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An IIT-born Indian startup, Offgrid Energy Labs, is betting on zinc-bromine batteries instead of lithium-ion Its ZincGel technology is safer, non-flammable, lasts over 20 years Designed for storing renewable energy and powering AI data centers Since it doesn't rely on lithium, it also reduces dependence on China's battery supply chain The company plans to license its technology globally and has already opened its first manufacturing facility in the UK

Meta abruptly shut down its new "Muse Image" feature on Instagram following intense backlash.

India accounts for around 6% of global Claude AI usage

Chinese CXMT to Match Micron's DRAM Manufacturing Capacity This Year

Microsoft is testing a feature for Copilot that allows it to read and answer questions about your PC's hardware specs and resource usage

Just before OpenAI's rumored ChatGPT Phone Chinese AI startup StepFun has unveiled the StepX Neo, claiming it's the world's first Agentic AI Phone Unlike today's AI phones, where AI acts like a chatbot, StepX Neo puts AI at the core of the OS. It can book rides, make payments, plan trips, edit documents, and complete multi-step tasks across apps

Global smartphone shipments dropped 11% YoY in Q2 2026 Making it the worst second quarter in 13 years The biggest reason was the memory chip shortage, which pushed up phone prices and hurt demand Apple was the only major brand to grow, hitting a record 20% global market share Samsung, Xiaomi, OPPO and vivo all saw shipments decline as higher component costs hit sales Budget phones took the biggest hit, while premium smartphones held up much better Counterpoint says the market is likely to stay weak through 2026 as memory shortages continue

India government found no evidence of critical information loss in the June 2026 cyber breach at Tata Electronics Tata Electronics confirmed the breach had no operational impact and is working closely with MeitY and CERT-In on the investigation.

SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung has warned that the global memory semiconductor industry is on track for its most severe supply shortage The supply-demand gap expected to peak in 2027 and remain constrained beyond 2030

India is seeing an iPhone 17 stock shortage as more people rush to buy before a possible price hike Apple hasn't announced any price increase yet, but the fear of higher prices has pushed up demand As a result, many retailers and online stores are running low on stock, especially the base model

Apple is suing OpenAI, alleging it stole Apple's trade secrets with the help of its hardware chief to develop a new lineup of AI devices.

The Indian government has waived Basic Customs Duty on certain goods used in the manufacture of Display assemblies Lithium-ion cells Inductor coil modules

Indian government has approved the Vivo-Dixon joint venture Dixon will own 51%, while Vivo India will hold 49% The new company will manufacture Vivo smartphones in India and may also produce phones for other brands

If your Instagram account is public Muse can use your public photos to generate new AI images of you The feature was enabled by default for eligible public accounts, meaning most users were automatically included People can create AI-generated images of you in different scenarios using simple text prompts

iPhone 18 Pro Max (12GB + 1TB) BOM cost is expected to rise by nearly $300

Meta has launched Muse Spark 1.1 its new agentic AI model with a 1M-token context window, parallel sub-agents, advanced tool use, and computer control across desktop, mobile, and the web Available via the Meta Model API and Meta AI, Meta says it tops key agentic AI benchmarks while remaining competitively priced

Apple gets another reason to make more iPhones in India With the U.S. imposing a 20% tariff on Vietnamese imports while India currently faces just 10% iPhones made in India become more competitive for the U.S. market, further accelerating Apple's shift away from China

Meta will start manufacturing its custom AI chip, Iris, in September 2026 Developed under its MTIA program with Broadcom and manufactured by TSMC, the chip is designed to reduce Meta's reliance on Nvidia and power its next generation of AI infrastructure

TRAI wants legal powers to act against caller ID apps like Truecaller The regulator says some apps are wrongly marking official 1400 and 1600-series business and service calls as spam If the proposal is approved, TRAI could take action against platforms that don't comply with its rules

Sony faces a $450 million lawsuit in the Netherlands regarding its 2028 plan to discontinue physical PlayStation discs.