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SpaceX Starship just reached orbit for the first time
SpaceX's Starship reached orbit for the first time on Flight 14 this morning, deployed 26 Starlink V3 satellites, and splashed down in the Pacific. It took 14 flights and three years to get here.
Zuckerberg says third-party evaluations enough to prevent AI from going rogue
Adding on to the ongoing debate around AI safety that Anthropic’s Amodei sparked, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg has presented a different take on it. While he has banked for…
India’s omnipresent UPI digital payments network gets a price tag, but only for select transactions
After six years of government-subsidised free payments, NPCI has introduced MDR on select UPI transactions. The structure is more nuanced than the headlines suggest — and the winners and losers aren't who you'd expect.
Sam Altman, Elon Musk back Anthropic’s Dario Amodei on need to slow down AI development
Dario Amodei calls for slowing AI development. Sam Altman and Elon Musk agree. But with fierce rivalry and a China challenge, how would that pacing actually work?
Anthropic says Claude was misused for extensive weapons research by potential state-backed actors
In one of the most comprehensive reports from Anthropic’s threat intelligence team yet, the Claude-maker has said that multiple state-backed actors used its AI model to do weapons…
Apple announces iPhone 18 Pro models : All you need to know
Apple today announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at its ‘Surprise and Shine’ event at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino. The devices go up…
Apple announces its first ever foldable — the iPhone Duo
It is a fairly common, well-known fact within the tech consumer community — Apple doesn’t do things first. It does them last — and then makes everyone forget…
Foldable iPhone and a new CEO: Everything to look out for at Apple’s ‘Surprise and Shine’ Event
Tomorrow morning at 10AM Pacific, Apple takes the stage at the Steve Jobs Theater, for its the annual September 9 event. It will be the company’s first major…
OpenAI’s ‘GPT-6 Astra’ can do anything your computer can, and more
Let’s start with what Greg Brockman actually said at the end of Thursday’s press briefing. “Welcome to the AGI era.” Three words. No caveats. No footnotes. Just a…
Reliance-owned JioHotstar set for international debut to bank on Indians’ overseas presence
JioHotstar, the Indian streaming platform that was formed post Reliance’s acquisition of Disney’s India assets, is set to debut in international markets. Considering the streaming platform’s heavy India-leaning…
India plans issuing its first ever tokenised bonds as early as September this year: Report
24 AUG 2026
Fintech ‘Navi’, founded by Sachin Bansal, raises $100Mn from Prosus
19 AUG 2026
Bank of America buys 49.9% stake in Jio’s lending arm for $1.9Bn
12 AUG 2026SpaceX and Tesla to build $16.8Bn advanced chip factory ‘Terafab’ in Texas
Elon Musk, the joint CEO for both Tesla and SpaceX, announced on X today that both his listed companies would join hands to invest $16.8Bn in building an…
OpenAI is offering significant discounts on smaller models in bid to boost enterprise sales
ChatGPT maker OpenAI, has announced some of the most significant price cuts in the company’s history, as it looks to pounce on the more larger market share acquired…
Samsung announces a re-sized Galaxy Z Fold8, larger Z Fold8 Ultra, starts at $1899
Samsung today unveiled two new foldable devices — two, because the Korean electronics giant has actually resized its Z Fold line-up. The line-up now starts with the Z…
OpenAI says its AI models went rogue, escaped containment, causing major breach at Hugging Face
In a classic case of ‘AI going rogue’, OpenAI confirmed on Tuesday, that an autonomous agent powered by one of its advanced AI models, went rogue while testing…
India’s Skyroot successfully launches country’s first private rocket ‘Vikram-1’
In a historic first for India’s rapidly evolving space-tech sector, Skyroot Aerospace — backed by the likes of GIC, Temasek, Blackrock among others — has successfully launched ‘Vikram-1’,…
Skyroot Aerospace eyes July 18 for India’s first private orbital rocket launch
In a historic first, India’s booming private space-tech sector is set to get in the low orbital rocket business, with Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 eyeing a July 18 launch.…
Uber is acquiring Delivery Hero for $14.8Bn
16 JUL 2026OpenAI to shut down ‘ChatGPT Atlas’ browser less than a year after its launch
OpenAI has announced that it is shutting down ChatGPT Atlas, its standalone AI-powered web browser, less than a year after launching it in October 2025. The browser will…
