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We have a strong road-map when it comes to hardware, says Google

Last month, the company rolled out the first made-in-India Pixel 8 smartphones, and the Pixel 9 is also being manufactured in India

Google to provide data localisation option to AI innovators in India

This option will be particularly helpful for enterprises in the public sector and financial services, due to the sensitive nature of the data they handle, said Bikram Bedi

OpenAI secures $4 bn revolving credit line after big funding round

The borrowing facility will boost its liquidity to $10 billion, OpenAI said, allowing the startup to buy costly computing capacity, including Nvidia chips

Tier II, smaller cities consuming over 80% credit: Google Pay exec

At 10th edition of Google for India, fintech major announced credit partnerships with two lenders: Aditya Birla Finance Limited for unsecured loans and Muthoot Finance for gold-backed secured credit

India key market, committed to bring digital revolution: Google India MD

The Google India top boss also outlined the company's big bets in the country in areas such as AI, payments and device manufacturing

Tech Wrap Oct 3: Apple festive offer, Google for India, WhatsApp, and more

Apple announced festive offer in India. Google announced several India-centric AI features at its 10th edition of Google for India. WhatsApp working on revamping typing indicator on Android app

WhatsApp tests revamped typing indicator on Android beta: What to expect

Reportedly, the new typing indicator appears as a chat bubble in the conversation screen allowing users to see who is typing without distracting from the ongoing conversation

Google plans to bring AI to every Indian as it completes 20 yrs in country

Google Cloud also announced plans to combine the power of Beckn-enabled open networks and Gemini through an open-source Gemini Agent Framework

Google for India: Gemini Live available in Hindi, more languages to follow

Alongside local language support for Gemini Live, Google announced AI-generated summaries of reviews in Google Maps and an AI Overview on Search with video feature

Data centre emissions witness growth: Is AI or climate change to blame?

Three of the biggest tech companies, Microsoft, Google and Meta, have reported ballooning greenhouse gas emissions since 2020

OpenAI secures $6.6 bn funding, emerges as one of world's most valued firms

OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion from key investors like Microsoft, Nvidia, and Thrive Capital. Tech giant Apple didn't participate in this round

Apple Intelligence rolling out this month, but Indians have to wait longer

The rollout of Apple Intelligence will be staggered, with the first set of features arriving in iOS 18.1 and subsequent updates introducing more advanced capabilities

Samsung to launch Galaxy A16 in 4G and 5G connectivity variants: Report

Expected to launch soon, the Samsung Galaxy A16 is expected to pack a 5000 mAh battery with 25W charging support and Samsung is anticipated to offer up to 6 years software support

Tech wrap Oct 1: Lava Agni 3, OnePlus 13, Gemini Live, Samsung AI, and more

Lava to launch the Agni 3 smartphone with novel dual-display design on October 4. OnePlus 13 set to debut in October with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. Gemini Live is now free for all Android users

Apple Diwali festive offer: Cashback, bundle deals, no-cost EMIs, and more

Apple has announced festive offer ahead of Diwali in which it is offering instant cashback from select banks on its product range, including the iPhone 16 series and MacBooks. Check details below

Google opens Gemini Nano for developers to explore AI-enhanced apps: Report

Google is allowing experiment exclusively with text-to-text prompts on the Pixel 9 series devices with support for more modalities, such as images, arriving in the upcoming days

Asus powers up, AI-powered PCs to drive 5-10% of shipments by November

Asus holds the fifth spot in the Indian PC segment, with a market share of 7.1 per cent during Q2 this year, down slightly from 7.3 per cent in the year-ago period, as per IDC

EU demands information from YouTube, Snapchat, TikTok on content algorithms

The tech firms must provide the requested information by November 15, the EU said, after which the commission will decide on next steps, which could include fines

OpenAI closes funding round raising over $6.5 bn, valuation now at $150 bn

The funding round was led by Thrive Capital, the venture capital firm headed up by Josh Kushner, Bloomberg previously reported, along with other global investors

Google working on software for reasoning AI, similar to OpenAI's 'o1'

AI researchers are pursuing reasoning models as they search for the next significant step forward in the technology