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Hackers use Meta support chatbot to take over high-profile Instagram accounts

Dhaka, June 3 -- Hackers have exploited Meta's AI-powered support chatbot to gain control of high-profile Instagram accounts, The Guardian reports. The UK daily said Meta had fixed the vulnerability ... Read More


"Congress rule a disaster, BRS will return with over 90 seats": KTR

Hyderabad, June 3 -- Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government during the "Meet the Press" programme organised... Read More


India's solar ambitions face a factory-floor test: Rollout of new rules sparks industry concerns over domestic cell shortage, stranded investments

India, June 3 -- India's ALMM List-II rules require government-backed, net-metered and open-access solar projects commissioned from 1 June 2026 to use domestically manufactured solar cells. Manufactu... Read More


Indonesia replaces free school meal programme chief after food poisoning scandals

Jakarta, June 3 -- Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on June 2 decided to remove Dadan Hindayana as head of the National Nutrition Agency, or BGN, which oversees the country's free nutritious meal... Read More


British Pound eases as US equities near two-week low

Mumbai, June 3 -- The British Pound stayed muted today amid slight weakness in US equities and steady uptick in the US dollar. Market was fixated on US-Iran talks but a sustained spike in crude oil pr... Read More


Public investment disbursement reaches 21.6% of 2026 target

Hanoi, June 3 -- Vietnam disbursed nearly 219.36 trillion VND (8.3 billion USD) in public investment capital during the first five months of 2026, equivalent to 21.6% of the plan assigned by the Prime... Read More


India Gets Access to Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Under Project Glasswing

India, June 3 -- IPO-bound AI giant Anthropic has expanded access to its cybersecurity AI model Mythos under 'Project Glasswing' to around 150 organisations across more than 15 countries, including In... Read More


Mint TOTM: Indian IT is all-in on AI. There's no going back.

New Delhi, June 3 -- Three hundred thousand. That's how many Microsoft Copilot subscriptions TCS, Infosys and Wipro now collectively hold, double what they had just six months ago. For firms that toge... Read More


TikTok billionaire overtakes Mukesh Ambani as Asia's second-richest person

Sri Lanka, June 3 -- Zhang Yiming surpassed Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's second-richest person after a rise in ByteDance Ltd.'s valuation and further progress in the Chinese firm's AI ambitions. Zh... Read More


Indonesia's tourism charts robust growth amid pressures: Minister

Jakarta, June 3 -- Tourism Minister Widiyanti Putri Wardhana stated that Indonesia's tourism sector continues to grow strongly despite global geopolitical pressures. "We are not only pushing tourism ... Read More