Technology
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Affordable 5G phone shipments soar in India in 2025
New Delhi: The affordable 5G smartphone shipments surged over 1,900 per cent in India in 2025 (year-on-year), steered by aggressive pricing, enhanced availability of entry-level 5G chipsets and expanding nationwide 5G network…
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IPO-bound PhonePe targets growth in payments, merchants, new platforms
New Delhi: Walmart-backed PhonePe, which aims to float its initial public offering (IPO) in April, plans to deepen its presence in India’s digital payments market while expanding into financial services and new…
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Pixel 10a is coming to India on Feb 18 and Google’s offering a mystery deal
Google has put an end to months of speculation, confirming that the Pixel 10a will be available for pre-order in India starting February 18. Breaking from its usual mid-year launch pattern, the…
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Hyderabad police commissioner cautions people against ‘agentic AI’
Hyderabad: Hyderabad Commissioner of Police, VC Sajjanar on Friday, February 6, cautioned the public against “Agentic Artificial Intelligence”. Sajjanar said that AI has evolved drastically from assisting humans earlier to now, taking…
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I regret it but claims are false: Bill Gates on Epstein ties
Bill Gates has apologised for his association with American billionaire and convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, even as he strongly denied allegations that he hid a sexually transmitted disease from his former wife…
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Apple job listings hint at upcoming store in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is likely to emerge as the next destination for Apple-owned store as the company’s official portal listed retail jobs in the city. The development comes when the company is already…
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Amazon India partners with IIT-Roorkee to develop agri waste packaging
Bengaluru: Amazon India on Wednesday announced a collaboration with IIT-Roorkee to develop innovative packaging materials from agricultural waste. The project aims to create non-wood paper technology that diverts agricultural waste from burning…
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Spain considers social media ban for under-16s, joining others in Europe
Madrid: Spain plans to ban social media access for children under 16, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Tuesday, February 3, in a move designed to shield young people from the harms…
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China to ban hidden door handles on cars starting 2027
Hong Kong: China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla’s electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release…
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Can’t play with citizens’ right to privacy: Supreme Court slams Meta
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 3 came down heavily on Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp while hearing their appeals against a Competition Commission of India order imposing a penalty…
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Indonesia lets Elon Musk’s Grok back online under tight supervision
Jakarta: Indonesia allowed Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok to resume operations in the country on a conditional basis and under strict supervision, weeks after banning it for explicit sexual content. Musk’s…
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Undercover investigation of Meta heads to trial in New Mexico
Santa Fe: The first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against Meta is getting underway in New Mexico, with jury selection starting Monday, February 1. New Mexico’s case…
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Union Budget 2026: FM extends tax exemption for lithium-ion battery equipment
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, announced an extension of basic customs duty exemption on capital goods used for manufacturing lithium-ion cells for battery storage in the annual…
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Budget: Tax holiday till 2047 for foreign cloud firms using data centers in India
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, proposed tax holiday till 2047 for foreign companies that provide cloud services to customers worldwide by using data centres in the country.…
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Free Adobe for a year: Airtel sweetens offer for 360 mn subscribers
Hyderabad: Telecom major Bharti Airtel has announced a partnership with Adobe to offer year-long free subscriptions of Adobe Express Premium to its 360 million subscribers across the country. The offer, valued at…
