Flipkart’s Independence Day Sale 2025 is scheduled to begin on Wednesday (August 13). The sale event’s name appears to be inconsistent, as the landing page and URL refer to it as the Flipkart Independence Day Sale 2025, while the banner labels it the Flipkart Freedom Sale 2025. Notably, the e-commerce…

ChatGPT’s health advice was the reason behind a man’s trip to the hospital, as per a new case study. The study highlights that a 60-year-old person was suffering from rare metal poisoning, which resulted in a range of symptoms, including psychosis. The study also mentions that the poisoning, identified as…

Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in October this year. In response, as many users transition to extended support options or switch operating systems, a California resident has filed a lawsuit against the tech giant. The plaintiff claims that Microsoft’s move to phase out Windows 10 support is a…

OpenAI on Thursday released its latest family of frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models. Named GPT-5, it is said to offer a significant improvement in performance across coding, health, math, and visual perception. The San Francisco-based AI firm said GPT-5 features significant improvements in coding, mathematics, writing, health, visual perception, and more.…

ChatGPT users are not happy with OpenAI’s latest frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-5. The new model was released on Thursday as a unification of the GPT-series and o-series. The San Francisco-based company said that they wanted to create a model that could do everything by itself so users did…

OpenAI finally released its next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-5, on Thursday. The new model comes with improvements across different parameters. However, one specific area where it displays a significant upgrade is health-related queries. The San Francisco-based tech giant says unlike previous models by the company, the latest large language…

Apple will have to allow third party browsers to function without relying on its WebKit engine on iOS, under a new law notified by Japan. The new mandate, which comes into effect in December, is the country’s attempt to thwart the tech giant’s alleged anti-competitive practices. Just like the EU, browsers…

Indian Railways has introduced a convenient new option that lets passengers book tickets for Vande Bharat Express trains up to 15 minutes before departure from their chosen boarding station. This new facility is especially useful for travellers making last-minute travel plans. The latest, last-minute booking window is now available on…

Microsoft introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent on Tuesday that can autonomously analyse and classify malware. Dubbed Project Ire, the AI system is currently available as a prototype, although the Redmond-based tech giant has tested its capabilities in controlled environments and in real-world scenarios. It can fully reverse engineer…

ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Claude: Ever since these artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have been released, they have been regularly compared against each other. Looking at them at the surface level, you might think that there is not a lot separating these AI bots from one another. However, a closer inspection…

Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale 2025 will end on August 7. During the eight-day sale event, people can grab the best deals on various electronics, like refrigerators, washing machines, phones, smartwatches, soundbars, home theatres, true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones, desktops, cameras, and their accessories. The sale event started at on…

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has made a series of strategic announcements in recent months. These have been aimed at revitalising its existence in India’s telecom sector, which has recently been largely dominated by private players such as Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea (Vi). In the last few…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman teased the company’s upcoming frontier artificial intelligence (AI) model, GPT-5, on Sunday. In a social media post, the executive shared a screenshot of a query and its response, highlighting the improvements in text generation that the model will bring. Notably, previous reports have claimed that the…

Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale 2025 started on July 31, and the e-commerce giant is offering various electronics like cameras and their accessories, gaming laptops, smartwatches, phones, tablets, headphones, home theatres, and more. People with credit cards from select banks can avail additional benefits while buying the electronic of their…

Instagram has disabled the Live Broadcast feature for people who do not have a public account with a minimum of 1,000 followers. Hence, if you are not a famous influencer or content creator, you can not make live videos or interact with your followers. The company has not provided a…

Amazon kicked off its Great Freedom Festival 2025 sale at midnight on July 31 for Prime members, with access opening to all users at 12pm the same day. During the sale, the e-commerce platform is showcasing a wide range of personal gadgets, such as laptops, smartphones, smartwatches and tablets, at…

Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale 2025 enters its second day as the e-commerce giant brings more deals and discounts on its wide range of product listings. The sale first went live for Prime subscribers at midnight on July 31, and 12 hours later, it was accessible to all users. Currently,…

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink said on Thursday it will launch a clinical study in Great Britain to test how its chips can enable patients with severe paralysis to control digital and physical tools with their thoughts. The company is partnering with the University College London Hospitals trust and…

Telegram, the instant messaging app, has rolled out a new update for Android and iOS users. The latest app version 11.14.0 introduces several new features, such as Public Post Search, Story Albums, Gift Collections, Profile Rating, and a mini app for Telegram bot developers. While the Public Post Search feature…

Alphabet’s Google on Thursday failed to persuade a US appeals panel to overturn a jury verdict and federal court order requiring the technology company to revamp its app store Play. The San Francisco-based 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous ruling, rejected claims from Google that the trial…

Microsoft hit $4 trillion (roughly Rs. 3,49,15,020 crore) in stock market value on Thursday, becoming the second publicly traded company after Nvidia to surpass that milestone following a blockbuster earnings report that showed its massive bets on AI are paying off. Strong results from Microsoft and Meta Platforms late on Thursday…

Amazon Great Freedom Festival Sale 2025 began at noon on Thursday for all users. Prime users were given a 12-hour window between midnight to noon on July 31, before the sale opened for general consumers. The sale presents a good opportunity for individuals to purchase a diverse range of tech…

Flipkart Freedom Sale 2025 is set to begin on August 1 for all users, while Plus and VIP members already have early access. This Independence Day-themed event will run for eight days, offering discounts on several smartphones from top brands like Apple, Samsung, Nothing, Realme, and Vivo. Flipkart has previewed…

Amazon will kick off its Great Freedom Festival 2025 sale on July 31 at noon. The Prime members will get access to the sale 12 hours prior, starting from midnight. Among the various discounted items, some of the best offers will be available on personal gadgets like laptops, tablets, smartwatches…

Amazon’s Great Freedom Festival 2025 sale is set to begin for all customers on July 31 at 12pm IST, with Prime members gaining early access from midnight. The sale will feature major discounts across a range of personal gadgets, including laptops, tablets, smartwatches, and smartphones. Among the highlights are top…

Amazon’s Great Freedom Festival 2025 sale will start on July 31 at 12pm IST. A wide range of products, including furniture, home appliances, electronic items and personal gadgets, will be offered at a discounted rate during the sale. Meanwhile, Prime members will get 12 hours of early access to the…

Oppo has reportedly integrated artificial intelligence (AI) technology into its after-sales service system. According to a report, the Chinese smartphone brand has deployed its in-house AI model, AndesGPT, to its customer support service. The company is said to have enabled the AI integration to help users to get quick responses…

Runway released a new artificial intelligence (AI) video generation model on Friday that can edit elements in other input videos. Dubbed Aleph (the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet), the video-to-video AI model can perform a wide range of edits on the input, including adding, removing, and transforming objects; adding…

Tencent’s Hunyuan team released a new artificial intelligence (AI) model on Sunday, which can generate three-dimensional (3D) worlds. Dubbed Hunyuan 3D World Model 1.0, it is an open-source model that supports both text and images as input. The model can generate 360-degree world views which are both explorable and interactive.…

Government has issued a crackdown against apps and websites of 25 OTT platforms which published obscene content. Action has been taken under the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, against apps and video streaming platforms such as AltBalaji, Big Shots, and Ullu for allegedly displaying “indecent” representation of women.…

OpenAI launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent last week, which is finally rolling out to users now. On July 18, the San Francisco-based AI firm announced the launch of ChatGPT Agent, which can perform a wide range of tasks. However, nearly a week later, users still did not see…

Flipkart Freedom Sale 2025 will start at the beginning of August, the company announced on Friday. During the sale event, the e-commerce platform will offer multiple bank offers and discounts on various products to Flipkart Plus subscribers. The list of benefits also includes early access to the sale event. Moreover,…

Microsoft Corp. is investigating whether a leak from its early alert system for cybersecurity companies allowed Chinese hackers to exploit flaws in its SharePoint service before they were patched, according to people familiar with the matter. The technology company is looking into whether the program — designed to give cybersecurity…

Who-Fi is a cutting-edge technology that leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to identify and track individuals without needing any visual input. It is an experimental technology which remains to be thoroughly tested in the real world. However, based on the research paper that mentions and documents its proof of concept, it…

Wi-Fi 8 will bring several improvements to performance and reliability, including multi-access point coordination and seamless roaming, according to Qualcomm. The next wireless standard is currently being developed as part of the ‘Ultra High Reliability’ (UHR) initiative, in collaboration with various firms, including the US chipmaker. The standard for Wi-Fi 8 is…

GitHub Spark, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool available within the GitHub Copilot, was released on Thursday. Available in public preview, it is a vibe coding tool that allows users to generate apps via natural language descriptions. The Microsoft-owned platform also allows users to collaborate with the AI to better control…

Sony and Bandai Namco have signed a strategic agreement that will see the PlayStation parent acquire a 2.5 percent stake in the Elden Ring publisher, the two companies announced Thursday. Sony will pay approximately JPY 68 billion (roughly Rs. 4,010 crore) to buy 16 million Bandai Namco shares. The partnership…

A security patch Microsoft released this month failed to fully fix a critical flaw in the US tech giant’s SharePoint server software, opening the door to a sweeping global cyber espionage effort, a timeline reviewed by Reuters shows. On Tuesday, a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that its initial solution to the…

Google has announced the Google Play X Unity Game Developer Training programme at the I/O Connect event on Wednesday. The free training and certification programme, supported by the Game Developer Association of India (GDAI), offers online training for participants. The tech giant has collaborated with Unity for the initiative. Google…

Canva Code is probably not the first name that comes to mind when people think of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding. But in 2025, the company finds itself competing with the biggest AI giants in the industry. Although AI-assisted coding is still a relatively new concept, the past two years have…

ChatGPT reportedly handles more than 2.5 billion prompts daily. As per the report, OpenAI revealed the volume of messages its chatbot and servers process for the first time. The artificial intelligence (AI) company also highlighted the number of messages that are sent from the US, as compared to the rest…

Meta announced that it will not be signing the European Union’s (EU) Code of Practice for general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) models last week. Earlier this month, the European Commission said that it has received the final version of GPAI Code of Practice, a voluntary tool aimed at helping the industry…

Microsoft’s SharePoint software for servers is being targeted by malicious actors using a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability to gain unauthorised access, according to the company. The security flaw allows threat actors to target on-premise servers at thousands of firms with SharePoint servers. Researchers state that once attackers have breached…

Zoho, the global software-as-a-service (SaaS) giant, has announced several new artificial intelligence (AI) products. On Thursday, the company unveiled its first in-house large language model (LLM) Zia, an automatic speech recognition (ASR) model, more than 25 pre-built AI agents, Zia Agent Studio marketplace, and a model context protocol (MCP) server…

Spotify, on Thursday, announced the expansion of its premium audiobook service, Audiobooks+, for its individual premium subscribers. Interestingly, the music streaming service is rolling out the service for additional members who are part of the Premium Family and Duo subscribers for the first time. The service was earlier under trial…

OpenAI released a new artificial intelligence (AI) agent, which will be baked into the company’s chatbot, on Thursday. Dubbed ChatGPT Agent, it is a general-purpose agent which gets its own virtual computer to browse the web and find information, as well as an integrated development environment (IDE) for coding. The…

Earlier this year, Google added a new capability to its app on iOS which lets you check the history of the songs searched for in the past. The feature is now rolling out for Android devices too. It is said to be an extension of the Song Search feature which…

Adobe announced new upgrades for its Firefly video model on Thursday, and introduced new third-party artificial intelligence (AI) models that will be available on its platform. The California-based software giant stated that it is now improving the motion generation of its Firefly video model to make it more natural and…

Recently, the news of Threads’ daily active users (DAUs) number inching closer to its rival, X‘s(formerly Twitter) number, made headlines. The app reportedly saw 115.1 million DAUs on Android and iOS combined. Meanwhile, X witnessed a 15.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) decline in its DAUs growth, bringing the number to 132…

The Delhi High Court has ordered Amazon, Flipkart, Indiamart and various other e-commerce services in the country to take down listings for various fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) products from their platforms. In a dynamic injuction passed last week, the High Court said that the companies infringing on Reliance’s trademarks could not…

Keeping your Airtel Payments Bank RuPay On-the-Go Card, enabled with NCMC topped up is now simpler than ever! Whether you’re on the move, at home, or even commuting, recharging and updating your card’s balance can be done in just a few steps. With multiple options like the Airtel Thanks App,…

OpenAI announced the release of its open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model has been delayed again. On Saturday, the company’s CEO, Sam Altman, said that due to additional time required to run safety tests, the release of the AI model was delayed indefinitely. This is the second such delay, after the…

The Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025 in India has entered its third and final day. That means buyers only have a limited time to purchase all of the products in their wishlist at considerably lower prices than their usual market rates. During the sale, the e-commerce giant is offering discounts…

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025 started on July 12 at midnight and will last through July 14, making it the company’s longest-ever Prime Day sale. It brings attractive discounts across a broad selection of categories such as home furniture, large appliances, fashion, and personal gadgets. During the sale, buyers can…

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025 has now reached its second day. This is the first time the Seattle-based e-commerce giant has extended Prime Day to make it a three-day sale event. Unlike other sales on the platform, this one is exclusive to those with an active subscription to Amazon Prime.…

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025 has begun for users with Prime subscriptions. The sale, which went live at midnight July 12, is giving people the opportunity to get the best deals on various electronics and products till July 14. This is Amazon’s longest Prime Day sale as previously the company…

Amazon Prime Day Sale 2025 is a three-day sale exclusively available to Prime members. It is taking place between July 12 (today) to July 14. The event brings exciting discounts on electronics across a wide range of categories, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, air conditioners, and other items. Popular devices…

Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale is now live in India. The three-day massive sale event will remain open until July 14, 2025. This year’s Prime Day sale includes hundreds of great deals and offers on smartphones, laptops, TVs, and Amazon’s own devices. To save you the trouble, we’ve handpicked the…

Amazon is set to kick start its Prime Day 2025 sale in India on July 12. The sale, confirmed to run through July 14, will offer a wide variety of products at discounted rates. Ahead of its commencement, the e-commerce site has announced some early discount deals for shoppers. Additionally,…

Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale is scheduled to begin on July 12, and several consumer electronics devices are set to become much cheaper during the upcoming sale event. Tablets from brands like Samsung, Lenovo, Apple, and Acer are already available at discounted prices, as part of the latest Amazon Prime…

Apple has added iCloud passwords support for Mozilla Firefox on Windows PC via an extension that will allow users to autofill their credentials on the browser. The feature was only functional for Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge users earlier on Windows PC. However, there is no standalone password manager available,…

Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale is set to begin at midnight on Friday, July 12. The three-day sale on the e-commerce platform will conclude on Monday, July 14. This is the first time the Seattle-based tech giant is hosting the annual Prime subscribers-focused sale for three days, instead of two…

AI video generators have become the craze ever since Google released its Veo 3 artificial intelligence (AI) model. With native audio support and realistic video generation, many netizens have started sharing interesting AI-generated videos on social media platforms. However, as of the time of writing, Veo 3 remains available only…

Amazon Prime Day 2025 sale is the e-commerce giant’s annual sale geared towards the platform’s subscribers. This year, it is confirmed to be held between July 12 and 14 (Saturday to Monday). The three-day sale will witness big discounts on a large variety of products, new launches, and more. The…

Jack Dorsey has announced a new decentralised messaging app called Bitchat. It is a peer-to-peer public domain messaging project which operates over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) mesh networks. Bitchat is said to offer a more secure method of messaging, protected with end-to-end encryption. The app does not require internet, an…

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has released an updated list of documents which are accepted for enrollment or updation of the Aadhaar card, under the Aadhaar (Enrolment and Update) First Amendment Regulations, 2025, and have come into effect July 2. To begin with, any document that has been…

BSNL recently launched its 5G services in India, under the banner of Q-5G (short for Quantum 5G). The state-owned telecom operator is now offering subscribers a complimentary upgrade to its 4G/ 5G SIM card. They can upgrade from an existing BSNL 2G/ 3G SIM card by visiting a BSNL CSC…

Meta Platforms has been on a banning spree which is affecting users across the many social media apps under its umbrella. Amidst the ongoing mass bans, even those who are paying a premium for the Meta verified subscription have been left disappointed by tech giant’s customer support. Users have deemed…

Google Workspace users are finally getting access to Gems within the apps, the company announced on Wednesday. Gems are custom artificial intelligence (AI) experts that can be programmed to perform specific tasks. They have been available within the Gemini app and website since August 2024, but now the Mountain View-based…

Google has proposed fresh changes to its search results in an attempt to fend off growing criticism from rivals, a week before a key meeting that could lead to yet another EU antitrust fine, according to a document seen by Reuters. The US tech giant has been under pressure after…

Baidu reportedly released a new artificial intelligence (AI) video generation model on Wednesday. As per the report, the MuseStreamer AI model can also integrate Chinese audio in the generated videos, making it the second such model after Google’s Veo 3. The tech giant claims it to be the world’s first…

Alphabet’s Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters. Google’s AI Overviews are AI-generated summaries that appear…

AI image generators are a dime a dozen. However, many websites just use popular image models and use a wrapper on them, and others are hidden behind a paywall. Such image generators usually do not give value owing to a poor user interface or the requirement to pay money upfront.…

Sakana AI released an open-source algorithm on Tuesday, which allows multiple artificial intelligence (AI) models to collaborate on complex problems. Dubbed Adaptive Branching Monte Carlo Tree Search (AB-MCTS), it is an inference-time scaling or test-time scaling algorithm that adds a third dimension to the existing framework of AI models. With…

Perplexity introduced its most expensive subscription tier on Tuesday. Dubbed Perplexity Max, the new plan is aimed at the platform’s heavy users and costs $200 (roughly Rs. 17,000) a month. To entice users to purchase the subscription, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm is also offering early access to…

Qualcomm announced its Snapdragon Auto Day event in India on Wednesday. This is the first time the chipmaker is hosting an automobile-focused event in the country. The event is being hosted in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and will take place on July 30 in New Delhi. During the…

Baidu released the Ernie 4.5 series of artificial intelligence (AI) models in open-source on Monday. The Chinese tech giant had previously said that it would make its proprietary large language models (LLMs) available to the open community on July 31. It has now released 10 different variants of the series,…

Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) was reportedly created by the company CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. As per multiple reports, the new group was created as a part of the restructuring of the existing Meta AI division. The MSL group is now said to be heading the division with a focus on developing…

Nvidia insiders sold over $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,575 crore) worth of company stock in the past year, with a notable uptick in recent trading activity as executives capitalize on surging investor interest in artificial intelligence, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. More than $500 million (roughly Rs. 4,287 crore) of the…

Alibaba’s Qwen team released a new image generation artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. Dubbed Qwen VLo, it is a successor to the Qwen 2.5 vision language model and comes with several upgrades compared to the older models. The latest AI image model supports both text-to-image and image-to-image generation. It…

Gmail on Web has introduced a new page which makes it easier to manage your subscriptions. Listed as Manage Subscriptions, it appears in the left-hand toolbar of the web client and shows all of the newsletters and mailing lists you have subscribed to in the past. Alongside, the Gmail for Android…

The Gmail inbox is nothing short of a digital black hole which contains an endless scroll of unread messages, many of which are far from essential. Junk mails, long-forgotten subscriptions, and promotional messages can turn your inbox from a well-managed space to a chaotic mess. But unlike the black holes…

Apple on Thursday changed rules and fees in its App Store in the European Union after the bloc’s antitrust regulators ordered it to remove commercial barriers to sending customers outside the store. Apple said developers will pay a 20 percent processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though…

Flipkart India, the e-commerce giant owned by Walmart, is using social videos and livestreams to convert young consumers spending a lot of time on their smartphones into loyal customers. Using videos to showcase and sell products is one of the leading new forays at Flipkart, Neha Agrahari, a senior director at…

Meta is reportedly planning to acquire the Palo Alto, California-based artificial intelligence (AI) startup PlayAI. As per the report, the acquisition is aimed at bolstering its AI division to compete with the likes of OpenAI and Google. The Menlo Park-based social media giant has been aggressively pushing out new AI…

Canva introduced two new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its visual communications platform on Thursday. While these are backend features that will not be visible on the frontend to the user, they significantly improve its capabilities in terms of platform integration. The first new feature is Canva’s deep research connector…

Amazon’s Ring, a smart security device brand, introduced a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature on Wednesday. Dubbed Video Descriptions, the feature uses generative AI to send motion activity-based text notifications to users who have installed the company’s video cameras and video doorbells. The brand also highlighted that it is now…

Anthropic released a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Claude on Wednesday. This new feature will allow users to create interactive AI-powered applications using the chatbot. Once created, users can also host and share these apps on the platform to let others use them. Interestingly, when others use these apps,…

SonicWall has issued an advisory that informs customers that a malicious version of its SonicWall SSL VPN NetExtender app is being used to steal VPN configuration and credentials. The company warns that threat actors have modified two files used by the NetExtender VPN application, which is used by several organisations to…

Grok, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by xAI, might soon get a file editor feature. A tipster claimed that the Elon Musk-owned AI firm is working on this feature, which might support different file types, including spreadsheets. It is said to enable users to chat with Grok and ask…

ChatGPT is a generalistics large language model (LLM), which means that it can be used for a wide range of tasks, and can be helpful to a large demographic of users. While many believe it to be a useful tool for professionals, students can also use it to better learn…

Britain’s competition regulator said it may force Google to rank businesses more fairly in search results and offer alternative services to consumers, marking the first use of expanded powers to oversee the world’s biggest tech companies. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is proposing to designate Alphabet-owned Google with “strategic…

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple designer Jony Ive’s hardware company is reportedly not building a wearable device. On Sunday, the company removed its “io” branding from everywhere due to a trademark lawsuit. Now, as per the report, court filings for the suit have revealed that the artificial intelligence…

Amazon India on Sunday announced the launch of its diagnostics services in the country. The new Amazon Diagnostics service from the e-commerce giant facilitates the pickup of test samples from a customer’s doorstep. Users can book lab tests, schedule and track appointments, and access digital reports via the Amazon app. The service,…

OpenAI released its o3-pro artificial intelligence (AI) model on Tuesday. Dubbed as the company’s most advanced reasoning model, it is only available to the most premium tier of subscribers. The o3-pro model will be available both in ChatGPT as well as via the AI firm’s application programming interface (API). The…

Google made the Gemini 2.5 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models generally available on Tuesday. With this, users of the chatbot can now access the stable versions of the Gemini 2.5 Pro and the Gemini 2.5 Flash models. Interestingly, the Mountain View-based tech giant has also made the Pro model…

Google on Wednesday rolled out Search Live in AI Mode as part of a small experiment in the US. This feature lets users have back-and-forth conversations in real-time in Search, similar to Gemini Live but in the Google app. It was first announced during the Mountain View-based tech giant’s I/O…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering record of 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government…

US President Donald Trump on Thursday extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok despite a law that mandated a sale or shutdown without significant progress. Trump signed an executive order pushing back Thursday’s deadline for 90 days, a step…

Google’s fight against a record EUR 4.1 billion ($4.7 billion) European Union antitrust fine suffered a blow after an adviser to the bloc’s top court said regulators were right to punish the US giant for abusing Android’s market power.   Advocate General Juliane Kokott of the EU’s Court of Justice…

YouTube will soon integrate Google’s latest artificial intelligence (AI)-powered video generation model, CEO Neal Mohan announced at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2025 on Wednesday. It will support improved video generation capabilities powered by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s recently released Veo 3 video generation AI model. It…

Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with US-based satellite technology company AST SpaceMobile to introduce direct-to-device satellite broadband connectivity in India. With this move, the telecommunications provider aims to expand broadband-based cellular access at locations with challenging terrains where deployment of terrestrial infrastructure is difficult. Leveraging the…

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) announced the name of its 5G service via its social media handle on Wednesday. It is dubbed Q-5G, short for Quantum 5G. This move comes nearly a week after the state-owned telecommunications provider invited public input for naming its 5G services before it commences trial.…

Canva announced the addition of a new artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video tool to its platform on Wednesday. The new feature, dubbed Create a Video Clip, is part of the company’s Canva AI suite. The video generation capability is powered by Google’s Veo 3 AI model. Since the feature is backed…

Meta Platforms said on Monday that Arun Srinivas has been appointed as the managing director and head for Meta in India, effective July 1. Srinivas currently heads the tech giant’s India ads business, according to his LinkedIn profile. His appointment comes at a time when Meta and Indian authorities have…

Justice Department antitrust enforcers are reviewing whether Google’s planned $32 billion (roughly Rs. 2,75,462 crore) acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz would illegally limit competition in the marketplace, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Officials in the department’s antitrust division, who are probing the deal, have been examining the contours of…

OpenAI quietly improved ChatGPT’s web search-based responses last week. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm has improved both the quality of responses and its instruction-following ability. Additionally, the web search tool can also handle longer, and more complex queries. Another interesting improvement comes to image-based web searches. OpenAI says…

ElevenLabs announced the language expansion of its latest artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-speech (TTS) model last week. With this expansion, the AI model now supports 41 new languages, taking the total count to 70 supported languages. The New York City-based AI startup said that with this expansion, the model is now…

Starlink is gearing up to launch its services in India after receiving the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite (GMPCS) license from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). A report has now revealed how much the services would cost. The setup kit, which is required for accessing the satellite communications network,…

People who accused Google of illegally collecting their personal information, after they chose not to synchronize their Google Chrome browsers with their Google accounts, cannot sue the Alphabet unit as a group in a class action, a US judge ruled. In a decision on Monday, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez…

Mistral released its first reasoning-focused artificial intelligence (AI) models on Tuesday. Dubbed Magistral, the large language model (LLM) is available in two variants — Small and Medium. While Magistral Small is an open-source model, the Medium variant is an enterprise-focused closed model. Both models are capable of multi-step reasoning and…

Meta Platforms and TikTok said a European Union supervisory fee levied on them was disproportionate and based on a flawed methodology as they took their fight with tech regulators to Europe’s second highest court on Wednesday. Under the Digital Services Act that became law in 2022, the two companies and…

Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that social media companies must be held accountable for some types of content published by users on their platforms in the country, but details on the decision have yet to be resolved. Six of the 11 Supreme Court judges voted to hold platforms responsible…

Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify and instant messaging provider Discord.”The issue with Google Chat, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Cloud Search, Google Tasks, Google Voice has been…

OpenAI’s o3, Google’s Gemini 2.5 Pro, Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4, and DeepSeek-R1 were among the 18 artificial intelligence (AI) models that played the popular strategy game Diplomacy. An AI researcher modified the game so that popular large language models (LLMs) can play the game that requires high-level reasoning and multi-step…

Amazon will start showing limited advertisements to Prime Video users in India later this month. Subscribers can choose to pay an extra amount to continue enjoying an ad-free experience. However, in some regions, Amazon has already started showing ads between content with a new report now claiming that the company has…

French President Emmanuel Macron said he would push for European Union regulation to ban social media for children under the age of 15 after a fatal stabbing at a school in eastern France, the latest such violent attack that left the country reeling. Macron said in an interview late on…

OpenAI is reportedly planning to use Google Cloud’s services to fuel its computational requirements. As per the report, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm and the Mountain View-based tech giant have been discussing this partnership for several months. With this move, OpenAI could shift some of the server requirements…

OpenAI released two new utility features for ChatGPT users on Wednesday. The artificial intelligence (AI) app on MacOS now has a Record Mode that can capture meetings, brainstorming sessions, and voice notes, and transcribe and summarise the main discussion points. This feature is currently only available to the ChatGPT Team…

At the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, Apple introduced the first major redesign of its platforms since iOS 7 in 2013. Dubbed Liquid Glass, the new design language brings in a translucent material for elements which behaves as glass in real-time. With this, the Cupertino-based tech giant is redesigning iOS…

Apple published a research paper on Saturday, where researchers examine the strengths and weaknesses of recently released reasoning models. Also known as large reasoning models (LRMs), these are the models that “think” by utilising additional compute to solve complex problems. However, the paper found that even the most powerful models…

WWDC 2025 will kick off soon, and only a few minutes remain until Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage to make several announcements related to its software updates and features for the upcoming year. The company is also expected to unveil the next versions of its operating systems for…

Mistral Code, an artificial intelligence (AI) coding assistant, was introduced by the company on Wednesday. The Paris-based AI firm highlighted that the platform was built for enterprise developers, and is designed to help them increase their productivity while writing and deploying code. The platform is powered by the company’s in-house…

About $22 billion (roughly Rs. 1,88,626 crore) of SpaceX’s government contracts are at risk and multiple US space programs could face dramatic changes in the fallout from Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s explosive feud on Thursday. The disagreement, rooted in Musk’s criticism of Trump’s tax-cut and spending legislation that…

ChatGPT has evolved from a basic artificial intelligence (AI) text generation platform to a full-blown assistant. OpenAI, the company behind the chatbot, have added support for advanced large language models as well as tools that now allow individuals to use it for not just basic tasks, but also for advanced…

Tesla shares went into free-fall on Thursday as President Donald Trump publicly feuded with the electric vehicle maker’s billionaire CEO Elon Musk, his self-proclaimed “First Buddy.” Investors watched the unfolding drama with growing worry about what the fracas could mean for Musk’s business empire. The carmaker’s shares ended the day…

PhonePe has announced that it is planning to launch a Unified Payments Interface (UPI) solution for new feature phone users in India. The digital payments and financial services company highlighted that its upcoming payment solution will be built on the NPCI’s UPI 123PAY technology. The service will be built on…

Google Chrome has received the “highest score ever” on the Speedometer 3 test, the company announced in a blog post. The benchmark is designed to test browser performance, and the strongest performers are usually browsers that are based on Google’s open source browser engine. Google says that the performance of…