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TREND | 02 Oct 2026, 04:05PM

Chatbots to always-on AI: Why OpenAI, Meta, Google want persistent agents

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OpenAI, Meta and Google are moving AI beyond task-specific agents towards persistent systems that can handle multiple jobs, retain context, access apps and continue working in the background

From coding to cyber defence: What makes Google's Gemini 4 Argon different

Business Standard | 02 Oct 2026, 03:38PM 3 more

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TREND | 02 Oct 2026, 08:03AM

Astronauts arrive at International Space Station on fastest US flight yet

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Four astronauts pulled up at the International Space Station on Thursday after launching on an eight-hour express that set a US speed record. The fresh arrivals include a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he's away. SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix their Dragon capsule's leaking fuel system. Thick clouds threatened all morning to halt the countdown but in the end, the skies cleared enough to allow for a safe liftoff. Although their stay at the International Space Station will last a long six months, the flight there was the quickest yet not only for Elon Musk's company, but any American entity, including NASA. The space station's convenient location when the astronauts launched enabled the fast transit. With the late morning liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Watkins became the first Black woman to lead a crew to orbit. A geologist who worked with NASA's Mars rover Curiosity a decade ago, Watkins i

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TREND | 01 Oct 2026, 06:18PM

Apple production falls 48% so far this year in Himachal

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So far this year, 1.15 crore apple boxes have reached the market compared to 2.18 crore boxes last year, a decline of nearly 48%

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TREND | 01 Oct 2026, 03:56PM

CIFT bets big on technology to transform fisheries value chain

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Digital technologies such as AI, IoT, rapid quality-assessment tools and traceability systems have significant potential to transform the fisheries sector, says George Ninan, Director, CIFT

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TREND | 01 Oct 2026, 03:19PM

SpaceX set to launch new crew for NASA on retiring dragon craft

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It's the latest in a series of flights that SpaceX performs for NASA to ensure the ISS is staffed at all times

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TREND | 01 Oct 2026, 01:37PM

WhatsApp parental controls for teens: What parents can change, restrict

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WhatsApp has rolled out new tools for parents of teen users, allowing them to set some limits on how their children use the messaging platform

WhatsApp Business pricing changes from today: What Indian firms should know

Business Standard | 01 Oct 2026, 09:41AM

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TREND | 01 Oct 2026, 12:53PM

Apple's smart home device with display to launch on October 13: Report

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Alongside, Apple is likely to launch HomePod mini and Apple TV devices, both retaining their existing designs but featuring faster processors for Siri AI

Apple Pay lands in India: How to set up and use it on your iPhone

Business Line | 30 Sep 2026 9 more

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TREND | 01 Oct 2026, 11:25AM

Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 series launched, starts at Rs 129,999: Check specs

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Samsung launched two models in the series with Galaxy Tab S12 Plus starts at Rs 1,29,999, while the Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra starts at Rs 149,999 in India. Both models offered in Gray and Silver

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TREND | 01 Oct 2026, 09:42AM

96% Indian firms hit by business-disrupting cyber incidents: Cisco report

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As many as 96 per cent of organisations in India suffered a material, business-disrupting cyber incident over the past 12 months, with more than one in three involving artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced attacks, according to a report released by technology major Cisco. The study highlighted that internal organisational friction - including bureaucratic approval delays, fragmented data, and disconnected teams - represents a greater impediment to strengthening cyber defences than technological limitations. The findings are part of Cisco's 'Relentless Defense Report', based on a double-blind survey of 8,000 security professionals across 30 markets, including 1,000 respondents from India. The report evaluated organisations on how completely they protect their environments, the speed at which they detect and remediate threats and the operational bottlenecks that slow them down. India recorded an average score of 66 out of 100, marginally above the global average of 64. However, only

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TREND | 30 Sep 2026

SpaceX's Starship engine failure could impact NASA's moon mission objectives

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Starship is one of two vehicles vying to become the first craft that NASA will use as early as 2028 to land humans on the moon and bring them safely home