAI executive Julia Villagra departs amid talent war

Julia Villagra’s exit adds to leadership changes at OpenAI, with the company balancing expansion, fierce competition with Meta, and rising public concerns about AI’s impact.

24 Aug 2025

Google claims Gemini uses less water and energy per text prompt

Gemini’s environmental footprint estimates face criticism for omitting indirect water use.

24 Aug 2025

Hong Kong deepfake scandal exposes gaps in privacy law

Deepfakes invert old privacy harms, with fabricated images damaging reputations even without distribution.

24 Aug 2025

Password managers found leaking credentials through invisible overlays

A single click can trigger password leaks in top browser-based managers.

23 Aug 2025

Contested quantum study updated but questions remain

Science lifts warning on paper claiming evidence of Majorana quasiparticles.

23 Aug 2025

Google launches Gemini AI for government

The launch coincides with federal plans to boost AI while limiting regulation-heavy states.

23 Aug 2025

South Korea unveils five-year AI blueprint for ‘super-innovation economy’

South Korea will invest $71bn in AI to build a ‘super-innovation economy’ under its new five-year blueprint.

23 Aug 2025

Luxembourg tightens crypto reporting rules for CASPs

Reporting covers portfolio management, custody, exchanges, crypto transactions, and client order execution, with penalties up to €250,000 for non-compliance.