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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Model Now Supports Files in API
Elon Musk’s xAI has introduced file support to its Grok-powered API, allowing developers to build apps that can upload, read, and analyse documents. The new Files API supports formats like PDF, CSV, JSON, and Python scripts, enabling multi-file conversations and code execution. Available with Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast, it costs $10 per 1,000 tool in...
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WWDC 2025: Apple Intelligence Models Expanded to Developers, Live Translation Feature Unveiled
Apple has announced several Apple Intelligence features at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025. These features include Live Translation, Visual Intelligence with ChatGPT, updates to Genmoji and Image Playground apps, Workout Buddy, and integration of AI to Shortcuts. Additionally, the company is also expanding Foundation Models framewor...
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Microsoft Introduces Windows Update Orchestration Platform to Deliver Third-Party App Updates
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it is now opening Windows Update to third-party apps. For this, the Redmond-based tech giant is introducing the Windows Update orchestration platform, which will allow third-party app developers to schedule updates in unison with Windows updates. The company has mentioned several benefits to developers, such as...
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Spotify's US App Update with Purchase Links Gets Apple Approval
Spotify said on Friday its US app update has secured Apple's approval to show pricing information and external payment links. The Swedish streaming giant, along with several other tech firms, had been at loggerheads with Apple over its App Store policies, which required developers to pay a commission on in-app purchases, including subscriptions.
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Apple's New Fees For App Developers Under Fresh Scrutiny: Report
Apple's new fees for app developers have come under fresh scrutiny from the European Union's antitrust regulators on concerns it could inflate costs for software makers, Bloomberg news reported on Monday.
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Altstore PAL With Annual Subscription, Free Delta Nintendo Emulator Launched in Europe
Altstore PAL has been launched in Europe as an alternative app store for iOS. The first third party app store will be available with a small annual fee, while developers can choose to offer their apps via Patreon pledges. The new app store won't take commissions on donations received via Patreon, according to Testut.
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Indian Railways Working on 'Super App' With Features Offered by Multiple Apps: Report
Indian Railways working on an app that will perform several functions, allowing users to access a single app for a variety of services offered by the railways, according to a report. While customers currently have to download multiple apps to book tickets or check their PNR status and track the progress of a train, a new and unified app will combin...
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New Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment, Custom App to Monitor Blood Pressure at User’s Fingertip
Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user's fingertip. The clip developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego, US, works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents (Rs. 5.6) to make.
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Big Tech Investors to Scrutinise Profits After Industry-Wide Layoffs, Firms to Highlight AI as Growth Driver
Big Tech investors are set to scrutinise how much impact cost cutting, including layoffs, have had on technology giants like Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Instagram owner Meta and Amazon. Meanwhile, companies are expected to focus on pitching artificial intelligence (AI) as the next growth driver for the industry.
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Amazon to Acquire Roomba-Maker iRobot for About $1.7 Billion
Amazon will acquire iRobot, the maker of popular vacuum cleaners, about $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 13,500) as part of the company's attempts to bolster its smart phone devices. Roomba vacuums that cost as much as $1,000 (roughly Rs. 79,500) collect spatial data on households that could prove valuable to companies developing so-called smart home t...
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Google Play Gets New Prepaid Subscription Plans, Flexible Dev Tools to Target Emerging Markets
Google Play is getting new prepaid subscription plans and flexible tools for developers. This step is expected to boost subscription revenue in emerging markets like India and Southeast Asia.
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Musk-Twitter Deal: Musk Reportedly Told Lenders - Will Monetise Tweets, Slash Costs
Elon Musk told banks that agreed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter that he could crack down on executive and board pay at the social media company in a push to slash costs, and would develop new ways to monetize tweets, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Apple vs Epic: Fortnite Maker’s Narrow Win in App Store Case Toughens Fight Against Google Play Rules
Android app makers suing to stop Google from siphoning up to 30 percent of their sales received little reassurance about their chances as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple to stand.
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Netflix Could Soon Offer Video Games on the Platform at No Extra Cost, Announces Two New Kids Features
Netflix is planning to foray into the video gaming market and has hired a new Vice President for Game Development — Muje Verdu — who was previously at Electronic Arts and Facebook's games department. Netflix has also announced two new children-friendly features — Kids Recap Email and Kids Top 10 row.
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Flexiple Co-Founder Shares NoCode Tools That Help Him Run $2-Million Startup
Flexiple co-founder and CEO Karthik Sridharan shared a fascinating story on Twitter of NoCode tools that helped him build a startup with $2 million (roughly Rs. 14.6 crores) revenue. The NoCode tools, Sridharan said, cost his company just $80 (roughly Rs. 5,800) a month. Check out the tools in detail here.
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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Model Now Supports Files in API
Elon Musk’s xAI has introduced file support to its Grok-powered API, allowing developers to build apps that can upload, read, and analyse documents. The new Files API supports formats like PDF, CSV, JSON, and Python scripts, enabling multi-file conversations and code execution. Available with Grok 4 and Grok 4 Fast, it costs $10 per 1,000 tool in...
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WWDC 2025: Apple Intelligence Models Expanded to Developers, Live Translation Feature Unveiled
Apple has announced several Apple Intelligence features at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025. These features include Live Translation, Visual Intelligence with ChatGPT, updates to Genmoji and Image Playground apps, Workout Buddy, and integration of AI to Shortcuts. Additionally, the company is also expanding Foundation Models framewor...
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Microsoft Introduces Windows Update Orchestration Platform to Deliver Third-Party App Updates
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it is now opening Windows Update to third-party apps. For this, the Redmond-based tech giant is introducing the Windows Update orchestration platform, which will allow third-party app developers to schedule updates in unison with Windows updates. The company has mentioned several benefits to developers, such as...
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Spotify's US App Update with Purchase Links Gets Apple Approval
Spotify said on Friday its US app update has secured Apple's approval to show pricing information and external payment links. The Swedish streaming giant, along with several other tech firms, had been at loggerheads with Apple over its App Store policies, which required developers to pay a commission on in-app purchases, including subscriptions.
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Apple's New Fees For App Developers Under Fresh Scrutiny: Report
Apple's new fees for app developers have come under fresh scrutiny from the European Union's antitrust regulators on concerns it could inflate costs for software makers, Bloomberg news reported on Monday.
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Altstore PAL With Annual Subscription, Free Delta Nintendo Emulator Launched in Europe
Altstore PAL has been launched in Europe as an alternative app store for iOS. The first third party app store will be available with a small annual fee, while developers can choose to offer their apps via Patreon pledges. The new app store won't take commissions on donations received via Patreon, according to Testut.
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Indian Railways Working on 'Super App' With Features Offered by Multiple Apps: Report
Indian Railways working on an app that will perform several functions, allowing users to access a single app for a variety of services offered by the railways, according to a report. While customers currently have to download multiple apps to book tickets or check their PNR status and track the progress of a train, a new and unified app will combin...
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New Low-Cost Smartphone Attachment, Custom App to Monitor Blood Pressure at User’s Fingertip
Scientists have developed a simple, low-cost clip that uses a smartphone's camera and flash to monitor blood pressure at the user's fingertip. The clip developed by researchers at the University of California (UC) San Diego, US, works with a custom smartphone app and currently costs about 80 cents (Rs. 5.6) to make.
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Big Tech Investors to Scrutinise Profits After Industry-Wide Layoffs, Firms to Highlight AI as Growth Driver
Big Tech investors are set to scrutinise how much impact cost cutting, including layoffs, have had on technology giants like Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Instagram owner Meta and Amazon. Meanwhile, companies are expected to focus on pitching artificial intelligence (AI) as the next growth driver for the industry.
-
Amazon to Acquire Roomba-Maker iRobot for About $1.7 Billion
Amazon will acquire iRobot, the maker of popular vacuum cleaners, about $1.7 billion (roughly Rs. 13,500) as part of the company's attempts to bolster its smart phone devices. Roomba vacuums that cost as much as $1,000 (roughly Rs. 79,500) collect spatial data on households that could prove valuable to companies developing so-called smart home t...
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Google Play Gets New Prepaid Subscription Plans, Flexible Dev Tools to Target Emerging Markets
Google Play is getting new prepaid subscription plans and flexible tools for developers. This step is expected to boost subscription revenue in emerging markets like India and Southeast Asia.
-
Musk-Twitter Deal: Musk Reportedly Told Lenders - Will Monetise Tweets, Slash Costs
Elon Musk told banks that agreed to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter that he could crack down on executive and board pay at the social media company in a push to slash costs, and would develop new ways to monetize tweets, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Apple vs Epic: Fortnite Maker’s Narrow Win in App Store Case Toughens Fight Against Google Play Rules
Android app makers suing to stop Google from siphoning up to 30 percent of their sales received little reassurance about their chances as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple to stand.
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Netflix Could Soon Offer Video Games on the Platform at No Extra Cost, Announces Two New Kids Features
Netflix is planning to foray into the video gaming market and has hired a new Vice President for Game Development — Muje Verdu — who was previously at Electronic Arts and Facebook's games department. Netflix has also announced two new children-friendly features — Kids Recap Email and Kids Top 10 row.
-
Flexiple Co-Founder Shares NoCode Tools That Help Him Run $2-Million Startup
Flexiple co-founder and CEO Karthik Sridharan shared a fascinating story on Twitter of NoCode tools that helped him build a startup with $2 million (roughly Rs. 14.6 crores) revenue. The NoCode tools, Sridharan said, cost his company just $80 (roughly Rs. 5,800) a month. Check out the tools in detail here.
