Harsh Shivam

AI scaling fake newsrooms, surveillance, and online dating scams: Anthropic

Anthropic also said it identified and disrupted cases in which users attempted to use Claude models for malicious activity that could potentially support development of biological weapons

Apple's big Siri bet is finally rolling out: Here's what iPhone users get

Apple's long-promised Siri AI will start reaching users with the iPhone 18 series, but language support and some features remain limited

Apple raises older iPhone prices in India after iPhone 18 Pro, Duo launch

Apple has raised prices of the iPhone 16, 17e, 17 and Air in India after launching the iPhone 18 Pro series and iPhone Duo, with the biggest hike reaching Rs 65,000

iPhone Duo launched: What Apple packs into its Rs 2.99 lakh foldable device

Apple's first foldable iPhone brings a 7.6 inch inner display, A20 Pro chip, dual 48MP cameras, Touch ID and IP68 protection, but is heavier than several current rivals

Apple launches iPhone Duo, 18 Pro series, AirPods 5, and more: Highlights

Apple's Surprise and Shine event brought its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Duo, alongside the iPhone 18 Pro series, new Apple Watch models and AirPods 5

Why smartphone price inflation is hitting India harder than other markets

Smartphone brands have raised prices multiple times in the first half of 2026. Market tracker Counterpoint Research has now put a number to the increase, confirming that India has been the worst hit

Pixel 11 review: Google's vanilla flagship model makes a convincing case

Longer battery life, a steadier connectivity, and genuinely useful artificial intelligence tricks make Google's Pixel 11 an easy recommendation

Meta's Muse AI agent can book, buy, and browse for you: Here's how it works

Meta's Muse is a personal AI agent that can browse the web, book travel, send emails, make purchases and continue working on tasks in the background, while asking users to approve sensitive actions

Explainer: What is 5G network slicing and why telcos oppose Trai's proposal

5G slicing rules have exposed a split over how network congestion should be measured, with Trai pushing safeguards and operators warning that its 80 per cent PRB threshold could constrain networks

Apple's Surprise and Shine event on Sept 9: How to watch and what to expect

Apple's September 9 event will likely bring the iPhone 18 Pro series and first foldable iPhone, with new Apple Watch and AirPods models also expected

Why Apple's foldable entry could reshape a market still finding its footing

Despite seven years and steady improvements, foldable smartphones remain a tiny slice of the overall smartphone market. With Apple set to enter the segment this month, that could finally change

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra revives AGI debate as autonomy, cyber skills improve

OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra shows stronger autonomy, computer use and cyber capabilities, but benchmark caveats and monitoring concerns complicate claims that AGI has arrived

PAIR tool from Nvidia lets you run AI agents on a personal AI data centre

Nvidia's open-source Personal AI Router (PAIR) can connect compatible PCs on a local network and use their idle computing power to run AI workloads in parallel

Perplexity may have a way to run LLMs on consumer hardware: How it works

Perplexity's experiment with a 35-billion-parameter model shows how inference engines, quantisation and memory optimisation can unlock more performance from existing hardware

WhatsApp now lets you pay FASTag, water, other utility bills: How it works

WhatsApp's new Bill payments feature lets users pay electricity, gas, water, FASTag, insurance and other bills from within the app, with access to 22,722 billers across 30 categories

Costlier new phones drive demand for refurbished devices in India: Report

India's refurbished smartphone market is growing as new devices get costlier, with Counterpoint Research reporting a 13 per cent rise in volumes in the first half of this year

Samsung Galaxy Watch 9 and Ultra 2 review: Two watches, two personalities

The Galaxy Watch 9 keeps things sleek and comfortable for everyday use, while the Ultra 2 adds a brighter display, longer battery life and more serious health and outdoor features

Google's September Android Drop brings Motion Assist and more Gemini tricks

Google's September Android Drop adds new Gemini features, Motion Assist, Guided vision, Google Keep integration in Messages and new chat customisation options

Sonos 27 puts AI at centre of how you control its audio devices: What's new

Sonos 27 lets AI assistants such as ChatGPT interact with its audio system, while adding new controls, a redesigned app and multi-room features

Decoded: What is Anthropic's MHS and why does it matter for Physical AI

Anthropic's Model Hardware Standard aims to give AI agents a common way to understand and operate programmable hardware, potentially simplifying integration across robotics, labs and manufacturing