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AI Squeezes Tech Grads at India’s Banking Hubs

AI is reshaping India’s six-million-strong IT workforce, slowing entry-level hiring at global capability centers and shifting demand toward workers who can deploy the technology and understand the business. Siddhi Nayak explains. (Source: Bloomberg)

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A theoretical computer scientist, citing sources, says AI labs have quietly started probing whether their models can break important cryptographic protocols (Scott Aaronson/Shtetl-Optimized)

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  • AI labs probing cryptographic protocols, as per Scott Aaronson
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Best AI Image Generators in 2026: 12 Tools, Real Prices, and the Cost of One Image

Most "best AI image generator" lists compare monthly subscriptions. Almost none tell you what a single finished image costs, because subscriptions are not priced per image — they are priced per…

  • Recraft V4.1 offers sharpest output at $0.035 per image
  • Ideogram 4.0 provides cost-effective option at $0.060 per image
  • Stability SD3.5 Flash and FLUX 3 Image are cheapest usable APIs at $0.024-$0.025

Migrate three OpenAI API model IDs before the April 2027 shutdown

OpenAI’s API deprecation notice gives teams using gpt-5.3-codex , gpt-5.1 , or gpt-5.4-nano until April 1, 2027, before those model IDs are removed.

  • OpenAI will retire gpt-5.3-codex, gpt-5.1, and gpt-5.4-nano IDs on April 1, 2027.
  • Replacement models are gpt-6-sol for first two, gpt-6-luna for third.
  • Migrate before deadline, replace in stages, test thoroughly.

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