US AI export restrictions show technology is ultimate weapon: Sridhar Vembu

IANS | June 13, 2026 2:04 PM

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Zoho co-founder and former CEO Sridhar Vembu on Saturday said recent US restrictions on access to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models underscore the growing importance of technological self-reliance, asserting that technology has become central to national security and sovereignty.

Anthropic pauses foreign access to advanced AI models over US directive

IANS | June 13, 2026 11:15 AM

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) AI company Anthropic has said the US government issued an export control directive, ordering the company to suspend all access to its advanced "Fable 5 and Mythos 5" models for any foreign national including its employees, inside or outside the United States.