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Meta recruits leading OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal for AI reasoning lab

Meta has hired top OpenAI researcher Trapit Bansal to boost its AI superintelligence team, aiming to build competitive AI reasoning models as it intensifies efforts in the advanced AI race

Google VP Thota Chandrasekhar donates ₹1 crore to TTD's SV Pranadana Trust

Google Vice President Thota Chandrasekhar donated Rs 1 crore to the SV Pranadana Trust of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Thursday, the temple authorities said. The cheque was handed over to TTD Chairman B R Naidu by Chandrashekhar in Tirumala. "Google Vice President Chandrasekhar donated Rs 1 crore to the SV Pranadana Trust of TTD on Thursday," said the release from the temple body. TTD officials appreciated the donor's gesture during the meeting held at the Chairman's office in the temple town. TTD is the official custodian of Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati, the richest Hindu shrine in the world.

Tech wrap June 25: ASUS gaming laptops, Perplexity AI, Windows 10 support

ASUS TUF, ROG laptops launched. Perplexity AI adds schedule task on WhatsApp. Windows 10 support ends in 2025. Samsung Smart Monitor M9. Google Chrome's address bar reposition

Google Chrome: How to move address bar to bottom side on Android and iOS

Now, Google allows Chrome users on Android and iOS to move the address bar to the bottom side of the screen. This customisation feature is aimed to make the browser UI easier for one-handed use

'You deal with Google, I with God': When IIT batchmate met Sundar Pichai

Gauranga Das, an ISKCON monk and IIT Bombay alumnus, shared a story at India Global Forum 2025 about meeting Google CEO Sundar Pichai and their surprising exchange on stress and ageing

Google may have to offer rival search options, says UK antitrust watchdog

Google could be forced to let British users choose whether to use rival search services, the country's antitrust watchdog said Tuesday as it proposed using new digital regulations to boost competition. The Competition and Markets Authority said its priority measures include requiring Google to present users with choice screens when they use key products like the Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system. The choice screens would let users easily select and switch between search services", which could potentially include AI assistants, it said. The watchdog is seeking to give Google a strategic market status label under the new UK digital rules. That would give it the power to use targeted measures to impose changes to specific aspects of its search operations in the UK. The CMA's move could have significant implications for businesses and consumers in the UK, Google said. Oliver Bethell, Google's senior director of competition, noted in a prepared statement that CMA ...

Tech Wrap June 24: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked, Google AI Mode, Vivo T4 Lite

Samsung sets Galaxy Unpacked for July 9. Google brings AI Mode to Search in India. Vivo T4 Lite 5G launched. Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 launched. Apple releases iOS 26 dev beta 2. Xbox app for Windows

Google brings AI Mode to Search in India: How it works and what it offers

Google Search AI Mode is now live in India via Labs, offering AI-generated answers to complex queries with support for voice, images, and context-rich responses powered by Gemini AI

Google adds AI tools to Chromebook Plus devices with new update: Details

Chromebook Plus devices now get integrated AI tools like Text Capture, Help Me Read, and Quick Insert with the latest ChromeOS update

Lenovo launches Chromebook Plus 14 with more AI, Dolby Atmos: Check specs

Lenovo Chromebook Plus 14 features an OLED display and offers support for Dolby Atmos surround sound. Lenovo is also offering several new on-device AI features

Google trains Veo 3 AI video generation model using YouTube content: Report

With billions of YouTube videos at its disposal, Google has reportedly trained AI models like Veo 3 and Gemini using user-generated content without their awareness, approval, or compensation

Tesla joins Austin's self-driving race with launch of Robotaxi service

Tesla is starting from behind. Waymo has been driving paying passengers for years in Phoenix

Tech wrap June 19: OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z3, Nothing Phone 3, iOS 18.6

OnePlus Bullets Wireless Z3 neckband launched. Nothing Phone 3 to get seven years of software support. iOS 18.6 beta released. Facebook gets passkey support. YouTube to integrate Google's Veo 3

Now, you can schedule actions on Gemini app for Android: How it works

Scheduled actions feature in Gemini app for Android is currently rolling out to Gemini AI Pro, AI Ultra, and select Workspace users. It's not yet available on iOS or web, and to free-tier users

YouTube to integrate Google's Veo 3 AI video tool into Shorts soon: Details

YouTube Shorts will soon get Google's Veo 3 AI video tool for high-quality, text-prompt video generation. The update is aimed at helping creators produce content more easily and efficiently

Google Messages adds WhatsApp-like 'Delete for Everyone' option, more tools

Google Messages' latest update brings message recall, chat snoozing, and RCS group chat customisation-features aimed at matching platforms like WhatsApp

Google Search now lets users have voice chat with AI Mode: How it works

Presently, Google's Search Live feature in AI Mode is only available to those users in the US region who have enrolled in the AI Mode experiment in Labs

Soon, you can upload video on Gemini app and ask questions about it: Report

Gemini's video upload feature is not widely available yet, with access varying across accounts and devices, according to 9To5Google

India's AI regulation can be a model: Google executive Wilson White

Google APAC policy head Wilson White says India's pro-innovation AI approach reflects shared optimism, cautions against overregulation in early stages of development

'Very critical': Google India head on tackling misinformation in AI era

New technologies like AI have opened massive opportunities but pose challenges like deepfakes, Google India's Country Manager and Vice President Preeti Lobana said asserting that fighting misinformation remains a top priority for the tech giant, which relies on strong policies, advanced AI technology, and human oversight to address these issues systematically. The Asia Pacific region is particularly seeing higher degree of scams/frauds and misinformation has been a challenge, she said adding Google is stepping up its efforts to curb misleading and fake content. Noting that Google last year had announced plans for launching 'Google Safety Engineering Centre' in India, Lobana termed the move "imminent". "This (tackling misinformation) is super important for us, when you think about our mission, about information being universally accessible and organising it in a certain way, making sure that we are tackling misinformation in a very systematic manner is very, very critical. So...(it i