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Browser maker Opera has introduced a new web standard that lets users to run AI models directly in its browser, without relying on the cloud. The new standard, WebAI, is designed to work with a variety of AI models. Opera name drops Google’s Gemma — an open-weight model that Google first introduced two years ago — as one example. On Macs, WebAI also supports Apple’s on-device foundation model, the company says. But Opera says WebAI isn’t tied to any particular model and is built to support a wide range of open-weight AI systems. WebAI grew out ofprevious workby Opera to bring locally run models into its browsers. Opera is making the new AI features available as an early preview in its flagship Opera One browser. The company says Opera GX, its browser built for gamers and streamers, and Opera Neon, its browser that uses AI agents to perform tasks, will soon get the same treatment. Users have to choose to opt into the feature, according to the company. Open-weight models offer a number of benefits to users. For one, they are typically free to download and use. Their underlying model weights are also publicly available, which gives developers more freedom to customize how they work. Although unlike fully open-source software, open-weight models still come with some restrictions. There’s the additional advantage of privacy, the company said. Users can tap into AI features without having to send their personal information to a company’s servers or pay for a cloud-based AI subscription. “Developers can add AI features without running AI infrastructure or paying for every request,” the company said in its announcement. “Users don’t need AI subscriptions, the information the local AI handles stays on their own device, and they stay in control of the AI on their computer.” The company said WebAI also allows anyone to generate text, classify content, and understand how pieces of information relate, all directly in the browser. Privacyhas become a growing concernas AI assistants become more powerful and gain access to personal information. Users often surrender vast amounts of personal information with AI chatbots, sometimes without a clear understanding of how that data is stored or used. Locally run models offer an alternative because the processing happens on the user’s own device — and not on a company’s cloud server. That doesn’t eliminate every privacy risk, but it does give users a bit more control. It makes sense then that Opera has made digital privacy one of itsprimary selling pointsover the years. There are trade-offs, however. Running AI models locally puts more demand on a user’s computer, which can affect performance. Opera notes that model performance will depend on the device’s hardware.
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Japanese internet company GMO Internet is investigating a data leak after suspected unauthorized access to its Onamae cloud desktop service, which provides virtualized desktops to financial traders The IT and internet services giant saidon its blogthat it believes the attacker has published information allegedly linked to customers and its business. However, the contents are still being verified and the full extent of the incident remains unclear. GMO Internet has since advised customers to reset their passwords, amid receiving reports of “unauthorized operations” performed on customer trading accounts. The company said 27,000 servers may be affected by the breach. A spokesperson for GMO Internet did not respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment. The incident comes about a week after the Japanese firm’s cybersecurity unitseparately reportedfinding evidence that a Chinese AI-enabled penetration testing tool called Artex had been used in hacks targeting companies across Japan. However, the company said it has not publicly established a connection between Artex and the breach of Onamae. The Artex tool was also used to hack financial institutions in South Korea in September, according to a reportby CrowdStrikeearlier this month. The attacks largely relied onexploiting weak security controls, such as a lack of multi-factor authentication. Artex’s Chinese developer has since stopped public updates and made the AI security tool closed-source after it was linked to cyberattacks targeting banks,per Reuters. A spokesperson at Japan’s Financial Service Agency (FSA) told TechCrunch that it issued guidance in May urging financial institutions to prepare for a rise in cybersecurity vulnerabilities. The regulator called for stronger basic defenses, including “vulnerability management, defense-in-depth and incident preparedness,” while encouraging firms to use AI and other security tools, the spokesperson added. Here’s the timeline of the Onamae breach. Oct 21:GMO Internetshut downits Onamae Desktop Cloud service after discovering unauthorized access had occurred to its systems without permission. The IT firm also received an email from hackers demanding about 8 billion yen (~$50 million). Oct 22: The Japanese company reported the incident to Japanese police and shared anotherpublic update. Oct 24: GMO Internet said it would offer customers compensation and alternative service while seeking help from government agencies. Oct 25-26:The companybegan collecting devicesfrom customers to detect malware and better understand the damage. Oct 27: The Japanese IT firm said a suspected attacker had posted information that appeared to be linked to the company and its customers. GMO said it was still checking whether the information was genuine.
The €9 million transaction gives HCLSoftware full ownership of the Croatian RPA provider, with plans to integrate its technology into HCL UnO Agentic.
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The partnership targets automated payment reconciliation and tighter spending controls, while also bringing agentic AI workflows into procurement and finance systems.
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Cohere said its security sandbox blocked the request during a cybersecurity evaluation.
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The startup has also acquired Medsee, an AI-powered radiology reporting platform, as it expands its medical imaging and clinical research capabilities.
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CoRover’s BharatGPT Mini, BharatGPT Instruct and ASR Hindi Conformer models are now available on AIKosh following a review by IndiaAI and MeitY.
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The music rights holders are seeking $41.1 million in statutory damages and allege that Claude can generate material resembling copyrighted songs.
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Maya 2 Native supports speech generation in 11 Indian languages and English, with real-time audio streaming and cross-lingual voice cloning.
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OpenAI introduced its latest AI model, namely GPT-6.1 Terra, on Tuesday. GPT-6.1 Terra is the second AI model in the Sam Altman-led AI giant's GPT-6.1 series, joining the recently released GPT-6.1 Sol. It succeeds the GPT-5.6 Terra AI model, offering improved communication and computer-based tasks over its predecessor. The AI giant also claims that the AI model is better at drafting proposals, interpreting technical drawings, filling out forms, and editing videos. On top of this, OpenAI says that GPT-6.1 Terra presented stronger resistance to malicious prompts in internal testing compared to the GPT-5.6 Terra model.
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Anthropic is said to be facing fresh scrutiny after a cybersecurity startup founded by former US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers allegedly accessed sensitive internal systems at the company. Cathedral, a months-old startup, reportedly claimed that its researchers used AI agents to exploit vulnerabilities in third-party business software and reach internal data in less than 12 hours. The accessed information reportedly included meeting transcripts, salary details, job offers, and Slack messages discussing advanced AI models.
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Microsoft, like other tech giants, has increased its spending on building AI infrastructure, including setting up data centers and custom chipsets for on-device AI processing. This has also led to a deeper integration of AI in daily workflows and operations of global firms. This, coupled with the massive hiring drives during the pandemic, is driving a wave of layoffs, primarily affecting middle managers and other white-collar workers. Earlier this year, Microsoft announced fresh layoffs and voluntary retirement programmes. Now, the tech giant is offering money to “some” employees for voluntarily leaving their jobs. This coincides with its increased capital expenditure on building AI infrastructure.
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