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Telegram partners with xAI: Grok chatbot to be integrated in $300 million deal
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, has secured a major partnership with messaging platform Telegram, agreeing to invest $300 million to integrate its chatbot Grok into the app’s ecosystem. The move is expected to enhance xAI’s competitive positioning in the rapidly evolving AI landscape. Telegram founder Pavel Durov revealed the collaboration in a post on…
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Logging out of WhatsApp without losing chats? New feature in the works, suggests report
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that would give users greater control over how they manage their accounts, particularly when they wish to take a break from the messaging platform. According to a recent teardown of the latest beta version of the app for Android, users may soon be able to log out…
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India to roll out its first indigenous semiconductor chip in 2025, says IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
In a significant development for India’s technology manufacturing ambitions, Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, announced on Thursday that the country’s first homegrown semiconductor chip, ranging between 28 to 90 nanometres, will be launched this year. Speaking at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) Annual Business Summit, the minister said the government had adopted a…
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OpenAI Is Trying to Become IDP for Third-Party Apps
OpenAI published a form on Tuesday to understand if third-party app developers would prefer their users to sign in using ChatGPT accounts. If implemented, the San Francisco-based AI firm will become an identity provider (IDP) for third-party apps, and let them Open Authorisation (OAuth) via ChatGPT accounts. Notably, the company has already added a similar…
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Microsoft wants Windows Update to handle all apps
A new orchestration platform will let developers update any app through Windows Update It can be used to update any third-party app that needs to be updated. The software giant is now allowing developers to sign up for a private preview of what it calls the Windows Update orchestration platform, that will enable Windows Update…
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Goodbye iOS 18, Hello iOS 26
Apple is preparing to make a big shift in how it names its operating systems. Apple will no longer use the traditional version numbering system for its major software updates. Instead, it’s going to start naming them by year. If you’re expecting iOS 19 to be the next big release, think again. Under the new…