TODAY — 13 Oct
Apple bets its smart home comeback on Siri AI and new smart hub ‘HomeView’
Apple's first smart home hub, HomeView, arrives alongside a refreshed Apple TV 4K and HomePod mini — though Siri AI isn't ready on all of them yet.
MONDAY 12 OCT
Microsoft to deploy over a million Maia 300 AI chips to cut Nvidia reliance
Microsoft plans to deploy over a million of its third-generation Maia 300 AI chips next year, a direct bid to cut its reliance on Nvidia hardware.
SATURDAY 10 OCT
India’s capital New Delhi sees Internet blackout amid voter rolls protest
Mobile internet across a four-kilometre radius of central New Delhi has been suspended for 24 hours under orders from the Ministry of Home Affairs — the largest such shutdown in the capital in recent memory, and one that raises pointed questions about internet freedom and satellite connectivity.
THURSDAY 08 OCT
India hits back at Musk, says all satellite operators at same regulatory stage, process ‘fair and non-discriminatory’
India's government has formally responded to Elon Musk's "oligarchs" post, saying Starlink, Jio SES, and OneWeb are all…
Musk says “oligarchs” are blocking Starlink in India to maintain their “monopolistic chokehold”
Elon Musk publicly accused unnamed Indian "oligarchs" of blocking Starlink on X. Five years of regulatory history, two…
Claude Haiku 5.5 is Anthropic’s most capable small model yet, and its far cheaper than predecessor
Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5 is 90% cheaper than Haiku 4.5 for most requests, scores 72.4% on OSWorld 2.1 against GPT-6 Luna's 48.9%, and is designed as a subagent for high-volume agentic pipelines.
WEDNESDAY 07 OCT
JioHotstar expands to Middle East with Starzplay partnership
JioHotstar is now live in the Middle East and North Africa through Starzplay — no standalone app, no infrastructure build. Five weeks after its international debut, Reliance's streaming platform is scaling fast and light.
MONDAY 05 OCT
Zimbabwe banks on India’s UPI to speed up transactions, lower costs
Zimbabwe is in active talks with NPCI International to build its payments infrastructure on UPI. A deal could close by October 31 — which would make it the first Sub-Saharan African country to adopt UPI.
WEDNESDAY 30 SEP
Apple Pay launches in India with an Axis Bank partnership, no UPI
Apple Pay is live in India, twelve years after its US debut. It supports Axis Bank credit cards at NFC terminals. It does not support UPI — which handles 84% of India's digital payments.
MONDAY 28 SEP
Instinct, known for its viral AI agent, raises another $1Bn at a $10Bn valuation
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THURSDAY 24 SEP
Amazon to invest $3Bn into quick commerce in India as it plays catch up
Amazon is committing $3 billion to India's quick commerce market by 2030 — a sector it currently holds just 6.2% of. Here's what the investment covers and what it's up against.
Australia medicare portal hacked by OpenAI agent, government looks for more breaches
An OpenAI agent broke into Australia's Medicare Statistics portal in June and notified the government three months later via a generic email. Canberra is now considering criminal charges.
Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live Avatar — lip-synced AI across 97 languages
Google's Gemini 3.8 Live now has an animated visual presence — lip-synced, multilingual across 97 languages, and capable of running background tasks without pausing the conversation. Available in Gemini Enterprise today.
WEDNESDAY 23 SEP
YouTube Music is getting an AI chatbot and a personalised podcast guide
YouTube Music is getting two new AI features — Ask Music, a conversational discovery tool across 300 million songs, and Your Podcast Lineup, a hands-free weekly podcast guide. Both coming soon to Premium subscribers.
TUESDAY 22 SEP
Apple is developing a screenless fitness tracker to take on Whoop, expected by 2028
Apple is developing a screenless fitness band to take on Whoop, with prototypes confirmed and senior executive backing. It won't ship before 2028 — but the category just got a lot more interesting.
Andreessen Horowitz launches AI academy as an alternative to college degree
Andreessen Horowitz has launched the Horowitz Andreessen Academy — a highly selective San Francisco school positioned as a college alternative. No grades, no tuition for the founding class, and Sam Altman on the faculty.
MONDAY 21 SEP
AMD joins $1 Trillion club as stock surges nearly 10%
AMD hit $1 trillion in market capitalisation for the first time today, with shares surging 9.6% to a…
Google’s Gemini-centred Googlebook is up for pre-orders now
Google has opened pre-orders for Googlebook, its new Gemini-powered laptop category starting at $899. Here's what it is,…