Technology

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 17 launches in India on August 6 with an 8,000mAh battery as its headline feature. Here’s why that number is doing more work than the phone itself.

The ePlane Company, incubated at IIT Madras, unveiled a full-scale eVTOL prototype at its Chennai facility today. India’s first electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is real, certified by DGCA, and targeting flight testing next year. Here is what it means.

Indian startups raised $10.9 billion in the first half of 2026 — a 21% growth rate that outpaced most global markets. Yotta raised $150 million for 85,000 Nvidia GPUs. Sarvam AI hit unicorn status. Here is what India’s AI infrastructure boom actually means.

Samsung is betting $648 billion on chips and AI infrastructure. OpenAI just restricted its next model to government-approved partners only. Anthropic’s most capable model remains export-limited. Here is what the new gatekeeping era of AI means for everyone outside the inner circle.

Humanoid robots are arriving in workplaces right now — not as demos, as working machines. Nvidia is shipping AI silicon for them, Uber is piloting robotaxis, and Amazon warehouses are getting smarter every year. Here is what is actually happening and what it means for your career.

The FIFA World Cup starts in weeks and it is not just the most watched sporting event on earth — it is the most ambitious technology deployment in entertainment history. AI commentary, 48 teams, Messi and Ronaldo’s last dance, and 100,000 extra visitors a day in New York. Here is what makes this tournament different.

GitHub Copilot’s pricing jumped from $29 to potentially $750 a month and the backlash is missing the real point. The cheap AI era is ending for every tool — here is what developers should do about it and the alternatives that actually work.

Alphabet raised $80 billion, SoftBank committed $52 billion to Europe, SpaceX filed a $75 billion IPO, and Florida sued OpenAI — all in the same week. The AI race stopped being about software and became about who controls the infrastructure. Here is what that means.

Mobile gaming is massive in India — BGMI, Free Fire, and COD Mobile have tens of millions of players. We ranked the best gaming phones under ₹25,000 in India for 2026 — Poco, Realme, iQOO, Redmi, Samsung — with honest advice on what actually matters for gaming performance.

The under ₹30,000 laptop segment is where most Indian students and first-time buyers shop. We ranked the best budget laptops in India for 2026 — Lenovo, ASUS, HP, Acer — with honest advice on what to look for and what to avoid.