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Nov 12, 2026

Google Announces Gemini Intelligence for Android Auto With Proactive AI Suggestions

Google confirmed that it will soon bring proactive suggestions to Android Auto, connecting the dots across your apps to surface helpful, personalised suggestions. It will be available on Pixel phones with Gemini Intelligence. For example, if your friend texts you to ask where you are meeting for a Pilates class, Gemini Intelligence on Android Auto can find your confir...


Nov 12, 2026

Google Labs Launches Tabletop as an AI-Powered Collaborative Tool for Trips, Games and Group Activities

Google Labs announced a new experimental tool on Wednesday to help make group planning and collaboration more interactive. According to the Mountain View-based tech giant, the new Tabletop experience lets users turn links, files and ideas into customisable spaces where multiple people can contribute in real time. Google says it can be used for a wide range of activiti...


Nov 12, 2026

Vivo X500 Series India Launch Date Announced; Will Debut Alongside Vivo Watch GT 2, Zeiss Telephoto Converter Kit

Vivo X500, Vivo X500 Pro, and Vivo X500 Pro Max will be launched in India on November 26, along with the new Vivo Watch GT 2 and the Zeiss telephoto converter kit, the company has announced. The company has also revealed that the standard model will sport a “floating camera module” with a Zeiss-tuned imaging solution. The handset will also feature AI-powered creat...


Propellic study finds most bookings made by agentic AI would route through an intermediary
Nov 12, 2026

Propellic study finds most bookings made by agentic AI would route through an intermediary

Propellic, the travel marketing and advertising agency, today published Agentic Travel Booking in Meta’s Muse and Instinct, a study examining how AI agents are changing the way people search for and book travel. Meta’s Muse, launched in the US in September 2026 with travel booking built in, and Instinct, an invite-only AI agent users interact with through text messages, are bringing booking capabilities into the AI-powered travel search experience.


Nov 12, 2026

Bitcoin Fails to Reclaim $75,000 as Broader Crypto Market Sentiment Remains Weak

Bitcoin and Ethereum traded lower on Thursday as cryptocurrency markets remained cautious despite stronger US equities and declining market volatility. Bitcoin continued to struggle below $74,000, with analysts identifying $73,000 as a crucial support level and $75,000-$76,000 as the recovery range. Institutional demand and Federal Reserve policy expectations remain k...


Nov 12, 2026

iQOO 16R India Launch Seemingly Confirmed as Phone Receives Key Regulatory Certification

iQOO 16 could be launched in India soon as the second addition to the company's flagship iQOO 16 series, according to a report. The phone has been listed on the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) website with the model number I2606. The iQOO smartphone was earlier spotted on Malaysia’s SIRIM certification database with the same model. However, the handset is expected ...


Nov 12, 2026

Diwali Smartphone Sales Reportedly Decline 20 Percent as Rising Prices Hit Consumer Demand

India's offline smartphone market is said to have witnessed a subdued Diwali festive season. A new report suggests that handset sales volumes fell, with steady footfall at retail stores. While several brands, including Apple and Motorola, reportedly saw healthy demand, others are said to have struggled to convert festive interest into sales. Retailers have also flagge...


Nov 12, 2026

'Not a Single Person Who Uses Reddit Wants This': Users Slam New Reddit Reviews Feature

Reddit has long been a popular destination for people looking for honest opinions before buying a product. In an attempt to make the research process quicker, the platform recently introduced Reddit Reviews as an AI-powered feature that summarises conversations about products and categories. The move, however, does not seem to have gone down well with a section of its...


Breaking stereotypes: Are Chinese products really just cheap?
Nov 12, 2026

Breaking stereotypes: Are Chinese products really just cheap?

Breaking stereotypes: Are Chinese products really just cheap?


Attacker Used 4,837 Hijacked GitHub Accounts to Run a CI Secret Stealer in 1,806+ Repositories
Nov 12, 2026

Attacker Used 4,837 Hijacked GitHub Accounts to Run a CI Secret Stealer in 1,806+ Repositories

Starting Tuesday, an attacker used stolen credentials for 4,837 GitHub accounts to plant a secret stealer in repositories those accounts could write to, according to Aikido Security, a security software company. The stealer is built to take the secrets and cloud credentials that a repository's CI workflows can reach. It ran in at least 1,806 repositories, where the attacker has likely collected


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