Laptops that can twist, fold, and double up as tablets aren’t new.

Laptops that can twist, fold, and double up as tablets aren’t new. However, the Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 takes that familiar idea and pairs it with AMD’s shiny new Ryzen AI 7 350 processor, promising smarts and performance in a polished package. It’s one of Dell’s first Copilot+ PCs that are powered by Team Red, and on paper, it does spell out a perfect pairing of performance, efficiency, and AI smarts.

But does this “AI-powered” convertible actually bring something new to the table, or is it just another midrange 2-in-1 trying to look premium? And at around Rs. 90K, does it justify its worth? Let’s find out in our in-depth Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 review.

You can see this video for more information about this Laptop

Dell 14 Plus, Dell 16 Plus and Dell 14 2-in-1 Price in India

Dell 14 2-in-1 price in India starts at Rs. 96,899. Meanwhile, the Dell 14 Plus and Dell 16 Plus models are priced at Rs. 1,15,799 and Rs. 1,08,499, respectively for the base configurations. The laptops will be available for purchase via Dell.com, Dell Exclusive Stores, retail partners like Croma, Reliance Retail and Vijay Sales, and other multi-brand outlets and leading e-commerce platforms.

Processor

Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 226V (8MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 4.5 GHz, 40 PTOPS NPU), includes 16GB LPDDR5x memory

Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 236V vPro® (8MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 4.7 GHz, 40 PTOPS NPU), includes 16GB LPDDR5x memory

Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 238V vPro® (8MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 4.7 GHz, 40 PTOPS NPU), includes 32GB LPDDR5x memory

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 266V vPro® (12MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 5.0 GHz, 48 PTOPS NPU), includes 16GB LPDDR5x memory

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 268V vPro® (12MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 5.0 GHz, 48 PTOPS NPU), includes 32GB LPDDR5x memory

Core™ Series

Intel® Core™ 3 100U (10 MB cache, 6 cores, 8 threads, 1.2 GHz to 4.7 GHz Turbo, 15 W)

Intel® Core™ 5 120U (12 MB cache, 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.4 GHz to 5.0 GHz Turbo, 15 W)

Intel® Core™ 5 220U (12 MB cache, 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.4 GHz to 5.0 GHz Turbo, 15 W)

Core™ Ultra 200U Series, AI PCs

Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 235U (12 MB cache, 12 cores, 14 threads, 2.0 GHz to 4.9 GHz Turbo, 15W)

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 255U (12 MB cache, 12 cores, 14 threads, 2.0 GHz to 5.2 GHz Turbo, 15W)

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 265U (12 MB cache, 12 cores, 14 threads, 2.1 GHz to 5.3 GHz Turbo, 15W)

Core™ Ultra 200V Series, Copilot+ PCs

Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 236V vPro® (8MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 4.7 GHz, 40 PTOPS NPU), includes 16GB LPDDR5x memory

Intel® Core™ Ultra 5 238V vPro® (8MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 4.7 GHz, 40 PTOPS NPU), includes 32GB LPDDR5x memory

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 266V vPro® (12MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 5.0 GHz, 48 PTOPS NPU), includes 16GB LPDDR5x memory

Intel® Core™ Ultra 7 268V vPro® (12MB cache, 8 cores, 8 threads, up to 5.0 GHz, 48 PTOPS NPU), includes 32GB LPDDR5x memory

The Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 is one of the first devices to be released after the company's rebranding efforts, when it essentially discarded all its previous product names and replaced them with a confusing mishmash of adjectives. In another life, this would have been a 2-in-1 with the Inspiron branding, but now it's a "Plus," whatever that means. Look, if we're confused by the branding, customers are also going to be confused, so here's a quick refresher.

Dell: Baseline consumer

Dell Pro: Business

Dell Pro Max: Commercial workstation, formerly Precision

All three groups have base, Plus, and Premium tiers so that Dell Premium would have been XPS under the old branding. It's not the greatest scheme, and I'm sure we'll start calling laptops the Delliest Dell that ever Delled at some point, but here we are right now. The Dell 14 Plus 2-in-1 starts from $850, although Dell pricing varies wildly, and the base model of the three is currently $700. As reviewed, the MSRP is $1000, or $850 on sale currently. This price is on the high side for this class of internal components, but possibly on the low side for 2-in-1 form factors, so it depends on which you value more. It's also worth noting that most configurations don't include the stylus pen used for the review, which is a $40 accessory (making it more affordable than most other active pens from other manufacturers).

By - Aaradhay Sharma 

The sovereign AI factory will enable the University of Utah to improve the understanding of cancer

In this article

The sovereign AI factory will enable the University of Utah to improve the understanding of cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health, and genetics by applying generative AI, agentic AI, and other AI technologies.

The deployment is part of a State of Utah initiative to boost economic development by expanding AI infrastructure capabilities to attract new businesses and workforce talent.

Built by HPE with an NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE solution, the University of Utah gains an integrated, full stack sovereign AI infrastructure, delivered via HPE GreenLake cloud and supported through HPE services, to handle public entity data processing within an environment built for data control, sovereignty, policy compliance, and security.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 28, 2025 –  NVIDIA GTC DC 2025 – HPE (NYSE: HPE) today announced an expanded NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio, designed to make AI easier to deploy and scale across governments, regulated industries, and enterprises. The expanded offering helps organizations build secure, private AI infrastructure faster and more efficiently through turnkey AI factory solutions, unified data strategies, and refreshed server platforms featuring the latest NVIDIA AI infrastructure and software.

AI adoption is surging across sectors, but nearly 60 percent of organizations have fragmented AI goals and strategies and just as many lack comprehensive data management for AI, according to the 2025 Architecting an AI Advantage report1. HPE and NVIDIA are working together to tackle these challenges with a comprehensive suite of HPE solutions for AI factories, spanning developers to sovereign AI cloud builders, enabling organizations to develop a holistic AI infrastructure strategy.

HPE and NVIDIA are working together to tackle these challenges with a comprehensive suite of HPE solutions for AI factories, spanning developers to sovereign AI cloud builders, enabling organizations to develop a holistic AI infrastructure strategy. Secure, Scalable AI Factories for Enterprise and Government; The second generation of HPE Private Cloud AI, co-developed with NVIDIA as part of the NVIDIA AI computing by HPE portfolio, is now available in a small form factor for accelerating AI time-to-value for every enterprise. New capabilities and offerings for the turnkey AI factory include: Industry-leading AI Performance: HPE Private Cloud AI now features the new ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 servers and NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs, which deliver three times better price-to-performance for enterprise AI workloads2.

“Climate disasters are not a matter of if, but when, demanding a proactive, hands-on approach to help residents find shelter or evacuate. Weather is unpredictable, but we don’t have to be,” continued Forrest.

Further, as AI adoption accelerates and is projected to consume nearly half of all data center electricity by the end of 20252, the Town of Vail will run the AI platform on a sustainably operated data center. By using renewable infrastructure to support AI workloads, the town illustrates how municipalities can deploy AI responsibly without compromising climate goals.

Next-generation Private Cloud AI

The refreshed HPE Private Cloud AI incorporates NVIDIA Blackwell accelerated computing within the HPE ProLiant Compute Gen12 servers, which have demonstrated top performance in 23 AI benchmarking tests.

New features include secure enclaves, post-quantum cryptography, and a trusted supply chain. The system is designed to provide seamless scalability across GPU generations and supports varied workloads, including agentic and physical AI use cases.

The Private Cloud AI offering now features federated architecture, air-gapped management for organisations needing enhanced data privacy, multi-tenancy for team collaboration, and access to the latest NVIDIA AI Blueprints.

A "try and buy" programme allows potential customers to test the solution in Equinix's network of high-performance data centres prior to purchase.

 By - Aaradhay Sharma 

 

 

 

The global cybersecurity company notes that the stark rise in targeted spyware attacks rippling through corporate India

From January to June 2025, Kaspersky enterprise solutions blocked more than 2 lakh of spyware attacks targeting organisations in India. This is a 273% surge compared to the same period last year.

The global cybersecurity company notes that the stark rise in targeted spyware attacks rippling through corporate India is a wake-up call to firms across the country.

Spyware is a type of software, which is secretly installed on a user’s computer to collect their data. Unlike malware, spyware typically does not harm the operating system or programs and files. Runs on the device to monitor activity (e.g., keylogging, screen captures). It can be installed via online means, but its surveillance happens locally.

 

2025 Kaspersky detected prominent mobile threats such as SparkCat, SparkKitty and Triada, but there were other active threats as well, including apps with adult content that could launch DDoS attacks and a VPN app that intercepted login codes sent through text messages. More detailed information is available in Kaspersky’s report IT threat evolution in Q2 2025: Mobile statistics.

According to Kaspersky data, there were 29% more attacks on Android smartphone users in the first half of 2025 compared to the first half of 2024, and 48% more compared to the second half of 2024.

A significant number of these attacks continue to exploit unpatched software vulnerabilities, particularly in common products like Microsoft Office. Alarmingly, cybercriminals are also shifting their focus to newer technologies, including low-code platforms.

What are Exploits?

Exploits are malicious programs that take advantage of bugs or flaws in software or operating systems to gain unauthorized access. When left unpatched, these vulnerabilities act as open entry points for cybercriminals. Kaspersky’s findings indicate that many Indian organizations are still struggling to close these security gaps, making them easy targets for attackers.

Adrian Hia, Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Kaspersky, highlighted, “An almost 4% rise in exploits we blocked against Indian businesses during the first six months of the year may not sound big on paper, but it shows how persistent these threat actors are. This is where threat intelligence makes all the difference. It tells Indian businesses which doors the criminals are already rattling, so they can lock them before it’s too late.”

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 26, 2025/APO Group/ -- In 2025, nearly 8,500 users from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) globally faced cyberattacks where malicious or unwanted software was disguised as popular online productivity tools, Kaspersky reports (www.Kaspersky.co.za). Based on the unique malicious and unwanted files observed, the most common lures included Zoom and Microsoft Office, with newer AI-based services like ChatGPT and DeepSeek being increasingly exploited by attackers. Kaspersky has released threat analysis and mitigation strategies to help SMBs respond.

India witnessed an alarming surge in cyber threats in the first half of 2025, with Indusface reporting that its AppTrana WAAP platform blocked over 4.26 billion attacks. This marks a 15% increase compared to the same period in 2024, with each enterprise website facing an average of 4.1 million attacks. The findings from the company’s State of Application Security – India H1 2025 Report underline the rising intensity and sophistication of threats, as attackers increasingly move from high-volume disruption to precision exploits, often weaponizing zero-day vulnerabilities within days of discovery. Our insight draws on a range of sources. These include:

The latest telecoms security research by Kaspersky Lab experts.

Kaspersky Lab monitoring systems, such as the cloud antivirus platform, Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), our botnet tracking system and multiple other internal systems including those used to detect and track sophisticated targeted (advanced persistent threat, APT) attacks and the corresponding malware.

Underground forums and communities.

Centralized, specialized security monitoring systems (such as Shodan).

Threat bulletins and attack reports.

Newsfeed aggregation and analysis tools.

By - Aaradhay Sharma

The return of the Samsung Internet browser to Windows represents a significant software expansion

■Samsung Internet for PC beta launches today on Windows 11/10 in US and Korea markets

■Samsung Internet for PC beta launches today on Windows 11/10 in US and Korea markets

■Galaxy AI powers new Browsing Assist for instant webpage summaries and translation

■Cross-device sync connects mobile and desktop browsing with Samsung Pass integration

■Smart anti-tracking and Privacy Dashboard compete directly with Chrome's privacy tools

Samsung just made its first major move into desktop browsing with Samsung Internet for PC, launching today as a beta exclusively for Windows users in the US and Korea. The expansion brings Galaxy AI-powered features like webpage summarization and cross-device sync to desktops, positioning Samsung to challenge Chrome and Edge in the browser wars while advancing its ambient AI ecosystem vision.

On Windows, Samsung Internet is more focused on AI than ever before. The company says its new desktop browser includes “early Galaxy AI capabilities” like Browsing Assist, which delivers translation and summarization tools to whatever page you’re currently visiting. That’s a much quieter focus on AI than, say, OpenAI’s Atlas browser on Mac, but don’t expect it to stay that way forever. Samsung says this browser is “built for the future of ambient AI,” and while that undoubtedly sounds like a boring collection of buzzwords, it certainly points to a similar goal as other AI-centric web browsers.

This development suggests a more robust launch than the 2023 attempt. The previous version was basic and quietly withdrawn. The new app will likely debut with a major software update like One UI 8.5.

AI-Powered Features Expected in New Release

The upcoming browser will likely include advanced AI tools. These may consist of web page summarization and enhanced AI search. Seamless data synchronization with the mobile version is also anticipated.

This strategy aligns with Samsung’s broader push into artificial intelligence. It enhances the ecosystem for users of Galaxy phones and the new XR headset. A cohesive experience across devices is the ultimate goal.

The return of the Samsung Internet browser to Windows represents a significant software expansion. Its integration of AI could make it a compelling choice for users invested in the Samsung ecosystem. This development marks an exciting new chapter for the company’s web platform.

By - Aaradhay Sharma

AI is transforming every enterprise, creating extraordinary opportunities and new risks

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ: PANW), the global cybersecurity leader, today announced Prisma® AIRS™ 2.0, a major platform upgrade that completes the native integration of the recently acquired Protect AI to deliver the industry's most comprehensive AI security platform. This release directly confronts a critical enterprise challenge: 78% of organizations are transforming with AI, but only a staggering 6% have the guardrails to do so securely. Prisma AIRS 2.0 meets this urgent demand by providing customers with end-to-end protection across the entire AI application lifecycle, securing everything from autonomous agents to the models themselves.

Anand Oswal, Executive Vice President of Network Security, Palo Alto Networks

"AI is transforming every enterprise, creating extraordinary opportunities and new risks. Prisma AIRS 2.0 bridges that gap, uniting deep model inspection, real-time agent defense, and continuous red teaming in a single platform. We're redefining what it means to secure AI at scale by turning security into an accelerator for innovation, not an obstacle. This marks the continuation of our rapid innovation in AI security as we advance new capabilities to defend against the threats of tomorrow."

Prisma AIRS 2.0 delivers comprehensive end-to-end AI security, seamlessly connecting deep AI agent and model inspection in development with real-time agent defense at production runtime. The platform, continuously validated by autonomous AI red teaming, secures all interactions between AI models, agents, data, and users. This gives enterprises the confidence to discover, assess, and protect their entire AI ecosystem, accelerating secure innovation. Already trusted by global leaders in finance, healthcare, and government, Prisma AIRS 2.0 provides visibility, control, and confidence at scale through three enhanced security modules:

The update sees the introduction of a workforce of autonomous AI agents powered by Cortex AgentiX, a redesigned Cloud Command Center for unified visibility and a performance-optimized Cloud Detection and Response agent. The AI agents, which are trained on 1.2 billion real-world responses, autonomously investigate and resolve security issues in minutes, while enterprise-grade guardrails ensure compliance and control.

Rounding out the announcements, the company also announced Cortex AgentiX, a new platform underpinning Palo Alto’s broader agentic AI strategy.

AgentiX allows enterprises to build, deploy and govern autonomous security agents with enterprise-grade guardrails. The service comes preloaded with specialized agents, including Threat Intelligence, Email Investigation, Endpoint Investigation and Network Security agents, with each capable of executing complex workflows across the enterprise environment.

AI Agent Security: Securing the Autonomous Workforce. Provides real-time, in-line defense against prompt injections, tool misuse, and malicious agent behavior. Prisma AIRS discovers and inventories every AI agent in use – sanctioned or unsanctioned (“Shadow AI”) giving the visibility and control needed to secure the explosion of AI agents.

AI Red Teaming: Continuous, Autonomous Vulnerability Hunting. Addresses the new, dynamic attack surface of Generative AI applications. Uses an autonomous, continuous, and context-aware agentic approach and over 500 specialized attacks to proactively find vulnerabilities in enterprise AI systems before they can be exploited. While others offer periodic testing, Prisma AIRS delivers a persistent, automated red team that thinks like a real adversary.

AI Model Security: Shielding Open-Source Deployment. Performs a deep architectural analysis of the model itself to find threats traditional scanners can’t see. It can detect sophisticated, AI-native threats like architectural backdoors, data poisoning, and malicious code

BY- Aaradhay Sharma 

Dell AI Data Platform advancements as enterprise AI adoption surges and data grows

Dell Technologies, the world’s No. 1 provider of AI infrastructure,1 announces Dell AI Data Platform advancements designed to help enterprises turn distributed, siloed data into faster, more reliable AI outcomes.

Why it matters

As enterprise AI adoption surges and data grows, organizations need a platform that can securely transform distributed, siloed data into actionable insights. The Dell AI Data Platform, a critical component of the Dell AI Factory, delivers an open, modular foundation to create value from scattered data silos. By decoupling data storage from processing, it eliminates bottlenecks and provides the flexibility needed for AI workloads like training, fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or inferencing.

Dell Technologies has announced major advancements to its Dell AI Data Platform, introducing new capabilities designed to help enterprises transform distributed and siloed data into faster, more reliable AI outcomes. The enhancements, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA, Elastic and Starburst, aim to simplify data complexity, improve scalability and enable real-time AI insights across industries.

Story Highlights

Dell AI Data Platform advancements help customers break down data silos to unlock deeper business insights and accelerate AI outcomes

Dell PowerScale and Dell ObjectScale, the Dell AI Data Platform’s storage engines, deliver enhanced performance and scalability for demanding AI workloads

Deepened collaborations with NVIDIA, Elastic and Starburst expand Dell data engines capabilities, enabling faster, real-time insights from structured and unstructured data

Data management focus

As AI adoption within enterprises continues to rise and data volumes increase, organisations face a growing need to convert distributed and unstructured data into actionable insights securely and efficiently.

The Dell AI Data Platform is structured as a modular system that helps to bridge gaps between data silos and provides the flexibility required for AI workloads, including training, fine-tuning, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and inferencing efforts.

A core part of the Dell AI Factory, the platform is integrated with the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design and is comprised of four main components: storage engines, data engines, built-in cyber resiliency, and data management services. Dell states that these building blocks are intended to create a scalable foundation for AI-driven objectives in enterprise environments.

Storage engine enhancements

Dell PowerScale and Dell ObjectScale form the storage engine layer of the Dell AI Data Platform. According to Dell, PowerScale delivers network-attached storage (NAS) with a focus on performance and scalability for AI applications.

The introduction of NVIDIA GB200 and GB300 NVL72 integration, alongside new software updates, aims to simplify performance management at scale while securing compatibility across a wide application stack. PowerScale F710 has achieved NVIDIA Cloud Partner certification and reportedly provides significant improvements in density and efficiency, including up to 5 times less rack space, 88% fewer network switches, and as much as 72% lower power consumption compared to competing solutions. 

By - Aaradhay Sharma 

The first and most comprehensive vertical artificial intelligence (AI)

Bidgely introduced UtilityAI Pro™, the first and most comprehensive vertical artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed specifically for global utilities, energy providers and DISCOMs. UtilityAI Pro allows technology and digital innovation leaders to deploy Bidgely’s advanced machine learning (ML) models in their preferred data environment to analyse advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), customer, and grid data. The solution performs this analysis with 10 times greater granularity, delivering enhanced behind-the-meter insights on customer behaviour, appliance-level consumption, and grid performance.

LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bidgely today introduced UtilityAI Pro™, the first and most comprehensive vertical artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed specifically for global utilities, energy providers and DISCOMs. UtilityAI Pro allows technology and digital innovation leaders to deploy Bidgely's advanced machine learning (ML) models in their preferred data environment to analyse advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), customer, and grid data. The solution performs this analysis with 10 times greater granularity, delivering enhanced behind-the-meter insights on customer behaviour, appliance-level consumption, and grid performance.

“As the longtime leader in utility-specific AI technology, we hear consistently from the Head of Digital Transformation, Chief AI Officer (CAIO) and Chief Digital Officer (CDO) their hesitation to share critical infrastructure data outside their established cloud. We developed UtilityAI Pro as a single platform with patented utility-specific machine learning models designed to power existing investments in data lakes, generative and agentic AI on the utility’s cloud. This focus ensures technology leaders can drive transformation across the entire utility,” said Abhay Gupta, CEO of Bidgely. “By partnering with the top players in the cloud ecosystem, the Head of Digital Transformation, CAIO and CDO can deploy UtilityAI Pro on the cloud platform of their choice to drive change securely and at scale.”

Platform Benefits for Energy CIOs

UtilityAI Pro enhances the operational relevance of AI investments in agents and copilots—from any provider—by conversationally interacting with powerful insights extracted from the utility grid and customers. This approach increases value realisation across utility operations, unlocking:

•             Deep Customer Profiling: Gain granular, behind-the-meter data on appliance ownership, performance, and evolving usage behaviour.

•             AI-Powered Customer Engagement: Drive hyper-personalised communications, boost call center efficiency, and increase program enrollment.

•             Precision Targeting: Accurately identify ideal candidates for rates and programs based on actual device ownership and reliable propensity modelling.

•             Intelligent Grid Modernisation: Gain bottom-up predictive visibility to diagnose grid stress points and optimise resiliency investments.

•             Distributed Energy Resource (DER) Management: Forecast and manage the grid impact of solar, storage, and electric vehicles to maintain system stability.

•             Accelerated Innovation: Rapidly prototype and deploy custom AI applications, securely embedded in a utility’s technology stack.

•             Operational Excellence: Democratise real-time intelligence across customer, grid, and back-office functions to drive effective management and reduce costs.

Source

 By - Aaradhay Sharma

The collaboration combines TCS’s industry experience in AI with Google Cloud’s computing infrastructure and platforms.

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with Google Cloud to launch the Google Cloud Gemini Experience Center (GEC) at the TCS Pace Studio in Riyadh, aimed at fostering AI-driven innovation across the Middle East and Africa (MEA).

The new center combines TCS’ deep domain expertise in AI and generative AI with Google Cloud’s advanced AI infrastructure to help enterprises ideate, prototype, and co-develop solutions addressing real-world business challenges across industries like retail, finance, logistics, and telecom.

The collaboration combines TCS’s industry experience in AI with Google Cloud’s computing infrastructure and platforms. The new center will enable businesses to explore, design, and test AI-driven solutions using Google Cloud technologies such as Gemini models, Vertex AI, BigQuery, and Google Agentspace.

Bader Almadi, Country Manager, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Google Cloud, said “Our collaboration with TCS in launching the Google Cloud Gemini Experience Center in Riyadh marks a pivotal moment in accelerating AI innovation across the region. This center will empower businesses to harness the full potential of Google Cloud's AI, fostering a new era of digital transformation to solve real-world challenges.”

Through this collaboration, enterprises will gain access to:

Rapid prototyping capabilities: Dedicated sandboxing environments where organizations can conceptualize, collaborate and experiment with the latest series of Google’s Gemini models, and tools such as Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and BigQuery platforms and Google Agentspace, to co-develop next-gen solutions for successful business outcomes in the real world.

Access to AI-optimized infrastructure powered by Google Cloud: Best-in-class infrastructure access including GPUs and TPUs for accelerated and accurate testing of AI models, applications and workloads.

Collaboration with industry experts: Develop scalable AI applications with TCS’ team of Google Cloud-certified AI experts, data scientists and solution architects for global insights, contextual knowledge and best practices to help ensure secure, seamless and responsible AI deployments.

Sumanta Roy, President & Regional Head of MEA, TCS, added, “At TCS, we are committed to empowering clients in the Middle East and Africa with cutting-edge AI and GenAI capabilities. This collaboration combines our industry expertise with Google Cloud’s technologies to co-create scalable AI solutions that unlock new value and accelerate business outcomes.”

With a three-decade presence in MEA, TCS serves over 150 clients across nine countries, spanning industries from BFSI and retail to manufacturing and healthcare. The new Experience Center reaffirms TCS’ commitment to driving responsible, high-impact AI innovation in one of the world’s fastest-growing digital economies.  

BY -Aaradhay Sharma 

Tech giant Microsoft, on Thursday, October 23, announced its Copilot Fall Release

Microsoft has officially unveiled its Copilot Fall release, marking one of the most significant upgrades to its AI assistant yet. The company’s focus this season is on making Copilot more personal, emotionally aware, and user-centric, moving beyond the hype and apprehension that often surround artificial intelligence. With a suite of new features, Microsoft aims to create an assistant that not only boosts productivity but also feels genuinely responsive and relatable.

Tech giant Microsoft, on Thursday, October 23, announced its Copilot Fall Release, which is a major update the company believes will bring artificial intelligence (AI) closer to its users. Instead of demanding more screen time, the update helps users focus on what matters the most. The CEO of Microsoft AI, Mustafa Suleyman, has termed it as a reset for how consumers think about AI.

“There’s a lot of noise around AI – headlines, hype, fear. We’re betting on optimism in a time of cynicism,” Suleyman said, adding that the company’s goal is simple – technology should serve people, not the other way around.

Microsoft emphasizes user trust and control, describing Mico ..

Read more at:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/124794304.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Mico’s personality and design

Microsoft has shared a YouTube video showcasing Mico’s range of colours and expressions. The animated avatar shifts fluidly between warm and cool tones, glowing brighter when actively listening and softening its light when conversations become serious or reflective.

The company says this visual depth helps turn Copilot from a static interface into a dynamic AI companion, creating a more engaging, human-like experience.

Availability and new features

For now, Mico is available only in the US, alongside a new memory feature that allows Copilot to remember details from past conversations, helping it maintain context and continuity.

BY - Aaradhay Sharma 

Oppo has taken a significant step in advancing mobile AI by expanding its collaboration with Google, aiming to bring cutting-edge artificial intelligence features to the upcoming Find X9 Series and ColorOS 16.

SHENZHEN, 16th October–OPPO, the world's leading smart device brand, today announced the global launch of its latest flagship Find X9 Series following the product's successful debut in the Chinese market. The launch event will be held in Barcelona on October 28th, 2025, where Find X9 and Find X9 Pro will make their official global debut, setting a new benchmark for mobile photography and flagship smartphone excellence.

Oppo has taken a significant step in advancing mobile AI by expanding its collaboration with Google, aiming to bring cutting-edge artificial intelligence features to the upcoming Find X9 Series and ColorOS 16. The partnership focuses on delivering a highly personalized and seamless AI experience while maintaining strict privacy standards for user data.

A key highlight of this collaboration is AI Mind Space, an innovative platform designed to help users organize and manage their digital content effortlessly. With AI Mind Space, users can categorize and access texts, images, and web pages using simple, intuitive gestures. The platform integrates Google’s Gemini AI, which allows users to perform a variety of tasks more efficiently. From editing photos using the Nano Banana tool to managing schedules and receiving real-time guidance via Gemini Live, the system is built to make everyday interactions with AI more natural and productive.

Silky Smoothness Everywhere

Building upon the foundation of ColorOS 15's Parallel Animation, ColorOS 16 introduces Seamless Animation, allowing every interaction to feel instantaneous and perfectly connected across the entire operating system.

This next-level fluidity is noticeable across various user scenarios, such as quickly opening and closing apps from the Home Screen, App Drawer, or Global Search, as well as switching between apps with gestures or navigating through multiple widgets. Within OPPO's native apps, animations now start from the point of touch and return smoothly when dismissed. This creates a cohesive visual flow intended to make the entire system feel more intuitive.

Powering this next-generation smoothness are two core technologies: the All-New Luminous Rendering Engine and the All-New Trinity Engine.

Take Action with Mind Space in Gemini

Central to this collaboration is our app Mind Space available on the upcoming Find X9 Series, designed to help users capture and organize information more intuitively.

With a simple three-finger swipe, content currently on screen—whether text, images, or web pages—can be saved directly into a unified hub. Mind Space automatically categorizes saved content, providing a single, organized location for users' ideas and information.

To unlock its full potential, OPPO has partnered with Google to connect the app Mind Space with Gemini. This allows Gemini to now pull information and help users take action with content from Mind Space. And you stay in control at all times by choosing what Gemini can see and pull from within Mind Space. For example, a user planning a trip can save articles and notes to their Mind Space, then ask Gemini to create a detailed itinerary using the content that has been saved.

Google Gemini on OPPO Find X9 Series

In addition to Mind Space in Gemini, users can also chat with Gemini to connect to other OPPO applications, share what's on their screen or camera for help, or edit photos with Gemini's new image editing model Nano Banana.

With Gemini Live, users can ask about anything they see. They can share their phone's camera or screen for assistance with storage ideas or step-by-step guidance for fixing their coffee machine. Rolling out now, Gemini can provide visual guidance by highlighting elements directly on your screen, creating a new way to learn and solve problems together.

When editing images, users can use Gemini to get access to Nano Banana -Gemini's new image editing model. Nano Banana allows users to enhance their photos with creative edits using a simple prompt on generated or uploaded images.

A Foundation Built on Privacy and Trust

As AI becomes more integrated into daily life, OPPO and Google have engineered a solution with user privacy as a core principle. The collaboration utilizes the OPPO AI Private Computing Cloud (PCC), which leverages Google Cloud's confidential computing services.

This architecture ensures that sensitive data for AI processing is handled in a secure and encrypted environment, making it inaccessible to any third party, including OPPO. Key features such as AI Mind Space, AI Search, AI Call Summary, AI VoiceScribe, AI Recorder, and AI Writer all operate within this secure framework, allowing users to leverage intelligent services with the confidence that their personal data remains private.

Launching on OPPO Find X9 Series

The full suite of these advanced AI features will debut on the upcoming OPPO Find X9 Series and ColorOS 16 on OPPO flagship devices. Purchasers of Find X9 or Find X9 Pro will receive a complimentary three-month subscription to Google AI Pro, which includes higher access to new and powerful features in Gemini and 2TB of cloud storage.

*Google, Gemini and Nano Banana are trademarks of Google LLC. Check responses. Setup required. Compatibility and availability vary. 18+. Mind Space in the Gemini app will be available via ColorOS 16 update.

Hashtag: #OPPO #Google #GoogleGemini

The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

By - Aaradhay Sharma 

The new algorithm, detailed in a peer-reviewed paper published in Nature

Sophos announced it has received a Pax8 Beyond Vendor Award in the Breakthrough category during Pax8’s Beyond EMEA 2025 conference. The awards program recognizes vendors that have a significant impact on the channel ecosystem through strategic partnerships, enhanced engagement, and strong dedication to partners.

A new benchmark for quantum performance

The new algorithm, detailed in a peer-reviewed paper published in Nature, allowed Google’s quantum computer to calculate the structure of a molecule with exceptional precision. According to the company, this achievement represents the first verified instance of a “beyond-classical” computation one that cannot be replicated by even the most advanced conventional systems.

“This is the first time any quantum computer has successfully run a verifiable algorithm surpassing supercomputer capabilities,” Google stated in a blog post. “This repeatable, beyond-classical computation lays the foundation for scalable verification, moving quantum technology closer to real-world applications.”

“Our vendor partners have all been exclusively chosen to be part of the Pax8 Marketplace based on their innovation and specific use cases for MSPs, so to be awarded as one of our top vendors this year at Beyond EMEA 2025 is a true accomplishment,” said Oguo Atuanya, Corporate Vice President of Vendor Experience at Pax8. “A vendor’s unique offering, value to the partner community, and collaboration with Pax8 are all hallmarks of a valued partnership. These award-winning vendors are leaders in our space driving technological advances that benefit MSPs and their SMB customers.”

Sophos and Pax8 announced a strategic partnership earlier this year to provide MSPs in the Pax8 network with a complete one-stop shop of best-in-class cybersecurity solutions available from a single vendor – including Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Sophos Endpoint powered by Intercept X, and Sophos Firewall. The partnership revolutionizes opportunities for channel partners to streamline operations, simplify billing and significantly reduce the complexity of cybersecurity management across customers. Read more about the partnership here.  

By - Aaradhay Sharma  

OnePlus has officially announced OxygenOS 16

OnePlus has officially announced OxygenOS 16, its latest software update based on Android 16. The new update introduces visual changes, performance improvements, and several AI-powered features. According to the company, OxygenOS 16 will be rolled out in batches starting November 2025.

By - Aaradhay sharma

A laptop-based HMI for DC motor

Now a days, touch screen based home appliance and digital electronic equipment control becomes one of the major research issues. Basically, touch screen allows the equipments to be controlled so easily than that of the manual switching system. Considering the ongoing demands of this technology in electrical and electronic equipment, this research aims at providing a concise idea and design of touch screen based technology to control the speed of the DC MOTOR using the programmable system on chip (PSOC) micro-controller. In this research, we have used resistive touch screen based technology because of its widespread acceptance and as a tool to rescue a person from the danger of electric shock with conventional switches. The purpose of this research is also to provide a framework for Programmable Touch screen based DC Motor speed control. The methodology we adopted was based on grouping of micro-controller with touch screen. In controlling the speed of the motor, varying average voltage was sent to the motor by switching the motor supply on and off very quickly using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) technique. Our proposed system contributes in more accurate speed control, is safer, reduce unwanted power loss, Finally improves the switching efficiency.

In this project we control direction and speed of a 24v high current motor using Arduino and two relays. No power switches are needed for this circuit, just two push buttons and in Potentiometer to control the direction and speed of DC Motor. One push button will rotate motor clockwise and other will rotate it counter clockwise. One n-channel MOSFET is required to control speed of motor. Relays are used to switch the directions of Motor. It resembles with H-Bridge circuit.

Required Components:

Arduino Uno

Two 12v relay( 5v relay can also be used)

Two transistors; BC547

Two pushbuttons

IRF540N

10k resistor

24 volt source

10K potentiometer

Three diodes 1N4007

Connecting wires

Motors are used in many applications. Even in Electric cars electric motors are widely used. DC motors are low power consumption motors and worked on batteries. Many applications like actuators, sliding windows, automatic doors, curtain controls…etc are worked on DC motors. We can easily control speed of DC motor using PWM technique. Here we want to design and develop PC based DC motor speed and direction control using Arduino.

DESCRIPTION:

Arduino and PC connected each other through USB-TTL cable. It can take data from PC and transmit to Arduino. DC motor controlled by L293D H- Bridge. L293D connected to Arduino digital pins.

WORKING:

PC has C# application that has graphical buttons. For clock wise direction there are four buttons and for anti-clock wise direction there are four more buttons. There are extra button for stop the motor.

We can control DC motor speed and direction from C# application. This information will display on 16×2 LCD display. When we press button in application then it send code to Arduino. Code consists of speed and direction values. Based on speed value PWM will vary and based on direction value DC motor polarities will change.

By - Aaradhay Sharma 

The technological revolution in automotive is driven by Electric Vehicles (EV)

In the ever-evolving landscape of Information Technology (IT), the integration of cutting-edge technologies with traditional industries is generating a wave of unprecedented innovation. This in-depth exploration delves into the symbiotic relationship between IT and the automotive sector, focusing on the transformative prowess of Generative Artificial Intelligence (Generative AI). Beyond the surface, we meticulously dissect the intricate technicalities, unravel strategic advantages, and scrutinize the profound implications for marketing. As IT professionals, we wield the tools shaping the future of automotive innovation.

The technological revolution in automotive is driven by Electric Vehicles (EV), Software Defined Vehicles (SDV), Smart Factory, and Generative AI (GenAI). These pillars are transforming how we manufacture, operate, and innovate automobiles.

What sets GenAI apart? Traditional analytics, AI, ML, and even computer vision learn from data to predict outcomes or detect patterns. GenAI goes further. It creates something entirely new from existing data, unlocking fresh designs, solutions, and possibilities. That is what makes it a whole new ballgame, and it explains why industries are adopting GenAI at speed.

Design and development: computational creativity for innovation

One of the areas most revolutionised by generative AI is undoubtedly vehicle design. Traditional methods, based on sequential iterations and physical prototypes, are giving way to a computational approach that allows thousands of design variants to be explored simultaneously.

Generative algorithms can evaluate structural parameters, functional constraints, and sustainability goals, generating solutions that optimise weight, strength, and aerodynamics. This means lighter, higher-performance components that improve not only energy efficiency but also vehicle safety and durability.

Digital simulations are another crucial aspect of this transformation. Thanks to advanced models, it is possible to virtually test dynamic performance, crash test scenarios, behaviour on different road surfaces, and consumption, drastically reducing the need to build physical prototypes.

This virtual-first approach accelerates development times, reduces costs, and contributes to a more sustainable design by limiting material waste. It's not just about efficiency; generative AI enables a more creative and daring design, offering solutions that even the most experienced engineer could not have possibly conceived without the additional aid of these technologies.

By - Aaradhay Sharma 

Automotive systems are becoming more complex due to electrification

Automotive systems are becoming more complex due to electrification, autonomy, and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), increasing the need for dual-channel position sensing to deliver accurate torque and angle measurements. Traditionally, this required combining two single-channel ICs or using magnetic sensors, but these approaches can add cost and complexity. Cars are getting more advanced. One sensor can track two positions at once, make systems simpler, and give accurate steering and torque control. Cars are getting more advanced. One sensor can track two positions at once, make systems simpler, and give accurate steering and torque control.

Tessenderlo-Ham, Belgium – 9 October 2025 – Melexis announces the MLX90514, a dual-input inductive sensor integrated circuit (IC). The novel device simultaneously processes signals from two sets of coils to compute differential or vernier angles on-chip. This sensor is designed for next-generation automotive applications, particularly in systems such as steering torque feedback, steering angle sensing, or steering rack motor control (including steer-by-wire implementations).

Synchronized dual input channel readout

High accuracy

maximum error ±0.36 °electrical for each inductive channel

Immune to magnetic stray fields (ISO 11452‐8)

On‐chip signal processing and latency compensation for enhanced accuracy and excellent dynamic behavior

Flexible signal conditioning with 16‐point programmable linearization characteristic per input channel

External PWM channel readout

On‐chip differential and Vernier angle calculation

Output interface SENT, SPC, PWM or SPI

(fast) SENT according to SAE J2716 APR2016 featuring:

Enhanced serial data communication

Min. 0.5 µs tick time

Overvoltage and reverse‐polarity protection: ‐24 V to +24 V

Ambient operating temperature range from ‐40 °C to 160 °C

Package RoHS Compliant TSSOP‐16 (GO)

AEC-Q100 Qualified

ISO 26262 ASIL C(D) SEooC (Safety Element out of Context)

By- Aaradhay Sharma 

Tata Consultancy Services , a global leader in IT services

Tata Consultancy Services , a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has concluded the first edition of the tcsAI Hackathon 2025 globally. With over 281,000 employees participating from across 58 countries, the hackathon has made history by becoming the world’s largest AI Hackathon. Anchored on 21 industry-relevant AI themes, the event set a new benchmark in diversity and reach for the industry with 33% of participation from women, 53% local employees taking part in overseas geographies, 36% mid-level and senior participants, 38% employees in the Gen Z age group taking part, and 29% non-technical participants.

The company said the hackathon brought together people, platforms and partners in a unique approach to deliver exciting and gamified experiences to employees. AI solutions from top hyperscalers and niche partners, and TCS’ own solutions like TCS AI WisdomNextTM were integrated seamlessly to cater to each participant's persona and solution needs, the filing stated.

Read more at: https://www.ndtvprofit.com/technology/tcs-conducts-first-ai-hackathon-28-lakh-employees-join-from-58-countries

Copyright © NDTV Profit

The event also introduced a phygital experience, integrating online AI labs with in-person AI Fridays across major TCS campuses. Participants used TCS’ proprietary AI WisdomNext™ platform, alongside solutions from top hyperscalers and niche partners, to build and test real-world applications.

The Hackathon brought together People, Platforms and Partners in a unique approach to deliver exciting and gamified experiences to employees. AI solutions from top hyperscaler and niche partners and TCS’ own solutions like TCS AI WisdomNextTM were integrated seamlessly to cater to each participant persona and solution needs. Participants accessed unlimited on-demand online AI labs and physical AI Friday labs and mentors, demonstrating what the world’s largest phygital AI foundries look like.

By - Aaradhay Sharma

NetApp® announced new industry-leading cyber resilience capabilities

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced new industry-leading cyber resilience capabilities that further strengthen the most secure storage on the planet. The newly enhanced and renamed NetApp Ransomware Resilience service enables customers to make their data infrastructure a leading part of their comprehensive security strategy with integrated AI-powered ransomware detection and two new capabilities: a first-in-the-industry ability for enterprise storage to detect data breaches; and isolated recovery environments to enable safe and clean recovery of mission-critical data

NetApp® announced new industry-leading cyber resilience capabilities that further strengthen the most secure storage on the planet. The newly enhanced and renamed NetApp Ransomware Resilience service enables customers to make their data infrastructure a leading part of their comprehensive security strategy with integrated AI-powered ransomware detection and two new capabilities: a first-in-the-industry ability for enterprise storage to detect data breaches; and isolated recovery environments to enable safe and clean recovery of mission-critical data.

“With the new NetApp AFX systems, customers now have a trusted, proven choice in on-premises enterprise storage built on a comprehensive data platform to rapidly propel AI innovation forward,” said Syam Nair, Chief Product Officer at NetApp. “NetApp AI Data Engine enables customers to seamlessly connect their entire data estate across hybrid multicloud environments to build a unified data foundation. Enterprises can then dramatically accelerate their AI data pipelines by collapsing multiple data preparation and management steps into the integrated NetApp AI Data Engine, built with NVIDIA accelerated computing and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software complete with semantic search, data vectorization and data guardrails. The combination of NetApp AFX with AI Data Engine provides the enterprise resilience and performance built and proven over decades by NetApp ONTAP, now in a disaggregated storage architecture, and all still built on the most secure storage on the planet.”

Data platform and storage technology developer NetApp Tuesday expanded its reach into helping customers derive value from their AI data infrastructure with the introduction of a new disaggregated storage system along with a new comprehensive AI data service.

The company also added data breach detection to its cyber resilience capabilities.

The new hardware and software offerings were introduced at the NetApp Insight 2025 conference being held this week in Las Vegas.

"To effectively protect your data from a cyberattack, you need to know it happened as early as possible to take action," said Gagan Gulati, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Data Services at NetApp. 

BY- Aaradhay Sharma 

Acer India has unveiled its festive Diwali offers

 Acer India has unveiled its festive Diwali offers, bringing a host of exciting deals and value-added benefits across its wide range of laptops, desktops, monitors, and accessories. Available exclusively at Acer Mall retail outlets, the festive promotion includes discounts, cashback, extended warranties, and attractive freebies, making it an ideal time for customers to upgrade to the latest Acer devices.

Bengaluru, 15th October 2025:  Acer India has unveiled its festive Diwali offers, bringing a host of exciting deals and value-added benefits across its wide range of laptops, desktops, monitors, and accessories. Available exclusively at Acer Mall retail outlets, the festive promotion includes discounts, cashback, extended warranties, and attractive freebies, making it an ideal time for customers to upgrade to the latest Acer devices.

Predator Gaming Series

2-year extended warranty + 1-year Accidental Damage Protection + Buy Back Guarantee plan available at ₹2,499

Nitro Gaming Series

2-year extended warranty + 1-year Accidental Damage Protection + Buy Back Guarantee plan available at ₹1,499

Swift Series

Acer sling bag free with every Swift series purchase

2-year extended warranty + 1-year Accidental Damage Protection + Buy Back Guarantee plan available at ₹999

Aspire Lite

Acer convertible bag free with every unit purchased (i7 models)

Additional Festive Benefits Across Select Models

Instant bank discount upto 20k on select laptops

Easy and no-cost EMI finance options

Free Accidental Damage Protection and extended warranty on select laptop models

Complimentary goodies and accessories on eligible purchases

Customers can walk into any Acer Mall retail store across the country to make the most of these festive deals. With attractive protection plans, bundled accessories, and finance flexibility, Acer is inviting customers to celebrate Diwali with performance-ready devices, stunning displays, and smarter technology for every need.

By - Aaradhay Sharma