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  Qualcomm Unveils Flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 Chip With 23 Percent Faster Performance, Agentic AI Support

  Qualcomm has announced its highly-anticipated Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset for mobile devices at the Snapdragon Summit in Hawaii. The new mobile processor features third-generation Oryon cores, which enable faster performance and improved efficiency compared to the previous Snapdragon 8 Elite platform. The chip gets support for Agentic AI assis...

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  Canadian Startup Qubic Unveils Cryogenic Amplifier That Could Transform Quantum Computing

  Qubic Technologies has developed a cryogenic amplifier that slashes heat emissions in quantum computers by 10,000 times. Expected to launch in 2026, the breakthrough could shrink cooling demands, reduce costs, and boost system efficiency. Experts suggest it may help overcome barriers to scalability, pushing quantum machines closer to commercial dep...

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  UK Scraps Demand for Apple ‘Backdoor’ After Pressure From US

  US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said on Monday that British authorities had rescinded an order asking the company to circumvent encryption to help them pursue certain national security and criminal investigations.

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  Samsung to Expand Manufacturing of Advanced Tech Devices in India, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw

  Samsung is planning to expand the manufacturing of its device portfolio in India, the Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. As per the Union Minister, the South Korean tech giant considers India a strong manufacturing hub, and now plans to better serve its customer base with locally manufactured devices and even expor...

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  Apple Reportedly Plans to Release Revamped Siri With App Intents Feature Next Spring

  Apple will finally begin onboarding Siri with more advanced capabilities next year, according to claims by a seasoned journalist. The Cupertino-based tech giant’s AI-based voice assistant was due to receive major upgrades in 2024 with iOS 18, but most of those plans were shelved as it fell behind competitors in the AI race. Apple is now expected ...

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  Paralysed Neuralink Patient Writes Name Using Her Thoughts, Elon Musk Responds

  Neuralink is a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 to develop advanced brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). 

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  Android 16 With Support for Live Activities, Advanced Protection Rolling Out for Pixel Devices

  Google on Tuesday released the first stable version of Android 16, beginning with supported Pixel devices. The company says it is the earliest release of a major Android operating system (OS) update in the last few years and brings several new features. It adds live updates for real-time notifications and enhanced security measures courtesy of Adva...

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  Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Teased; Claimed to Be Slimmest, Lightest, and Most Advanced Foldable Yet

  Samsung, in a new blog post, said that its latest Galaxy Z series devices are designed to surpass the competition in the foldable category. Expected to be the Galaxy Z Fold 7, the company claimed the foldable to have a thin and lightweight build. The teaser video shows a smartphone with a book-style foldable form.

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  Meta Aria Gen 2 Glasses to Offer Advanced Hand and Eye Tracking, PPG Sensor, and More

  Earlier this year, Meta announced Aria Gen 2 as a research-focussed wearable device and the successor to 2020’s Project Aria. The company has now taken a deep dive into the technology which powers the second generation of the AI and ML-powered smart glasses. It comes with a number of improvements compared to the first generation model, featuring ...

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  Apple Design Awards 2025 Winners Announced: CapWords, Speechify and Neva Bag Top Spots

  Apple on Wednesday announced the list of winners and finalists of the Design Awards 2025 across several app and game categories. Presented each year since 1996, the annual awards commemorate developers and their work on bringing innovation and technical advancements to their apps across Apple devices like iPhone, iPad, and mac. A total of 12 stando...

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  Google Play Integrity API Updates to Impact Advanced Users With Rooted Devices, Custom ROMs: Report

  Google's updated Play Integrity API will significantly restrict access for rooted or custom ROM users. The report indicates the API, used by developers to ensure app security, now uses hardware-backed signals for integrity checks. This change makes it much harder for uncertified Android versions to bypass Google's verification, consequently limitin...

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  2,600 Km Tech Trail: Exam Cheaters In Arunachal Get Answers From Haryana

  53 candidates have been arrested for attempting to use advanced electronic devices, including GSM-enabled gadgets and micro earpieces, to cheat during the exams.

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  Google Gemini Advanced Users Can Now Connect the Chatbot With GitHub

  Google is adding a new feature to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini. Announced on Wednesday, Gemini can now connect to GitHub repositories and perform several coding tasks. These include generating and modifying functions, explaining code, answering queries about the codebase, debugging code, and more. Currently, the feature is only ...

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  Google to Add New Security Features to Advanced Protection With Android 16

  Google’s strongest layer of security for Google accounts and mobile devices, Advanced Protection, will get new features with Android 16. Announced on Tuesday, the new features were showcased during The Android Show: I/O Edition. The Mountain View-based tech giant said that the next iteration of the Android operating system will now bring a device...

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  Google Expanding Gemini Live with Camera and Screen Share Features to All Android Devices

  Google announced the rollout of the Gemini Live with Camera and Screen Share features to all compatible Android devices on Wednesday. Last week, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced the availability of the features to the Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series. Now, the company is rolling it out to all Android devices that support the...