ElevenLabs currently offers speech-to-text and text-to-speech services in 14 Indian languages and plans to cover all 22 official languages over the next year

Mati Staniszewski

Business Standard

Coursera India and Asia Pacific MD Ashutosh Gupta says demand for AI courses remains strong, while micro-credentials are helping professionals improve hiring prospects

Ashutosh Gupta, Managing Director, Coursera

As AI moves into regulated industries, companies are looking beyond where data is stored to where models process it. In-country inference is emerging as a new layer of AI sovereignty

artificial intelligence, AI, Data center

The model, called Beam, is designed to perform well for business customers and developers on coding and AI agent tasks while costing less than many competitors

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Bloomberg

A trip to the park. A day at the beach. A workout session at the gym. All in public spaces where smart glasses can snap photos, record conversations or stream video online - without people in the line of their lenses and microphones knowing about it.
Norway's government wants to get a handle on both the promise and peril of AI glasses, and is proposing that parliament enact a temporary ban on them in some places.
It's the latest sign of growing concern in many countries about new technologies that are fundamentally changing the way people live. Some governments have banned the use of social media by children and young teens.
One effort to rein in the use of AI glasses has run aground - in the home of Silicon Valley.
California's governor last week vetoed legislation that would have penalised the use of smart glasses to record people without their permission in places like changing rooms, doctor's offices and other spaces people generally consider private.
And Microsoft last month

Apple AI Smart glasses launch delayed late 2027

Smart glasses representative image (Image: Freepik)

Norway plans temporary curbs on AI glasses in places such as schools, healthcare facilities, parks and beaches over privacy concerns

Press Trust of India

As AI agents gain the ability to access files, control apps and act on behalf of users, Apple and Microsoft are rethinking how operating systems grant and manage permissions to sensitive system data

Laptop showing an AI icon connected to files and folders on a computer

AI agents

The native API integration combines cloud security findings with data classification, helping security teams investigate and prioritise risks to sensitive business data

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GSMA Board members highlighted India's digital leadership and opportunities for international cooperation in 5G, 6G, AI, cybersecurity and satellite connectivity

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday while addressing the Board of the Global System for Mobile Communications Association, ahead of the four-day India Mobile Congress | Photo: X/ @narendramodi

Amid the removal of Jack Dorsey's Bitchat from app stores in India following the IT Ministry's order, government sources on Tuesday said the Bluetooth messaging app was a law-and-order concern and had to be removed.
The government is duty-bound to maintain law and order, sources asserted.
Bitchat, they said, allowed anyone to turn on Bluetooth and send messages through several hops, and that this was a law-and-order concern.
Apple has officially removed the offline messaging application, Bitchat, from its India App Store after a demand from the country's IT ministry, Jack Dorsey said in an X post on Saturday.
"Government of India officially removes Bitchat from the App Store," Dorsey, who is the app's developer and Twitter co-founder, wrote in his post, alongside a screenshot of a notice from Apple's App Review team.
The app has also been pulled down from the Play Store.
Bitchat came under government scrutiny in July this year, coinciding with the Cockroach Janta Party's protests

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Apple has officially removed the offline messaging application Bitchat from its India App Store after a demand from the country's IT Ministry, Jack Dorsey said in an X post

Moonshot AI is targeting a Hong Kong IPO in Q1 2027 after closing a private funding round at a $50 billion valuation

Moonshot AI

India is among the top 10 leading emerging-market performers in artificial intelligence (AI) readiness and is well positioned to harness the technology, helped by its large technical workforce, globally integrated IT sector and digital public infrastructure, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
In its latest report titled 'India and Artificial Intelligence: Seizing the Development Opportunity', the World Bank said private investment in AI in India more than tripled to USD 4.1 billion in 2025 from USD 1.2 billion in 2024.
At the same time, the number of professionals employed by Global Capability Centres (GCCs) rose to 2.36 million in 2025 from 1.9 million a year ago, it said.
The report, however, noted that the long-term economic and labour market impact of AI remains uncertain.
It called for cross-cutting policy measures to deepen AI-enabling infrastructure, improve the business environment, broaden access to AI and enhance labour capacity so that the benefits of the technology are wid

World Bank

India's strong technical workforce, IT sector and digital infrastructure position it to harness AI, but policy support is needed to widen adoption and share its benefits

The four-day India Mobile Congress 2026 will focus on 6G, AI-native telecom, 5G monetisation, satellite communications, cybersecurity, quantum technology and digital infrastructure

The four-day IMC 2026 will bring India’s telecom and technology ecosystem together at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi.

The four-day IMC 2026 will bring India's telecom and technology ecosystem together at Yashobhoomi, New Delhi.

The new centre brings together founders, investors, government, academia and global technology companies to shape policy, research and ecosystem initiatives

DeepVerse

"The idea is to develop a steady pool of trained semiconductor engineers and shop-floor workers for allied components who can be hired directly from these institutes"

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Google has launched the Fitbit Air in India at Rs 13,999. The screenless fitness tracker offers heart rate, sleep and SpO2 monitoring, up to seven days of battery life and AI-powered health insights

Fitbit Air

Amazon has introduced redesigned Kindle e-book readers, including new Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Colorsoft models with updated displays, thinner designs and faster book opening

Kindle Colorsoft 2026

Samsung launched two models in the series with Galaxy Tab S12 Plus starts at Rs 1,29,999, while the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra starts at Rs 149,999 in India. Both models offered in Gray and Silver

Galaxy Tab S12 + and Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra launched in India, Availability starts October 7.

Nothing has launched its flagship Headphone 1 Pro with a triple-driver audio system, 10-microphone adaptive ANC, spatial audio, longer battery life and a premium glass

Nothing Headphone (1) Pro with triple drivers and 10-microphone adaptive ANC.

Lava's Virat Curve 5G stands out with its mini rear display and vegan leather finish, while smooth everyday performance and a 6,000mAh battery strengthen its case at Rs 23,999

Lava Virat Curve 5G

Apple Watch Series 12 looks familiar but collects health data more frequently, improves gesture controls and lays the groundwork for AI features that are still some distance away

Apple Watch Series 12 in Bronze finish (Aluminium)

The Sennheiser Momentum 5 combines detailed sound with long battery life, strong ANC and multipoint connectivity, while its fit, touch controls and sweat resistance leave a few things to consider

Sennheiser Momentum 5 wireless headphones in white

Sennheiser Momentum 5 wireless headphones

Apple's iPhone 18 Pro Max looks familiar, but variable lens aperture, stronger on-device AI, better thermals and longer battery life make the changes more meaningful with extended use

iPhone 18 Pro Max in Silver finish

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