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  NxtQuantum Announced as India’s Home-Grown Mobile Operating System, to Debut on AI+ Pulse and Nova 5G

  NxtQuantum Shift Technologies, an Indian deep tech software company, announced its home-grown mobile operating system on Friday. Dubbed NxtQuantum OS, the company claimed that the entire interface was built in India from the ground up, and it ensures that no user data is stored in servers outside of the country.

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  Google Pixel 6a Owners Eligible for $100 Cash or $150 Store Credit Under Battery Performance Programme

  Google recently announced the Battery Performance Programme for the Pixel 6a. Under this initiative, the company will roll out a mandatory update to Android 16 for all Pixel 6a devices to prevent risk of battery overheating. While it was known that eligible users can get free repairs at authorised service centres, we now have an idea of how much th...

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  Google Is Bringing Gems to the Gemini Side Panel in Gmail, Docs, and Other Workspace Apps

  Google Workspace users are finally getting access to Gems within the apps, the company announced on Wednesday. Gems are custom artificial intelligence (AI) experts that can be programmed to perform specific tasks. They have been available within the Gemini app and website since August 2024, but now the Mountain View-based tech giant is finally expa...

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  Meta Verified Users Claim ‘Useless’ Customer Support Amid Account Bans Despite Paying for Subscription

  Meta Platforms has been on a banning spree which is affecting users across the many social media apps under its umbrella. Amidst the ongoing mass bans, even those who are paying a premium for the Meta verified subscription have been left disappointed by tech giant’s customer support. Users have deemed the service “useless”, despite Meta claim...

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  AI Founder Accuses Indian Techie Soham Parekh Of Scamming Multiple Startups: "Fired This Guy In First Week"

  A US-based AI founder has accused an Indian techie of working at multiple startups simultaneously under false pretences.

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  Grammarly Announces Plans to Acquire Email App Superhuman to Create Agentic Productivity Platform

  Grammarly announced its intentions to acquire Superhuman, an artificial intelligence (AI) email app, on Tuesday. The AI-powered writing and proofreading assistant highlighted that the acquisition is aimed at creating a native productivity platform which will offer integrated AI experiences, led by AI agents. The company also stated that the decisio...

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  Google Introduces 30 New AI Tools for Educators and Custom Gemini App for Students

  Google introduced several new offerings for students, educators, and schools on Monday. The announcements were made at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) edtech conference, where the Mountain View-based tech giant announced Gemini in Classroom, a suite of more than 30 new AI tools for educators. The company also released a...

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  Trump's "Head Back To South Africa" Threat Gets A Dare From Musk

  Amid a feud with billionaire Elon Musk over his flagship spending legislation-- the One Big Beautiful Bill--US President Donald Trump slammed his former aide, threatening to cut government subsidies given to the tech entrepreneur's companies.

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  Apple Reportedly Considering Powering Siri Using Anthropic or OpenAI’s AI Models

  Apple is reportedly ditching the idea of using in-house artificial intelligence (AI) models to power the new capabilities in Siri. As per the report, the Cupertino-based tech giant is now considering outsourcing the technology instead. The two main contenders for this are reportedly Anthropic and OpenAI, who have been asked to train a custom versio...

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  Baidu to Open-Source Ernie AI Model Starting Today, Could Make It China’s 2nd DeepSeek Moment

  Baidu, the Chinese tech giant, is making its Ernie artificial intelligence (AI) model open-source on Monday. The company announced the move in February, and has already made its chatbot free to use. This is being viewed as a watershed moment in China’s AI space, as this is the first time a major AI player has decided to release its proprietary te...

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  Apple Vision Pro With M5 Chip to Launch in 2025, Smart Glasses Coming in 2027: Report

  Apple is said to be developing several head-mounted wearable products. According to a market analyst, as many as seven XR headsets and smart glasses are in the works across two product groups. The first will be a M5-powered Apple Vision Pro and it may be introduced as soon as Q3 2025. Meanwhile, the Cupertino-based tech giant is also developing a s...

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  OpenAI Said to Turn to Google's AI Chips to Power ChatGPT and Other Products

  OpenAI is said to be renting Google's AI chips for ChatGPT and other products. While a major Nvidia GPU purchaser, OpenAI is now utilising Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for both model training and inference. This move expands Google's external TPU availability, previously reserved for internal use, helping them secure other major tech cli...

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  Rocket Lab Launches ‘Get the Hawk Outta Here’ Mission with Four Satellites from New Zealand

  Rocket Lab launched four satellites for Hawkeye 360 from New Zealand on June 27 aboard its Electron rocket. The mission deployed radio-frequency monitoring satellites and a tech demo into polar orbit, supporting strategic intelligence operations. It marks the company’s 67th launch and ninth of 2025, with several more missions slated before year-e...

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  Tech Giants Like Microsoft, Google, IBM Slash Thousands Of Jobs In 2025 Amid Restructuring, AI Integration

  Tech Companies Layoffs: Major tech companies are cutting thousands of jobs in 2025, driven by economic factors and the increasing integration of AI, which is reshaping roles.

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  Professional Switched From Law To AI Using ChatGPT And Landed His Dream Job

  Santiago Barraza Lopez, a legal professional, leveraged AI to navigate a career transition and land his dream job in the AI sector.