Tata’s iPhone Factory May Face Shutdown Risk in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu's pollution regulator has accused a Tata Electronics iPhone parts factory in Hosur of contaminating nearby farmland groundwater and has warned of possible closure if the company fails to provide a satisfactory explanation
Free Unlimited 5G May Not Last
Telecom companies may not keep offering unlimited free 5G forever
As they look to recover their huge 5G investments, operators could introduce new limits, premium plans, or changes to 5G benefits in the coming months
Google is reportedly in discussions with Samsung to manufacture key components for its next-generation "Icefish" AI processor
The plan involves a multi-year strategy to diversify manufacturing away from TSMC by utilizing Samsung's 2nm process for memory-system connectivity
Anthropic has launched Claude Fable 5, its smartest public AI yet, with major improvements in coding, reasoning, research, and problem-solving
But just days after launch, Anthropic was forced to disable both models following a U.S. government order over national security concerns, making it one of the biggest AI access restrictions seen so far
Behind it is Claude Mythos 5, an even more powerful model reserved for trusted cybersecurity researchers due to its advanced capabilities
Fable 5 brings much of that power to users with built-in safety guardrails
YouTube and the ICC are bringing official Women's T20 World Cup highlights to fans, with short and extended versions available in both English and Hindi on the ICC's YouTube channel.
Global semiconductor sales surged nearly 94% year-over-year in April 2026, fueled by AI servers, data centers, AI PCs, smartphones, and cloud infrastructure
TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix, Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom remain among the biggest beneficiaries
Jaipur is getting AI, Quantum, and Semiconductor Labs, along with a new AI Data Centre, as India continues investing heavily in advanced technology infrastructure.
ASUS plans to begin local production of TUF Gaming laptops in India during FY2026-27 through Dixon Technologies
Increasing the share of locally produced laptops sold in India to 20–30% from about 10%
MediaTek and Qualcomm are expanding beyond smartphones to chase the booming AI market
MediaTek is partnering with NVIDIA on AI PC chips and building custom AI chips for data centers
Qualcomm is launching its Dragonfly AI platform and developing AI chips for cloud companies and servers
Indian government is preparing consultations for a national 6G roadmap
Focusing on indigenous technology, patents, spectrum management, and reducing dependence on foreign telecom technologies
Smartphone chip sales are slowing down
Counterpoint says global smartphone chipset shipments fell 8% in Q1 2026, with both MediaTek and Qualcomm seeing double-digit declines
Mainly due to rising memory prices and weaker demand for affordable phones
Meanwhile, Apple, Samsung, Google, and UNISOC managed to grow their shipments
Language barriers are about to disappear
Google has launched Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, a powerful AI translation model
It can translate conversations in real time across 70 languages while preserving the speaker's voice, tone, and emotion
Rolling out to Google Translate, Google Meet, and developer tools, it aims to make multilingual conversations feel as natural as talking to someone in the same language
India has reportedly paused Starlink's final approval over security concerns
But Starlink says it is still actively working with the government to launch its satellite internet service in India
Zoho has entered the hardware business with a new India-designed server called Nathu La
The server was developed by Zoho's R&D team in Nagpur and is aimed at reducing the cost of AI computing and data-center operations