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Apple announces festive offers in India: Check deals on iPhones, Macs, more

Apple is offering cashback of up to Rs 15,000 on select Macs and Rs 7,000 on iPhones, alongside no-cost EMI plans and a limited-edition AirPods 5 with rangoli engraving, until November 11

Successful GPU bidders likely to offer compute capacity to global firms

Under the ₹10,372 crore IndiaAI Mission, 14 companies have successfully bid to onboard GPUs from various original equipment manufacturers, including Nvidia, Intel, AMD, AWS and Google

Starlink services in India need to be affordable: SpaceX CEO Elon Musk

India could and should challenge Musk's monopoly in space-based communications: Ex-NITI Aayog V-C

Unstructured data is an opportunity for enterprises, says Andi Gutmans

Andi Gutmans, VP and general manager of data cloud at Google Cloud explains the value of unstructured data for enterprises

The telecom push: Scaling beyond assembly to advanced deep technology

The report highlights how artificial intelligence and telecom infrastructure are converging into a single ecosystem

Bets are on for India's semiconductor space amid growing M&As, investments

Funding, M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic M&As and tech talent are driving global and domestic backing for startups

Starlink pricing must be affordable in India, says Musk amid Jio row

Musk's comments on X, part of a larger post, come as Jio Platforms, the digital arm of Reliance Industries, counts down to what is expected to be India's biggest public offering

Anthropic's Claude AI carried out unintended actions on US govt websites

Anthropic disclosed 4 types of unintended AI behaviour, including exploiting software flaws, submitting unauthorised forms and bypassing access restrictions

India doesn't allow monopoly in any sector, says Telecom Minister Scindia

Scindia says Jio, OneWeb and Starlink have licences, with operations subject to security compliance and spectrum charges, amid Elon Musk's allegations of entry barriers

Elon Musk targets Ambani over Starlink's entry into India, alleges monopoly

Musk accused Ambani of seeking to protect his monopoly and urged him to allow Starlink to compete, saying satellite internet could improve access to education and markets

AI smart mirrors to cyber games: Tech innovations previewed at IMC 2026

India Mobile Congress 2026 featured an offline AI smart mirror, Vodafone Idea's digital readiness assessment for MSMEs, and Fortinet's interactive cyber defence games

IMC 2026: Indian firms showcase AI wearables for India-specific needs

Jio plans AI wearables with Indian language support, Torchit is developing smart glasses for accessibility, and Qualcomm sees payments and education as key opportunities

Qualcomm bets on smaller AI models as memory costs push up phone prices

Qualcomm expects advanced AI features to reach cheaper smartphones gradually as memory price inflation pushes up costs and smaller AI models become more efficient

Motorola bets on premium phones as memory costs push up prices in India

Motorola says premium phones account for 50-55% of its India revenue as rising memory costs push up prices, while local manufacturing helps the company manage supply-chain pressures

IG Defence plans trials of India's first private-sector micro-missile soon

The JWALA interceptor is set to move into system-level testing in the coming months after IG Defence successfully test-fired two solid rocket motors

Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro component orders by 15% amid weak demand

The iPhone maker has turned more conservative on shipments since early ‌September, with component orders for October ​being slashed by at least ​15% compared with what was originally requested

IMC 2026: Why Qubo sees India's smart home future in AI devices, not hubs

As Apple and Samsung push centralised smart home systems, India's Qubo is betting on AI-powered devices, local processing and country-specific use cases to drive adoption in a price-sensitive market

Beyond SMS: How AI is changing way Indian businesses reach customers

At IMC 2026, Authkey and Airtel showcased platforms combining SMS, WhatsApp, RCS and AI as businesses shift from one-way notifications to automated customer conversations

Global data breaches exposed 320 mn people's info since September: Report

Among the major incidents, digital scans of 153 million US driver's licences were reportedly leaked, with the records allegedly being offered for sale on a Russian cybercrime forum on the dark web

Apple set to launch touch-screen MacBook, new iPad mini in late October

The end-of-month announcements will also include versions of the 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac with M6 chips