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OpenAI’s ChatGPT kickstarted AI revolution. Get ready for a new arms race with GPT-4

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella spent 15+ years working on search technology to catch up with Google. Now he is making Google dance with the use of OpenAI technology.

OnePlus 11R and Vivo V27 Pro will show settling for ‘good enough’ is not a bad thing

The outlier here is the Google Pixel 7 with its 128GB memory. But for most people, it's a toss-up between those two models.

How Star Trek inspired modern tech—smart phones, touch panels, VR

The LCARS computer on the Galaxy-Class USS Enterprise D is basically the foundation of what Google is today.

Xiaomi 13 Pro is more a camera than phone, beats Apple. But don’t buy it if you want the best

The problem for Xiaomi is less the Galaxy S23 series and more the OnePlus 11, which is considerably cheaper and will attract a wider spectrum of buyers.

The Apple TV-Homepod combination is the ultimate update for your screen

What are most smart TVs lacking these days? A good sound system. With the new HomePod, you can get a powerful stereo system that supports spatial audio.

With new Qualcomm chipset, OnePlus 11 and Galaxy S23 challenging iPhone on pure performance

The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 by Qualcomm represents a new day for Android smartphones. Even the Vivo X90 Pro and Xiaomi 13 Pro could up the ante.

Galaxy S23 revives Samsung-Apple battle in India. iPhone 15 will have to flex its muscles

While the flagship Galaxy S23 Ultra promises to be the benchmark among Android smartphones, it would be foolish to ignore the more affordable S23+ and S23 models.

IIT Madras’ BharOS comes with empty ambitions. It still can’t beat India’s Google market

The bigger challenge is to mobilise an app ecosystem that caters to the Indian market. Meta apps, YouTube, Google Maps, Drive, Search are what we have become used to.

Apple checkmating regulators with wireless charging push. But it is exposing its technology

Since 2012, Apple has used the lightning connector on its iPhones. But the industry has leaned in favour of USB-Type C ports.

Gear up for 200-megapixel resolution smartphone cameras in 2023

Don't hold your breath on this type of camera landing on an iPhone. Apple likes to use bespoke sensors made by Sony and they do not make 200-megapixel sensors.

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America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.