Flipkart’s Republic Day Sale makes Apple’s latest flagship more affordable, with discounts and bank offers bringing the iPhone 17 down to Rs 74,999. Check the offer here.
A new app has taken China by storm, becoming the most downloaded paid app in the country. The rather morbidly named ‘Are You Dead’ app checks in on a user every two days. If you don’t click on a button to confirm you are alive, a notification is sent to your emergency contact. The technology has triggered debate about loneliness and living alone in the Asian country
Meta is planning to slash around 10 per cent work force of its Reality Labs division. The pink slips are expected to be announced this week.
Google has signed a multi-year deal with Apple to power the iPhone maker’s upcoming AI features. Following the announcement, Alphabet becomes the fourth company to hit the $4 trillion milestone after Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple.
Under the new partnership, Apple will use Google’s Gemini models as the foundation for its in-house AI systems, known as Apple Foundation Models. These models will underpin the upcoming Apple Intelligence suite, including the smarter and more capable Siri that the company has been promising since WWDC 2024.
Meta will exempt Italy from its planned WhatsApp ban on rival AI chatbots after an order from the country’s antitrust regulator. The EU is conducting a separate investigation without interim action.
The development comes after an investigation reportedly found that people were being given harmful and misleading information by Google’s AI for some searches. Google is the world’s biggest search engine, with a market share of around 91 per cent. The health overviews are powered by its Gemini AI, which is also its main large-language model (LLM)
Sergio Gor, the new United States ambassador to India, said on Monday (January 12) that Washington will invite India to join Pax Silica next month. The US-led grouping aims to safeguard the silicon supply chain, including critical minerals, semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI). It also wants to cut reliance on China for critical minerals, chips, and AI needs
Nothing has confirmed that its very first global flagship store will debut in India. While the details are still under wraps, the rumour has it that the store will go live in the next few months.
As California weighs a proposed wealth tax on billionaires, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have begun scaling back their presence in the state. Dozens of their business entities have moved or become inactive, and major investments have shifted elsewhere. Some reports say they may even leave the state
For the first time, scientists have introduced a new software capable of telling time on the Moon, a breakthrough designed to precisely synchronise lunar events with those on Earth.
Google launched a retail-focused Gemini AI suite enabling users to shop and access customer service within its app, partnering with brands like Walmart and Papa John’s to personalise searches.
Apple's next gen budget smartphone, the iPhone 17e, may launch as soon as the next month. The rumour has it that the iPhone 17e will be powered by A19 chip and will carry a host of Apple Intelligence features.
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s (Isro) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), launched from Sriharikota today (January 12), has failed in the third stage. This is the second launch in a row where a PSLV rocket has failed. But what went wrong?
US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has officially declared that India will be invited to join the US-led Pax Silica initiative as a full member.
Malaysia temporarily blocked Grok AI over misuse to generate obscene and non-consensual images involving women and minors, joining Indonesia and others in a global crackdown.
India's Reliance Industries said on Monday that its plans for battery storage manufacturing remain unchanged, following a Bloomberg News report that said the conglomerate had paused plans to make lithiumion battery cells in India after failing to secure Chinese technology.
X admitted lapses over sexually explicit content by Grok AI after an IT Ministry warning, blocked 3,500 posts and deleted 600 accounts. The Elon Musk led-platform assured compliance with Indian laws and promised stricter safeguards against misuse of AI tools.
Apple may finally launch its AI-powered conversational Siri this year, after unveiling it in WWDC 2024. The rumour has it that the feature will be accompanied by the iOS 26.4.
India has proposed sweeping smartphone security requirements, including source code access, drawing resistance from major manufacturers such as Apple and Samsung over data protection and proprietary risks
Elon Musk said X will release its recommendation algorithm code amid global scrutiny, following Grok-related controversies, EU fines and probes over explicit content, transparency breaches and data access.
Social media platform X has blocked thousands of posts and removed hundreds of accounts after the government raised concerns over the misuse of its AI chatbot, Grok, to generate non-consensual obscene content.
Toymakers at CES urged caution over AI-powered toys after a watchdog report found chatbot teddy bears giving sexual and violent advice, raising concerns over child safety, privacy, data sharing and the risks of unchecked generative artificial intelligence in playrooms.
The British government has signalled that it will not back down. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall blasted the sexual manipulation of images featuring women and children as "despicable and abhorrent," demanding an update from regulators in a matter of "days"
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Nvidia has imposed unusually stringent terms requiring full payment for orders with no options to cancel, ask for refunds or change configurations after placement.
Amid AI vs human jobs debate, Arattai co-founder Sridhar Vembu has recently flagged if AI is set to replace entry-level positions, how will next-gen work flow come into play. He asks, how will someone become a software architect without being a junior engineer first?
As Tim Cook is set to put down his papers as the CEO, Apple is looking out for a new candidate. Amid this race, John Ternus, the hardware engineer chief is cropping out to be the frontrunner in this race.
Rumors of massive layoffs at Microsoft, claiming up to 22,000 jobs could be axed in January 2026, have been denied by the tech giant. Chief communications officer Frank Shaw publicly dismissed the reports as being entirely untrue.
Cambodia’s extradition of tycoon Chen Zhi highlights a rare crackdown on the transnational scam industry that has defrauded billions worldwide. Yet, forced labour, trafficked workers, and sprawling scam compounds across Southeast Asia continue to fuel digital fraud operations