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Harry Isaac and Sebastian Bidegain of Noware are shipping their Puff necklace this October. The retro-futuristic accessory hides a USB drive inside a stainless steel design. Bidegain said, “I want anyone to be able to wear it, just if they think it's pretty.” Many people already joined the waitlist online.
Sony released the A7R VI, a new 66.8-megapixel flagship camera. It uses a new sensor and Bionz XR2 processor to shoot 30 frames per second without viewfinder blackout. The camera handles 8K video and sports easily. It costs $4498 and offers great flexibility for many types of photography and action.
Google parent Alphabet is now Berkshire Hathaway’s third largest investment. The firm added a $10 billion stake in June to support AI infrastructure. Berkshire also bought $23.5 billion worth of stocks in the second quarter, ending a long selling trend. Meanwhile, the company reduced its cash reserves to $364.7 billion.
Zhipu revealed its GLM-5.3 model scored 84.5% on the CyberGym benchmark, beating Anthropic's Mythos 5. While it fell short on ExploitBench, the model found 2,436 vulnerabilities in real-world codebases. Zhipu plans to release the model in two weeks, using a trusted access program to keep sensitive cybersecurity functions safe for developers.
Zerodha founder Nithin Kamath warned startup founders that highlighting AI in pitch decks is no longer a differentiator. He said AI has become “table stakes” and opening a pitch with it could make investors lose interest. Kamath noted that founders must show what makes their product different to get funding.
IIM Bangalore and The Economic Times launched the AI Business Transformation Masterclass and ET Most Innovative AI Product Awards 2026. This initiative helps business leaders manage AI investments and implementation. It offers practical guidance for CEOs and founders to build effective strategies, ensuring they use new technology to improve operations.
PM Modi announced a plan to provide AI skilling for 1 crore youth within a year. He said, "In the journey of a developed India, youth have a massive role to play." The government also started free online coaching to help students. These efforts aim to make India a global innovation hub.
Thrive Capital’s 2022 early-stage fund grew to $3.7 billion as of the end of June. The firm got these results by focusing on a small group of companies instead of many. Josh Kushner said the firm is now pursuing a minority investment from its original shareholder group and new parties.
Mahindra launched the BE 6 SPORTEQ on August 15, featuring a new three-screen cockpit and Google Gemini-powered technology. Prices start at Rs 11.45 lakh under the Battery as a Service model. Many customers can choose from eight variants, with deliveries set to start on August 26, 2026, for this electric SUV.
Apple announced the iPhone X on September 12, 2017, at the Steve Jobs Theatre. Tim Cook said, "the biggest leap forward since the original iPhone." The device changed the industry with its all-screen design. Now, nearly nine years later, Apple officially marked the phone as obsolete, ending all service and repairs.
Twitch now lets streamers opt out of having their content used to train Amazon’s AI models. Users can disable this in their account settings. Mike Minton, Twitch’s head of product, said, “I think it’s quite reasonable to assume that almost any publicly available content is used to train models.”
A man used ChatGPT to find his missing clog among 1,000 pairs of footwear at Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar temple. The viral video showed him uploading a photo of the pile to the chatbot for help. Many viewers were surprised, with one user noting, "I didn't know we could use ChatGPT this way."