India’s affordable smartphone market is being caught in the crossfire of two global forces beyond the control of manufacturers: an AI-led surge in demand for memory chips and a weakening rupee. The combination is driving up production costs, forcing brands to increase prices, trim specifications and rethink their entry-level portfolios. India’s affordable smartphone market is … Read more
With unprecedented money flowing into artificial intelligence (AI), the cost of generating synthetic media has dropped to near zero. For the same reason, the premium on proving authenticity rises exponentially. Therefore, commercial banks, global advertisers, and sovereign governments are investing in startups developing tools to verify human identity in an era of cheap, generative AI. … Read more
Google has put limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models after the social media company sought more computing capacity than the rival tech group could provide, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to … Read more
OpenAI has announced a new family of artificial intelligence models led by GPT 5.6 “Sol, our flagship model; Terra, a balanced model for everyday work; and Luna, a fast and affordable model.” For now, the company is giving access to only a small group of trusted partners approved by the US government, while extended release … Read more
A platform aimed at providing verified, evidence-based healthcare intelligence by combining artificial intelligence with clinical expertise has been developed by a Chennai-based epidemiologist to strengthen preventive healthcare across India. Developed by Viduthalai Virumbi Balagurusamy, founder director of the Honeybee Population Healthcare Foundation (HPHF), the Healthcare Intelligence and Verification Engine (HIVE) is designed to go beyond … Read more
Motorola has launched its new Moto Pad 70 Pro tablet in India, powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor. It is designed to handle work, study, entertainment and creative tasks with ease. The company has also included the Moto Pen Pro in the box, which will allow users to write, draw and take notes … Read more
WhatsApp has introduced a new security feature that adds an extra layer of safety during chats and calls. The messenger app now uses an algorithm to spot suspicious patterns and warn users about potentially risky linking requests. The alerts flag the request’s source and warn users that it may be a scam before they start … Read more
Anthropic said on Friday (June 26) that the US government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artificial intelligence model to some “trusted” US organizations, partially reversing an order two weeks ago to suspend access over national security risks. More than 100 companies and institutions will now have access to Mythos 5, … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to build a natural gas pipeline, called Starpipe, to supply fuel to its Starbase launch site in Texas. The project is expected to support the company’s plans to significantly increase the number of its next‑generation Starship rocket launches in the coming years. According to county filings, construction of the 13-kilometre … Read more
Italy’s antitrust authority, Italian Competition Authority (Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – AGCM) said on Friday, June 26 it had opened an investigation into Microsoft over alleged unfair commercial practices linked to the price hike of its “Microsoft 365” subscription. The regulator said the Windows maker did not adequately inform consumers that its … Read more
