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iQOO 15 with 7,000mAh battery and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 announced in China
iQoo 15 has been announced in China with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 7,000mAh battery, LTPO AMOLED panel, triple 50MP cameras and India launch confirmed for next month
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iPhone 17 sales jump 14% over iPhone 16 in first 10 Days, base model big hit in some countries
Apple’s iPhone 17 beats iPhone 16 early sales by 14%. Strong value base model and Pro Max offers are driving the rush in China and the US.
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55 iPhone and iPad users sue Apple in China: Here’s why it matters
55 iPhone and iPad users in China have sued Apple, accusing it of abusing market power by forcing App Store payments and charging high commissions.
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Wikipedia sees its traffic fall as AI and social media change how people search
The online encyclopedia’s pageviews have dropped 8% year-on-year, as generative AI and social platforms reshape how people find information online.
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Amazon says Perplexity, Snapchat, and other services coming back soon, explains what went wrong
Amazon says services including Perplexity and Snapchat are starting to recover after an AWS outage in the US-East-1 region caused failures due to a DNS issue affecting DynamoDB endpoints.
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Reddit down globally: Here are the issues users are facing; probable cause and more
Reddit is facing a global outage with users reporting app and website failures. Early indicators suggest the disruption is linked to the ongoing AWS incident impacting multiple online services.
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Perplexity down in India: Arvind Srinivas pins the outage to AWS, says “we’re working on resolving it”
Perplexity AI is currently unavailable for users in India, with CEO Arvind Srinivas confirming that the disruption is tied to the ongoing AWS outage affecting multiple cloud-dependent services.
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Snapchat down globally: Users facing login and feed loading issues; AWS outage likely the cause
Snapchat is experiencing a global outage linked to a wider AWS failure, preventing users from logging in and loading feeds across devices and regions, according to Downdetector data.
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Amazon Web Services are down globally: Takes down Perplexity, Snapchat, Alexa and more; here’s what the company has to say
A major AWS outage in the US-East-1 region disrupted global services including Perplexity, Snapchat, Alexa, Ring, Roblox, Fortnite, Prime Video and other platforms that rely on Amazon Web Services.
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Tim Cook wishes Happy Diwali with user-shot iPhone 17 Pro Max photo
Apple CEO Tim Cook shared Diwali greetings along with a photograph showing a woman lighting diyas amid marigold decorations, captured on an iPhone 17 Pro Max.
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Elon Musk-owned X to sell usernames of these users: All the details
X is about to put a price on identity. The platform will soon let paid users browse and buy inactive usernames, turning handles into digital real estate — and a potential cash cow for Elon Musk’s company.
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Diwali 2025: How to create custom Diwali greeting images using Gemini Nano Banana AI, ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity and more
Generative AI can convert a written Diwali wish into a personalized greeting image by extracting visual cues from text, prompting an image model, and refining results through conversational iterations.
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Zoho takes on Microsoft and Google with new Zia-powered agentic AI capabilities for enterprise apps
Zoho has introduced agentic AI across its suite of enterprise apps at no added cost, expanding Zia-powered automation as it positions itself against Microsoft and Google in the AI enterprise stack.
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Diwali 2025 wishes: How to download and send Happy Diwali WhatsApp stickers
Clear, step-by-step instructions to find Diwali 2025 sticker packs on Play Store or inside WhatsApp, add them to your library, and send them in chats or post them to Status.
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Spotify Premium price drops to Rs 499 per year: Here's how to get the deal and all other details
Spotify has announced a Diwali-time discount on its Premium Individual annual plan in India, pricing it at Rs 499 — significantly lower than Apple Music and YouTube Premium annual plans.
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Meta to ban third-party AI chatbots from WhatsApp, set to hurt OpenAI and others
WhatsApp will soon block third-party AI chatbots from operating on its platform, a move that effectively makes Meta AI the only assistant allowed on the world’s biggest messaging app.
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ChatGPT’s growth slows down despite millions of downloads: Here’s what went wrong
ChatGPT app growth slows as downloads drop 8% in October. Users spend less time on the app while competition from Google Gemini heats up.
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Choti Diwali 2025: How to send wishes using WhatsApp stickers
This guide explains how to send Choti Diwali 2025 greetings using WhatsApp stickers, including downloading festive packs, importing third-party packs, creating custom stickers, and sharing them on Instagram and Facebook.
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Reliance Jio Diwali offer brings free gold, unlimited calling, 5G data for prepaid customers
Reliance Jio has announced Diwali 2025 festive prepaid offers with free Jio Gold credits, unlimited calling and 5G access. The festive plans start at Rs 349 with added OTT and JioHome trials.
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologises for backing Trump’s call to send troops to San Francisco
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has issued a public apology after facing backlash for suggesting that federal troops could be sent to San Francisco to improve public safety during the company’s Dreamforce conference.
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Portronics launches wireless CarPlay and Android Auto adapter with YouTube, Netflix support
Portronics has introduced Tune Plus, a plug-in adapter that converts wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto systems to wireless, with streaming support and dual-band connectivity.
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Reddit’s AI tool sparks outrage after promoting illegal drugs as pain treatments
Reddit’s new AI tool sparked outrage after suggesting heroin and kratom for pain relief, spreading dangerous medical misinformation.
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Purchasing gold this Dhanteras: Here’s how to check if it is original and meets purity standards using government’s BIS Care app
BIS Care app lets buyers verify the hallmark and HUID of gold jewellery online before or after purchase, helping confirm whether the gold sold on Dhanteras is genuine or not.
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Dhanteras 2025 wishes: How to use ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI chatbots to create personalised wishes and greetings | 5 prompts to try
AI chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini are replacing copy-paste Dhanteras forwards with context-aware, personalised wishes across text, image and voice. Here is how to use them and sample prompts.
