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With seasonal headwinds clouding reported numbers, investors are likely to look past the quarter and focus on management commentary around CY26 budgets and AI monetisation timelines
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The first Total War game to be set in ancient China allows you to build your empire as a larger-than-life Warlord.
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Marvel's Blade is being developed by Arkane Studios, well-known for games like Dishonored and Deathloop.
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Instagram has rolled out a new feature that allows users to add background music to photo carousel posts. The update brings audio to multi-image posts without turning them into videos, offering both regular users and creators a new way to share moments more expressively.
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BSNL has launched Voice over Wi-Fi or VoWiFi services across all telecom circles in India. The feature enables users to make calls and send messages using Wi-Fi instead of mobile networks, helping improve connectivity in homes, offices and remote regions with weak signal coverage.
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Apple is expected to introduce a low-cost MacBook in 2026, aimed at students and everyday users who currently rely on Chromebooks, budget Windows laptops or iPads with keyboards. Powered by the A18 Pro chip, the new MacBook could deliver strong everyday performance, long battery life and macOS at a significantly lower price than the MacBook Air.
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Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal was spotted wearing a mystery brain-tracking gadget on Raj Shamani’s podcast. The device, called Temple, is experimental, self-tested for a year, and debated by experts online.
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Arattai has officially expanded to Android TV, bringing video calls and meetings to smart TVs with a New Year update. Announced by Zoho Chief Scientist Sridhar Vembu, the new app is designed to offer a richer video calling experience on larger screens, with more updates planned through 2026.
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A Google engineer revealed that Claude Code solved in one hour a coding task Google teams had been working on for a year. Her viral post has sparked fresh debate on AI coding speed and innovation.
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An old video of Elon Musk saying he wouldn’t trust Bill Gates to babysit his kids is viral again. The remark links back to Gates’ past ties with Jeffrey Epstein and their ongoing feud over USAID.
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Fresh leaks suggest Samsung will keep prices unchanged for its 2026 flagship phones, including the Galaxy S26 series and next-generation foldables. The Galaxy S26 lineup is tipped to launch in late February, followed by lighter and more refined Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Z Flip 8 models later in the year.
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Scientists in Hong Kong have created an advanced electronic skin that enables robots to sense touch and respond to pain in a way that closely mirrors human reflexes. By mimicking how biological nerves process pressure and injury, the technology could make future humanoid robots safer, faster to react and more suitable for working alongside people.
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GTA Online’s holiday update brings a new Progen Luiva supercar, wider access to the Vapid FMJ MK V, free festive items, a complimentary helicopter and several limited-time bonuses. Players logging in during the event window can unlock vehicles, earn boosted payouts and collect exclusive holiday cosmetics.
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Apple is preparing a broad iPad refresh in 2026, starting with a new iPad Air powered by the M4 chip, followed by an A19-based entry-level iPad and a significantly upgraded iPad mini with OLED. While most changes focus on internal improvements, the iPad mini stands out as the most meaningful update of the year.
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Apple’s next iPhone processor could come with an unprecedented cost jump. Supply-chain reports suggest the A20 chip, expected to power the iPhone 18 lineup, may cost Apple as much as $280 per unit as it moves to TSMC’s 2-nanometre manufacturing process.
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Elon Musk has pushed back against criticism of X’s AI chatbot Grok, saying users who generate illegal content using the tool will face the same consequences as those who upload unlawful material directly. His comments come amid a sharp warning from the Indian government over the spread of obscene and AI-generated content on the platform.
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot has triggered backlash after users generated sexualised images of minors and women on X, raising concerns over safeguards, platform responsibility, and AI content moderation worldwide.
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Rather than being a visual gimmick, Dynamic Island is Apple’s attempt to make multitasking feel lighter and more contextual. It reduces interruptions, keeps essential information visible and turns a necessary hardware cutout into something genuinely useful.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the AI conversation in 2026 must move past quality debates and focus on how people use AI tools to create meaningful real-world impact.
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January 2026 is set to see multiple smartphone launches in India, including the Realme 16 Pro series, Poco M8 lineup and OnePlus Turbo models, targeting different price segments and user needs.
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iOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass visuals, deeper personalisation, and smarter AI features that benefit from quick setup.
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Microsoft appears to be preparing new tactics to keep users from leaving Edge. New flags spotted in Edge Canary suggest the browser may soon intercept attempts to download OpenAI’s upcoming ChatGPT Atlas browser on Windows, echoing the same strategies Microsoft already uses against Google Chrome.
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The investment frenzy over AI played a key role in driving Asian stocks’ outperformance versus their global peers last year
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Some New York City schools banned phones to improve focus, but the move revealed a new issue. Many students have forgotten how to read analog clocks, leading teachers to revisit the basics of clock hands and time reading. The story highlights how digital habits are reshaping everyday skills in classrooms.
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A Mumbai woman lost Rs 4 lakh in just three days after joining a Telegram group that promised stock trading tips and guaranteed profits. The scam used multiple UPI IDs, fake profit screenshots, and silent mentors before disappearing, prompting a police investigation and fresh warnings for online investors.
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Developers are revisiting familiar worlds while also pushing into fresh genres and formats, making the year one of the most closely watched in recent memory. Here are ten much-awaited games expected to arrive in 2026.
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An old 2011 video of Elon Musk dismissing BYD has resurfaced after new 2025 data showed BYD sold more electric vehicles globally than Tesla, sparking reactions online.
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Apple is starting 2026 by doubling down on fitness. New Apple Watch research suggests users stick with their exercise routines well beyond January, while Apple Fitness+ is rolling out new multiweek programs, music-led workouts and Time to Walk episodes to help users stay consistent.
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After a year in which AI-generated “slop” became shorthand for everything wrong with the technology, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says it is time to change the conversation. In a reflective year-end post, he argues that the industry must stop fixating on spectacle and focus instead on making AI genuinely useful, credible and socially acceptable.
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Elon Musk appeared to poke fun at the controversy earlier on Friday, posting laugh-cry emojis in response to AI edits of famous people - including himself - in bikinis
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SpaceX is eyeing a $1.5 trillion IPO after a share sale valued it near $800 billion, as Starlink growth and LEO launches power the hype.
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The Redmi Turbo 5 series is expected to launch in China in the coming weeks. A tipster now suggests that the Turbo 5 will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 SoC, while the Turbo 5 Pro could come with the Dimensity 9500e chipset.
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Vivo could release its next V-series smartphone soon, as the purported Vivo V70 has already appeared on multiple certification websites. The purported smartphone has also received approval from a telecom regulator in Singapore, signalling its imminent global release.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that rapidly advancing AI systems are creating real security, misuse, and mental health risks, raising concerns that safeguards are lagging behind the technology’s growing power.
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An old video of Elon Musk endorsing Grok AI for medical scan diagnosis has resurfaced after a Norwegian man credited it for catching a near-ruptured appendix. The internet is now debating AI’s role in healthcare.
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The National Lok Adalat will now be held on January 10, 2026, offering vehicle owners in Delhi a one-day window to resolve eligible traffic challans through simplified legal settlement.
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Samsung is adding a built-in screen privacy feature to the Galaxy S26 series with One UI 8.5, allowing users to limit side-angle visibility through system settings and automated triggers.
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Oppo is expected to expand its Find X9 lineup in India, with the introduction of the rumoured Find X9s. The specifications of this handset have surfaced online, with the phone tipped to launch in the coming months.
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Forget Tesla’s humanoid robots for a moment. A made-in-India humanoid robot dancing to Dhurandhar’s viral F9LA track at IIT Bombay Techfest 2025 has grabbed attention online, highlighting how Indian engineering institutes are blending robotics, pop culture and real-world experimentation.
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LG has announced its 2026 gram laptop lineup at CES 2026, featuring a new Aerominum metal body, offline AI support, OLED and LCD display options, and stronger security tools.
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OPPO has announced the Reno15 series India launch for January 8, 2026. The lineup will feature 200MP cameras, PureTone for natural colours, 4K video and new AI photo editing tools.
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Microsoft Teams 2026 update brings easier multitasking with pop-out windows, smarter calls with Copilot summaries after calls, better multilingual meeting tools and stronger protection against impersonation and phishing.
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Industry backs intent of Space Situational Awareness policy but flags costs, compliance burden and need for phased rollout
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While food delivery companies paid out Rs 60-70 crore to gig workers on NYE, quick commerce firms paid a total of Rs 50-60 crore, a jump of at least 30 percent over a regular day, three top executives at different companies told Moneycontrol
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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says the future of AI could run locally on phone and laptop chips, learn user habits privately, and disrupt tech giants spending billions on massive data centers.
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IITM Global will initially establish a presence in five locations, including the US, Dubai, Malaysia, and Germany.
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After a year where generative AI's promise collided with reality—marked by China's resource-efficient breakthroughs exposing Silicon Valley's expensive inefficiencies, agentic AI stalling at pilot stage, and an MIT study revealing that 95% of enterprise investments failed to deliver returns—2026 emerges as AI's reckoning year, where the industry must prove substance over hype, demonstrate genuine ROI, and potentially witness a fundamental shift from LLM-centric development toward novel architectures while navigating the intensifying US-China technological rivalry and the growing divide between AI-capable nations and those facing a new form of technological colonialism.
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Elon Musk says Neuralink is preparing for high volume brain chip production in 2026. He also wants implant surgeries to become faster, safer and almost fully automated using robots.
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Reliance Jio’s 2026 prepaid portfolio focuses on long validity, daily data benefits, and bundled OTT access, offering multiple value-centric plans suited for different data and budget needs.
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NHAI has removed the KYV requirement for new car FASTags from February 1, 2026, shifting all vehicle verification to banks before activation to reduce delays and user complaints.
