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Tech wrap Oct 4: India-made iPhone 16 Pros, Lava Agni 3, WhatsApp, and more

Apple starts manufacturing the entire iPhone 16 series in India. Lava launched the Agni 3 smartphone. WhatsApp introduced new features. OpenAI announced Canvas in ChatGPT

Google to stop linking to NZ news content if law on pay for content passes

The New Zealand government, led by centre-right National, had opposed the law in 2023 when introduced by the previous administration

Samsung announces festive offers on Galaxy Z Fold 6, Flip 6: Check deals

In the festive offers on the sixth-generation Galaxy Z series foldable devices, Samsung is providing bank cashback, upgrade bonuses on exchange deals, and up to 24 months of no-cost EMI options

Samsung to release Android 15-based One UI 7 with 'next Galaxy' in 2025

Reportedly, Samsung at its annual developers conference confirmed that the official version of Android 15-based One UI 7 will arrive with the next Galaxy S series device in 2025

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 in India

iPhone SE to feature Apple-made 5G modem, iPhone 15's main camera: Report

Reportedly, Apple's indigenously made modem is codenamed "Centauri" internally and has been developed to handle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS connectivity as well

Sony adds support for Google's Find My Device to headphones and earbuds

Additionally, the firmware update for the WH-1000XM5 includes improved security features, while the for the WF-1000XM5 earbuds introduces support for Google Fast Pair through LE Audio

Apple kicks off iPhone 16 Pros manufacturing in India; plans 4 more stores

Apple announced that its India-made iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will soon be available locally and will also be exported to select countries worldwide

Google to show advertisements in Search's AI-generated Overviews: Details

Google's AI Overviews will display related products available for purchase alongside answers. The advertised products will reportedly appear below a "sponsored" header

WhatsApp introduces likes, private mentions, and status resharing feature

WhatsApp will now allow users to like others' status updates and mention or tag other accounts in their own statuses. Those mentioned in a status will have the option to repost it to their own account

iOS 18.0.1: Apple fixes important bugs, security issues on iPhone 16 series

Alongside the new iOS 18 update, Apple has addressed the issue that caused the new iPad Pro with M4 to stop working when updating to iPadOS 18

OpenAI introduces 'Canvas' within ChatGPT: What is it and how it works

OpenAI is currently rolling out Canvas to ChatGPT Plus and Team subscribers in beta. Once the feature has completed the testing cycle, it will also be available for free users

Apple to start selling 'Made in India' iPhone 16 Pro from this month

Apple is set to open four more stores in India at Pune, Bengaluru, Delhi-NCR and Mumbai

Will stop linking to New Zealand news if proposed new law passed: Google

Caroline Rainsford, Google New Zealand Country Director said in a blog post that if the bill as it currently stands becomes law, Google would be forced to make changes to its products, investments

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