Technology

Apple has unveiled the iPhone 17 lineup, along with updates to its watches and AirPods at its annual September launch. The show-stealer? The brand-new iPhone Air, Apple’s thinnest phone yet. Even cooler, all the new iPhones run on the powerful A19 chip (aka the brain that makes your phone super smart). That’s serious computing power in your pocket! But while everyone’s hyped about Apple’s latest drop, let’s pause and zoom out: How did we even get here?

India made a big leap in technology by revealing its first fully homegrown semiconductor chip called the Vikram-32. This is a huge milestone because until now, India mostly depended on other countries for these tiny but super-important chips. But with Vikram 32, it can make it’s own chips. It’s a big step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat, India’s dream of being self-reliant in technology.

Who's Your Fave Music Star Right Now? Olivia Rodrigo? The Weeknd? Billie Eilish? Maybe Drake? Cool picks! But have you heard of a band called The Velvet Sundown? They just hit over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify, winning hearts with their dreamy vibes, poetic lyrics, and that effortlessly indie-cool feel.

On July 15, 2025, Tesla zoomed into India with its Model Y, and people were super excited! The car went on display in Mumbai, showing off its cool shape, fancy lights, super-quiet windows, and a range of 622 km — that’s like driving from Mumbai to Goa on just one charge! (Yes! Teslas need charging. Just like a phone!)

On June 12, 2025, Air India Flight 171 — a Boeing 787 Dreamliner flying from Ahmedabad to London — crashed just 30 seconds after takeoff. Plane crashes are incredibly rare, but when they do occur, investigations launch into overdrive. One of the most important tools in uncovering what went wrong? The “black box”.

Nvidia, a company that makes powerful computer chips, just did something no other company in the world has ever done in history. It became the first public company to be worth $4 trillion !!! That’s a number so big, it’s hard to imagine!

Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, sparked outrage after its chatbot Grok posted antisemitic* messages praising Hitler, forcing a global apology and swift post deletions.

Picture this: zooming into space and living for two whole weeks aboard the International Space Station (ISS), orbiting about 400 kilometers above Earth (that’s like flying all the way across 4,000 big school buses parked bumper to bumper)! While floating around, the crew (from India, Poland, Hungary, and the USA) will conduct awesome science experiments and more. That’s what's happening with Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4)!

Say hello to Purdubik’s Cube !!! This zippy little robot, built by four college whiz-kids from Purdue University (that’s in the U.S.), just shattered a world record solving a scrambled Rubik’s Cube in 0.103 seconds! Yep, that’s faster than a blink… and we mean a real blink, which takes about 0.2 to 0.3 seconds!

Aza Raskin created the infinite scroll interface in 2006 to replace “next page” clicks with continuous content loading. He later regretted it, acknowledging its role in fostering addictive behaviour, especially on social media.

Cookies used to just live in jars. Now they pop up on websites when you're just trying to watch a funny video. A pesky little pop-up appears: “This site uses cookies. Accept?” Without a second thought, you click “Accept”…want to know what happens?