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Google expands Gemini’s memory features with new privacy options
Google is upgrading Gemini with automatic memory recall, enabling the AI chatbot to remember key details from past conversations without you having to prompt it — while adding new privacy controls to manage what it keeps.
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Fastag Annual Pass to launch tomorrow (August 15, 2025): Here’s everything you should know about it
Here’s everything you should know about Fastag Annual Pass.
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Lava Blaze AMOLED 2 5G review in 9 points
The rapidly evolving budget smartphone market now includes devices like the Lava Blaze AMOLED2, which prioritizes a high refresh rate AMOLED display, improved connectivity, and faster charging. Powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7060 and featuring a 120Hz AMOLED panel and 5G, it aims to offer modern features at an entry-level 5G price – Rs 13,499 starting. After a week of use, here’s what we think about the budget 5G smartphone from Lava.
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Poco M7 Plus 5G launched: Design, display, price and 7 other things to know about the phone
Poco has expanded its smartphone portfolio in India with the launch of the Poco M7 Plus 5G. The device offers a large display, 5G connectivity, and reverse charging support, aimed at buyers looking for an all-round daily driver in the mid-range segment. Here are all the details you need to know, broken down into 11 points.
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Flipkart Freedom Sale is now live: Check out smartphone deals from Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and others
Flipkart has kicked off its Freedom Sale, offering discounts across a wide range of smartphones from leading brands such as Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Oppo and more.
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Interpol warns of rising use of AI in global scam operations: Here's what you should know
Interpol has issued warning over the increasing role of artificial intelligence in global fraud networks, cautioning that its integration into criminal schemes is making scams faster, more convincing, and harder to detect.
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Vivo V60 vs X200 FE: The battle of mid-range and affordable flagship
Here's how the Vivo V60 compares to the more premium X200FE
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Google officially teases Pixel 10 series ahead of official launch: 8 things to expect
Google has confirmed that the Pixel 10 series will be unveiled on August 20 at the Made by Google 2025 event. While the company has teased the design, recent leaks and rumors have revealed much about the upcoming smartphones. Here are eight things to expect from the Pixel 10 lineup.
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How to use Perplexity Finance to track live stock prices in India
The company has rolled out Perplexity Finance on desktop, mobile web, and its app, giving anyone instant access to live share prices from the BSE and NSE for free.
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Poco M7 Plus 5G launched in India with 7,000mAh battery and 144Hz display: Price, features and more
Poco M7 Plus launched in India. the phone comes with massive 7000mAh battery and 144Hz refresh rate.
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China rejects OpenAI’s GPT-5 trademark bid, here's why
Chinese authorities have rejected OpenAI’s bid to trademark “GPT-5” on the mainland, marking another setback for the ChatGPT maker in protecting its brand in one of the world’s largest AI markets.
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Government issues security alert for Windows users over security flaw in file compressor tool: Here's what you need to do
India’s cybersecurity agency has warned Windows users about vulnerabilities in a popular file compressor tool that could allow remote attacks. Users should update immediately, verify sources, and avoid opening archives from unknown senders.
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Viral video claiming killer whale attacked Jessica Radcliffe is fake and made with AI
There is no Jessica Radcliffe, at least not in the world of orca training. Multiple sources have confirmed she doesn’t exist, and the so-called “attack footage” is actually AI-generated.
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Microsoft targets Meta’s AI team with multi-million dollar pay packages
Microsoft is ramping up efforts to recruit Meta’s top AI talent, matching the social media giant’s sky-high pay packages and streamlining approvals to secure critical hires in under 24 hours.
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iPhone 14 selling with massive discounts on Vijay Sales but should you buy it now?
If you need a phone urgently and your budget is under Rs 50,000, this Vijay Sales deal is attractive. The iPhone 14 is still fast, takes excellent photos, and will get iOS updates for years to come.
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Celebrate Independence Day 2025 with Har Ghar Tiranga: How to participate, hoist national flag with selfie and earn your certificate
The fourth edition of the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign invites every Indian to hoist the national flag at home and share a selfie to earn an official digital badge and certificate.
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Apple MacBook screen destroyed after woman accidentally leaves card on keyboard, viral video sparks debate
In her video, she explained that she had no idea something so small could cause so much damage. What she expected to be a harmless act turned into what she called “the biggest jump scare of the century.”
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Woman gets engaged to AI boyfriend 5 months after dating: Here’s what happened next
A Reddit user named Wika, who goes by u/Leuvaarde_n, stunned the internet after announcing she was engaged to her AI chatbot boyfriend, Kasper.
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Elon Musk’s GrokAI betrays him in fight against Sam Altman, accuses Musk of boosting his posts on X
The drama began when Musk accused Apple of rigging the App Store in OpenAI’s favor. He claimed this made it impossible for other AI companies to hit the top spot.
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GPT-5 Jailbreak: Security researchers managed to bypass 'security' with just few prompts; here's what at risk
Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a jailbreak of OpenAI’s latest large language model, GPT-5, less than a day after gaining access, raising new concerns over the security and alignment of advanced AI systems.
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Google's new feature will allow users in India to pick their favourite news sources in Search
Google is giving news readers more control over what they see. A new “Preferred Sources” feature lets users in the US and India choose their favourite outlets, with those picks showing up more often in Search’s Top Stories.
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Meta’s Threads surges past 400 million monthly users with steady updates
Threads is closing in on its biggest rival. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the app now boasts 400 million monthly users, marking a 50 million jump since April and keeping it on pace for its strongest year of growth yet.
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Perplexity makes an offer to buy Google Chrome for nearly double its worth
In one of the most audacious moves in recent tech history, AI search startup Perplexity has offered Google $34.5 billion for Chrome — a deal worth almost twice the company’s own valuation.
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Apple rubbishes Elon Musk's claims about App Store being biased to OpenAI
Elon Musk’s accusations of App Store favouritism towards OpenAI’s ChatGPT have drawn a swift response from Apple — and the iPhone maker’s carefully chosen words hint at deeper issues with Musk’s Grok app.
