Most people who have used AI so far have done it through something like ChatGPT or Gemini. These are good AI chatbots but terrible AI agents unless you are extremely tech savvy. Mark Zuckerberg and Meta, however, have a plan to solve it with Muse. For now they are succeeding.
Xiaomi has launched some new power banks in India: The UltraThin Magnetic 5000, Magnetic Power Bank 10000, and Power Bank 20000 165W. While the category is no longer, ahem, as hot as it used to be, it is still nice to see some companies bringing solid choices in a segment that is mostly populated by smaller brands and accessory makers.
By now we know quite a lot about the Apple iPhone Duo. Yet, knowing about it and trying it in person are two very different things. Even if you know everything about the Duo, once it arrives on October 23, check it out at a nearby store. It will surprise you.
This week, the world continued to talk about the perils of AI when it comes to humanity. But beyond the big picture, there is one aspect of AI that jolted us all in India in recent days – the unspoken shame attached to AI use and how a tragedy at IIT-B brought it into focus in the last few days.
Amazon on Wednesday launched the Alexa+ service in India, its AI system that is smarter and chattier. The service for now will be available to select users for free, and later will be free for Prime subscribers. For non-prime users, Alexa+ will cost Rs 2000 per month in India.
Earlier this year at the AI Summit, PM Narendra Modi tried to make arch-rivals OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei hold hands. The two did not, resulting in an awkward moment. But this week the two CEOs, at least metaphorically, joined hands after Jacob Coxon started his talk of AI killing all humans. This and more, read on.
iPhones are expensive in 2026. Just like everything else. So, stop the bull, bear the cost, and get on with your life. Have an egg instead of having one on your face. Though that too is up 20 per cent in prices just like the latest iPhone 18 Pro.
It started all slow but now in 2026 there are plenty of foldable phones in the market. The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold is one of them, but due to its superb software and relatively reasonable price, it does stand out.
Two new major AI models were released last week: Anthropic Claude Mythos 5.1 and OpenAI GPT-6 Astra. Of the two, Astra turned the world upside down and shocked us, at least until we humans get our bearings back and adjust to new realities, which should happen in a few weeks or so.
If you feel that the world is increasingly getting more expensive, and chaotic, you are not hallucinating. It is getting more expensive, and is set to get more expensive once effects of El Nino and other inflationary forces, including RAM prices, kick in.
The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL is an ultra premium phone, now available in India at a starting price of Rs 1,34,999. It is also, India Today Tech finds, can be the default Android option for everyone (except gamers) looking to get an ultra premium phone this year.
Until now we have heard Chinese AI companies are around 6 to 12 months behind OpenAI and Anthropic. The recent weeks show that it no longer holds true. In fact, in some ways, the Chinese AI companies are now ahead of the US tech giants.
The world of e-commerce, despite its consistent presence in our lives, can still throw nasty surprises for buyers. And sometimes for sellers. Frauds still happen, scams continue unabated. Amazon has a new plan to curb e-commerce frauds in India, and it is called the Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU).
Like how Nvidia is for AI companies like Anthropic and OpenAI, Apple is fast turning into the de facto AI hardware for individual users. This week, as the company launched the new Mac mini and Mac Studio with chips like M6 and M5 Ultra, it became clear that Apple wants users to run AI locally on its machines.
Nothing OS 5 has arrived, and with it the OS brings not just some nifty tweaks, speed boost, more refined AI features but also the goodness of Android 17. The OS, combined with the selling price of the Nothing Phone 3, makes it a delectable choice for Indian consumers.
Of all the Pixel 11 series phones, the one that is the hero of this review seems the least changed compared to its predecessor. In many ways it is similar to last year's Pixel 10. But in some important ways it is also different, and that makes it the default premium Android phone for most people.
One of the big tech debates of our time is around the distribution of AI, and hence intelligence. Will it be served through huge server farms, controlled by a few companies? Or will it be available to people directly, on demand and in their control? This week in AI the debate became sharper thanks to Qwen AI.
There is a cliche often repeated in India: data is new oil. In 2026 we are learning just how wrong it is. It's not data that is the new scarce, and yet essential, commodity. Instead, it is RAM and, as Zoho boss Sridhar Vembu has noted, it is doing to the world what oil has done for years.
Google Pixel 11, the latest premium phone from the company, goes on open sale in India tomorrow. While we will have more to say about it in the full Pixel 11 review, for now here is a quick look at the phone.
In 2026, phones are expensive thanks to AI companies that have scooped up all the available memory and chip capacity, leaving everyone else fighting a costly price war. But surprisingly, by 2026 standards, the new Google Pixel 11 phones seem rather well-priced.
