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Vishal Mathur

Vishal Mathur

Vishal Mathur is Technology Editor for Hindustan Times. When not making sense of technology, he often searches for an elusive analog space in a digital world.

Articles by Vishal Mathur

When AI companies sell models and fear, read between the lines

A strange paradox is playing out in the upper echelons of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. (REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 25, 2026 07:38 IST

Motorola Edge 70 Max is polished for gamers, photographers and everyone else

Motorola claims the Edge 70 Max has the brightest 2K resolution display in a phone. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 05:49 IST

‘Primarily a PR story’: Cornell’s John Thickstun breaks down OpenAI’s narrative

Representational image. (AP)

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 04:02 IST

Hyundai’s EV intent, Google Play’s India economics, and MG ADAPT

Hyundai EV charging stations

Updated on Jul 23, 2026 02:30 IST

Adobe brings Acrobat to WhatsApp, as chats evolve into document workspaces

In what may prove to be one of the most relevant technology integrations of this era, creative platform Adobe has found a way to integrate Acrobat within the very popular instant messaging app WhatsApp. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 14:04 IST

Google and India’s AI ambition, with an inkling of new beginnings

Suno

Updated on Jul 22, 2026 24:44 IST

Alibaba Qwen and Baidu: Clear contours of a remade Apple Intelligence for China

The contours of Apple Intelligence are becoming clear, and industry analysts believe this removes Apple’s biggest competitive disadvantage in the market. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 18, 2026 06:06 IST

From twttr to X, the 20 years that rewired how the world talks to itself

Twitter, now X, began as an SMS-inspired platform.

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 04:23 IST

India smartphone shipments tumble by 10% as affordable phones become more expensive

Smartphone memory prices have increased nearly 4x since September 2025. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 04:18 IST

Microsoft’s tactics with Edge face renewed scrutiny over browser choice

The Browser Choice Alliance, and Mozilla Research, have again highlighted Microsoft’s attempts to engineer an illusion of choice. (iStock photo)

Updated on Jul 17, 2026 03:41 IST

Will OnePlus exit India soon? Company shares plan amid speculation

A OnePlus 15 Flagship smartphone on display. The company says its India operations will continue as usual despite ongoing global restructuring.

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 10:13 IST

‘The AI rationale is shifting, to cost and trust’: Mehran Gul

Mehran Gul says timing of Chinese AI Company Zhipu releasing a powerful open weight GLM-5.2 model “couldn’t have been better”. (Official photo)

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 08:37 IST

Tech Tonic | Xiaomi is no longer making just gadgets, it is building an empire

The SU7 series is equipped with silicon carbide controls, chargers, and compressors with peak efficiency of 99.6%. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 03:22 IST

Mozilla calls out Microsoft, placebo sleep, Stuffcool Lumo, and Xiaomi Sky Nomad

Mozilla Over The Edge report

Updated on Jul 16, 2026 02:30 IST

‘Future is not yet written’: Sir Demis Hassabis wants a watchdog for frontier AI

Sir Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder & CEO at Google DeepMind believes Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is close, transformative. (HT picture | Vishal Mathur)

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 07:06 IST

Gemini Spark, AI’s real money fears, and Tilly Norwood

Meta AI sharing and reuse Instagram

Updated on Jul 15, 2026 02:30 IST

Google bets on India’s agentic AI future with new education, health push

The company hopes the new initiatives will help Indian developers, startups and enterprises embrace frontier and agentic AI. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 14, 2026 07:52 IST

Broken displays are pushing Indians to buy new phones sooner than planned

Corning’s Andrew Beck wants phone makers to notice user demands for durable devices. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 13, 2026 03:46 IST

Apple is suing OpenAI for allegedly stealing trade secrets

Apple sues OpenAI over allegations of trade secret theft amid hardware development

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 04:21 IST

OpenAI pulls the plug on Atlas, as Google extends lead in the AI browser race

Representational image. (AP)

Updated on Jul 10, 2026 04:59 IST

OpenAI releases GPT-5.6 model family and Work tool

OpenAI has released the GPT-5.6 frontier model family for everyone.

Updated on Jul 9, 2026 18:49 IST

Does Wishtel get an underdog tablet equation right with the IRA Duo Pro 5G?

Wishtel already has a wide portfolio of Android and Windows 11 computing devices, and the IRA Duo Pro 5G adds to that

Updated on Jul 9, 2026 09:00 IST

Global PC shipments decline after nine positive quarters as memory crunch deepens

A visitor takes photo of a True AI Gaming Monitor at the Computex Taipei exhibition in Taiwan on June 2. (AP)

Updated on Jul 9, 2026 06:06 IST

‘AI no longer just answers’: Samsung CEO on foldable phones defining personal AI

Samsung Electronics president and CEO TM Roh. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 9, 2026 05:06 IST

Dark patterns, Gaia23bra b and analysing Mozen by Amkette Qi2 chargers

TESS microlensing MkIIIb

Updated on Jul 9, 2026 02:30 IST

World’s first agentic AI ransomware attack, and an unchartered territory

Sysdig does not name the specific victim of the JadePuffer ransomware attack. (Sysdig)

Updated on Jul 8, 2026 10:01 IST

Meta unveils Muse media generation models, and signals shift to proprietary AI

Meta says Muse Image and Muse Video models are coming soon to Facebook and messenger. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 8, 2026 04:29 IST

Google Pinpoint, UN’s AI mission, and Ford’s u-turn

Google Pinpoint

Updated on Jul 8, 2026 02:31 IST

Apple brings card payments back to App Store in India, RuPay cards are next

The support for Visa and Mastercard cards to add money, is a phased rollout, and all Apple accounts should unlock access in the coming days.

Updated on Jul 7, 2026 24:54 IST

Innovation exists everywhere, opportunity does not: UN pushes for AI governance

The first UN first Global Dialogue on AI Governance starts in Geneva from July 6. (Official image)

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 06:43 IST

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