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The iPhone 16 Pro just got a significant price drop, and if you were eyeing it, this might be the right time. Vijay Sales has rolled out offers on iPhone that are a little easier on the wallet. But when stacked with other offers like bank discounts, it seems like an even greater bargain. Here … Read more

Microsoft has announced that it will soon shut down Microsoft Lens – PDF Scanner, a popular app used by millions of Android and iOS users worldwide for scanning images and converting them into PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files. Previously known as Office Lens, Microsoft Lens has garnered more than 50 million downloads on the … Read more

A day after rolling out the GPT-5-powered Smart Mode in Copilot, Microsoft has unveiled another AI-powered feature that can transform regular 2D images into 3D models. Dubbed Copilot 3D, the tech giant says it is “designed to make 3D creations fast, accessible and intuitive.” Part of Copilot Labs, Copilot 3D is really handy if you … Read more

Infinix is all set to roll out GT 30 5G+, a mid-segment gaming smartphone, on August 14. Offered in two storage configurations –– 8GB RAM with 128GB storage option and 8GB RAM paired with 256GB storage –– the device has shoulder triggers for an improved gaming experience and a futuristic Cyber Mecha 2.0 design with customisable … Read more

Artificial intelligence (AI) models may be sharing more than useful knowledge among themselves while training. A new research shows that AI models are capable of sharing secret messages between each other and this may not be detectable to humans. The study by Anthropic and AI safety research group Truthful AI found that these messages can … Read more

WhatsApp has rolled out four new features for its Status section, aiming to make the platform more engaging. The Meta-owned messaging app is introducing photo stickers, layouts, the Add Yours feature, and an expanded More with Music option. According to Meta, these updates will reach all users gradually over the coming months. Here is a … Read more

Earlier this week, ChatGPT maker OpenAI officially unveiled GPT-5, its latest and most powerful large language model to date. While it’s available to more than 700 million users worldwide, it looks like free and paid ChatGPT customers are frustrated that they no longer have access to the older GPT-4o model, which many had built their … Read more

South Korea delayed a decision on Friday on a request from Google for permission to export map data, following U.S. pressure to address what Washington regards as a non-tariff barrier during recent trade talks, its transport ministry said. South Korea and the United States are preparing for a summit of their leaders, possibly this month, … Read more

American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie “Apollo 13,” has died at the age of 97, NASA said on Friday. Hollywood superstar Tom Hanks played Lovell in director Ron Howard’s … Read more

Hemendra Mathur is a partner at Bharat Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund focused on deep-tech investments in emerging sectors, including agriculture, clean technology, healthcare, and digital tech. He is also the co-founder of ThinkAg, a not-for-profit platform for accelerating the adoption of innovation in agriculture, and the chairman of FICCI’s task force on agritech … Read more