Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX to bring Starlink's internet services to India. This comes a day after Reliance Jio's rival Bharti Airtel signed a similar deal. Notably, both deals are subject to Starlink receiving government approval. The agreements follow PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with Elon Musk in the US a few weeks ago.

ISRO has successfully undocked two satellites as part of its Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) mission. The docking process of the two satellites was completed in January. SpaDeX mission was launched on December 30, 2024. "This paves the way for smooth conduct of ambitious future missions including Bharatiya Antriksha Station, Chandrayaan 4 & Gaganyaan," Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh tweeted.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the most anticipated hardware releases of the year. Complete details on the device will be revealed on April 2nd during the Nintendo Direct event. However, recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filings have unveiled some technical upgrades, including quality-of-life improvements such as fast charging, enhanced compatibility, NFC support, and more.

A video of Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West interacting with Sony Interactive Entertainment software engineer Sharwin Raghoebardajal recently leaked. The character was used to showcase Sony's AI-NPC interaction technology, designed to respond dynamically to user input. Like many other companies, Sony has shown a strong interest in machine learning, which it may implement in the near future.

With the upcoming EPFO 3.0 upgrade, employees can withdraw PF instantly via UPI apps like PhonePe, Google Pay, Paytm, and BHIM. The process eliminates long approvals and paperwork, making PF withdrawal as easy as using an ATM. A special PF ATM card is also in the pipeline for added convenience.

India's new Income Tax Bill grants officials access to emails, social media, and digital assets from April 2026, raising privacy concerns. While authorities say such powers already existed, experts warn of mass surveillance risks and misuse. Legal analysts argue the law expands state overreach, potentially deterring foreign investment and violating digital privacy rights.

Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy, who earlier received flak for suggesting that employees should work 70 hours a week, has urged businesses and entrepreneurs to treat their employees as humans. Murthy also urged companies to reduce the pay gap between lowest and highest salaries, by embracing "compassionate capitalism". "Praise people in public and criticise in private," he further urged companies.

Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy warned against the rising trend of artificial intelligence in India, calling most of it "silly old programmes". "I think...it has become a fashion in India to talk of AI for everything," he was quoted as saying by Moneycontrol. On if AI will replace jobs, Murthy said every technological advancement can lead to elimination of some jobs.

The mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who was found dead in his US apartment last year, shared a picture from the day of Suchir's death. It was a screengrab from a CCTV footage. "Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) saw this and still concluded he was depressed and called it suicide," Suchir's mother said, alleging her son was murdered.

IIT Delhi's Metal-Semiconductor-Insulator-Metal photodetector enhances optical communication with ultra-fast, self-powered performance. Using organic semiconductors, it operates up to 5.6 MHz without external power, offering high sensitivity and speed paving the way for energy-efficient, high-speed data transfer.

OpenAI has launched new tools to help developers build advanced AI agents. The new Responses API replaces the Assistants API, allowing AI to use tools like web search and file retrieval. OpenAI also introduced an Agents SDK for workflow automation and monitoring tools for debugging. Companies like Stripe and Box are already testing these features for business automation.

Apple released a security update to address a WebKit zero-day vulnerability that was exploited in "extremely sophisticated" attacks. The flaw, which affects iPhones, iPads, Macs and Apple Vision Pro, allowed attackers to break out of the Web Content sandbox. Affected devices include iPhone XS and later models, iPad Pro 13-inch, Macs running macOS Sequoia and Apple Vision Pro, among others.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared a post welcoming Starlink to India after Reliance Jio and Airtel signed a deal with Elon Musk's SpaceX. "Starlink, welcome to India! Will be useful for remote area railway projects," he wrote. The minister deleted the post later. Reliance Jio and Airtel's agreements come weeks after PM Narendra Modi's meeting with Musk in US.

Snowflake announced that Godrej Capital, the financial services arm of Godrej Industries uses Snowflake's AI Data Cloud as its integrated data platform to provide comprehensive, and financing solutions for its customers. Godrej has transformed its customer loan process journey, enabling the company to predict customer behavior and provide tailored services for thousands of customers across India.

Elon Musk's satellite-based broadband service Starlink will be 10-14 times costlier than companies like Jio and Airtel, analysts said. Starlink's corporate annual internet tariff plan could go up to ₹2,15,600 (including ₹52,242 initial upfront fee) compared with Jio and Airtel's ₹15,000+ annual charges, an analysis said. Some reports said residential plans in India could cost ₹3,500-₹4,500/month.

A day after social media platform X (formerly Twitter) experienced three outages, cyber security expert Baptiste Robert claimed to have identified the perpetrators behind the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. Robert, CEO and founder of Predicta Lab, shared his findings in a series of tweets on Tuesday, March 11, directly addressing Musk and offering to meet him in Washington.

Meta is testing its first in-house AI training chip with TSMC to reduce reliance on Nvidia. The chip is a dedicated AI accelerator designed for better efficiency. If successful, Meta plans to scale it for recommendation systems and later for generative AI tools like Meta AI. This comes after a previous failed attempt at custom chips.

Samsung announced the launch of its latest AI-powered PC line up Galaxy Book5 Pro, Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 and Galaxy Book5 360. The new range of AI PCs combine the power of Galaxy AI with Microsofts Copilot+ PC experience, ensuring seamless productivity, creativity, and intelligent workflows.

Meta is facing a lawsuit in France over AI models allegedly trained on copyrighted content. Filed by publishers and authors' unions, the case accuses Meta of economic "parasitism". Under the EU's AI Act, generative AI must disclose training data and follow copyright laws. This marks France's first such lawsuit, echoing similar legal battles Meta faces in the US.

Lithuanian national Aleksej Besciokov, a crypto kingpin wanted by the US, was arrested by the CBI and Kerala Police from Kerala. His crypto exchange Garantex allegedly facilitated money laundering by transnational criminal organisations, including terrorist organisations. Besciokov was residing in Russia, according to the US' recent indictment, and it's unclear when and why he came to India.

Puma, a Germany-based globally renowned sportswear brand, will reportedly lay off up to 500 employees as a part of its cost-cutting programme. The latest round of Puma layoffs were announced by the company as it faced declining demand, poor financial performance and competition from rival brands.

Anil Reddy is an entrepreneur from Bengaluru. After struggling to find the right dog breed for himself, he realized the scattered nature of the pet industry. To solve this, he launched Happy Pet, India’s first pet-tech platform that is designed to bring expert information (like breeds, doctors, shelters, and products) about the pet industry under one roof.

Apple successfully blocked Match Group and Alliance of Digital India Foundation (ADIF) from accessing its sensitive data related to an antitrust investigation in India. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) found Apple may have exploited its app store dominance, but the final ruling is still pending. Apple denied wrongdoing, citing its small market share in India where Android is dominant.

Showing support for Elon Musk's Tesla amid boycott calls, US President Donald Trump bought Tesla's Model S. On being asked if this would boost Tesla's sales, Trump said, "I care about one thing that if somebody is...great patriot, he should not be hurt." "He's a great guy...he didn't know me from Adam...but he came out and endorsed me...strongly," Trump added.

Ex-Indian Youth Congress President Srinivas BV reacted to now-deleted post of Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw welcoming Starlink to India. "Why did you delete it reel minister ji?" Srinivas wrote on X. TMC MP Saket Gokhale also reacted to Vaishnaw's post and said, "Elon Musk’s Starlink has not yet gotten government approval...[but this shows] government approval is clearly guaranteed."