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With Freebies, OpenAI, Google Vie For Indian Users And Training Data
OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have begun an unprecedented fight for artificial intelligence users in India, rolling out freebies in a strategy seen as a way to harvest troves of multilingual training data in the world's most populous nation.
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Google's Year in Search 2025 Reveals Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro and Other AI Search Features Launched in India 2025
2025 signalled a meaningful shift for artificial intelligence, where it shifted from a trending buzzword, to a practical tool. In India, that shift felt even more pronounced, highlighted by Google India’s Year in Search report, where ‘Gemini’ emerged as the second most trending query of the year. Here’s a look at the most notable AI feature...
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Google Introduces Nano Banana Pro Powered by Gemini 3 Pro, Can Generate Up to 4K Images
Google DeepMind’s Nano Banana Pro is built on Gemini 3 Pro and is designed to help people turn ideas into high-quality images with ease. It can handle text in multiple languages, offers fine-tuned editing controls and even pulls in live information when needed. The tool is available across the Gemini app, Google Ads, Workspace and the Gemini API,...
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Samsung Vision AI Companion Brings Multilingual Support, Smart Features to 2025 TVs
Samsung announced the rollout of its new Samsung Vision AI Companion across its 2025 TVs on Tuesday. The update lets users ask questions about what’s on the screen and more. First announced in September during the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2025, the Samsung Vision AI Companion is built on One UI Tizen. It is powered by Samsung's...
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Want To Stay Young Longer? Science Says Speaking More Languages Could Be The Secret
A study of over 80,000 adults across Europe reveals that multilingualism slows brain ageing, with each additional language providing greater cognitive benefits.
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Samsung Care+ Service Expanded to Include Extended Warranty Plans for Home Appliances
Samsung India has expanded its Care+ service to include extended warranty plans for home appliances, covering refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave ovens and smart TVs. The plans offer one to four years of additional coverage, starting at Rs. 2 per day, and provide access to certified engineers, genuine Samsung parts, multili...
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Grab Superapp Says AI Models Struggle to Understand Asian Languages
Grab says it built its own lightweight vision model after finding both proprietary and open-source AI systems struggled with Southeast Asian languages, leading to errors and high latency in document processing. The move underscores a broader concern: frontier models from firms like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic still lack robust multilingual support...
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Pope Leo XIV Declares Carlo Acutis, A Teen Computer Whiz, Millennial Saint
Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model.
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Meet Xiao He, Humanoid Robot To Assist Journalists At SCO Summit In China
This year's SCO summit promises to be a showcase of innovation and technology. A humanoid robot, Xiao He, has been positioned to provide multilingual support, answering queries and assisting journalists in multiple languages.
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Jeju Island In South Korea Issues Guidelines To Tackle Tourist Misbehaviour
Following complaints from locals about misbehaviour by foreign visitors, police in South Korea's Jeju island have printed a special type of multingual notice.
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Qwen VLo Image Generation AI Model Released, Offers Image Generation and Editing for Free
Alibaba’s Qwen team released a new image generation artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. Dubbed Qwen VLo, it is a successor to the Qwen 2.5 vision language model and comes with several upgrades compared to the older models. The latest AI image model supports both text-to-image and image-to-image generation. It also supports text input in...
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Railways To Prepare Reservation Charts 8 Hours In Advance
The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote locations plan their journeys better.
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Opinion | For Amit Shah, A Note On What Ambedkar, Gandhi, Azad Said About 'English'
India doesn't need less English. It needs more multilingualism, more access, and more confidence in its ability to speak in many tongues without shame or fear.
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KL Rahul Shows Off Multilingual Skills, Cautions India Star In Tamil. Video Viral
KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan had stitched a 66-run partnership in the second innings.
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IGNOU Introduces MBA Programmes In Hindi And Odia To Boost Multilingual Education
The university also plans to expand this offering by launching MBA programmes in 10 additional Indian languages, further easing language-related barriers in higher education.
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With Freebies, OpenAI, Google Vie For Indian Users And Training Data
OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have begun an unprecedented fight for artificial intelligence users in India, rolling out freebies in a strategy seen as a way to harvest troves of multilingual training data in the world's most populous nation.
-
Google's Year in Search 2025 Reveals Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro and Other AI Search Features Launched in India 2025
2025 signalled a meaningful shift for artificial intelligence, where it shifted from a trending buzzword, to a practical tool. In India, that shift felt even more pronounced, highlighted by Google India’s Year in Search report, where ‘Gemini’ emerged as the second most trending query of the year. Here’s a look at the most notable AI feature...
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Google Introduces Nano Banana Pro Powered by Gemini 3 Pro, Can Generate Up to 4K Images
Google DeepMind’s Nano Banana Pro is built on Gemini 3 Pro and is designed to help people turn ideas into high-quality images with ease. It can handle text in multiple languages, offers fine-tuned editing controls and even pulls in live information when needed. The tool is available across the Gemini app, Google Ads, Workspace and the Gemini API,...
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Samsung Vision AI Companion Brings Multilingual Support, Smart Features to 2025 TVs
Samsung announced the rollout of its new Samsung Vision AI Companion across its 2025 TVs on Tuesday. The update lets users ask questions about what’s on the screen and more. First announced in September during the Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin (IFA) 2025, the Samsung Vision AI Companion is built on One UI Tizen. It is powered by Samsung's...
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Want To Stay Young Longer? Science Says Speaking More Languages Could Be The Secret
A study of over 80,000 adults across Europe reveals that multilingualism slows brain ageing, with each additional language providing greater cognitive benefits.
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Samsung Care+ Service Expanded to Include Extended Warranty Plans for Home Appliances
Samsung India has expanded its Care+ service to include extended warranty plans for home appliances, covering refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners, microwave ovens and smart TVs. The plans offer one to four years of additional coverage, starting at Rs. 2 per day, and provide access to certified engineers, genuine Samsung parts, multili...
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Grab Superapp Says AI Models Struggle to Understand Asian Languages
Grab says it built its own lightweight vision model after finding both proprietary and open-source AI systems struggled with Southeast Asian languages, leading to errors and high latency in document processing. The move underscores a broader concern: frontier models from firms like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic still lack robust multilingual support...
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Pope Leo XIV Declares Carlo Acutis, A Teen Computer Whiz, Millennial Saint
Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church's first millennial saint Sunday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model.
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Meet Xiao He, Humanoid Robot To Assist Journalists At SCO Summit In China
This year's SCO summit promises to be a showcase of innovation and technology. A humanoid robot, Xiao He, has been positioned to provide multilingual support, answering queries and assisting journalists in multiple languages.
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Jeju Island In South Korea Issues Guidelines To Tackle Tourist Misbehaviour
Following complaints from locals about misbehaviour by foreign visitors, police in South Korea's Jeju island have printed a special type of multingual notice.
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Qwen VLo Image Generation AI Model Released, Offers Image Generation and Editing for Free
Alibaba’s Qwen team released a new image generation artificial intelligence (AI) model last week. Dubbed Qwen VLo, it is a successor to the Qwen 2.5 vision language model and comes with several upgrades compared to the older models. The latest AI image model supports both text-to-image and image-to-image generation. It also supports text input in...
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Railways To Prepare Reservation Charts 8 Hours In Advance
The Ministry of Railways has decided to prepare reservation charts for long-distance trains eight hours in advance, instead of the current four hours, to help passengers travelling from remote locations plan their journeys better.
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Opinion | For Amit Shah, A Note On What Ambedkar, Gandhi, Azad Said About 'English'
India doesn't need less English. It needs more multilingualism, more access, and more confidence in its ability to speak in many tongues without shame or fear.
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KL Rahul Shows Off Multilingual Skills, Cautions India Star In Tamil. Video Viral
KL Rahul and Sai Sudharsan had stitched a 66-run partnership in the second innings.
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IGNOU Introduces MBA Programmes In Hindi And Odia To Boost Multilingual Education
The university also plans to expand this offering by launching MBA programmes in 10 additional Indian languages, further easing language-related barriers in higher education.
