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  Apple’s Foldable iPhone Said to Be Equipped With Frame Made From Titanium and Aluminium

  Apple could enter the foldable phone segment next year with iPhone Fold. The foldable iPhone is expected to feature a new frame made from a combination of titanium and aluminium. It is said to sport a 7.8-inch internal flexible display and a 5.5-inch cover screen. Apple packed an aluminium frame in the iPhone 17 Pro models. The iPhone Air has a tit...

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  Over 60% Higher Education Institutions Permit Use Of AI Tools By Students: Report

  Over 50 per cent of higher education institutions in India are using generative AI to develop learning materials while 60 per cent of them are permitting student use of AI tools, according to a new report based on a survey of 30 leading HEIs.

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  iQOO 15 to Feature 2K Samsung 'Everest' Display With M14 Luminescent Material

  iQOO 15 will debut with a 6.85-inch 2K Samsung Everest Display featuring 2K LEAD OLED technology and Samsung’s M14 luminescent material. Vivo Labs reports the screen offers 40 percent higher luminous efficiency, 44 percent lower power use, 50 percent longer lifespan, and 60 percent less smearing than its predecessor. The display will deliver up t...

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  Google NotebookLM Upgraded With Flashcards, Quizzes and a Redesigned Reports

  Google on Monday announced a set of new artificial intelligence (AI) features for its learning platform, NotebookLM. The update introduces two additions — Flashcards and Quiz — designed to let users test their understanding of source material through interactive assessments. Reports and Learning Guides are also being redesigned with new customi...

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  Google's Material 3 Expressive Design Expands to More Pixel Devices, Battery Health Improves With September Pixel Drop

  Google Pixel 6 series through Pixel 9 series is now getting the Material 3 Expressive design language. The Mountain View-based tech giant announced the expansion in a blog post on Wednesday, highlighting that the redesigned interface is being added via a new update. The update also brings the Adaptive Audio feature to the Pixel Buds Pro 2. Separate...

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  World’s First “All-Frequency” 6G Chipset Unveiled by Researchers

  A group of researchers have published a paper in the Nature journal, highlighting the creation of a 6G chipset that can operate across a wide network spectrum between 0.5GHz and 115GHz. Capable of delivering more than 100Gbps mobile Internet speeds, the mobile platform was built on a new material dubbed thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN).

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  James Webb Space Telescope Spots Planet-Building Dust in the Butterfly Nebula

  The James Webb Space Telescope has unveiled stunning new details of the Butterfly Nebula, a planetary nebula 3,400 light-years away. Using its infrared vision, Webb detected crystalline silicates, large dust grains, and carbon-rich PAH molecules within the nebula’s dusty torus. These discoveries reveal how dying stars recycle minerals and organic...

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  Rice University Scientists Confirm Flatband Discovery in Kagome Superconductor

  flatband states in CsCr₃Sb₅, a kagome superconductor. This experimental validation connects lattice geometry with emergent superconductivity, opening new pathways for engineered quantum materials, superconductors, and advanced electronics.

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  Cars, SUVs, Two-Wheelers Could Attract GST Cut Soon - Details

  Centre may cut GST on cars, bikes, ACs, and materials to make them cheaper by Diwali. Here are the details you must check out.

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  Decoded: Mamata-Abhishek Banerjee's Joint Strategy For Bengal Polls 2026

  The West Bengal Assembly election is expected around April-May next year, after Bihar votes for a new government this year-end.

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  Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge Tipped to Pack a Larger 4,400mAh Battery

  A tipster claims the Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge may feature a 4,400mAh battery, though earlier reports suggested a 4,200mAh cell. The phone is expected to be slimmer than the Galaxy S25 Edge, which measures 5.8mm in thickness. It may use new battery material technology, possibly a silicon-carbon cell. It is also likely to include a 50-megapixel ultra...

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  Samsung Exynos 2600 SoC to Feature Heat Pass Block Component for Improved Cooling: Report

  Samsung's upcoming Exynos 2600 SoC might feature a new thermal management component, according to a report. Built on a 2nm process, this chip is expected to power the 2026 Galaxy S26 series. Benchmarks indicate the Exynos 2600 could surpass last year's Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC in GPU performance, though it may trail the processor in CPU performance.

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  Here's How AI Is Supporting Japan's 1,000-Year-Old Nishijinori Weaving Art

  Nishijinori, the intricate weaving technique for kimonos that dates back more than a thousand years in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, is getting a high-tech collaborator: artificial intelligence.

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  iOS 26 Public Beta With Liquid Glass UI and More Changes Rolling Out: Eligible Models, How to Install

  Apple on Thursday rolled out the iOS 26 Public Beta for iPhone after testing the new OS with developers in the last couple of months, following its WWDC 2025 preview. If you have stayed away from the Developer Beta updates and this is your first time trying iOS 26, the most notable change you’ll initially see is a new user interface (UI) design c...

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  Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge Tipped to Be Thinner Than Its Predecessor, Could Pack a Larger Battery

  Samsung Galaxy S26 Edge is tipped to feature a thinner profile compared to its immediate predecessor. It is also said to carry a bigger battery than the Galaxy S25 Edge. The company could use new battery materials in the new phone. It is likely to get a silicon-carbon battery, which could allow the company to offer more battery capacity in a compac...