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Xiaomi shakes up Chinese EV sector, keeping rival XPeng on its toes

Plans for the US to advance a bill that may ban Chinese biotech firms from accessing federal contracts may impact the long-term outlook for firms including WuXi AppTec Co

Snapdragon 8s Gen 3: Qualcomm announces smartphone chip with on-device AI

Qualcomm said the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile platform supports a broad array of AI models, including popular LLMs such as Baichuan-7B, Llama 2, and Gemini Nano

Indus Appstore crosses one million installations within a month: PhonePe

PhonePe said it has partnered with Nokia and LAVA, and is in advanced talks with several other smartphone manufacturers, targeting pre-installation on over 250 million devices by the end of this year

POCO X6 Neo goes on sale with introductory offers: Know price, specs, more

The POCO X6 Neo smartphone is now available for purchase on e-commerce platform Flipkart in Martian Orange, Horizon Blue, and Astral Black colours

Galaxy Ultra Days sale: Samsung announces offers on S24 Ultra, S23 Ultra

Samsung in its Galaxy Ultra Days sale is offering bank cashbacks, upgrade bonus, and no-interest EMI on the Galaxy S24 Ultra and S23 Ultra

Post to the past: Instagram tests in beta backdated post scheduling feature

Currently available to select users, the post to the past feature on Instagram is accompanied by a calendar icon that suggests scheduling option for backdated posts

Not open source, but Musk's xAI makes Grok-1 AI available for developers

xAI has not made Grok fully open-source model, but has made it available for developers and researchers to build upon

'Over 100,000 patents granted in 2023, to strengthen IP rights ecosystem'

Indian patent office has granted over 1 lakh patents in the past year on account of steps taken by the government to further strengthen the intellectual property rights ecosystem, an official statement said on Saturday. It also said that there has been a notable surge in Geographical Indication (GI) registrations, demonstrating a threefold increase compared to the previous year. As on date, 573 GIs are registered in India. In 2023-24, 98 new GIs have been registered and another 62 will be registered by March 31 this year. Similarly, so far this fiscal, copyright and design registrations totalled at 36,378 and 27,819 respectively. "Every 6 minutes one technology is seeking IP protection in India. In 2023, an all-time high of 90,300 patent applications were received. Patent office granted over one lakh patents in the last one year (15-Mar-2023 to 14-Mar-2024). Every working day, 250 patents were granted," the commerce and industry ministry said. It added that the Patent Rules, 2024

Now, WhatsApp for Android blocks screenshots on profile pictures: Details

WhatsApp for iOS (iPhone) still lets users take screenshots of a profile picture in the full screen mode

Motorola may launch Edge 50 Pro, Fusion phones in India on April 3: Details

Witness the fusion of art and intelligence, read the invite sent out by Motorola. It could be a hint that the Edge 50 Pro and Fusion may feature Pantone colour-themed design and AI features

MSI Claw handheld gaming device launched in India at Rs 88990: Details here

The MSI Claw is offered in two processors variants, Intel Core Ultra 7 and Intel Core Ultra 5, with based model starting at Rs 88,990

India, US, South Korea explore cooperation in tech sector including AI

Ways to bolster cooperation in areas of semiconductor supply chains, digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, critical minerals and production of military hardware figured prominently at a trilateral dialogue among India, the US and South Korea. According to a readout by the US, the meeting in Seoul was the first such trilateral dialogue among the three nations. The meeting committed to coordinate measures to protect sensitive technologies and build trusted technology ecosystems in the region and globally, the US embassy said on the meeting held this week. "In this first trilateral technology meeting, the United States, Republic of Korea, and India discussed opportunities to cooperate on semiconductor supply chains, telecommunications and digital public infrastructure, artificial intelligence, quantum, space, advanced materials, clean energy and critical minerals," it said. The meeting also deliberated on possible cooperation in defence industrial

HP Spectre x360 2024 review: All-round premium laptop with portable design

The HP Spectre x360 is not intended for gaming or content creation, although it can manage casual gaming and multimedia editing

Samsung launches Galaxy A55, A35 smartphones in India at Rs 30,999 onwards

Both the Galaxy A55 and Galaxy A35 smartphones are now available for purchase on Samsung online store, with general availability across platforms and retail stores set to commence from March 18

Devin: All about US-based startup Cognition's AI-powered software engineer

Cognition defined Devin as an autonomous agent that solves engineering tasks through the use of its own shell, code editor, and web browser

Dholera semiconductor plant to roll out first chip by end of 2026: Vaishnaw

PM Modi virtually laid the foundation of three chip plants through video conferencing during the function and said that these projects will help India become a semiconductor global hub

EU lawmakers pass Act to regulate AI despite doubts about right balance

The landmark set of rules, in the absence of any legislation from the US, could set the tone for how AI is governed in the Western world

Aiming for 15% revenue share out of Asia in next few years: SailPoint CEO

US-based company SailPoint Technologies uses AI to track user behaviour patterns and identify abnormal user behaviour in terms of accessing organisational data

POCO X6 Neo with 108MP camera, 120Hz AMOLED display launched: Price, specs

The POCO X6 Neo is offered in Martian Orange, Horizon Blue, and Astral Black colours at Rs 15,999 onwards. It will be available on Flipkart, starting March 18

Apple MacBook Air with M1 available at Rs 69,990 on Amazon India, Flipkart

Launched in 2020, the MacBook Air with M1 is Apple's first-generation laptop powered by its in-house silicon with unified memory system. At Rs 69,990, it is available at its lowest price