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While others race to build faster GPTs and AI powered systems, India is focusing on underwater cables that move data faster… When it comes to the AI race, everyone talks about GPUs, massive data centres and cutting-edge models. But there is an invisible layer of infrastructure that powers chatbot responses, cloud workloads and enterprise applications: the high-capacity fibre-optic networks and undersea cables. But of late, this is gaining a lot of attention, especially in India.

The digital device world as we know it – smartphones, laptops, apps – is being dismantled and rebuilt from scratch, all enveloped inside out by AI, writes Satyen K. Bordoloi In Star Trek, Captain Kirk flips open a communicator smaller than his palm and just… tells it what he wants done and the “computer” does it. That’s it. The legend goes that in 1973, one of Motorola engineer Martin Cooper’s inspirations to build the world’s first handheld mobile phone came from the show.

Huawei’s HarmonyOS PCs arrive this September, marking China’s biggest step yet towards replacing Windows with a homegrown computing ecosystem. For more than three decades, Windows has been the operating system that powered much of the world’s personal computing. Whether you bought a Dell, HP, Lenovo or Asus laptop, there was a good chance Microsoft’s software greeted you the moment you switched it on. China now wants to change that.

48 teams, 16 host cities, 3 countries, tens of millions of fans; the 2026 FIFA World Cup has shaped up to be the biggest sporting event the world has ever seen. It’s also shaped up to be the largest tech attack surface a sporting event has ever had. We’ve always thought of the FIFA World Cup in terms of the experience and its broadcast around the world: the game, the stadiums, the teams, the goals, and the crowds.

While companies hide behind AI to fire thousands, one Chinese billionaire is choosing to retrain his workers even while automating, something few in the world are doing, even when research finds it’s profitable, finds Satyen K. Bordoloi Richard Liu, founder of JD.com, China’s answer to Amazon, is a very rich man. Not as rich as Jeff Bezos, but after what he’s done, he surely will become more popular among workers than Bezos, with his billions, can ever dream.

Alvin Toffler correctly pointed out that the illiterate of the 21st century are those who can’t learn, unlearn and relearn, not those who can’t read and write – and his words are all the more relevant in today’s artificial intelligence (AI)-shaped world. Yes, we’ve become quite comfortable using AI, but do we fully trust it?

India’s homegrown payment system is spreading across the world as more and more countries are beginning to adopt UPI… For all its flaws, India seems to be doing something right! Our very own Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has gone from being a local success story to being adopted and accepted by countries around the world. Singapore, France, UAE, Nepal, Qatar and several other countries had already accepted UPI as a form of payment in recent months.

Google has launched ATL Saathi, a Gemini-powered AI assistant designed to help Indian teachers plan lessons, create classroom activities and bring cutting-edge technology into thousands of schools. Google has unveiled ATL Saathi, a new AI app designed to help teachers across India run more engaging science and technology classes.

From charging balls before matches to hair’s touch deciding offside – is there too much tech killing the beautiful game, asks Satyen K. Bordoloi. The scoreboard reads 1-0, in the Round of 16: Argentina versus Egypt. Egypt striker Mostafa Ziko scores a beautiful goal, and Egyptian fans erupt. Then, an abrupt pause. The referee’s hand went to his earpiece. VAR was checking. What happened next will be talked about for years.

Imagine your car being remotely disabled when you were driving it. Does it sound like a scene straight out of a Hollywood movie? Welcome to the 21st century, where these incidents are taking place not on the silver screen, but in real life. The controversy erupted in the first week of July 2026 when a series of prank videos from New Delhi showing e-rickshaws being disabled remotely using an app called BAT-BMS began making the rounds on social media.