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Vivo leads Indias smartphone market while Apple earns the most

In 2026, Indias smartphone market is projected to see a single-digit volume decline as rising memory and component costs weigh on demand

2 Feb 2026 2:47 pm
Apple handed a win as India lets foreign firms fund equipment without tax risk

The earlier rules did not affect Apples South Korean rival Samsung as almost all of its phones are made in its own Indian factories, and not by contract manufacturers

2 Feb 2026 10:49 am
Whats ailing Indias battery scheme for EVs? | Explained

Why is there a lack of momentum? How will it affect the domestic battery manufacturing ecosystem?

1 Feb 2026 8:33 am
The dark side of AI-powered toys | Explained

AI-powered toys that use chatbots totalk tochildren and educate them couldactually harmtheir privacy and healthy development, according to multipleadvocacygroups

31 Jan 2026 4:49 pm
Video game stocks slide on Google's AI model that turns prompts into playable worlds

Google rolled out its artificial intelligence model capable of creating interactive digital worlds with simple prompts

31 Jan 2026 2:42 pm
US judge signals Elon Musk's xAI may lose lawsuit accusing Altman's OpenAI ofstealing trade secrets

OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, countered by accusing Musk of conducting a campaign to harass a competitor with unfounded legal claims because xAI could not keep up with ChatGPT

31 Jan 2026 12:45 pm
Open-source AI models vulnerable to criminal misuse, researchers warn

Hackers could target the computers running the LLMs and direct them to carry out spam operations, the researchers said

31 Jan 2026 10:44 am
How to start building a career in the age of AI

Many organisations are now rethinking entry-level roles and budgets, increasing AI spending while reducing these positions

31 Jan 2026 8:47 am
India AI Impact Summit has received phenomenal global response: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Investments worth nearly $70 billion are already flowing into the AI infrastructure layer, with the potential to double by the conclusion of the event, says Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology

30 Jan 2026 8:55 pm
iQOO 15R to ship with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor and Dark Knight shade

iQOO 15R will be launched on February 24 in India. With the new iQOO 15R, the sub-brand of Vivos is going to target the compact phone users

30 Jan 2026 2:22 pm
Swiggy is now letting users order through ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude

The function is enabled by the integration of the Model Context Protocol (MCP)

29 Jan 2026 10:32 am