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Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026 is set to kick off in India on January 16. The sale event comes as part company's celebrations of India's 77th Republic Day, which will take place on January 26. During the upcoming sale, the e-commerce platform will offer smartphones, tablets, laptops, TVs, cameras, Bluetooth speakers, true wireless stereos (TWS), wearables, and sm...

Grok has been temporarily suspended in Indonesia and Malaysia. The xAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot received global criticism after it began editing images of users posted publicly on X (formerly Twitter). The feature was widely exploited by some users to generate sexually inappropriate images of others without consent, and many countries, including the Eu...

Google Maps is facing criticism over the reliability of its audio navigation, following a report that highlights recurring problems with pronunciation, turn instructions, and automatic route changes. The report points to difficulties in multilingual regions, where mispronounced street names can make directions unclear. It also notes cases where Google Maps switches ro...

Google has launched the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP). This open system will soon power a new checkout feature on eligible Google product listings in AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app. This will allow shoppers to check out from eligible US retailers right as they’re researching on Google. Google built the UCP with companies like Shopify, Etsy, Wayfair, Target...

Vivo Y500i has been launched in China by the smartphone maker as the latest addition to its handset lineup. The new Vivo Y500i is currently on sale in the country via the Vivo China online store. The tech firm offers the handset in Galaxy Silver, Phoenix Welcomes Gold, and Obsidian Black (translated from Chinese) colourways. It is equipped with a 7,200mAh battery. It ...