An Nvidia-backed US start-up has unveiled an open-weight model to challenge China’s dominance in freely available artificial intelligence, releasing a system that early third-party testing suggests could be one of the most token-efficient open models in its class. Reflection AI on Monday debuted Beam, its first open-weight model built for coding, reasoning and agentic tasks. The US firm said Beam was “competitive” with GLM-5.2 from Z.ai – also known as Zhipu AI – and was “approaching” Alibaba...

A critical flaw in 8 Atlassian Data Center products, which customers host themselves, allows an attacker with no login access to read specific files in each product's web application root directory. The attacker must already know a file's exact name and path and cannot list what the directory holds. Atlassian disclosed the flaw, CVE-2026-21589, on October 5, rated it 9.3 out of 10, and

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has removed an Accenture contractor for their alleged role in a ShinyHunters-breach that led to the theft of personal details of thousands of bureau employees. That's according to a report from Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the matter. "To date, our review has determined that the incident occurred as the result of a security failure ​

Around 120 MPs from the India Bloc alliance are currently halted outside the Neeti Ayok building, unable to proceed to the election commission. Tensions rise as they await clarity on the situation and their next steps amidst the ongoing political maneuvering. n18oc_indian18oc_breaking-news

A consumer commission has ordered SBI to refund Rs. 5 lakh with 9% interest after it failed to act on a timely fraud complaint. Here are your rights as a customer.

Mumbai Crime Branch has recorded around 60 statements in the Sahil Wakode case. IIT Bombay professor Suryanarayan Doolla has denied caste harassment allegations.

John Ternus, who recently took over as Apple’s CEO after years of leading its hardware engineering efforts, discussed the principle following the launch of the MacBook Neo.

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Google has increased the price of the Pixel 10a in India and global markets. The handset was launched earlier this year as the latest affordable entry point into the Pixel 10 lineup. Its price has now been hiked by Rs. 6,000. The price revision is not limited to India; Google has also hiked the Pixel 10a's price in the US and other markets. The development comes amids...

The political confrontation over the Election Commission and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is intensifying in Delhi.As INDIA bloc MPs prepare to march towards the Election Commission headquarters demanding action against Gyanesh Kumar, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra has launched a sharp counterattack on Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition.Patra accused the Opposition of attempting to create “anarchy” and alleged a conspiracy to somehow make Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister. He also challenged Rahul Gandhi’s claims over Form 6, arguing that the Supreme Court did not make the observation that Gandhi has attributed to it.The Form 6 controversy is at the centre of the latest political battle. Rahul Gandhi has alleged that the voter-registration form was changed illegally and unilaterally by CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The Election Commission has rejected that characterization and called Gandhi’s claims misleading, while saying that the statutory Form 6 was not altered.The Supreme Court has clarified that it did not approve any modification to Form 6, adding another layer to the dispute between the Opposition, BJP and the poll panel.Meanwhile, heavy security and barricades have been deployed around Parliament and the ECI headquarters as INDIA bloc MPs stage their “Save Democracy” march. The Opposition is demanding Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation and raising allegations linked to SIR and electoral-roll revisions.Watch this LIVE for Sambit Patra’s full press conference, Rahul Gandhi’s response, the INDIA bloc march, Gyanesh Kumar row, SIR controversy, Form 6 dispute, Supreme Court developments and the latest reaction from the Election Commission and BJP. n18oc_indian18oc_breaking-news CNN-News18 is your trusted source for breaking news, updates, and in-depth analysis from around the world. CNN-News18 is dedicated to bringing you the latest news, trends, and insights, helping you stay informed and up-to-date. Subscribe Now and join our community of informed and engaged viewers. Follow Every Breaking Story LIVE Watch News18 LIVE 24x7: https://youtube.com/live/rfDx1HMvXbQFollow us on Google: news18.co/cn18gFollow CNN News18 on X: https://x.com/CNNnews18Follow CNN News18 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnnnews18/Follow CNN News18 on Facebook: facebook.com/cnnnews18 with latest headlines on politics, sports and entertainment on news18.comNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube