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ASUS India has released a new lineup of gaming laptops under its TUF and ROG series, introducing models equipped with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs. The devices are available with the latest Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen processors and are now on sale through both offline and online retail channels.

The company has introduced five models aimed at a range of users, from entry-level to advanced. The new range includes the TUF Gaming A16, TUF Gaming F16, ROG Zephyrus G14, and ROG Strix G16, with starting prices between ₹1,44,990 and…

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) is in talks with the Indian government to develop indigenous GPUs while also helping India’s semiconductor and AI ambitions by bridging the chip talent gap in one of its key markets.

The company is also open to participating in the design-linked incentive (DLI) scheme, a part of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), once the government opens it to multinational companies.

“There have been some conversations (around indigenous GPUs) but it’s too early to share details,” Jaya Jagadish, country head and…

Deloitte has launched its Asia Pacific Agentic AI Centre of Excellence (CoE), headquartered across India, Malaysia and Singapore, as part of a major regional push to scale the use of agentic AI. The centre is a key component of Deloitte’s wider global strategy and brings together over 6,000 professionals in the region. It is currently supporting a pipeline of AI projects estimated to be worth more than US\$1 billion.

The initiative is closely connected to Deloitte’s Global Agentic Network, linking delivery centres across North America, EMEA and…

French artificial intelligence startup Mistral is launching a new reasoning model designed to compete with leading systems from OpenAI and China’s DeepSeek, CEO Arthur Mensch announced Tuesday at London Tech Week.

“We’re announcing in a couple of hours our new reasoning model, which is very much competitive with all the others and has the specificity of being able to reason in multiple languages,” Mensch told CNBC during a fireside chat at the event.

Dubbed Magistral, the model is designed to handle complex tasks using a step-by-step logical…

OpenAI’s ChatGPT suffered a widespread outage on June 10, 2025, affecting users across multiple regions, including India. According to data from Downdetector, a surge in user reports began around 2.45 pm IST and peaked shortly after 3 pm. More than 1,100 reports were logged during the spike, with 93% relating directly to ChatGPT.

A smaller number of users also reported issues with the OpenAI app (7%) and login errors (1%). Prior to this incident, the service had remained largely stable over the previous 24 hours.

Users on social media platforms,…

Samsung’s Galaxy Book5 Pro arrives as a confident entry in the premium Windows laptop segment, merging Intel’s Evo-certified performance, Microsoft’s Copilot Plus platform, and the first wave of Galaxy AI tools tailored for PCs. With a sleek design, immersive AMOLED display, long battery life, and a growing list of AI features, it sets a high standard — though not without a few caveats.

Design and build

Samsung’s design ethos is on full display in the Galaxy Book5 Pro. The 14-inch model features a clean, minimalist aluminium chassis that…

OpenAI plans to add Alphabet’s Google cloud service to meet its growing needs for computing capacity, three sources told Reuters, marking a surprising collaboration between two prominent competitors in the artificial intelligence sector.

The deal, which has been under discussion for a few months, was finalised in May, one of the sources added. It underscores how massive computing demands to train and deploy AI models are reshaping the competitive dynamics in AI, and marks OpenAI’s latest move to diversify its compute sources beyond its major supporter…

Mark Zuckerberg, the billionaire CEO of Meta Platforms is setting up a team of experts to achieve so-called “artificial general intelligence” (AGI), or machines that can match or surpass human capabilities, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday.

Zuckerberg is building the new AI team in tandem with a reported investment of over $10 billion in Scale AI, Bloomberg News said citing sources, adding that Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang was expected to join the AGI group after a deal is done.

Reuters could not immediately verify the Bloomberg report. Meta did…

If your inbox feels like a battleground of unwanted offers and cryptic crypto tips, the “unsubscribe” button likely seems like a beacon of relief. But according to cybersecurity experts quoted in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), that quick click might not be as harmless as it appears.

While we’ve been conditioned to see unsubscribe links as a legitimate way to get off mailing lists, experts now caution that they can serve as bait for scammers.

According to WSJ

, a recent analysis by DNSFilter found that one in every 644 clicks on unsubscribe links…

There was a time when buying a tablet meant accepting a long list of compromises — underwhelming performance, patchy multitasking, and software that never quite felt ready for serious work. But over the past couple of years, a quiet revolution has taken place. High-end tablets have become powerful enough to challenge laptops, and OnePlus is now making a strong case for that future with the new Pad 3.

With its enormous display, laptop-grade keyboard, and serious performance credentials, the OnePlus Pad 3 is one of the most compelling Android tablets…