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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.

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Apple’s first half of 2026 could be packed: M5 MacBook Pros, iPhone 17e, M4 iPads, and more

Apple is quietly lining up a busy start to 2026. While the company typically saves its major hardware fireworks for the fall, a report by Bloomberg suggests several key products could arrive in the first half of next year, continuing the staggered launch pattern it began post-COVID. Here’s what might be in store:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Amazon and Flipkart sales are live: 5 best smartphone deals for you

Here are some deals on smartphones worth checking out during the ongoing sale on Aamzon and Flipkart.

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8-point guide on how to clean your AirPods safely and effectively

Apple AirPods are perhaps the most popular true wireless earbuds. People wear them on buses, trains, airplanes, gyms, in offices — they are omnipresent. AirPods — like other devices — need to be kept clean so that their longevity is ensured. Here isa 8-point guide to clean your AirPods.

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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.

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7 effective ways to make your Windows laptop last longer

Many Windows users often complain about their laptop getting slower as the years go by. However, there are certain things users can do to extend the life of a Windows laptop. Here are seven such tips:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Apple iPhone 17e likely launching next year: 5 things we know about the device

Apple may be planning to make its ‘e’ series a regular part of the iPhone lineup, starting with the iPhone 17e. After the early 2024 launch of the iPhone 16e, new reports suggest its successor is already in the works.

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Vivo X Fold 5 launching in India on July 14: 5 things we know

Vivo is ready to launch two new smartphones in India — the Vivo X Fold 5 and Vivo X200 FE — on July 14 at 12pm IST. While both were recently launched in China and Taiwan, they’re now set to arrive for Indian customers via Flipkart and Vivo’s official website.

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9 most useful WhatsApp features you should try

WhatsApp is one of the world’s most widely used messaging apps, making it simple to share texts, photos, videos, voice notes, and more—with individuals or groups of friends, family, and colleagues. Over time, it has added a host of new features—some well-known, others quietly tucked away, waiting to be discovered.

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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.

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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.

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iPhone 15 available at its lowest price ever of Rs 57,999 on Amazon: 2 reasons to buy, 3 to skip

If you’ve been holding out for an iPhone deal, now might be your best shot. The iPhone 15 is down to Rs 57,999 on Amazon as part of the Prime Day sale—its lowest price ever in India.

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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.