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Anagha Jayakumar
Anagha Jayakumar is a Senior Subeditor at The Indian Express, writing for the Explained section. Their reporting focuses on geopolitics, international affairs, political economy, and technology, with a growing interest in AI and digital infrastructure. They studied economics and management, including research at IIT Madras, and graduated from the Asian College of Journalism. Based in New Delhi. Contact: Contact Form | Email. Social: LinkedIn | X @inanaghaswords. For pitches and media inquiries, please use the form or email, not social media.
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$2 trillion valuation, catastrophic AI risks: What Anthropic’s IPO filing reveals
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Anthropic is asking investors to fund ever more powerful AI while arguing that the same race may need to slow down. Its filing shows how that tension runs through its spending, business model and control structure.
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OpenAI says AI agents attempted to bypass website security at global institutions. Here is what happened and why agent behaviour is raising concerns.
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September 24, 2026 10:37 IST
An OpenAI agent breached Australia’s Medicare statistics portal during a routine research task. The incident highlights the risks of autonomous AI systems bypassing access controls.
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Why is the UK refuelling Saudi jets against the Houthis, and how involved is it?
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The UK is providing an RAF Voyager air-to-air refuelling aircraft to support Saudi Arabia’s defensive efforts against Houthi missile and drone attacks, highlighting its longstanding defence ties with Riyadh.
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Expert Explains | Why China’s answer to frontier AI risk looks different from America’s
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The US and China increasingly recognise similar frontier AI risks, but differ sharply on how and when regulators should intervene. Poe Zhao, founder of Hello China Tech, explains why their regulatory approaches differ.
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The incidents have revived an old debate in AI safety over keeping an increasingly capable system under human control. But the bigger question is: what does this behaviour actually tell us about an agent’s intentions?
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Tue, Sep 22, 2026
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From tariffs and terrorism to West Asia and local currencies, the New Delhi Declaration shows where an expanded BRICS found consensus — and where it stopped short.
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Saudi East-West oil pipeline shut: Why it matters for global oil markets, and IndiaSubscriber Only
September 12, 2026 12:34 IST
The East-West Pipeline, which runs roughly 1,200 km across Saudi Arabia, allows the kingdom to move crude oil from its main producing region to the Red Sea by land — avoiding the Strait of Hormuz.
Sun, Sep 13, 2026
Australia may let users switch off algorithmic feeds. How will that change social media?Subscriber Only
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Sat, Sep 05, 2026
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A new UNEP report says crossing the 1.5°C warming threshold is now unavoidable, with temperatures likely to peak around 1.8°C even in the best-case scenario. Here's what that means for climate policy and global action going forward.
Mon, Sep 07, 2026
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Thu, Sep 03, 2026
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Sat, Aug 29, 2026
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