Technology

This festive season, Instagram is helping users across India and the globe add a traditional touch to their photos and videos with new Diwali-themed effects. Using Meta AI, the platform has launched a limited-time collection of filters within the creative Restyle feature, making it easier to fuse your stories and clips with the vibrant spirit … Read more

Even as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make strides across industries, it seems people continue to rely on human assistance, especially when it comes to the travel industry. A new survey by data analytics company Qlik has found that Indian travellers, though happy to use AI for travel planning, they still depend on people when … Read more

Oppo officially launched the Find X9 and Find X9 Pro on Thursday, October 16, in China with the India launch of the flagship smartphones reportedly scheduled next month. Both devices run ColorOS 16, Oppo’s latest version of its mobile operating system that is based on Android 16. Improving on its parallel animation feature, ColorOS 16 … Read more

Dyson has introduced the latest addition to its air purification lineup in India, the Dyson Purifier Cool PC1 – TP11, timed just ahead of the heavy pollution season. The company says the device is engineered to deliver cleaner, healthier air at home with minimal effort. At the heart of the new purifier is Dyson’s advanced … Read more

Over a decade ago, on a hot dusty afternoon in Vadodara, I was confronted with a startling revelation. During a lecture on Isaac Asimov’s Nemesis at MSU Vadodara, Professor MF Salat spoke about how science fiction has always been less about distant galaxies and more about the trajectory of our own. The genre, he explained, … Read more

Vivo has unveiled OriginOS 6, its next-generation operating system, which the company claims offers a more seamless and intelligent user experience. According to Vivo, the new Origin Engine enables smooth collaboration among the system’s core modules—computing, storage, and display—to deliver an all-around optimised performance. At the core of OriginOS 6 lies the 8+1 Ultra-Core Computing … Read more

Apple’s Ke Yang, the newly tapped executive leading an effort to develop a ChatGPT-like AI-driven web search, is stepping down to join Meta, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. Just weeks ago, Yang was appointed head of a team called Answers, Knowledge and Information, or AKI, which is central … Read more

Diwali is almost here—the season of lights, celebrations, and togetherness. No celebration feels complete without exchanging gifts, which are the perfect expression of love and joy. Yet, deciding what to give has always been a challenge. This festive season also brings attractive deals across e-commerce platforms and retail stores. Gadgets, now an integral part of … Read more

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has overhauled its smallest AI model, Haiku, as companies increasingly opt for AI systems that are nearly as capable as the most advanced tools – but come at a fraction of the cost. Anthropic said on Wednesday that the updated model, called Haiku 4.5, is about one-third the cost of Sonnet … Read more

An investor group including BlackRock, Microsoft and Nvidia is buying one of the world’s biggest data center operators with nearly 80 facilities in a deal worth $40 billion to secure coveted computing capacity for artificial intelligence. The purchase of U.S.-based Aligned Data Centers from Australian Macquarie Asset Management on Wednesday is the first deal for … Read more