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Elon Musk is tracking every click of xAI employees and they are not happy

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Elon Musk is tracking every click of xAI employees and they are not happy

Elon Musk is making xAI employees install tracking software to monitor clicks, screens, and work activity, sparking frustration and privacy concerns among staff.

“I use AI every day…” NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says AI isn’t making people dumber

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“I use AI every day…” NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang says AI isn’t making people dumber

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang reacts to MIT’s study on AI making people dumber, saying daily AI use actually sharpens his thinking skills.

LG launches 2025 OLED evo and QNED evo TV series in India: Price, availability, and key features

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LG launches 2025 OLED evo and QNED evo TV series in India: Price, availability, and key features

LG has launched its 2025 OLED evo and QNED evo TVs in India, starting at Rs 74,990. The new TVs come with upgraded AI features, improved picture and sound quality, and will be available from July 2025.

Meta buys AI voice-cloning startup PlayAI to boost its next-gen AI ambitions

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Meta buys AI voice-cloning startup PlayAI to boost its next-gen AI ambitions

Meta said the PlayAI team will be working under Johan Schalkwyk, a big name in the AI world who used to lead speech AI research at Google and recently joined Meta.

Apple has made several devices vintage and obsolete, including these iPads, Macs, and iPhone

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Apple has made several devices vintage and obsolete, including these iPads, Macs, and iPhone

As Apple continues to push forward with its silicon transition and future hardware ambitions, the vintage graveyard grows—and with it, a quiet nod to designs that were once daring, but didn’t quite age well.

Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘unlikely’ to leave any time soon but an overhaul may be on the cards

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Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘unlikely’ to leave any time soon but an overhaul may be on the cards

With no clear successor and no signs of a grooming process underway, Cook’s grip on Apple seems likely to last well into the next decade. According to the report, the board — stacked with loyalists like Arthur Levinson and Ronald Sugar — sees no reason to change what they still believe works.

Vivo X Fold 5, Vivo X200 FE launching in India today: How to watch livestream, expected specs, price and more

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Vivo X Fold 5, Vivo X200 FE launching in India today: How to watch livestream, expected specs, price and more

Vivo is launching the X Fold 5 and X200 FE in India today, July 14, at 12 PM IST. Here's how to watch the livestream, expected prices, full specs, and what makes these phones stand out.

Google’s Gemini AI can now turn your photos into videos, here’s how

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Google’s Gemini AI can now turn your photos into videos, here’s how

The feature, available via the ‘Videos’ option in the prompt box, lets you upload a photo, describe the scene, and even specify audio cues.

Amazon Prime Day sale 2025: Huge discounts on Dyson Airwrap, Supersonic hair dryer, V15 vacuum and more

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Amazon Prime Day sale 2025: Huge discounts on Dyson Airwrap, Supersonic hair dryer, V15 vacuum and more

Looking for Dyson deals? Amazon Prime Day 2025 brings up to Rs 20,000 off on top gadgets. Hurry, offers valid only till July 14.

Google Pixel 10 series price leaks, may cost same as Pixel 9 series

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Google Pixel 10 series price leaks, may cost same as Pixel 9 series

Though there’s no official word from Google India yet, the leak gives us a strong hint that pricing in India may mirror European pricing, just as it has in past years.

‘We deeply apologise for the horrific behaviour…’ Grok says sorry for offensive posts

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‘We deeply apologise for the horrific behaviour…’ Grok says sorry for offensive posts

In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), xAI, Musk’s AI company and now the owner of X, claimed the incident was caused by a rogue “code path update”—not by Grok’s core language model.

Nokia is being ‘killed’ again. Read what HMD Global has to say

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Nokia is being ‘killed’ again. Read what HMD Global has to say

Though the brand still carries nostalgic weight, Nokia phones haven’t cracked the top ranks in the US smartphone market, where Apple and Samsung reign supreme.

Who is Varun Mohan? The Indian-origin CEO who rejected $3 Billion OpenAI deal for Google DeepMind

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Who is Varun Mohan? The Indian-origin CEO who rejected $3 Billion OpenAI deal for Google DeepMind

Mohan, along with his longtime friend and co-founder Douglas Chen, and several top researchers from Windsurf, will now be working at Google.

‘It’s too late for us…’Intel’s new CEO delivers brutal reality check as Nvidia’s AI boom continues

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‘It’s too late for us…’Intel’s new CEO delivers brutal reality check as Nvidia’s AI boom continues

The comments come as Intel begins thousands of layoffs across multiple locations, a sweeping move aimed at making the company leaner and faster—more like its rivals Nvidia, Broadcom, and AMD, according to the new CEO.

Samsung S24 Ultra gets massive Rs 60,000 discount on Amazon Prime Day sale: Here’s how much the phone costs now

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Samsung S24 Ultra gets massive Rs 60,000 discount on Amazon Prime Day sale: Here’s how much the phone costs now

If you’re an Amazon Prime member and have an Amazon Pay ICICI Bank credit card, you can get an extra 5% cashback on top of the discount.

Google bets big on AI coding, brings in Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and others in $2.4 billion move

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Google bets big on AI coding, brings in Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and others in $2.4 billion move

Windsurf, best known for pioneering “vibe coding”—AI-assisted, intuitive software development—has seen a surge in developer adoption.

Amazon Prime Day Early Deals are live: Check out deals and discounts on smartphones from Samsung, OnePlus, and iQOO

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Amazon Prime Day Early Deals are live: Check out deals and discounts on smartphones from Samsung, OnePlus, and iQOO

Amazon Prime Day Early Deals bring big discounts on Samsung, OnePlus, and iQOO smartphones, including the Galaxy S24 Ultra.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic price, pre-orders and all other details revealed

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Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 and Watch 8 Classic price, pre-orders and all other details revealed

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Watch8 and Galaxy Watch8 Classic in India, expanding its smartwatch lineup with improved health tracking, refined design, and new AI-powered features. Pre-orders are now live across Samsung’s online store and retail partners, ahead of general availability later this month.

OnePlus Pad 2 gets free Stylus 2 in Amazon Prime Day 2025 deals: Check the full list of offers

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OnePlus Pad 2 gets free Stylus 2 in Amazon Prime Day 2025 deals: Check the full list of offers

These early offers are available on Amazon.in, OnePlus.in, partner stores, and OnePlus Experience Stores, and will continue as part of the brand’s Monsoon Sale till July 15.

Indeed and Glassdoor lay off 1,300 employees to focus on AI

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Indeed and Glassdoor lay off 1,300 employees to focus on AI

The layoffs will impact about 6 percent of the company’s HR tech team. Most of the affected roles are in the United States, especially in departments like research and development, growth, and sustainability. But the cuts are spread out across teams and countries.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is impressed by Elon Musk’s Grok AI

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai is impressed by Elon Musk’s Grok AI

Grok 4 marks a major leap for Musk’s xAI initiative, which aims to challenge the dominance of OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic in the frontier model race.

"This feels like AGI": Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Grok 4 might be the first step toward real AI

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"This feels like AGI": Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney thinks Grok 4 might be the first step toward real AI

In a series of tweets, Sweeney shared that Grok 4 gave him the impression of Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI, a level of AI that can think and reason more like a human.

Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas says Google Chrome should not be 'forced' on Android users

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Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas says Google Chrome should not be 'forced' on Android users

The timing isn’t subtle. Perplexity recently unveiled Comet, an AI-first browser built to make search feel conversational and context-aware.

Download all of Netflix in one second? Japan’s new internet speed makes it possible

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Download all of Netflix in one second? Japan’s new internet speed makes it possible

Japan's internet speed is about 16 million times faster than India’s average internet speed and 3.5 million times faster than what people in the US usually get.

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