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The government has said 400 MHz of frequencies in 6 GHz are available for auction, 300 Mhz will be available by 2030 and 500 MHz will be delicensed for use by low power applications, meaning Wi-Fi services. Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto U.S. tech majors Apple, Amazon, Cisco, Meta, HP, and Intel Corporation have jointly opposed Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea’s demand to allocate spectrum in the 6 gigahertz (GHz) band for mobile services.The tech majors sought the entire 6GHz band to be allocated for Wi-Fi services instead.In a joint response to telecom regulator TRAI’s consultation paper for…

Almost as soon as a consumer advocacy group began testing Kumma, an innocent-looking, scarf-wearing artificial intelligence-enabled toy bear, trouble began.Instead of chatting about homework or bedtime or the joys of being loved, testers said the toy sometimes spoke of matches and knives and sexual topics that made adults bolt upright, unsure whether they had heard correctly. A new report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, a consumer advocacy group, warned that this toy and others on the market raise concerns about child safety. The report described the toys as innocent in appearance but full of unexpected and unsafe chatter. The group…

Earlier this year, I found myself icing cakes in celeb-approved Los Angeles bakery Sweet Lady Jane to mark the launch of Airbnb’s newly revamped Experiences section. Not content to serve solely as a platform for your base on vacation, the brand now offers a variety of activities bookable via the platform designed to help visitors gain a deeper understanding of place. To do this, the homestay booking site worked to identity interesting locals in over 100 cities who’d like to share a peek into their world, and the subsequent offerings run the gamut from poetry workshops and cooking classes to…

Saina Nehwal was a trailblazer for Indian badminton on the court and now she is ready to do the same off it. Nehwal has become the first women badminton star, along with Spaniard Carolina Marin, to associate with the Legends’ Vision, an ambitious project by four legends of the sport.Envisioned by Lin Dan, Lee Chong Wei, Peter Gade and Taufik Hidayat, the vision aims to go beyond competitions, trophies and prize money and focuses on four core ambitions: enhancing junior development, enriching communities, expanding participation, and driving innovation across the sport. Now in its 10th year and returning with its…

China’s Wei Yi secured a spot at the FIDE Candidates tournament at the ongoing FIDE World Cup after his win over Andrey Esipenko in the semi-final via the tiebreaks on Sunday. Javokhir Sindarov, who defeated compatriot Nodirbek Yakubboev in the other semi-final, also secured his spot in the Candidates. Wei Yi and Sindarov will fight in the final starting tomorrow. The Chinese grandmaster spoke about the semi-final being the toughest battle he’s faced at the month-long event in Goa. The battle was decided by a blunder from his opponent from Russia in the second tiebreak game on Sunday. After two…

Story so far: Earlier in November, the page titled ‘Gaza Genocide’, hosted on Wikipedia, was locked. A small lock icon at the top right corner of the page restricted users from making edits to the page’s contents. The locked-down page made waves when Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales posted a statement disagreeing on how the term ‘genocide’ was applied to Gaza. He claimed, in his personal capacity, that the page failed to meet Wikipedia’s high standards and needed immediate attention. While the page exists on the platform in its locked-down form, debates continue across the world on how to classify the conflict.Why was Wikipedia’s Gaza genocide…

At least four booth level officers (BLOs) engaged by the Election Commission of India (ECI) for the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal were admitted at hospitals in various districts between Saturday and Sunday after they complained of illness caused by work pressure. Political activists at a march over SIR in Kolkata. (ANI) The incidents happened just hours after a third BLO died in the state on Saturday, triggering a political row in the state. The 53-year-old para teacher from Chapra in Nadia district was the second BLO to die by suicide, and she even…

Gemini 3 vs Gemini 3 Pro vs Gemini 3 DeepThink: The rollout of Gemini 3, Google’s latest large language model (LLM), appears to be the tech giant’s strongest AI debut in recent months as it has drawn positive feedback from users and developers alike.Early reviews suggest that Gemini 3 is a highly capable foundational AI model, especially when it comes to handling reasoning-heavy tasks. The model was shipped on November 18, with Google promoting its arrival as a ‘new era of intelligence’. Gemini 3 is designed to provide better answers to more complex questions compared with prior models. It is…

Prithvi Shaw is set to lead Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy league phase, replacing Ruturaj Gaikwad. File | Photo Credit: File photo: NIRMAL HARINDRAN Prithvi Shaw is set to lead Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy league phase, replacing Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has been recalled to India’s ODI squad for the upcoming series against South Africa.He was named captain on Friday when the Maharashtra selection committee — chaired by former left-arm spinner Akshay Darekar — announced the 16-member squad. Notably, the squad did not include a designated vice-captain.On Sunday, multiple sources within the Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA)…

new video loaded: How OpenAI’s Changes Sent Some Users SpiralingOpenAI adjusted ChatGPT’s settings, which left some users spiraling, according to our reporting. Kashmir Hill, who reports on technology and privacy, describes what the company has done about the users’ troubling reports.By Kashmir Hill, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Melanie Bencosme, Joey Sendaydiego and James SurdamNovember 23, 2025