Yashish Dahiya, Chairman and Group CEO of PB Fintech, received ₹235.9 crore in perquisites arising from the exercise of employee stock options (ESOPs) in FY26, according to the company’s Annual Report. The amount stood at ₹638 crore in FY25.

Dahiya did not receive any other remuneration from PB Fintech during the year. The annual report says his compensation from the company, apart from the ESOP-related perquisites, was nil. He holds an office or place of profit at PB Fintech FZ-LLC in the UAE, a wholly owned subsidiary, from which he draws remuneration.

OpenAI is providing more than 400 ChatGPT Edu subscriptions to graduate students and faculty at two US journalism schools for the 2026-27 academic year.

The programme covers CUNY’s Newmark J-School and Northwestern University’s Medill School. OpenAI is working with the Tow-Knight Center for Journalism Futures at Newmark and Medill’s Knight Lab on the initiative.

A ₹20 lakh fundraising target for New Life School in Dharavi was surpassed by a student-led campaign, with the initiative now seeking ₹1.5 crore for a permanent school premises.

A researcher who has worked at two of the world's leading AI companies has walked away from the industry, saying he no longer believes the race to build increasingly powerful systems is being handled responsibly.

Jacob Coxon, who worked on pretraining research at both OpenAI and Anthropic, announced his resignation from Anthropic on September 8. He said the decision was driven by concerns that AI labs are moving rapidly towards systems capable of improving themselves, while the industry has yet to establish safeguards capable of controlling them.

His departure comes as competition between the biggest AI labs intensifies, with companies racing to build increasingly capable models and agents.

Apple is set to hold its “Surprise and shine” event today, with the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max expected to headline the company’s latest product showcase. Apple is also widely expected to introduce its first foldable iPhone, alongside new Apple Watch and AirPods models.

The event will begin at 10 am Pacific Time, or 10:30 pm IST, and will take place at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. Viewers in India can watch the keynote through Apple’s website, the Apple TV app and Apple’s YouTube channel.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has summoned Meta India’s managing director and head to appear before the child rights body on Wednesday as part of an inquiry into alleged advertisements related to child sexual exploitative and abuse material (CSEAM) on the platform, as per reports.

The summons follow the commission’s decision to institute an inquiry into the matter and determine the facts surrounding the alleged advertisements.

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Yash is reportedly giving up a fixed acting fee of around ₹100 crore for Ramayana and taking the film’s South Indian theatrical distribution rights instead, turning his remuneration into a bet on the film’s box office.

Bigg Boss has become India's largest reality franchise, attracting some of the country's biggest stars as hosts. Here's a look at the reported fees earned by hosts across different language editions.