News Digest
Jobs, funding, startups & career opportunities - updated every 30 minutes
Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026: Best Deals on Samsung Phones Like Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and More
Amazon Great Republic Day Sale 2026 is scheduled to kick off in India on January 16 (Friday). The US-based e-commerce platform has been teasing deals on various electronics, like smartphones, laptops, TVs, cameras, wireless speakers, truly wireless stereo (TWS) headsets, wearables, and smart home appliances, for a while. Now, it has revealed the best deals on Samsung smartphones, like the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold 6, and Galaxy Z Flip 7, that customers can purchase at relatively low prices during the sale event.
Apple Could Begin Mass Production of In-House AI Server Chips Later This Year: Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple might soon launch self-developed artificial intelligence (AI) server chips. Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that the Cupertino-based tech giant could begin the mass production of these processors in the second half of the year. The information comes at a time when the iPhone-maker has forged a partnership with Google to use its AI model to power Siri.
YouTube Brings More Parental Controls, Allows Parents to Set the Shorts Feed Limit to Zero
YouTube announced additional parental controls. The Google-owned company allows Parents to help teens be even more intentional about how they watch, with a control to set the amount of time spent scrolling through Shorts. It is also bringing new principles and a creator guide to steer teens toward content that is fun, age-appropriate, higher-quality, and more enriching. The platform is also introducing an updated sign-up experience that lets parents create a new kid account.
Realme P4 Power 5G India Launch Teased; Could Pack a 10,000mAh Battery: Availability, Expected Specifications
Realme P4 Power 5G will be launched in India soon, the company’s Head of Product Marketing, Francis Wong, announced on Thursday. Additionally, the company executive has teased a few specifications and features of the upcoming Realme P4 series smartphones. A dedicated microsite on Flipkart for an unspecified Realme P series phone was recently made live, confirming its availability in the country via the e-commerce platform. Wong has confirmed that the microsite belongs to the upcoming Realme P4 Power 5G.
Domestic coal production accelerates 3.6% in December, although year-to-date production slips marginally
Although, overall coal dispatch decelerated in December primarily led by a lower offtake to the power sector.
Apple M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro Could Reportedly Launch on January 28
Apple may launch new high-end MacBook Pro models powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips on January 28, according to a speculative report. The date coincides with the debut of Apple’s Creator Suite subscription, which targets the same professional audience. While Apple has not confirmed the launch, the timing aligns with its past hardware release patterns. The update is expected to fill gaps left after the October 2025 launch of the base M5-powered 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Oil prices drop 3% after Trump comments on Iran
Donald Trump says he had been told the killings of protesters in Iran had been halted
Gemini Gets Personal Intelligence, Can Connect to Google Apps to Provide Personalised Answers
Google introduced a new feature in Gemini, its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, that solves two key problems. Memory and context are crucial for anyone who invests in a conversation with the AI or has a long-term project going on. Gemini, like any other chatbot, suffers from hallucination and forgetfulness in a chat window that goes on for too long.
Air India, IndiGo international flights impacted by Iran airspace closure
Air India said in a statement that some flights where currently rerouting is not possible are being cancelled
Global unemployment remains unchanged, ILO warns about decrease in jobs for youth, women
In 2015 and 2025, the share of workers living in extreme poverty declined by only 3.1 percentage points, to 7.9%, compared with a decline of 15 percentage points in the previous decade
Moving on: On India’s Consumer Price Index and a new base year
India is getting rid of an outdated dataset for measuring inflation