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14 Aug 2024

Flipkart

Google slashes prices of Pixel 8 series, 7a in India

Google has announced significant price cuts for its previous generation smartphones in India. This move follows the recent launch of the flagship Pixel 9 series.

14 Aug 2024

Fitbit

Where's new Fitbit smartwatch? Google points to Pixel Watch 3

Three years after acquiring Fitbit, Google has unveiled a strategic shift in its wearables strategy.

14 Aug 2024

Asus

Valve extends SteamOS support to ASUS ROG Ally

Valve, the creator of the popular Steam Deck gaming handheld, has announced plans to extend its Linux-based SteamOS support to rival devices like ASUS's ROG Ally.

14 Aug 2024

Android 14

Why Pixel 9 ships with year-old Android 14, not 15

Google's eagerly awaited Pixel 9 series is not launching with the latest Android 15 operating system.

14 Aug 2024

Linda Yaccarino

Is ad industry broken? X CEO calls for 'complete reset'

Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of X, has publicly declared her company's commitment to persist with its antitrust lawsuit against several major brands and an advertising industry group.

13 Aug 2024

Google

Google's Pixel 9 range comes with these new AI features

Google has officially announced its latest smartphone range, the Pixel 9 series. The lineup gets a handful of new Pixel-exclusive AI features.

13 Aug 2024

Google

Google launches voice chat feature for Gemini AI assistant

Google has introduced a new voice chat mode named Gemini Live, for its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant, Gemini.

13 Aug 2024

Google

Google brings Pixel Watch 3, Buds Pro 2 to India

Google has introduced the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Buds Pro 2 in India.

13 Aug 2024

Google

Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold launched in India at ₹1.73L

Google has introduced the Pixel 9 Pro Fold, its second foldable smartphone, in global markets including India.

13 Aug 2024

Google

Google Pixel 9, 9 Pro, and 9 Pro XL launched

Google has introduced its latest smartphones, the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL in India.

13 Aug 2024

Vivo

Led by Vivo, Indian smartphone market surges 3.2% in Q2

India's smartphone market has witnessed a significant growth of 3.2% in the second quarter of 2024, as per data from International Data Corporation (IDC).

13 Aug 2024

Android 15

Where and when to watch Pixel 9 launch event today

Google is gearing up for its annual 'Made By Google' launch event, scheduled for today.

13 Aug 2024

WhatsApp

WhatsApp will allow users to choose Meta AI voice

WhatsApp will roll out a new feature that will enable users to select the voice of Meta AI.

Meet BharatiyaGPT: An AI platform preserving India's ancient heritage

ImmverseAI, a Maharashtra-based AI company, is launching BharatiyaGPT on Independence Day. This innovative platform merges advanced machine learning with deep cultural insights.

13 Aug 2024

Google

India's first open-source AI model debuts, supports 10 Indic languages

Sarvam AI, a Bengaluru-based artificial intelligence (AI) start-up, has introduced Sarvam 2B, India's first open-source foundational model.

13 Aug 2024

iOS

Opera One browser debuts on iOS with integrated AI assistant

Opera has launched its revamped Opera One browser for iOS devices, following a successful beta testing phase.

This AI can diagnose stroke just by analyzing tongue color

Researchers have developed an advanced computer algorithm that can diagnose diseases by analyzing the color of a person's tongue.

13 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

Musk's X accused of unlawful data collection to train AI

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence service, Grok AI, is currently facing legal challenges in Europe over alleged breaches of the EU's data privacy regulations.

ISRO's Earth-observing satellite to be launched on this date

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch its newest Earth observation satellite, EOS-08, on August 16.

IRCTC down: Thousands struggling to book, download rail tickets

The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) website and mobile application experienced an unexpected outage on Tuesday morning.

13 Aug 2024

Elon Musk

After Trump, Musk invites Kamala Harris for interview on X

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has extended an invitation to US Vice President Kamala Harris for a live interview.

13 Aug 2024

SpaceX

SpaceX announces first human spaceflight to explore Earth's polar regions

SpaceX has just announced the "Fram2" mission, which will be the first human spaceflight to explore Earth's polar regions.

13 Aug 2024

TikTok

TikTok launches group chat feature to rival WhatsApp

TikTok has introduced a new group chat feature, allowing up to 32 users to communicate within the app.

Shocker! This AI company's CEO believes marrying chatbots is okay

Eugenia Kuyda, the founder and CEO of AI firm Replika, is advocating for a new form of relationship with AI companions.

13 Aug 2024

Apple

Apple Intelligence takes center stage in iOS 18.1 beta 2

Apple has released its iOS 18.1 beta 2 update to developers, two weeks after initiating the first beta testing for iOS 18.1.

13 Aug 2024

App Store

Use in-app billing system or face ban, Apple warns Patreon

Creators on the crowdfunding platform Patreon face a potential disruption as Apple throws its weight around in the app store ecosystem.

13 Aug 2024

Mars

Scientists discover underground water on Mars but there's a catch

NASA's Insight lander has made a groundbreaking discovery of a vast underground water reservoir on Mars.

13 Aug 2024

Donald Trump

DDoS attack disrupts Musk-Trump interview on X: What is it

Elon Musk, the founder of X, has reported a significant distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on his platform.

12 Aug 2024

Meta

Polish billionaire Rafal Brzoska to sue Meta over misleading ads

Rafal Brzoska, a Polish billionaire and founder of InPost, is preparing to take legal action against Meta.

Stakeholders asked to return copies of proposed broadcasting bill: Report

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has instructed stakeholders to return copies of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2024, according to Moneycontrol.

AT&T under fire for advertising service which doesn't exist

AT&T has been ordered to stop running ads claiming it is already offering cellular coverage from space.

12 Aug 2024

Gopal Vittal

How China is responsible for slow eSIM adoption in India

Despite the potential benefits of eSIMs or embedded SIMs, their adoption in India remains sluggish.

12 Aug 2024

Google

Check Pixel 9 series's full specs ahead of launch event

Google is gearing up for its annual hardware event, 'Made by Google,' scheduled for Tuesday in Mountain View, California.

12 Aug 2024

NASA

'Blue Moon' this August: When and how to watch it

A rare celestial event, the 'Blue Moon,' is set to grace our skies on August 19.

Williams, Wilmore stuck in space: How'll they survive till 2025

Two NASA astronauts, Sunita "Suni" Williams and Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore, are currently stranded on the International Space Station (ISS).

12 Aug 2024

Uttar Pradesh

UP government to train 30,000 youths as 'Surya Mitras'

The Uttar Pradesh government has launched an initiative called "Surya Mitra" to train 30,000 young people in the solar energy sector.

12 Aug 2024

Apple

Apple's budget-friendly Vision Pro headset to debut in 2025

Apple is reportedly developing a more affordable version of its Vision Pro headset and a new iteration of smart glasses.

12 Aug 2024

European Space Agency

Jupiter-bound spacecraft to attempt daring double flyby this week

The European Space Agency (ESA) is preparing for one of the most daring operations ever undertaken in interplanetary flight.

12 Aug 2024

United Kingdom

Memes, emails are contributing to climate crisis. Say what now!

A study has revealed that the majority of data stored in cloud services, including memes and emails, is "dark data." This term refers to information that is used once and then forgotten.

12 Aug 2024

Cybersecurity

15,000 secrets; 66,000 vulnerabilities: How one hacker found them all

Bill Demirkapi is not your average security researcher. Utilizing unconventional methods, this digital detective has exposed vulnerabilities in some of the world's biggest companies.