Anthropic has overhauled its Claude AI ethics training, eliminating blackmail tendencies seen in Opus 4. New ‘principled reasoning’ datasets reduced misalignment to zero across newer models.

Microsoft is transforming its identity strategy, declaring passwords an ‘attack surface.’ On World Passkey Day 2026, it detailed a comprehensive plan to make passkeys the default for Entra ID, Windows, and consumer accounts by late May 2026. Enhanced account recovery and the removal of security questions by January 2027 underscore a future where passwords are obsolete.

Cloudflare Inc. reduces its global workforce by over 1,100 employees, or 20%, to adopt an “agentic AI-first operating model,” following a 600% surge in internal AI usage. The move comes despite strong Q1 revenue.

Google is piloting a new software engineering interview process, integrating Gemini AI into coding assessments to evaluate AI fluency for junior and mid-level roles, reflecting modern workflows.

NITES calls on India’s Labour Ministry to mandate work-from-home for IT/ITES employees, citing PM Modi’s austerity appeal and pandemic success.

India urges Anthropic to host Claude AI models and Mythos on sovereign cloud infrastructure, citing national security and jurisdictional risks for banking and critical sectors.

Royal Enfield surpasses Audi and Ferrari, ranking as the world’s third strongest automotive brand in the Brand Finance 2026 report with 30% value growth.

Prime Minister Modi urges Indians to adopt COVID-era practices like WFH and reduced travel to curb fuel consumption and boost economic resilience amidst global supply chain disruptions.

Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments enables AI agents to make autonomous micropayments for APIs and web content, leveraging Coinbase’s x402 and Stripe’s Privy.

Meta Platforms confirms Instagram will discontinue end-to-end encrypted direct messages after May 8, 2026, citing low adoption. Users urged to download data as Meta directs to WhatsApp for secure chats.