Bengaluru Tech Summit 2026: three routes through the November 17–19 programme
A founder, developer and student can spend the same day at BIEC very differently. Start with one concrete outcome and check session access before booking.
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Why Outlook mail stalled and what Microsoft’s outage reports tell us
Microsoft traced mailbox failures to unavailable servers. Here’s how to check your work account and what the evidence says about layoffs.
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What Are ‘Human Reserved’ Jobs? Bill Gates’s AI Proposal Explained
Bill Gates wants some work kept permanently or temporarily in human hands, even when AI can perform it. Here is how his “Human Reserved” proposal and AI tax would work—and why both would be difficult to implement.
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Paytm wants its wallet back. A fresh RBI licence could rebuild a missing piece
Paytm Payments Services has applied to the RBI for a prepaid payment instrument licence. Approval would restore a key consumer product, but under a structure separated from the shuttered payments bank.
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TSMC’s $265 billion US bet shows AI chip demand is becoming industrial policy
TSMC is increasing its planned US investment to $265 billion as AI demand accelerates. The Arizona expansion strengthens domestic manufacturing but cannot eliminate global supply-chain dependence overnight.
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India approves ₹1.28 lakh crore semiconductor expansion. The harder phase begins now
India has approved ₹1.28 lakh crore in fresh semiconductor support. The opportunity is large, but execution now depends on materials, equipment, talent and commercially viable plants.
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India Smartphone Market Slumps 10% as AI Memory Boom Pushes Up Prices
India’s smartphone shipments fell 10% in the second quarter of 2026 as soaring memory costs drove up handset prices. The sharpest pain was below ₹15,000, showing how the AI infrastructure boom is reaching price-sensitive consumers.
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China's GLM-5.2 Is Closing the AI Gap Faster Than Anyone Expected
China's cheap GLM-5.2 model is now rivaling US frontier AI, fueling a global supercompute race in 2026. Here's what the shift means for India and the West.
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Grab These Free Steam, Epic and Prime Games Before They Vanish
Epic, Steam and Prime Gaming are giving away a dozen titles this week in 2026, but the clock is ticking. Here's the full list before these offers disappear.
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Accenture Breach Exposes 35GB of Code: What Every Firm Must Do
Hackers stole 35GB of Accenture's source code, keys and tokens in 2026's biggest consulting breach. Here's exactly what happened and how to protect your stack.
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Claude's Return: Why the Export Ban Backfired for US AI in 2026
Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 is back online after a 3-week export freeze, now with a new jailbreak-blocking classifier. Here's what changed and why it matters.
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NVIDIA's $10B Memory Bet With SK Hynix Could Reshape AI Chips
NVIDIA and SK Hynix just signed a multiyear memory deal to fuel the AI buildout. Here's why this partnership could decide who wins the AI hardware race.
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