Amazon is testing Alexa+ in India with Hindi support
Amazon is planning to increase the footprint of its new conversational AI assistant Alexa+ to India, and is inviting users in the country to test out a Hindi-language version. The…
daily downloads of major VPN apps in India rose 49% on June 16 after India announced its Telegram ban; Proton and Turbo recorded largest increases (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Telegram ban in India sparks a rush to VPNs, rival apps
As India cut off access to messaging app Telegram for a week over concerns about exam-related fraud, users turned to virtual private networks (VPNs) and alternative messaging apps in unusually…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Opens Advance Bookings in India
The wait is finally over! Bookings for Spider-Man: Brand New Day are now officially open across India. The much-awaited Tom Holland starrer will be released in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu,…
India orders temporary ban on Telegram over exam fraud concerns
India has issued an order to block Telegram until June 22 over concerns that fraudsters are using the messaging platform to target candidates ahead of a re-test of the country’s…
US export controls on Anthropic reignite debate in India over the country’s AI ambitions, which are increasingly tied to tech developed and governed in the US (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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As Anthropic suspends access to new models, India debates its AI future
Anthropic’s sudden move to suspend access to its newest AI models following a U.S. government directive has raised fresh questions across the global technology industry. In India, the decision has…
Equal AI raises $30M to screen calls so Indians don’t have to
In India, consumers receive a lot of calls every day, ranging from spam and scams to delivery people and financial service companies trying to contact them. There are apps like…
Spider-Man: Brand New Day to Arrive in India on THIS Date
Great news for Indian fans! Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now releasing a day before its previously scheduled release date. The news of the new release date comes after Spider-Man:…
Opendoor says it is shutting down its India operations and laying off nearly 250 employees, replacing them with smaller, AI-enabled teams in the US (Moneycontrol)
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