Redmi A7 Pro 5G with 120Hz Display and 6300 mAh Battery Launched in India, Price Starts at ₹12,499
Xiaomi has introduced the Redmi A7 Pro 5G in India, pricing the 4 GB/64 GB model at ₹12,499 (about $150) and the 4 GB/128 GB version at ₹13,499 (≈$162). The phone features a 6.9‑inch 120 Hz display, a 6,300 mAh battery with 15 W fast charging, and an octa‑core Unisoc T7250 processor with up to 8 GB virtual RAM. Launch incentives include a ₹1,000 discount and up to three months of no‑cost EMI, with sales starting April 15 through Amazon, Mi.com and offline retailers. It marks the first “Pro” model in Xiaomi’s A‑Series, targeting the sub‑₹15,000 segment.
Infinix Note 60 Pro with Active Matrix Display and 6,500mAh Battery Launched in India, Price Starts at ₹31,999
Infinix has launched the Note 60 Pro in India, equipped with Android 16, a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor and a 6.78‑inch 1.5K AMOLED panel that can refresh at 144 Hz. The phone packs a massive 6500 mAh battery with 90 W wired, 30 W wireless and reverse‑charging capabilities, plus...
What Is Project Houdini? How Amazon Plans to Build Data Centres Faster by Cutting Thousands of Labour Hours
Amazon is rolling out Project Houdini, a modular construction program designed to accelerate data‑centre builds for its AI services. By shifting much of the work off‑site, the company aims to compress the typical 15‑week construction timeline to just two or...
UK Regulators Rush to Assess Risks of Latest Anthropic AI Model, FT Reports
British regulators—including the Bank of England, FCA and Treasury—are meeting with the National Cyber Security Centre and leading banks to evaluate cyber‑security risks from Anthropic’s new AI model, Claude Mythos Preview. The model, released under the controlled Project Glasswing, reportedly uncovered thousands of...
Anthropic Brings Claude AI to Microsoft Word so You Can Chat with Your Documents
Anthropic has launched Claude for Word in beta, initially limited to Microsoft 365 Team and Enterprise subscribers. The add‑in lets users draft, edit, and revise documents from a sidebar while preserving formatting and tracking changes. Features include semantic navigation, comment‑driven...
Anthropic Blocks OpenClaw's Founder From Accessing Claude AI, Reverses Decision in Hours
Anthropic temporarily suspended OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger’s Claude account, citing suspicious activity, but reinstated it within hours. The ban appears linked to Steinberger’s work on integrating Claude’s fallback feature after a classifier bug was identified. Anthropic recently announced a broader...
Elon Musk's X Is Finally Cracking Down on Engagement Farming with Big Overhaul to Its Monetization Program
X, the platform owned by Elon Musk, announced a revamp of its revenue‑sharing program to prioritize original, high‑quality posts and de‑rank low‑quality engagement‑farming content. Product head Nikita Bier said new tools will identify original authors and allocate a portion of...
Pixel Users Report Phones Freezing on Startup Screen After Latest Google Update, Company Responds
Following the March 2026 over‑the‑air update, numerous Pixel owners reported their phones stuck in a bootloop, displaying only the Google “G” logo. The problem spans flagship and mid‑range models—including Pixel 6, 7, 8 Pro, and 10 series—rendering devices unusable. Google has publicly confirmed...
Mac Users, Update Your ChatGPT App Immediately: OpenAI Issues Urgent Security Warning
OpenAI issued an urgent security warning after a supply‑chain attack compromised the third‑party Axios library used in its macOS ChatGPT app. The company found no evidence that user data was accessed or its systems altered, but it is revoking the...
China’s State Media Turns to Social Media and AI to Tell Its Story — and Often Mock the US
China’s state media has moved beyond traditional slogans, using AI‑generated animations and short‑form videos to push Beijing’s narrative on global platforms. A recent five‑minute martial‑arts‑style clip dramatizes the Iran war while lampooning the United States, quickly racking up over a...
Why Was Claude Mythos Really Delayed? OpenAI Points to Anthropic's Massive Compute Constraints, Says Report
OpenAI told investors that its aggressive compute build‑out gives it a clear advantage over Anthropic, whose Claude Mythos model was delayed because of limited computing resources. The memo cites OpenAI’s 1.9 GW capacity in 2025, projected to reach roughly 30 GW by...
Elon Musk Says WhatsApp's End-to-End Encryption Can't Be Trusted, Mark Zuckerberg's Company Calls It ‘Absurd’
Elon Musk publicly questioned the reliability of WhatsApp’s end‑to‑end encryption after a class‑action lawsuit alleged Meta accessed private messages and shared them with contractors such as Accenture. In response, Musk urged users to switch to X Chat, promoting it as a...
Indias 5G Consumers Will Reach over a Billion by 2030: Jyotiraditya M Scindia
Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia announced that India expects over a billion 5G subscribers by 2030, following a rapid rollout that installed 500,000 towers and involved roughly ₹450,000 crore (about $54 billion) in capital spending. He highlighted that the country already hosts 400 million...
How to Use Google Gemini's New AI Shopping Features in India: Check Step-by-Step Guide
Google has rolled out AI‑powered shopping tools for Indian users across the Gemini app, AI Mode in Search, and Circle to Search. The Gemini app now delivers shoppable product listings, price comparisons and a Shopping Graph directly within chat. AI...
Keep Your Number Hidden: WhatsApp Reportedly Begins Rolling Out Username Feature to Change How You Chat
WhatsApp has started rolling out a long‑awaited username feature, initially to a limited cohort of users and slated for broader availability in the coming weeks. The new handles let people connect without exposing phone numbers, using a 3‑to‑35‑character identifier that...
What Is ‘Ghost Murmur’? The Secret CIA Heartbeat Tracker Used to Find Downed American Pilot in Iran
The CIA employed a newly developed quantum‑magnetometry system called Ghost Murmur to locate a downed U.S. F‑15 weapons systems officer in southern Iran. Developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, the device detects the faint electromagnetic field of a human heartbeat...
Mint Explainer | Anthropic’s $400-Million Biotech Bet: What It Means for India’s Pharma Industry
Anthropic, the creator of the Claude AI model, has acquired stealth biotech startup Coefficient Bio for $400 million in an all‑stock transaction. Coefficient, founded by former Genentech computational drug discovery scientists, brings expertise in AI‑driven molecule design. The purchase underscores a...
Vivo T5 Pro 5G India Launch Date Confirmed: Expected Price, Specifications and Features
Vivo has set the launch of its mid‑range Vivo T5 Pro 5G for 15 April at noon in India. The device will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 chipset and pack a massive 9,020 mAh battery. It is expected to feature a 6.8‑inch...
Turkey’s Parliament Debates a Bill to Restrict Access to Social Media for Children Under 15
Turkey's parliament has begun debating a draft law that would require social‑media platforms to verify ages, block account creation for users under 15, and provide parental‑control tools. The proposal also obliges online game firms to appoint a local representative and...
Centre Moves to Tighten IT Rules, Seeks Industry Feedback on Online Content Regulation
India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued draft amendments to the 2021 IT Rules, seeking to tighten regulation of online news and current‑affairs content. The proposals introduce clearer definitions, data‑retention mandates, and a shared oversight model with the...
OnePlus Nord 6 Launch Highlights: OnePlus Nord 6 Launched - Check India Price, Launch Offers and Specifications
OnePlus launched the Nord 6 in India, a mid‑range flagship featuring a 6.78‑inch 1.5K AMOLED panel, Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 processor, and a massive 9,000 mAh battery with 80 W SUPERVOOC charging. The phone offers up to 12 GB RAM, 256 GB UFS 4.1 storage, IP69K water‑dust protection and...
Infinix Note 60 Pro with ‘Active Matrix Display’ Confirmed to Launch in India: Pre-Book Benefits, Specs and Features
Infinix will launch its Note 60 Pro mid‑range smartphone in India on April 13, offering pre‑booking incentives worth up to ₹7,000 (about $84) such as a free MagSafe speaker (≈$48), a ₹3,000 ($36) bank discount, extra warranty and flexible EMI. The device sports...
Mint Explainer | India Finds a Space Surveillance Market. Why Regulations May Pose a Challenge
Since India liberalized its space sector in 2020, private startups have begun offering satellite‑based surveillance services, a capability now in high demand due to conflicts such as the West Asia war. Indian firms see a lucrative market serving defense and...
Apple 50th Anniversary Sale: IPhone 17 Drops Below ₹50,000, iPhone 17 Pro Max Available at ₹1,02,900
Apple is marking its 50th anniversary with a series of discounts on iPhones, MacBooks and other devices in India. The iPhone 17 Pro Max is now priced at ₹1,02,900 (about $1,240), while the base iPhone 17 falls to ₹37,900 (≈$457)...
Claude AI Can Now Search Your Outlook Emails and Teams Chats for Free: Here's How It Works
Anthropic has opened its Microsoft 365 connector to all Claude users, extending the feature beyond Team and Enterprise tiers to free accounts. The connector lets Claude read data from Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Calendar without manual file uploads. Access...
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Builds New AI Hardware Divison, Hires Hires Veteran Engineer for Mysterious AI Gadget: Report
Meta is establishing a dedicated hardware division inside its Superintelligence Labs, hiring veteran engineer Rui Xu from Dreamer to spearhead the effort. The move signals Meta’s ambition to create AI‑powered gadgets that go beyond its existing smart‑glasses and VR headsets. Xu’s...
AI Porn Startup Sues Apple over App Store Takedowns, Claims $500,000 in Lost Revenue
AI startup Ex-Human has filed a lawsuit against Apple, alleging that the removal of its Botify AI and Photify AI apps from the App Store caused $500,000 in lost revenue. Apple cited “dishonest or fraudulent activity” after an MIT Technology...
What Is OpenAI’s ‘Spud’? Greg Brockman Teases New ChatGPT Model Built on Years of Research
OpenAI President Greg Brockman announced the upcoming ChatGPT model named “Spud,” a new foundational base model built on roughly two years of research. Brockman described Spud as a “big model” that will deliver noticeably better instruction following, context understanding, and...
Redmi Note 15 SE 5G with 6.77-inch AMOLED Display and 5,800 mAH Battery Launched in India, Price Starts At…
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 15 SE 5G in India, pricing the base 6 GB/128 GB model at ₹19,999 (≈$240) with higher‑spec variants up to ₹22,999 (≈$276). The phone features a 6.77‑inch 120 Hz AMOLED panel, Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 processor, 5,800 mAh battery with 45 W fast...
Android Auto Left Behind as OpenAI Brings ChatGPT to Apple CarPlay: Here's How It Works
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is now available on Apple CarPlay, enabled by the iOS 26.4 update that permits third‑party voice‑based conversational apps. The integration is voice‑only, offering spoken answers without displaying text or images on the dashboard. Users must tap the ChatGPT icon...
Perplexity AI Accused of Embedding ‘Undetectable’ Trackers for Secretly Routing Sensitive User Data to Meta and Google
Perplexity AI is confronting a proposed class‑action lawsuit that alleges the startup embedded undetectable trackers in its search engine, routing user conversations—including those entered in Incognito mode—to Meta and Google. The complaint, filed by a Utah resident, claims the data...
Mamdani Puts New York City Government Back on TikTok
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the reversal of the 2023 TikTok ban, permitting city agencies to post on the platform under strict security protocols. The policy change follows TikTok's agreement to spin off its U.S. operations, addressing federal...
Cardi B and Steph Curry Earn Webby Award Nominations, Along with Sydney Sweeneys Bathwater
The International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences announced the 30th‑anniversary Webby Award nominees, drawing more than 13,000 entries from over 70 countries. High‑profile names such as Cardi B, Steph Curry, Dwayne Johnson and Justin Bieber earned nods alongside unconventional entries like Sydney Sweeney’s bath‑water...
CCTNS 2.0 to Be AI Powered; Crime Prediction, Criminal Profiling Tools to Be Part of Software: MHA
The Ministry of Home Affairs announced that the upcoming CCTNS 2.0 platform will embed artificial‑intelligence capabilities across India’s police network. The AI suite will enable entity resolution, criminal profiling, predictive hotspot mapping, and automated number‑plate and facial‑recognition linked to CCTV feeds....
Elon Musk Doubles Down on Grok Imagine After OpenAI's Sora Shutdown: ‘Future of AI Is…’
Elon Musk defended xAI's video generation tool Grok Imagine after OpenAI shut down its Sora service. He argued that video understanding is essential for achieving artificial general intelligence and highlighted that Grok Imagine operates at a positive gross margin, unlike...
OnePlus Nord 6 Key Specifications Revealed Ahead of Launch: 50MP Sony Camera, 9,000mAh Battery Confirmed
OnePlus will debut the Nord 6 in India on 7 April at 7 PM, with sales routed through Amazon. The mid‑range flagship packs a Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 chipset, a 1.5K 165 Hz AMOLED screen, IP66‑IP69K water‑dust protection, a 50 MP Sony camera, and a massive 9,000 mAh...
Apple Releases iOS 26.5 Beta 1 Update: Check Top New Features, How to Download and More
Apple has rolled out the iOS 26.5 beta 1 update, introducing new emojis, keyboard enhancements, and early hints of upcoming features. The beta adds a "Suggested Places" section in Apple Maps that will later host ads, and finally enables RCS end‑to‑end encryption for cross‑platform...
Apple Cracks Down on AI Generated Apps, Removes Vibe Coding App 'Anything' From App Store
Apple removed the AI‑driven app "Anything" from the App Store, citing violations of the self‑containment rule in its App Review Guidelines. The removal follows months of blocked updates, which began in December for "Anything" and other vibe‑coding platforms like Replit...
FASTag Annual Pass Price to Go up From 1 April: Check NHAI's New Fees and Benefits
India’s National Highways Authority (NHAI) will raise the FASTag annual pass fee from ₹3,000 (≈ $36) to ₹3,075 (≈ $37) starting 1 April 2026. The increase of ₹75 applies to private non‑commercial vehicles equipped with a valid FASTag and covers access to roughly...
Government Likely to Extend SIM-Binding Deadline for WhatsApp, Telegram and Other Messaging Platforms: Report
India's Department of Telecommunications will push the SIM‑binding compliance deadline for messaging apps to the end of December 2026, after companies cited technical hurdles. The rule, introduced in November 2025, requires apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to link accounts...
Google Employees Are Flocking to ‘Agent Smith’ AI Tool to Automate Coding Tasks From Their Phones: Report
Google employees are rapidly adopting a new internal AI assistant called Agent Smith, which automates coding and other routine tasks from their phones. The tool, built on Google’s Antigravity platform, integrates with the company’s chat system and pulls employee‑specific data automatically....
Meet Claude Mythos: Anthropic Accidentally Leaks Unreleased AI Model with Severe Cybersecurity Risks
Anthropic unintentionally exposed details of its upcoming AI model, Claude Mythus, after a draft blog post was left in an unsecured public data lake. The leak, reported by Fortune, also revealed a new top‑tier model class called Capybara that could...
Vivo V70 FE Confirmed to Launched in India: Launch Date, Expected Specs and All You Need to Know
Vivo has confirmed that its V70 FE mid‑range smartphone will debut in India on April 2, 2026, at noon. The device will run OriginOS 6 based on Android 16 and feature a 200 MP primary camera using Samsung’s HP5 sensor. Leaked specs show a...
X Down for Thousands of Users, Global Outage Disrupts Timeline and Mobile App
Elon Musk’s X platform suffered a global outage, with Downdetector logging over 30,000 complaints worldwide. The disruption peaked at 2:15 am EST, hitting the feed/timeline for half of reporters and the mobile app for 41%. Users in the United States, India, the...
Meta to Turn Employees Into ‘AI Builders’, Reorganize Teams Into Smaller Pods Amid Reality Labs Layoffs: Report
Meta is piloting a reorganization within its Reality Labs division, rebranding about 1,000 engineers as “AI builders” and grouping them into small, AI‑native pods. The new structure introduces three titles—AI Builder, AI Pod Lead, and AI Org Lead—to encourage cross‑disciplinary...
WWDC 26: Apple to Unveil Dedicated Siri Chatbot and Systemwide AI Agent in iOS 27, Says Report
Apple will debut a standalone Siri app and a new "Ask Siri" chatbot experience at WWDC 26 on June 8, bundled with iOS 27. Codenamed Campo, the AI‑driven assistant leverages Google‑partnered Gemini models to deliver deeper, system‑wide integration across iPhone, iPad and Mac....
Elon Musk Overrules Product Chief Nikita Bier, Pauses X's Controversial Region-Based Payout Strategy
Elon Musk has put a hold on X’s newly announced revenue‑sharing policy that would give creators more weight for impressions from their home region. The plan, unveiled by head of product Nikita Bier, sparked immediate backlash from creators who said most...
Czech Police Arrest 3 over Arson at Drone Warehouse Supplying Ukraine
Czech police arrested three suspects, including Czech and U.S. nationals, after a fire destroyed LPP Holding's warehouse that supplied autonomous drones to Ukraine. The blaze, deemed suspected arson and linked to terrorism, caused no injuries but razed the facility in...
OnePlus 15T to Be Unveiled Soon: Launch Date, Specifications, Expected Price in India — All You Need to Know
OnePlus will unveil its flagship OnePlus 15T in China on 24 March 2026 at 7 pm local time, with pre‑orders already live. The device is powered by a 3 nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, packs a massive 7,500 mAh battery, a 6.32‑inch 165 Hz display, and a dual‑50 MP camera...
Apple Stalls Launch of Two New Smart Home Devices as It Waits for Gemini Powered Siri AI: Report
Apple is holding back refreshed versions of its HomePod mini speaker and Apple TV set‑top box until its next‑generation Siri, powered by Google’s Gemini model, is ready. The delay follows a series of setbacks to the Siri AI project first...
