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India Bets Billions on Smartphones to Rival China
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (423+ words) India wants to become a bigger part of the world's phone manufacturing. It already handles about 18% of global smartphone production, but China still dominates with 63%. That gap is exactly what the government is trying to close. The new Mobile Phone…...
Waze Debuts Gemini AI Routes & Motorcycle Navigation
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (321+ words) Waze is a navigation app owned by Google, but it still has to fight for users against big rivals such as Apple Maps. To stay competitive, Waze is packing in new artificial intelligence tools and a mode for motorcyclists. The…...
Messi's Late Goal Sets New Google Query Peak
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (301+ words) Google Search is fighting to stay relevant against AI-powered chatbots, which can answer questions in a flash. Then a World Cup comeback showed just how many people still turn to the old search box at the same moment. Argentina was…...
Pocket by Meta Lets Users Craft Games with AI
1+ week, 5+ day ago (292+ words) Without any fanfare, Meta has released a new mobile app named Pocket, though the company has yet to officially acknowledge it. Pocket serves as a creative hub where users can build and exchange small interactive applications called gizmos. By entering…...
AT&T's Rough Week Worsens After Charter-SpaceX Report
1+ week, 5+ day ago (405+ words) Two of America's biggest phone companies just had a terrible week. AT&T and Verizon both lost more than 11% of their stock value over four straight trading sessions. The reason: a report that Elon Musk's SpaceX might team up with…...
WhatsApp Begins Username Reservation for 3 Billion Users
2+ week, 1+ day ago (310+ words) Starting Monday, WhatsApp's 3 billion users can pick a unique username - a move aimed at boosting privacy by enabling connections without exchanging phone numbers, according to Meta Platforms Inc., the app's owner. The company stated that reservations are open now, with…...