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TDB pauses accepting applications under RDI fund amid capital constraints

TDB closes fresh RDI funding call as strong demand from deep-tech projects outpaces available capital, despite an additional ₹1,000 crore allocation taking its total to ₹3,000 crore

SatLeo Labs to put India's 1st commercial thermal eye in space on Thursday

TAPAS-1 will demonstrate thermal sensing and data-processing capabilities in orbit, laying the groundwork for a planned constellation of 10-15 satellites by 2029

Apple Pay enters India: Can tap-to-pay find space in a UPI first market?

Apple Pay starts with Axis Bank credit cards as Apple bets on India's expanding card base and contactless payments, even as UPI remains the dominant way to pay

35 yrs of liberalisation: Hyderabad's journey from IT hub to 'Future City'

Economic liberalisation, policy continuity and global investments transformed Hyderabad from a historic trading centre into a powerhouse of IT, pharma, GCCs and emerging technologies

OpenAI DevDay 2026: Dots agent, GPT-6.1 Sol, new plans and more announced

OpenAI's DevDay 2026 brought Dots AI agents, GPT-6.1 Sol, cloud-based Codex, new agent APIs, ChatGPT Spaces and other tools for developers and businesses

Axis Bank brings Apple Pay to Visa, Mastercard credit card customers

Axis Bank has launched Apple Pay for its Visa and Mastercard credit card customers in India, enabling payments at merchants, within apps and online using Apple devices

Apple set to sell 6 million iPhone Duos in 2026: Counterpoint Research

The figure, more typical of niche foldable segment than Apple's usual smartphone sales, is contingent on how well the company ramps up production of the new hardware, Counterpoint senior analyst said

Trump renames AI 'Super Intelligence', calls it 'much bigger than internet'

Trump has directed the federal government to use 'Super Intelligence' instead of AI, while major technology firms agreed to a voluntary pact outlining four layers of safety measures

Apple Pay India FAQ: How to set up, pay, supported cards and security

Apple Pay is now available in India. Here is how to set it up, which cards work at launch, how payments are secured, and whether there are any fees

Apple Pay comes to India: Axis Bank credit card users can now tap to pay

Apple Pay is now available in India on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, with Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards supported at launch

Nvidia's AI safety platform will not take away agents' autonomy: Palo Alto

Nvidia's Open Agent Safety Platform uses software and hardware controls to secure autonomous AI agents while allowing them to perform tasks with defined access and permissions

Rising costs slow India's 5G shift, revive demand for 4G phones: Report

Rising component and memory costs are widening the price gap between 4G and 5G smartphones, prompting manufacturers to expand 4G offerings in India's budget segment

OpenAI shelves next-gen GPT-6.1 Astra model release over safety concerns

Internal tests found GPT-6.1 Astra showed higher levels of deceptive behaviour and could act beyond the authorised scope of tasks, prompting OpenAI to shelve its planned October launch

Electronic prices rise, discounts fade: Can financing sustain festive sales

Rising component and freight costs are pushing up electronics prices, while brands turn to EMIs and exchange offers to support festive demand

Nvidia releases safety software tools to stop AI agents from misbehaving

Nvidia has launched software tools to contain rogue AI agents, saying they could have prevented the Hugging Face breach as OpenAI and Anthropic investigate similar agent-related hacks

AI could cause a billion deaths, safety concerns 'not a hoax': Bill Gates

In a recent interview, Microsoft co-founder said that self-regulation is insufficient and urged US Congress to mandate monitoring and safeguards; he also contradicted Trump's 'just a hoax' statement

TakeMe2Space sets course for orbital data centre, plans six satellites

To send 2 satellites on Falcon 9 to take networked computing into space in '28

India's space sector: Slow burn, hard-won successes - and then liftoff

From PSLV's breakthrough in the 1990s to Chandrayaan and private-sector reforms, India's space programme has transformed over 35 years

Country needs to build its own digital security platforms: Sunil Gupta

Sunil Gupta, cofounder of QNu Labs, talks about why digital security is a sovereign need

Another OpenAI sandbox fails, agentic AI system gains internet access

The system reached a third-party chatbot during training, prompting OpenAI to pause tool-use training on its most capable models until the flaw was fixed