Google on Wednesday unveiled a new line-up of Pixel smartphones injected with another dose of artificial intelligence that’s designed to do everything from fetch vital information stored on the devices to help improve photos as they’re being taken. MORE..

India’s government plans to ban online games played with money, a proposed bill showed on Tuesday, in what would be a heavy blow for an industry that has attracted billions of dollars of foreign investment. MORE..

Apple is reportedly unlikely to launch the standard iPhone 18 model next year, with the base version now expected to be released in 2027. This marks a shift in the company’s traditional release cycle. MORE..

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 17 Air is rumored to be just 5.44mm thick, which could make it slimmer than Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge, according to tech experts. MORE..

ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Tuesday launched ChatGPT Go, a new India-only subscription plan priced at 399 rupees (US$4.57) per month, its most affordable offering yet, as the company looks to deepen its presence in its second-largest market. MORE..

“Skibidi”, “tradwife” and other slang terms popularised on social media are among thousands of new words to be added to the Cambridge Dictionary this year. MORE..

Apple is reportedly working on a completely new operating system codenamed ‘Charismatic’. MORE..

The publishing industry has warned that books created by artificial intelligence - often imitating autobiographies - are a growing concern, and called on retailers to issue clearer warnings to consumers. MORE..

The world’s first-ever humanoid robot games began Friday in Beijing, with over 500 androids alternating between jerky tumbles and glimpses of real power as they compete in events from the 100-metre hurdles to kung fu. MORE..

Scientists are warning of a potentially catastrophic mega-tsunami that could strike parts of the US Pacific Coast, triggered by a major earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone. MORE..

Igor Babuschkin, a co-founder of Elon Musk’s xAI startup, announced his departure from the company on Wednesday in a post on X. MORE..

WhatsApp said Russia was trying to block its services because the social media messaging app owned by Meta Platforms offered people’s right to secure communication, and vowed to continue trying to make encrypted services available in Russia. MORE..

Global electric vehicle sales grew 21% year-on-year in July, the slowest rate since January and down from 25% in June, as momentum in plug-in hybrid sales in China slackened, market research firm Rho Motion said on Wednesday. MORE..

The anticipated launch of the iPhone 17 series is set for September 9. MORE..

The operator of Wikipedia on Monday lost a legal challenge to parts of Britain’s Online Safety Act, which sets tough new requirements for online platforms and has been criticised for potentially curtailing free speech. MORE..

Apple is gearing up to release a major Siri upgrade next year, aiming to transform its voice assistant into a more capable, hands-free controller for the iPhone. MORE..

An international crew of four astronauts is back home on Earth after nearly five months aboard the International Space Station, returning safely in a SpaceX capsule. MORE..

James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. MORE..