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US Treasury, White House officials meet Anthropic CEO amid Pentagon dispute

Tech Observer Desk — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:14:29 +0000

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles met Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday, signalling a potential thaw despite the Pentagon's ongoing court battle with the AI company.

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NIC floats tender for data centre maintenance on GeM portal

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:15:17 +0000

NIC has invited bids through GeM for annual maintenance of data centre assets. The deadline for submissions is 6pm on 27 April 2026.

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NIC, Rajasthan govt train officials on IFMS 3.0 for central schemes

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:03:12 +0000

NIC and the Rajasthan Finance Department have conducted training on implementing centrally sponsored schemes through the IFMS 3.0 platform using the SNA SPARSH model for digital fund management.

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White House in talks with Anthropic on Mythos AI despite Pentagon blacklist

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:20:36 +0000

The White House is in active discussions with Anthropic about deploying the firm's Mythos Preview AI model across federal agencies, despite the Pentagon maintaining a blacklist against the company over supply chain concerns.

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BIS Holds National Workshop to Draft India’s AI, Robotics Standards

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:04:30 +0000

The Bureau of Indian Standards held a national workshop to develop standardisation frameworks for artificial intelligence and robotics. The event aimed to create safety, ethics and quality benchmarks for AI-powered products and services used across India.

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MSME Ministry, NLDS Sign MoU for Real-Time Logistics Data Sharing

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:24:26 +0000

The MSME Ministry and NLDS have signed an agreement to share real-time logistics data, aiming to help small businesses reduce supply chain costs through digital integration.

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Centre forms AI governance body to assess job impact, frame policy

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:27:44 +0000

The Centre has constituted the AI Governance and Economic Group to coordinate policy across ministries, assess the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs and prepare a ten-year deployment roadmap.

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Are Thermal Cameras Key to Safer Electrical Systems?

Tech Observer Desk — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:43:01 +0000

Thermal imaging cameras help identify dangerous electrical faults in industrial facilities without equipment shutdowns. Insurance data shows electrical fires cause average damages exceeding ₹6.25 crore per incident.

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Kisan e-Mitra: AI chatbot helps farmers access government schemes

Tech Observer Desk — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:59:30 +0000

Kisan e-Mitra is a voice-enabled AI chatbot that helps Indian farmers access information about government schemes including PM-KISAN, crop insurance and agricultural loans in regional languages.

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FIU-India, I4C sign MoU to jointly tackle cyber fraud, money laundering

Tech Observer Desk — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:15:34 +0000

India's financial intelligence and cybercrime agencies have signed an agreement to share data on online fraud, aiming to speed up investigations and help recover stolen funds.

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