HCLTech has revised its revenue growth guidance raising its lower end projections as the company expects sustained growth momentum and strong deal pipeline.
Elon Musk has publicly criticised Apple’s newly confirmed AI partnership with Google, warning that letting Gemini power future Siri features gives Google excessive influence across mobile platforms. The remarks come as Musk’s xAI remains locked in legal battles with Apple and OpenAI.
Dina Powell McCormick has joined Meta as President and Vice Chairman, bringing decades of experience across global finance, public policy, and corporate leadership to the company’s senior management team.
Days after OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT Health, Anthropic has announced Claude for Healthcare, a new set of AI tools aimed at providers, insurers, and patients. While both products promise safer handling of health data, Anthropic is pitching Claude as a more operational tool, focused on reducing paperwork and speeding up clinical and insurance workflows.
Apple has confirmed a multi-year AI partnership with Google, bringing Gemini models to the heart of Siri and Apple Intelligence. The deal raises big questions about privacy, competition and Apple’s long-term AI strategy. Here’s a clear, question-and-answer breakdown of what the agreement means for Apple, Google and users.
Oppo has started sales of the Reno 15 Series, Oppo Pad 5 and Enco Buds3 Pro+ in India today with bank discounts, exchange offers and bundled deals across platforms.
Apple is preparing to launch four new iPhone models across 2026, starting with the iPhone 17e in the coming weeks and ending with a foldable iPhone later this year. Notably, the regular iPhone 18 may be delayed until 2027.
OnePlus has announced its Freedom Sale in India ahead of the Republic Day bringing revised prices across its smartphone, tablet and audio portfolio.
Mappls MapMyIndia app has introduced multimodal public transport routing, allowing users to plan trips across buses, metros, trains, and walking routes within a single journey flow.
Elon Musk’s concern that China could overtake the US in humanoid robotics played out visibly at CES in Las Vegas, where Chinese-made robots dominated the show floor. From lower prices to faster scaling, Chinese firms are positioning themselves as global leaders in a rapidly growing sector.
Samsung India has announced its Republic Day campaign titled ‘Super Big Republic, Super Big TV’, bringing limited-period offers on its Vision AI-powered big-screen televisions along with bundled benefits such as a free soundbar. The campaign runs from January 8 to January 31, 2026, and is available across Samsung.com, leading e-commerce platforms, and offline retail stores across India.
Apple and Google have entered a multi-year AI partnership to integrate Gemini-powered Apple Intelligence features across iPhone, iPad and Mac, with a more personalised Siri expected later this year.
A low-profile AI startup called Hark has been revealed as the company that recently hired away Apple’s iPhone Air designer. Backed by $100 million in personal funding from Figure AI CEO Brett Adcock, the new lab has already attracted dozens of engineers from major tech companies.
Google has rolled out a long-missing Pixel Launcher shortcut that lets users open apps instantly from the search bar using the keyboard. The feature is now widely available on recent Android 16 builds and restores a faster, one-handed workflow that many Pixel users have missed.
Microsoft has unveiled a new set of AI-powered commerce tools for Copilot that allow users to shop, compare products, and complete purchases directly inside the chatbot. At the same time, new AI agents for sellers aim to automate retail operations, catalogue management, and in-store decision-making.
Powell McCormick, who spent 16 years in senior leadership roles at Goldman Sachs, has previously served as deputy national security adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump in his first term.
Oracle founder Larry Ellison argues that today’s leading AI models from Google, OpenAI and Meta are becoming commoditised because they rely on the same public internet data. He believes the next major AI breakthrough will come from securely reasoning over private enterprise data, a shift Oracle is betting billions on.
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold introduces a three-panel folding design aimed at bridging smartphones and tablets, offering new use cases, form-factor flexibility, and early insights into durability, design choices, and everyday usability.
Apple is expected to add a new batch of emojis with iOS 27, based on draft proposals published by the Unicode Consortium. The list includes nine new emoji concepts and additional skin tone options, though their arrival is likely tied to Apple’s usual mid-cycle software update timeline.
The Noida-headquartered company reported a net reduction of 261 employees during the quarter, taking its total employee base to 2,26,379 at the end of Q3FY26.
Nevertheless, restructuring expenses fell sharply in Q3, declining by over 77% QoQ to Rs 253 crore, indicating a tapering of one-time costs linked to the company’s ongoing workforce realignment.
Microsoft is reportedly reorganising GitHub teams to prioritise AI agents and automated development tools, as competition from new AI coding startups intensifies. The shift reflects a broader effort to turn GitHub into a central hub for AI-powered software development rather than just a code repository.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai says AI agents will shape the future of shopping as Walmart expands drone delivery through its partnership with Wing.
Apple has reportedly stepped up its internal search for a new chief executive after Tim Cook privately indicated he wants to reduce his workload. Hardware chief John Ternus has emerged as the leading contender, though questions remain about what kind of leadership Apple needs next.
Amazon’s Great Republic Day Sale brings discounts across smartphones, laptops, home and kitchen appliances, with bank offers and no-cost EMI options, highlighting starting prices and category-wise percentage cuts nationwide availability.
Nothing has announced that India will host its first global flagship store, with the company confirming the plan through a social media post.
CES 2026 delivered a familiar mix of big-ticket announcements, experimental hardware and ambitious AI promises. From Nvidia’s new computing architecture and autonomous vehicle models to AMD’s latest chips and Razer’s eccentric AI concepts, this year’s show highlighted how artificial intelligence is rapidly moving from software into the physical world.
boAt has launched the Nirvana Crown TWS earbuds in India with an interactive charging case, ANC, spatial audio, and up to 40 hours of battery life.
Cricket, with this huge following in the country, is the fastest way to make an AI brand feel mainstream, say marketers
India remains the top target for mobile malware attacks globally, as Android and IoT threats rise, according to the latest Zscaler ThreatLabz 2025 report.
Google has begun removing the Gemini side panel from Gmail for certain AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers in the US, replacing it with new in-line AI experiences that surface assistance directly inside emails and search.
Noise Master Buds Max review examines Bose-tuned sound, comfort, ANC performance, battery life, and real-world usability, assessing whether these headphones deliver balanced everyday listening at their Rs 11,999 price point.
X plans to open-source and update its recommendation algorithm, aiming to boost transparency. The move could reshape content visibility debates, user trust, and how developers track timeline changes over time.
Claude and OpenAI are bringing AI into healthcare in different ways. Here’s a clear, non-technical comparison of their healthcare AI tools.
Samsung Electronics and Netflix have announced a new collaboration to mark the final season of Stranger Things. As part of this partnership, Samsung Galaxy users across 186 countries can download an exclusive Stranger Things theme and wallpapers through the Galaxy Store
Sachdeva’s breakthrough challenges one of the most studied problems in computer science, known as maximum flow, which supports how information, traffic, and resources move through networks
As summit chair, India aims to foreground inclusion and development while engaging countries with restrictive AI frameworks
AI’s predictive power is transformative, but its lack of explainability, contextual understanding, and causal reasoning raises concerns. Trustworthy deployment demands transparency, fairness, and human oversight, especially in diverse societies like India
The government hopes that at least two to three approved applicants will be ready ahead of the IndiaAI Impact Summit in mid-February
Indonesia and Malaysia have restricted access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI after the tool generated obscene and non-consensual images. The move signals growing global scrutiny of AI-generated sexual content.
The plan is part of PM Modi's efforts to boost security of user data as online fraud and data breaches increase in the world's second-largest smartphone market
Flipkart’s Republic Day Sale Early Bird Deals bring the iPhone Air to its lowest effective price yet, driven by a Rs 6,000 card discount and limited-time bank offers.
Apple is preparing to launch a redesigned, AI-powered Siri with personal context, on-screen awareness, and app actions. The new Siri is expected to arrive with iOS 26.4 as early as March.
super.money said that it prioritises quality over quantity and it has one of the highest revenue per user among the top five UPI apps
MeitY has rejected a report suggesting India may force smartphone makers to share source code, clarifying that no such mandate exists and only routine cybersecurity consultations are underway.
Draft security norms could force handset makers to share source code, restrict app permissions, and alter update timelines
The social media giant has closed around 330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts and almost 40,000 Threads accounts
Instagram has confirmed it fixed an issue that caused a wave of unsolicited password reset emails, insisting user accounts remain secure. The company has offered few technical details, even as third-party reports raise fresh questions about potential data exposure.
Google has removed AI Overviews from certain health-related search queries following a Guardian investigation that flagged misleading information. The changes appear selective, reigniting concerns about how reliably AI-generated summaries handle medical topics.
In his argument, Bansal had also stated that since he has lived in Singapore, and not India, he is not liable to pay capital taxes on the income he earned by selling his shares in Flipkart.