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Google is adding stricter quality requirements for Android apps on Google Play Store, targeting excessive memory usage and making device transfers more seamless. From 2027, apps that fail to meet new memory and optimisation thresholds could face reduced visibility and publishing restrictions.

iPhone 18 Pro Max pre-orders could begin on September 12, with retail availability expected around September 18.

'The H-1B visa has its pros, but I wasn't okay with the cons,' 28-year-old data scientist Disha Lamba said. Her employer sponsored her application and she was selected in the lottery in March 2026.

Some of the applications install a VPN, allowing attackers to route all internet traffic through their own servers, NCTAU has warned. This can compromise data transmitted from the device and potentially expose it to malicious or criminal use

The National Cybercrime Threat Analytics Unit (NCTAU) has warned about a rise in financial fraud linked to malicious Android applications masquerading as pornography apps. Apps circulated through Facebook and Instagram ads can trick users into downloading APK files from suspicious websites.

Apple is entering a market Huawei has helped pioneer, as both companies target the ultra-premium segment.

Three Texas students have designed a system they believe could help future astronauts grow food on Mars using material already sitting on the planet's surface. Varshini Gandreddy, Dhiti Koyya and Raaga Bukkaraju developed the project, called Gaia's Outpost, for the Conrad Challenge, focusing on one of the basic problems that would face any long-term human settlement on Mars: how to produce food without continually sending supplies from Earth.

The government has also identified six areas -- compute, memory, radio frequency, power, networking and sensors -- with around 100 chips being prioritised for development.

In a detailed technical report last week, OpenAI detailed for the first time how the AI agents communicated through unauthorised channels, exploited vulnerabilities in shared infrastructure, gained internet access, and accessed third-party systems - all actions that did not necessarily align with their assigned tasks.

Jensen Huang says AI could bring manufacturing and jobs back to America, while Bill Gates warns about AI's risks to jobs and society., Technology & Science, Times Now