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AI models’ breakout from human control brings a told-you-so moment for technology researcher

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July 24, 2026 (Associated Press) It is the kind of development once seen only in science fiction: An artificial intelligence system, trained to probe for digital vulnerabilities, breaks free of human control and acts on its own to hack another company. The attack announced this week by OpenAI, which blamed rogue AI models, underscored the blistering growth in the technology’s capabilities. For many, it also added urgency to questions about whether and how it can be prevented from causing mayhem on a bigger scale, with more serious consequences. In what OpenAI called an “unprecedented” episode, the company said its advanced

Gold slides Rs 2,000 to Rs 1.47 lakh/10g, silver drops Rs 5,000 in Delhi

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Gold prices dropped by Rs 2,000 to Rs 1.47 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday due to profit-taking by traders. The precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity depreciated by Rs 2,000 to Rs 1,47,200 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes), marking its second straight day of losses. Gold traded at Rs 1,49,200 per 10 grams on Thursday, according to local traders. Silver prices also declined by Rs 5,000 to Rs 2,24,700 per kg (inclusive of all taxes) due to heavy selling. The white metal had settled at Rs 2,29,700

India to roll out common KYC for banks, insurers; mutual funds to follow, sources say

MUMBAI, July 24 (Reuters) – Indian banks and insurers will launch a common KYC (Know-Your-Customer) in August, with ‌asset managers joining later, two regulatory sources and industry executives said, allowing customers to access financial products without separately submitting identification documents. The new system, known as Central Know-Your-Customer 2.0 (CKYC), will only require the customer’s consent for these institutions to fetch data stored at a central registry when opening an account or updating their details. India ​has spent more than a decade trying to create a system similar to those in countries such as Singapore and ​several European nations, where digital

Rahul shows pellet gun injuries of protester to slam govt, says ‘stop assaulting our students’

New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) Dharmendra Pradhan is a “criminal education minister”, a symbol of the collapse of India’s education system and must be removed, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded on Friday as he presented before the media a student protester who was allegedly shot with pellet gun by security personnel during the July 20 protests. Gandhi also demanded that there should be action against those who shot at and baton charged students, as well as Prime Minister Narendra Modi apologise to students. “You are saying that protesters have been hit by pellet guns. I want to explain when were

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