Microsoft recently announced the gradual rollout of Copilot Actions on Windows 11. It is an experimental agentic capability, available to Windows Insiders, which automates tasks by assigning an AI chatbot to everyday actions. The company, however, cited novel security risks and recommended that this feature should only be utilised if users understand its security implications. Experts have now warned about Copilot Actions, calling Microsoft’s security boundaries “not really a boundary.”
Meta’s Chief AI Scientist, Yann LeCun, has confirmed he will leave the company after 12 years to start a new venture focused on Advanced Machine Intelligence. LeCun said he will depart by the end of the year. The move follows Meta’s growing focus on superintelligence, although he noted his startup may still partner with the company.
xAI’s newly released Grok 4.1 arrives with stronger emotional intelligence and improved creative output, but its official model card reveals notable regressions in safety. According to xAI’s internal benchmarks, the model scores higher on deception and people-pleasing behaviour than Grok 4, suggesting it may be more likely to agree with users even when they are incorrect.
Meta has launched its SAM 3 series of AI models with major upgrades for image, video and 3D understanding. The new models add text prompt support, improved object detection, video tracking and the ability to generate 3D scans of objects and humans from a single image. All models are open source and available to download, with a web playground for easy testing.
Google announced new India-focused AI safety initiatives, including a screen-sharing scam alert for apps such as Google Pay, Navi and Paytm, and a new Enhanced Phone Number Verification system to replace SMS OTPs. Scam Detection via Gemini Nano is rolling out to Pixel phones. Google Play Protect and SynthID access are also being expanded to strengthen security and online safety in the country.
Perplexity reportedly plans to launch a free agentic shopping feature next week, expanding its shopping-focused tools within the Perplexity ecosystem. The new product will let users research items and complete purchases directly from answers, similar to the existing Buy with Pro tool, but available without a subscription. Perplexity confirmed it aims to streamline the shopping process for users, though details remain limited.
Sundar Pichai has acknowledged rising concerns over an AI investment bubble, warning that no company, including Google, would be immune if it bursts. In an interview with the BBC, he compared current market behaviour to the dotcom era and noted elements of irrationality in today’s funding climate. Pichai also cautioned users against blindly trusting AI chatbots and urged verification of critical information.
Xiaomi official has now warned that its product retail prices could rise even further next year, although the price hike may not be enough to absorb the soaring manufacturing costs. This is amid the shortage of key smartphone components such as memory chips, which as led to price hikes of up to 60 percent. Consequently, several flagship smartphones that offer AI-centric features have been heavily impacted, with their prices witnessing an uptick due to the rising chip costs.
Jio is widening its AI offerings by making the Jio Gemini Pro Plan, upgraded with Google’s latest Gemini 3 model, free for all Unlimited 5G subscribers for 18 months. What was once a youth-exclusive benefit is now open to the entire 5G user base. The plan, worth Rs. 35,100, becomes available for activation through the MyJio app starting November 19, 2025. Users only need an active Jio SIM and an Unlimited 5G plan to access the complimentary subscription.
Google has now released the Gemini 3 Pro artificial intelligence (AI) model. Although it is available in preview, and the rollout across the globe might take a couple of days, the Mountain View-based tech giant has already started announcing its integration across its suite of products. Two of the company’s products that are getting the model’s capabilities are the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search.
Google finally released the Gemini 3 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models on Tuesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant called it the company’s most intelligent AI model yet, highlighting that it outperforms its predecessor as well as OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 in every single major benchmark. The new AI model brings improvements across various aspects, including reasoning, conversations, coding, mathematics, as well as agentic capabilities.
Microsoft is testing Agent Workspace, a new experimental AI agent in Windows 11 for Insiders. The feature creates a contained workspace where agents can access selected apps and folders to complete tasks in the background using their own system accounts. Users must opt in and grant permissions manually. Microsoft warns of risks such as hallucinations and cross-prompt attacks, urging cautious use.
Indian employees lack clear workplace guidance on using artificial intelligence, according to a new Udemy–YouGov survey of 1,126 workers. Only three in ten feel confident using AI independently, and 61 percent say organisations offer no practical direction. Middle-aged employees report the lowest skill adequacy. Despite this, motivation to upskill remains high, highlighting a gap between employee readiness and institutional support.
Apple updated its App Review Guidelines to restrict how developers share user data with third-party AI systems. The company now requires apps to clearly disclose when personal data is sent to external AI tools and obtain explicit user permission. Developers must also justify data sharing and name the AI models involved. Apple warns that non-compliant apps may be removed from the App Store.
Elon Musk’s xAI released the Grok 4.1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Monday. The successor to Grok 4, which arrived in July, brings several improvements and new capabilities. The AI firm claims that the newer version of the large language model offers better emotional intelligence, creative writing, and reduced hallucinations.
Jeff Bezos has reportedly founded a new artificial intelligence (AI) startup called Project Prometheus, where he will serve as co-CEO alongside Vik Bajaj. The early-stage company has reportedly raised $6.2 billion and focuses on AI for the physical economy. The startup is said to have hired talent from major AI labs and may soon be formally announced.
Google DeepMind and Google Research have released WeatherNext 2, an upgraded AI weather forecasting model that offers one-hour resolution and generates hundreds of scenarios within a minute using a single TPU. It is eight times faster than last year’s GenCast and is now accessible via Earth Engine, BigQuery and Vertex AI. Google says it delivers more accurate forecasts across up to 15 days.
Major AI companies are exploring space-based data centres to cut energy and cooling costs. Google is researching solar-powered TPU satellites under Project Suncatcher, while Nvidia-backed Starcloud is preparing to launch an H100-equipped satellite powered entirely by solar energy. Leaders like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have also expressed interest, predicting that AI compute clusters in orbit could eventually outperform terrestrial data centres.
A new EY India and CII report says Indian enterprises are now rapidly scaling up generative AI adoption, with 47 percent running multiple AI use cases internally and another 23 percent piloting projects. Leadership confidence is high, with most CXOs expecting a significant business impact. However, AI spending remains limited as firms struggle to justify ROI. Startup collaboration is emerging as a key driver of enterprise innovation.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 launched on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation on November 14. The game has since faced criticism over its alleged used of generative AI to create in-game artwork. Black Ops 7's concurrent player count on Steam, too, has lagged behind recent multiplayer shooters like Battlefield 6 and Arc Raiders.
Google DeepMind has unveiled SIMA 2, an upgraded Gemini powered AI agent that can reason about its actions, plan tasks and interact with users through text while playing 3D open world games. The system shows better generalisation to new titles, accepts multimodal prompts and improves through self generated training data. DeepMind sees SIMA 2 as a step toward natural language controlled real world robotics.
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude was used in a large-scale agentic cyberattack in September, marking the first known incident where an AI system carried out most of an operation with minimal human input. The company says a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude by disguising malicious tasks as harmless subtasks. Claude then autonomously scanned networks, wrote exploits, stole data and documented breaches across about 30 global targets.
Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Edge has been silently launched in select markets. It is the latest addition to the Galaxy Book 5 series and arrives as the successor to the Galaxy Book 4 Edge, introduced in September 2024. The AI PC is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chipset, accompanied by an Adreno GPU and a Hexagon NPU. It sports a 15.6-inch full HD IPS screen. The Samsung Galaxy Book 5 Edge comes with 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512 GB of eUFS onboard storage.
Google’s rumoured Gemini 3 AI models continue to generate buzz, with a new leak suggesting the company may launch Gemini 3 Pro alongside Nano Banana 2. A code snippet reportedly found in the Gemini iOS app hints that the next-gen image editor will run on Gemini 3 Pro. Users have also claimed early sightings in the Android app, though nothing is confirmed yet.
Google has introduced new AI-powered shopping features across Search, AI Mode and the Gemini app in the US. The tools aim to speed up product discovery, comparison and checkout by offering natural language search, shoppable images, comparison tables and real-time inventory data. A new “Let Google Call” feature can contact local stores for stock and pricing, while agentic checkout can track prices and auto-purchase items with permission. The updates rely on Google’s Shopping Graph and are expected to expand to more regions over time.
OpenAI has introduced group chats in ChatGPT, allowing multiple users to collaborate within a shared conversation. The feature lets users create a group, invite others via a link, and interact together with the AI for projects or everyday tasks. Currently rolling out in select regions, OpenAI says wider availability will follow after it gathers early feedback from users.
Microsoft is giving college students free access to the Microsoft 365 Personal plan with Copilot for 12 months, expanding its usual three-month trial. Eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students can claim the offer until November 30. The plan supports up to five devices and includes premium Office apps, Copilot features such as Deep Research and Vision, and 1TB of cloud storage. The offer is limited to Canada, the UK, and the US.
Meta may soon lose a key AI leader, with reports claiming Chief AI Scientist Yann LeCun is preparing to leave the company. As per a report, LeCun has informed colleagues of his plan to exit in the coming months and has already met investors about a potential startup. The move follows Meta’s shift toward AGI and restructuring that placed LeCun under new leadership.
PhonePe and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership on Thursday. The Indian Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform will be integrating the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) giant’s technology within its platform. PhonePe highlighted that the move will improve the user experience on its platform and can help them make better and more informed decisions while making purchases.
Google has relaunched Cameyo as an enterprise tool that lets organisations run legacy Windows and Linux applications as web apps directly in Chrome. The virtual app delivery system removes the need for virtual desktops and supports tools ranging from ERP systems to AutoCAD. The move aligns with Google’s broader push to reduce enterprise dependence on Windows and drive adoption of ChromeOS.
OpenAI has launched the GPT-5.1 family of AI models, introducing GPT-5.1 Instant, Thinking, and Auto. The update improves tone, intelligence, and instruction adherence, making responses warmer and more natural. Paid users can access the models first, with a wider rollout planned later. The release also adds new personalisation presets, including Professional, Candid, and Quirky, to ChatGPT.
Google has added a new AI-powered feature to Drive that converts long PDF documents into podcast-style Audio Overviews. Part of the Gemini for Google Workspace suite, the tool uses technology from NotebookLM to summarise text-heavy files into short audio discussions. Available on desktop for now, it supports English only and is limited to select Workspace and Gemini tiers.
OpenAI is reportedly working on a new ChatGPT feature called Group Chat, allowing multiple users to collaborate within shared chatrooms. Leaked screenshots suggest users can join via invite links, set custom chatbot instructions, and share files. The feature will support reactions, message replies, and typing indicators, though OpenAI has not confirmed its release timeline or subscription availability.
Google has announced a new platform dubbed Private AI Compute. This new model is claimed to allow users to get faster, more helpful responses, making it easier to find what they need. This feature is used in Pixel 10’s Magic Cue and Pixel Recorder apps. It lets Google AI features use Gemini cloud models for an enhanced on-device AI experience.
A new report by cloud security firm Wiz claims that 65 percent of leading AI companies, including Anthropic, Perplexity, and Mistral, have exposed sensitive data on GitHub. The leaked information reportedly includes API keys, model details, and credentials. Wiz researchers say the issue stems from developers unintentionally sharing confidential data while using public repositories.
Microsoft’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, said the company must become self-sufficient in AI, training frontier models using its own data and compute. In an interview, he highlighted Microsoft’s goal to build end-to-end AI systems under its new Superintelligence team. The move follows a revised deal with OpenAI that now allows Microsoft to independently research and develop AGI.
Samsung announced the rollout of its new Samsung Vision AI Companion across its 2025 TVs on Tuesday. The update lets users ask questions about what’s on the screen and more. First announced in September during the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2025, the Samsung Vision AI Companion is built on One UI Tizen. It is powered by Samsung's Bixby voice assistant and is integrated with multiple AI features. It is rolling out now with support for several languages.
Google Photos is adding new AI features, including integration with the Nano Banana image editing model and a conversational Ask button. Android users can now request complex edits directly in the app, while iOS users in the US get text and voice editing support. Google is also expanding Ask Photos, its AI-powered image search, to over 100 countries and 17 languages.
Google on Wednesday released the latest Pixel drop for November 2025, and it brings several new features to Pixel devices. The company has added a Remix feature to the Messages app, enabling users to restyle any photo with the Nano Banana image editing model. AI-powered notification summaries are claimed to help users find details faster, while they will also receive alerts about likely scams in chat messages.
Elon Musk impressed many netizens on Tuesday after he posted a conversation with the Grok chatbot. In the conversation, the multipreneur shared an image of Lord Ganesha and asked the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to identify the deity. Not only was the chatbot able to identify the Indian God, it was also able to describe the identifying features and the regional variation of the art.
Elon Musk’s xAI has introduced file support to its Grok-powered API, allowing developers to build apps that can upload, read, and analyse documents. The new Files API supports formats like PDF, CSV, JSON, and Python scripts, enabling multi-file conversations and code execution. Available with Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast, it costs $10 per 1,000 tool invocations.
Microsoft has discovered a new vulnerability, called Whisper Leak, that reportedly affects most server-based AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Gemini. The flaw enables attackers to infer conversation topics through side-channel attacks by analysing encrypted network traffic metadata. Microsoft says it worked with vendors like OpenAI, Mistral, and xAI to deploy mitigations and strengthen user privacy protections.
SenseTime has released two open-source AI models, SenseNova-SI-InternVL3-2B and 8B, claiming they outperform OpenAI’s GPT-5 and Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro in spatial intelligence. The models reportedly excel at understanding 3D object relationships and motion, crucial for robotics and mapping. Available on Hugging Face under Apache 2.0 license, detailed technical documentation is expected soon.
Paytm has redesigned its mobile app with a cleaner interface and new artificial intelligence (AI) features to make payments and financial management easier. The update adds tools to track spending, categorise transactions, and search payment history more efficiently. Users can now view all linked bank balances, use Magic Paste for faster transfers, and earn digital gold coins with every payment.
Microsoft is developing a new class of artificial intelligence (AI) agents called “Agentic Users” for enterprise use. Set to launch in November, these agents will act as independent digital users within Microsoft 365, capable of attending meetings, editing documents, and communicating across Teams and email. Each agent will have its own identity, access rights, and collaboration abilities.
Apple will reportedly pay Google around $1 billion annually to use a customised Gemini AI model to power Siri’s upcoming features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The deal, which Apple is said to be keeping under wraps to avoid public association with its rival, suggests a deeper reliance on Gemini than previously expected.
Reliance Jio has started offering its users an 18-month free Google AI Pro subscription, following its recent partnership with Google. Initially meant for users aged 18 to 25, the telecom operator is now allowing all eligible Jio subscribers to claim the offer. The plan, normally priced at Rs. 1,950 per month, provides access to Gemini 2.5 Pro, Veo 3.1 Fast for AI video generation, and 2TB of cloud storage.
OpenAI is reportedly facing seven lawsuits in California, with plaintiffs claiming ChatGPT caused physical or mental harm. According to The New York Times, four cases are wrongful death suits, including that of a 17-year-old from Georgia who allegedly discussed suicide with the chatbot. The remaining three allege mental breakdowns linked to ChatGPT use. OpenAI called the incidents “heartbreaking” and said it continues to improve safety features in collaboration with mental health experts.
Google has reportedly begun rolling out its Gemini assistant to Android Auto, according to a 9to5Google report. The AI-powered assistant was spotted on Android Auto versions 15.6 and 15.7 when connected to select Pixel and Samsung devices. First announced at Google I/O in May, Gemini will replace Google Assistant, offering hands-free, conversational help for driving, navigation, messaging, and entertainment tasks.
A new study from Pennsylvania State University has found that older versions of ChatGPT and Gemini were more prone to generating biased responses than other tested AI models. Researchers crowdsourced prompts designed to reveal bias and found reproducible results in 53 cases. The study identified eight bias types, including gender, race, and culture. However, newer versions of both models appear to produce more balanced responses.
