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Sensex jumps 1000 points, Nifty nears 24000 as US-Iran peace deal reached; banks, IT gain; What investors should note

As the US-Iran deal progressed, the Indian markets cheered on 15 Jun 2026 as both the benchmark indices opened in green, marking a major jump. At 9:29 am, the BSE Sensex surged 1,051 points, or 1.39%, to 76,579.26, while the NSE Nifty gained 323 points, or 1.37%, to trade at 23,945.55. Both indices opened higher than their previous close of 75,527.95 and 23,622.90, respectively, and hit early highs of 76,821.07 and 24,011.40. Broad-based buying across banking, auto and IT stocks drove the rally at open, with all sectoral indices trading in green, according to Bseindia.com data. …read more

The FBI built a small town to simulate cyberattacks

There’s also a fake power company to jack up prices thanks to the fake data center. | Image: FBI

Last year, the FBI opened a Cyber Range in Huntsville, Alabama, for simulating cyberattacks. Think of it sort of like the famous Hogan’s Alley, but for modern digital crime training. It’s a massive 22,000 square-foot replica of an entire town, complete with a convenience store, gas station, hospital, and even fully furnished houses.

It’s a training facility where the bureau can recreate real-world scenarios for training and research purposes. All of the various buildings and facilities are hooked up the way they would be in a real town. There’s even a small data center with over 200 servers that can be hacked, infected with malware, and stu …

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China may have accessed Mythos

Anthropic logo on an orange and grey background.

According to a new report from Semafor, the White House’s decision to impose export restrictions on Anthropic’s Mythos was driven in part by fears that it had been accessed by a group linked to China. If the Chinese government actually had access to Mythos 5 or Fable 5, it would present a serious national security risk. The government could also attempt to reverse engineer the model through distillation, a method in which a “student” AI is trained on a more advanced model to replicate its behavior.

The White House has not confirmed this report, and a post on X by Trump advisor David Sacks did not mention China. Instead, Sacks focused on a r …

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