TECHNOLOGY

Samsung leads India smartphone market in Q3 with 18% share
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Xiaomi advanced to the second position, shipping 7.6 million units, primarily fuelled by the release of its affordable 5G models. Vivo dropped to the third spot, shipping 7.2 million units, while realme and OPPO (excluding OnePlus) completed the top five by delivering 5.8 million and 4.4 million units, respectively, according to market research firm Canalys.
X is now an open source news platform, declares Elon Musk
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"When fake news spreads on CNN, MSNBC, or in The New York Times or Washington Post, they get the final say and can double down on their false narrative," the X user posted. Musk said "yes," adding that X is an open source news platform. "That is the right way to think about it. Anything relevant in legacy media is reposted here anyway," he added.
Insta soon to allow polls in comments section of posts
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the test on his broadcast channel, noting that polls can be added to comments on regular feed posts as well as reels.  "We're starting a small test to add a poll or vote on one in the comments of a feed post or reel. We’re always looking for new ways to interact with friends and creators," he posted.
X launching two new premium tiers soon: Elon Musk
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The other tier will be a more expensive one, which will remove all ads, the billionaire said. “Two new tiers of X Premium subscriptions launching soon. One is lower cost with all features, but no reduction in ads, and the other is more expensive, but has no ads,” the X owner posted.
Those working from home are detached from reality: Elon Musk
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During the company’s Q3 earnings call late on Wednesday, Musk said: “Why did I sleep in the factory so many times? Because it mattered. What about all the people that have to come to the factory and build the cars? What about all of the people that have to go to the restaurant and make your food, and deliver your food?”
Microsoft opens pre-orders for new Laptop Go 3 in India
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Consumers who pre-order the Surface Laptop Go 3 till November 8 will get exclusive pre-order promotions with complimentary Marshall Major IV Wireless Headset (worth Rs 14,999). 
realme sets the stage for spectacular festive season with exciting offers, milestones
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Among the brands they trust and turn to is realme, a name synonymous with innovation, quality, and affordability. realme is all set to make it even more special. 
In a first, HP launches affordable refurbished laptops in India
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The company said it will run this programme through an HP certified partner who will sell these affordable HP PCs to retail customers and businesses. 
AI will further drive acces­sibility and adoption of our products: Adobe CEO
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According to him, AI is an accelerant for idea generation and refinement among the world’s creative minds and for businesses, “it presents opportunities for greater automation, productivity, and personalisation".
Google to assemble & export Pixel smartphones from India, launches localised AI tools
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Rick Osterloh, Senior VP of Devices and Services at Google, said the company aims to start the local manufacturing with the current Pixel 8 smartphone in the country and expects to export those starting next year.
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