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What's New Today Today's roundup spans five distinct storylines shaping the tech and business landscape: SEMICON India 2026 opening in the capital to spotlight the country's shift from chip policy to chip production, an Italian healthtech startup raising fresh funds to bring its AI claims-processing agents to hospitals across Europe, a fresh look at why recent college graduates are struggling to find jobs beyond the usual AI blame game, India's Parliamentary panel on virtual digital assets waiting on the government before finalising its report, and Apple rolling out a new iOS 27 feature to guard iPhone users against impersonation scams.
SEMICON India 2026 opened as a three-day event from September 17, showcasing the semiconductor industry's journey from raw silica to finished chips, part of an industry valued at USD 900 billion globally.
Health Force, an Italian platform where three out of four insurance claims at major hospital groups are processed without staff involvement, raised €4.2 million in seed funding to expand its AI agents across European hospitals.
A fresh analysis pushes back on the narrative that AI alone explains why recent college graduates are struggling to land jobs, pointing to broader economic and educational disruptions at play.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has wrapped up its discussions on virtual digital assets and is now waiting for the government's response before submitting its report on regulation.
Apple introduced Impersonation Risk Detection in iOS 27, a security feature that flags signs of social engineering scams, especially when users are about to make a payment or change sensitive account details.
Picture a grain of sand. Ordinary silica, dug out of a beach or a quarry, worth almost nothing. Now picture that same sand purified to 99.99 per cent purity, sliced into a wafer thinner than a fingernail, and etched with billions of nodes.
That transformation - sand into silicon converted to a working brain of glass and metal - is precisely the USD 900 billion business model of the semiconductor industry that will be displayed in full splendour at the three-day SEMICON India 2026, scheduled to be held here from September 17.
In the largest private hospital groups in Italy, three out of four insurance claims are processed from start to finish without any staff involvement, while the remaining claims are returned to staff with specific instructions on what to review.
Health Force, the platform behind it, has raised €4.2 million in seed funding to introduce this process to other hospitals throughout Europe.
The popular press is full of stories on the bleak economic outlook of recent college graduates. Journalists are tapping into real fears among students, parents, educators and policymakers about the value of college and the uncertainty of careers.
However, there is a tendency among reporters and commentators to focus on the educational and economic disruptions wrought by artificial intelligence.
India does not have a comprehensive regulatory framework for virtual digital assets (VDAs), although the sector is covered by taxation and anti-money laundering requirements. The government has been examining how VDAs should be dealt with as the market and related risks evolve.
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance has concluded its discussions on VDAs and is now awaiting the government’s response before preparing its report. The committee’s study, A Study on Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs) and Way Forward, has been under discussion for around a year.
Apple introduced a new security feature in iOS 27 designed to protect iPhone users from impersonation-based scams. Called Impersonation Risk Detection, the feature can identify signs that a user may be caught in an active social engineering scam, particularly when they are about to make a payment or change sensitive account information.
Scams involving fake banks, government agencies, delivery services, and even people users know have become increasingly common. Apple says the new feature is designed to detect suspicious activity and alert users before they complete potentially risky actions.
