India has joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative, expanding cooperation on AI, critical minerals and resilient supply chains as part of a broader effort to strengthen economic security

Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw (second from right) with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor (left) and others, during the signing of the  Pax Silica initiative, in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

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Yoshua Bengio says AGI may be irrelevant if AI systems continue showing jagged intelligence - excelling at complex tasks but failing at simple ones - as he warns of rising risks, unsafe capabilities

Joshua Bengio, Canadian computer scientist

Realme P4 Lite launched. WhatsApp allows sharing group chat history. Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 launched. Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Pro. Samsung releases revamped Bixby in beta. WZATCO Yuva Horizon

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India joined the US-led Pax Silica bloc, expanded AI manufacturing ties, and outlined plans for sovereign compute, workforce transition, and biotech innovation on Day 5 of the India-AI Impact Summit

AI Summit, India AI Impact Summit 2026, Modi, Narendra Modi

OpenAI says India's use of ChatGPT for technical tasks is nearly four times the global average, with Codex adoption also strong, as it launches the Signals initiative to track AI usage

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Mospi Secretary Saurabh Garg urges a trusted, federated global AI infrastructure that gives citizens agency as co-creators, backed by shared resources and the proposed MAITRI platform

Mospi Secretary Saurabh Garg

Microsoft's Responsible AI Chief Natasha Crampton says India must strengthen AI diffusion nationwide to remain competitive as the Global South faces widening adoption and capability gaps

Natasha Crampton, the vice president and Chief Responsible AI Officer at Microsoft

WZATCO launches the Yuva Horizon smart projector in India with Google TV, 1500 ANSI lumens brightness, Full HD resolution, Dolby audio and up to 150-inch projection

WZATCO Yuva Horizon projector

Powered by the UNISOC T7250 Processor, Realme P4 Lite packs a 6300mAh battery and runs on Android 15-based Realme UI 6

Realme P4 Lite

Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 unveiled with up to 30 days of battery life and offline global maps support. At the moment, the company has not revealed any information regarding the smartwatch's India launch

Amazfit T-Rex Ultra 2 (Image: Amazfit)

Priced at Rs 69,999, Xiaomi's 75-inch QLED TV X Pro offers 4K resolution, Dolby support, Filmmaker Mode, and a dual 34W box speaker system

Xiaomi QLED TV X Pro 75

Consider the Vivo V70 Elite if you prioritise photography, enjoy experimenting with focal lengths and filters, and want a large yet comfortable phone capable of handling gaming and multitasking

Vivo V70 Elite review price in india specs Passion Red colour variant (Image: Aashish Kumar Shrivastava)

Vivo V70 Elite's Passion Red colour variant (Image: Aashish Kumar Shrivastava)

The Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus sits at the top of Xiaomi's Note 15 lineup, offering a new 200MP camera, a large AMOLED display, and a bigger battery. Here's how it performs in everyday use

Redmi Note 15 Pro Plus in Coffee Mocha colour

Sitting between the Vivo X300 and previous generation X200 models, the Vivo X200T offers a sharp display, strong battery life, and balanced performance rather than headline-grabbing upgrades

Vivo X200T

Sennheiser calls the HDB 630 'wireless audiophile headphones'. After using them to listen to music, attending calls, and everything in between, I break down whether that claim really adds up

Sennheiser HDB 630 headphones and BTD 700 USB-C dongle

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