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Google Translate to soon get AI features for tone customisation, insights

The new "Ask a Follow-up" button in the Google Translate app offers deeper insights into translations with options to customise the tone and style

Nothing reveals design of another Phone 3a series smartphone: Take a look

The new Phone 3a series smartphone continues the design language of the Phone 2a with a centrally aligned horizontal camera bar

Amazon unveils gen AI-powered 'Alexa+' with agentic abilities: What's new

Alexa+ will first launch in the United States in the coming weeks, with a gradual rollout to select Echo Show devices, including Echo Show 8, 10, 15, and 21

Alphabet's Google cuts less than 100 employees in its cloud division

The retrenchment comes in the wake of slower growth from Google's cloud business, as well as massive spending aimed at supporting the tech giant's ambitions in AI

upGrad earmarks Rs 100 cr for creating AI incubator: Ronnie Screwvala

The move follows upGrad's announcement in Davos of creating an AI center of excellence with investment of Rs 2,150 crore in collaboration with the Maharashtra government

China's DeepSeek cuts off-peak pricing for developers by up to 75%

DeepSeek's low-cost AI models triggered a major sell-off in global equity markets last month, as investors worried that its arrival could threaten current AI market leaders

Tech wrap Feb 26: AI-powered Alexa, Samsung Galaxy A-series, MS Office apps

Amazon to unveil AI-powered Alexa. Samsung launching Galaxy A series smartphones next week. Microsoft evaluates ads-supported free version of Office apps. Adobe launches Photoshop app for iPhones

Green Frontier Capital to invest Rs 100 cr in climate-tech firms this year

Founder Sandiip Bhammer says the climate tech-focused VC firm only invests in companies that address three 'D's: decarbonisation, digitisation, and disruption

Microsoft evaluates ads-supported free version of Office apps on Windows

The free version of Microsoft Office apps will come with certain limitations and lack some features available in the paid versions

WhatsApp starts rolling out voice message transcripts in India: How to use

While Hindi is not officially listed as a supported language, the feature is generating text transcriptions for voice notes recorded in Hindi

Samsung launching new Galaxy A-series smartphones next week: What to expect

Samsung confirmed that successors to last year's Galaxy A35 and Galaxy A55 will be part of the line-up, while the third model is anticipated to be the Galaxy A26

Adobe launches Photoshop app for iPhones with desktop-like editing tools

The new Photoshop app offers many of Photoshop's core capabilities such as layers, masks, and blending modes

Noise Master Buds with 'Sound by Bose' audio now on sale: Price, features

Priced at Rs 7,999, the Noise Master Buds offer adaptive sound isolation of up to 49dB, support for Spatial Audio, and more

Amazon may unveil AI-powered Alexa, Echo devices on Feb 26: What to expect

The new version of the voice assistant Alexa is expected to engage in more natural conversations, with improved contextual awareness

Adobe brings free Photoshop app to phones, targeting younger users

Adobe has now released a free version for Apple's iPhone, with an Android app coming soon

Here's a list of tech giants that have pledged over $1 trn in US investment

Below are the major tech investments announced since Trump took office for a second time

With AI in focus, the next decade is about 'value realisation': McKinsey

Additionally, if the tariff threat made by US President Donald Trump becomes a reality, that too will have an impact on the industry

First 'Made in India' semiconductor chip expected by 2025: Vaishnaw

To further strengthen the talent pipeline, the government has initiated a programme to train 85,000 engineers in advanced semiconductor and electronics manufacturing, he said

Semiconductor plant created an entire ecosystem in Assam: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Vaishnaw said the setting up of the semiconductor assembly unit at Morigaon will position Assam as a major hub and very soon, another such unit will be set up in the state

Alibaba to release open-source version of video, image generating AI model

The release of the model comes as competition intensifies in China's AI market, following DeepSeek's launch of its latest open-source models last month