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Samsung launches Galaxy Book 6, Galaxy Book 6 Pro and Galaxy Book 6 Ultra AI PCs in India

Samsungs Galaxy Book 6 series uses Intel Core Ultra series 3 processors with an integrated NPU supports up to 50 TOPS for AI-driven tasks

27 Mar 2026 1:42 pm
Xiaomi launches Redmi 15A 5G for budget buyers in India

Redmi 15A 5G ships with a 6,300 mAh battery, and supports 15W charging

27 Mar 2026 12:40 pm
AI is giving bad advice to flatter its users, says new study on dangers of overly agreeable chatbots

AI chatbots are so prone to flattering and validating their human users that they are giving bad advice

27 Mar 2026 12:10 pm
Snapchat hit with EU probe into alleged failure to prevent child grooming, illegal goods sales

Snapchat, owned by U.S. tech company Snap, was hit with an EU investigation on Thursday

27 Mar 2026 11:54 am
New Mexico lays out options to force changes at Meta after court win

The company indicated it would continue offering encrypted messaging on WhatsApp, without addressing its plans for Facebooks Messenger

27 Mar 2026 11:51 am
Amazon ropes in actor Chris Hemsworth for AI ad in Super Bowl stunt as workers balk

For Amazon employees, though, Amazons splashy antics appeared insensitive in light of recent layoffs, and a stock price reeling from a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report Thursday

27 Mar 2026 11:39 am
ASICS GEL-Kayano 32 Review: Has Kaizen Caught Up with Indian Roads?

The ASICS GEL-Kayano isnt just a shoe, but something that has become a symbol of dependable performance

27 Mar 2026 11:38 am
What teenagers have to say about social media ban

There are two sides to every coin, and that includes social media.

27 Mar 2026 10:17 am
Why Mia Ballards Shy Girl novel was pulled by its publisher

The cancellation of an American novel over AI allegations has made headlines worldwide, as readers express disappointment and authors question how such accusations can be definitively proved

27 Mar 2026 9:54 am
Meta boosts top executives' pay with stock options as AI race heats up

A Meta spokesperson said the pay packages represent a big bet and that they will not be realized unless Meta achieves massive future success, benefiting all of our shareholders

26 Mar 2026 12:05 pm
Meta is laying off hundreds of employees, source says

Teams across Meta regularly restructure or implement changes to ensure theyre in the best position to achieve their goals. Where possible, we are finding other opportunities for employees whose positions may be impacted, a Meta spokesperson said

26 Mar 2026 9:51 am
What is mineral water and how does it naturally contain dissolved minerals?

Mineral water comes from a protected underground reservoir and retains the natural minerals it has acquired from geological processes over years, decades or even centuries; in India, tap water is drawn from rivers and borewells and disinfected with residual chlorine

26 Mar 2026 8:47 am
An energy transition driven by ethics

Short-term gains or geopolitical shocks should not dictate green energy shift

26 Mar 2026 1:06 am
Jury finds Meta and Google liable in social media addiction trial

Large technology companies in the U.S. have faced mounting criticism in the last decade over child and teen safety

25 Mar 2026 11:29 pm
With NavIC setback, India unable to use satellite system for security purposes: experts

A major setback occurred after the last atomic clock on board the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System-1F (IRNSS-1F) stopped functioning on March 10, leaving only three satellites of the NavIC constellation in function; armed forces of countries use the navigation satellite system for logistics, mapping and operational planning, and relying on a foreign navigation satellite system could pose security issues, especially during wars

25 Mar 2026 6:07 pm
Samsung launches Galaxy A57 5G and Galaxy A37 5G in India

Both the phones operate on One UI 8.5 out of the box with up to six generations of Android OS and One UI upgrades, along with up to six years of security updates

25 Mar 2026 4:17 pm
US music publishers suing Anthropic make their case against AI 'fair use'

The publishers argued in Mondays filing that Claudes AI-generated lyrics are not fair use because they are derivatives of the publishers lyrics that compete with and dilute the market for them

25 Mar 2026 2:19 pm
Apple to bring paid ads to maps to US, Canada this summer

Apple Maps, an app that comes bundled on hundreds of millions of iPhones and other devices each year, will display paid advertising on top of existing organic search results

25 Mar 2026 2:13 pm
Britain pilots social media bans, time limits and curfews for children

Britain, like other governments, is considering restricting access to social media for children

25 Mar 2026 10:29 am
Arm unveils new AI chip, expects it to add billions in annual revenue

The new chip, called the AGI CPU, will address data-crunching needed for a specific type of AI that is able to act on behalf of users with minimal oversight

25 Mar 2026 9:55 am
Ahead of Chandrayaan-4, IIT and PRL team decodes moons titanium-rich rocks

The Chandrayaan-4 mission, which ISRO has planned for 2028, aims to collect rock samples from the moon and return them to the earth, making the choice of landing site critical; the studys findings could help inform that decision

24 Mar 2026 8:07 am
U.S. jury signals tech titans on hook for social media addiction

The jury's first full week of deliberations ended with the panel sending the judge a query related to calculating damages in the case

23 Mar 2026 10:25 am
Elon Musk launches 'Terafab' project to make own AI chips

The Terafab, a manufacturing facility based near Austin, Texas, will aim to produce one terawatt of computing power per year, says Elon Musk

22 Mar 2026 12:52 pm
Teenagers sue Musks xAI claiming image-generator made sexually explicit images of them as minors

Other AI companies have prohibited their image-generators from producing any sexually explicit content, even of adults. Mr. Musk saw this as a business opportunity and promoted the ability of xAI's Grok chatbot to create spicy content, the lawsuit claims.

20 Mar 2026 10:15 am
Apple iOS 18 vulnerability chain exposes new attack pathway, researchers say

The findings show how multiple flaws in Apples mobile operating system can be linked together to quietly break through the iPhones security layers

19 Mar 2026 11:59 am
Meta moves Delhi HC against CCPA fine for walkie-talkie sale on Facebook

It argued that the Central Consumer Protection Authority had no jurisdiction over it as Facebook was not an e-commerce platform but only a notice board

18 Mar 2026 8:13 pm
Meta vowed to stop illegal financial ads in Britain. It failed 1,000 times in a week

Whats more, 56% of those ads were from an unspecified number of unauthorised advertisers the FCA had already flagged to Meta, according to the results of the review seen by Reuters

18 Mar 2026 2:22 pm
A mystery AI model has developers buzzing: Is this DeepSeek's latest blockbuster?

During tests conducted by Reuters, the Hunter Alpha chatbot described itself as a Chinese AI model primarily trained in Chinese and said its training data extended to May 2025

18 Mar 2026 2:03 pm
OpenAI launches GPT5.4 mini and nano, promising faster and cheaper coding workflows

OpenAI announced its new GPT-5.4 mini and nano AI models, which it called its most capable small models yet

18 Mar 2026 1:18 pm
Finnish health tech company Oura enters into India with Ring 4 launch

Oura claims that it has done the state of sleep 2026 study in the Indian market and noted that Indians ultra-connected, fast-paced lives are at odds with getting great sleep.

17 Mar 2026 6:18 pm
Tennessee minors sue Musk's xAI, alleging Grok generated sexual images of them

Governments and regulators around the world have since launched probes, imposed bans and demanded safeguards in a growing push to curb illegal and offensive material

17 Mar 2026 2:50 pm
Bibha Chowdhuri: a barrier breaker in STEM

From being one of the first women to gain a postgraduate degree in physics to becoming the first woman researcher in TIFRs cosmic-ray group, Bibha Chowdhri shines bright as an icon in the field of STEM...

17 Mar 2026 1:53 pm
In Hollywood, AI's no match for creativity, say top executives

I've never used AI on any of my films yet. We have a writer's room. All the seats are occupied, Spielberg said. I am not for AI if it replaces a creative individual

17 Mar 2026 10:20 am
How red marks liminal thresholds between life, death, sacrifice and renewal

Red ochre burials, ritual markings and myths across cultures show that red repeatedly marks liminal thresholds such as puberty, sacrifice and death; anthropologists argue that the colour functions as a technology of collective ritual and value, binding communities through shared symbolic acts

17 Mar 2026 10:09 am
Government clears 23 institutions to set up quantum labs

National Quantum Mission aims to develop 501,000 qubit quantum computers, satellite-based secure communication, and high-precision quantum sensors/materials

16 Mar 2026 10:23 pm
Remembering Rosalind Franklin, whose photograph was crucial to discovering DNAs structure

When the Nobel Prize for Physiology in 1962 was announced, the names on that list were Watson and Crick, shared with Wilkins. It was decades before Franklins true role in this path-breaking discovery came to be known to the world

15 Mar 2026 1:54 pm
Failure of atomic clock cripples ISROs NavIC system

At least four satellites are needed to keep NavIC functional, the government says; with the failure of the IRNSS-1Fs clock, the number is down to three, which further weakens the countrys indigenous GPS system

14 Mar 2026 7:49 pm
Why is Google Maps blurry in certain countries and locations?

Not all countries want you to find your way around them easily, leaving Google Maps to juggle national restrictions with the needs of its international users

13 Mar 2026 4:47 pm
Elon Musk's Tesla set to supply UK with electricity

Tesla Energy Ventures obtained a licence to produce electricity in the UK in 2020, notably using solar panels, without selling it directly to consumers

13 Mar 2026 10:30 am
Meta delays rollout of new AI model code-named 'Avocado: Report

Metas new model, which the company has been working on for months, has fallen short in performance when compared to the latest offerings from rivals, the report said

13 Mar 2026 10:26 am
Electrifying industrial heat as a path to Indias thermal independence

As the conflict between the United States and Iran intensifies, the Strait of Hormuz has become increasingly volatile; with India importing nearly half of its natural gas, the crisis signals the urgency of accelerating the electrification of industrial heat

13 Mar 2026 9:02 am
Meta unveils plans for batch of in-house AI chips

Meta has invested heavily in building a team that can design chips in-house in addition to purchasing off-the-shelf products made by Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices

12 Mar 2026 2:57 pm
A seismic decision: On revision to Indias earthquake zoning, rollback

India needs a holistic, implementable earthquake zoning framework

12 Mar 2026 12:29 am
I&B Ministry directs Telegram to remove over 3,100 channels for hosting copyright-protected content

Copyright-protected content belonging to OTT platforms and producers was allegedly being circulated

11 Mar 2026 8:25 pm
Meta to acquire Moltbook, the social network for AI agents

Meta is acquiring Moltbook, a social network where AI agents post and chat with each other

11 Mar 2026 9:59 am
Criticism, satire of PM, UGC regulations target of government takedowns on X, Instagram

The most up-to-date takedown stats from Meta show that the Instagram and Facebook parent took down three times as much content in response to government orders in JanuaryJune 2025 than in the same period in 2023

10 Mar 2026 8:08 pm