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Government Axes Import Tax on Some Smartphone Parts in Boost to Apple, Xiaomi

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The government has removed import duties on some components key to producing mobile phones, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the annual budget on Saturday, in a boost for local production efforts and benefiting firms such as Apple and Xiaomi. India’s electronics production has more than doubled in the last six years to $115 billion […]

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Apple Shares Rise After Positive Sales Outlook Signals iPhone Recovery

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Apple executives on Thursday forecast relatively strong sales growth, a sign the company will recover from a dip in iPhone sales as it rolls out artificial intelligence features. The forecast comes after Apple delivered a slight drop in iPhone revenues for the holiday shopping quarter and lagged Wall Street estimates, hampered by a lack in

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WhatsApp Says Spyware Company Paragon Targeted Users in Two Dozen Countries

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An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hack. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company “will continue to protect

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5 Things to Know About Key Technology-Related Announcements From the Union Budget 2025

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced several new measures and schemes as part of the Union Budget 2025. The second budget of the NDA government’s third term will expand broadband connectivity to government schools, and take efforts to boost manufacturing of solar cells, grid-scale batteries, and other products. The budget will also provide insurance

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WhatsApp Says Spyware Company Paragon Targeted Users in Two Dozen Countries

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An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hack. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company “will continue to protect

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New Study Finds Active Lunar Tectonics, Challenges Moon’s Dormancy

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A recent analysis of lunar surface features has challenged long-standing assumptions about the moon’s geological dormancy. Findings indicate that small ridges on the far side of the moon may have formed within the last 200 million years, suggesting that tectonic processes are still at play. The study’s conclusions point to ongoing activity beneath the lunar

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WhatsApp Says Spyware Company Paragon Targeted Users in Two Dozen Countries

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An official with Meta Platforms’ popular WhatsApp chat service said Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions had targeted scores of its users, including journalists and members of civil society. The official said on Friday that WhatsApp had sent Paragon a cease-and-desist letter following the hack. In a statement, WhatsApp said the company “will continue to protect

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US Commerce Department Said to Be Probing DeepSeek’s Alleged Use of Restricted AI Chips

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The US Commerce Department is looking into whether DeepSeek – the Chinese company whose AI model’s performance rocked the tech world – has been using US chips that are not allowed to be shipped to China, a person familiar with the matter said. China’s DeepSeek last week launched a free assistant it says uses less

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Researchers Spot Unusual, Overmassive Globular Clusters in Ultra-Diffuse Galaxy FCC 224

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A team of researchers has observed an ultra-diffuse galaxy, FCC 224, uncovering an unusual system of globular clusters. The galaxy, located in the Fornax cluster approximately 65 million light-years away, has been found to host luminous and overmassive globular clusters. The study, conducted using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and supported by spectroscopic data from

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Vivo Partners With Zepto to Offer Quick Door Stop Delivery of Its Phones in India

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Vivo has joined hands with quick commerce service Zepto to offer doorstep delivery of its smartphones. Customers can order select Vivo smartphones on the instant delivery platform now for quick delivery. The handsets are claimed to be delivered in less than 10 minutes of receiving the order. The move makes a new addition to Zepto’s expanding

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