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The bubble lies in larger LLMs, says Cognizant AI chief Babak Hodjat

Even if the LLM funding bubble bursts, enterprise AI adoption-driven by agentic systems and real use cases-will remain intact, says Cognizant's chief AI officer

Tech Wrap Dec 18: Gemini 3 Flash, Apple Music in ChatGPT, LG sound suite

Gemini 3 Flash rolled out. Apple Music in ChatGPT. LG Sound Suite. Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Snapchat's Quick Cut feature is now available. Apple iOS 26.3 public beta rolled out

Realme 16 Pro+: Snapdragon 7-series, OLED screen, 7000 mAh battery expected

Realme has confirmed the launch of the 16 Pro series in India, developed in collaboration with Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa

Apple's new SHARP AI model can turn single photos into 3D scenes: Know how

Apple has open-sourced SHARP, a new AI model that can reconstruct photorealistic 3D scenes from a single image, with potential applications in spatial photos and augmented reality

Google rolls out News Audio Briefing with Listen tab on Android: Report

Reportedly, Google rolls out News Audio Briefing on Android with a new Listen tab, offering AI-generated daily news summaries in audio form from multiple publishers

Year-ender 2025: Ghibli to Nano Banana, trends that took over social media

Year-ender 2025: Ghiblified pictures, boxed action figures, and vintage AI portraits weren't just trends, they marked how generative AI crossed from tech demos into everyday self-expression in India

OpenAI's ChatGPT integrates Apple Music: How is it different from Spotify

OpenAI's ChatGPT has added Apple Music as an app extension, letting users create playlists, discover songs, and preview tracks

Snapchat rolls out 'Quick Cut' to speed up video creation from Memories

Snapchat launches Quick Cut, a new tool that turns Memories into beat-synced videos in seconds, making video creation directly within the app

Google rolls out Gemini 3 Flash for everyday tasks with improved reasoning

Gemini 3 Flash replaces Gemini 2.5 Flash in Google Gemini app, bringing faster responses for everyday tasks with Gemini 3 Pro-level reasoning

Netflix to bring FIFA football game ahead of world cup 2026: What to expect

The Netflix-exclusive football game will launch ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026, be playable on TVs and phones, and is being developed by Delphi Interactive

AI adoption in MSMEs can unlock over $500 bn economic value: Report

The report highlighted a clear gap between intent and action, noting that nearly 44 per cent of executives continue to allocate less than 10 per cent of their technology budgets to AI

CES 2026: LG unveils new Sound Suite with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect soundbar

LG's new Sound Suite will debut at CES 2026, led by the H7 soundbar with Dolby Atmos FlexConnect and a modular, wireless audio system design

Apple releases iOS 26.3 public beta: Check features, how to upgrade, more

Apple rolls out iOS 26.3 public beta with new live weather wallpapers, iPhone-to-Android data transfer tools, and notification forwarding support for third-party devices

Google releases Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 for Pixels: What's new, eligibility

Google's first Android 16 QPR3 beta adds new animations, navigation layout options, flashlight controls and finally allows Pixel users to remove the At a Glance widget

Apple makes changes to iOS software in face of stricter Japanese rules

The company announced a compliance plan on Wednesday for Japan's Mobile Software Competition Act, or MSCA, which was passed last year and goes into effect this week

Google works to erode Nvidia's software advantage with Meta's help

The effort is part of Google's aggressive plan to make its Tensor Processing Units a viable alternative to Nvidia's market-leading GPUs

DPDP Act rules leave companies racing to fix fragmented data, consent gaps

Barely a month after DPDP Act rules were notified, companies are weighing compliance hurdles as experts flag grey areas and costs of implementation

Tech Wrap Dec 17: Instagram for TV, ChatGPT Images, Meta AI glasses update

Instagram for TV. OpenAI upgrades ChatGPT Images. Meta AI software update. Call of Duty Black Ops 7 free trial. Adobe Firefly update. EvoFox One X Tri-Mode Wireless Gamepad launched

India well placed to lead high performance computing, says AMD executive

India's supercomputing mission is advancing steadily with govt backing and public-private partnerships, positioning the country to move ahead in high-performance computing, says AMD's Thomas Zacharia

With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users, training data

Five AI analysts, however, said the freebies strategy would help companies gain from India's linguistic diversity to secure crucial data for AI training