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Amazon Prime Day 2026 India: Dates, deals, AI shopping tools, and more | Technology News

Amazon Prime Day 2026 India: Dates, deals, AI shopping tools, and more | Technology News

4 min readNew DelhiJun 24, 2026 05:32 PM IST Amazon has announced that the 10th edition of Prime Day in India will take place from July 4 to July 6, offering 72 hours of deals, product launches and entertainment exclusively for Prime members. The event will begin at 12 am on July 4 and continue until 11.59 pm on July 6 through the Amazon shopping app and website. To mark the milestone edition, Amazon has also introduced discounted Prime membership plans. The annual Prime membership is currently available for Rs 999, down from Rs 1499, while Prime Lite and Prime Shopping Edition plans are being offered at Rs 599 per year, down from Rs 799 and Rs 299 per year down from Rs 399 respectively, for a limited period. The company said Prime Day 2026 will feature more than 500 new product launches from over 100 Indian and international brands. Technology is expected to remain a key focus area with launches and deals from brands including Samsung, OnePlus, iQOO, Redmi, HP, ASUS, Lenovo and boAt. …

Stop Juggling AI Tools — This Lifetime Deal Puts GPT‑4o and More in One Place

Stop Juggling AI Tools — This Lifetime Deal Puts GPT‑4o and More in One Place

TL;DR: ChatPlayground AI offers lifetime access to over 25 advanced AI models via a single web interface — no subscriptions, no hassle for only $54.97 (reg. $619). In an era saturated with subscription-based AI tools, ChatPlayground AI’s lifetime Unlimited plan is a standout. A single one-time purchase delivers access to a broad suite of premium models — GPT‑4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Gemini 1.5 Pro, and others — consolidated under one responsive browser interface. Key features include side-by-side comparisons of up to six AI models, enabling rapid result evaluation without juggling multiple tabs. The embedded AI sidebar remains active across your browsing sessions, allowing in-context tasks like summarizing articles, drafting messages, or generating code — all without interrupting your flow. Content professionals will appreciate the AI-enhanced document editor, which adapts to your tone — offering single-click options to expand, shorten, or style text. Pair that with the ability to query PDFs, YouTube videos, or page elements, and you get potent tools for quick insight and learning. The value proposition is strong: compare premium models, generate visuals, …

Meta’s Threads Hits 500 Million Users, Adds New Personalization Tools

Meta’s Threads Hits 500 Million Users, Adds New Personalization Tools

Many expected Threads to cool off after its blockbuster launch. Instead, Meta’s X rival is still growing nearly three years later. When Meta launched Threads in 2023, the app quickly attracted millions of users through its seamless integration with other Meta platforms, but questions remained about whether that early momentum could last. Nearly three years later, the platform’s latest milestone suggests it has done more than survive the post-launch hype cycle. Meta announced on Tuesday that Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users while introducing new community and personalization features. The updates signal a platform that is increasingly focused on keeping users engaged, not simply attracting new ones. The post-launch slowdown never arrived For social media platforms, launch success and long-term success are very different. And for Threads, crossing 500 million monthly active users is more than a numerical milestone. The achievement serves as evidence that the platform has moved beyond the phase where every growth update is measured against its launch performance. In its early days, much of the discussion around Threads centered …

What should be in your mental health kit? Psychiatrist shares simple tools for emotional emergencies

What should be in your mental health kit? Psychiatrist shares simple tools for emotional emergencies

Most households keep an emergency medical kit ready in case of injuries, sudden illness and other physical health concerns. But what about emotional emergencies? Your mental health is also equally critical. Distress, anxiety, panic, grief or emotional overwhelm can also hit suddenly and dramatically. Suffice to say, if there’s a toolkit for physical first aid, there should also be one for emotional first aid. ALSO READ: Feeling like you’re living the same day on repeat? Psychotherapist reveals 6 signs you may be stuck in burnout cycle If you are feeling low, consider following some of the techniques from the mental health toolkit. (Picture credit: Shutterstock) What makes a ‘mental health kit’? To get to the bottom of this, HT Lifestyle in a conversation with Dr Manasvi. M, consultant adult psychiatrist at Maarga Mind Care tried to understand what a mental health kit typically consists of. Describing the toolkit, she said, “A mental health toolkit consists of the simplest techniques and activities that help maintain your emotional stability.” To simplify it, this figurative toolkit comprises of …

Orthopaedist explains the real culprits behind back pain and 5 best tools for spine support

Orthopaedist explains the real culprits behind back pain and 5 best tools for spine support

Do prolonged periods of sitting leave you with back pain that interferes with day-to-day activities? With a few basic tools, you can make sure that this back pain is reduced and prevented. Stretching is helpful in relieving stiffness in the body, even though it should be done daily, particularly if you move your body frequently. Even though prolonged sitting is not the only factor contributing to back pain, it’s crucial to engage in some stretching exercises or a health regimen to avoid further spinal problems. Struggling with back pain? These expert-recommended tools may help (Freepik) Ishika Narang is a Multimedia Writer at the Hindustan Times, with over three years of experience in digital journalism, specialising in health, lifestyle, beauty, and consumer-focused reporting. Her primary coverage areas include evidence-based health journalism, preventive care, wellness trends, and affiliate-driven consumer guides tailored for digital audiences. She began her professional journey in digital media, where she developed expertise in multimedia storytelling and platform-optimised editorial strategies. Over the years, she has worked with reputed organisations such as Park+, Jagran, and …

New Security Tools Target AI Threats

New Security Tools Target AI Threats

This week’s Cisco Live event in Las Vegas featured a raft of product announcements as the company prepares its portfolio for the agentic AI era. The aim is to enable enterprises to operate and defend at machine speed and at AI scale. Central to these announcements is an overarching platform known as Cisco Cloud Control. It is designed to manage, monitor, and defend critical IT infrastructure while providing a foundation for Cisco’s AgenticOps operating model. Cisco Cloud Control brings together the breadth of the company’s offerings across networking, security, compute, observability, and collaboration, providing a way to manage and secure them within a single environment. No more hopping from console to console. Additionally, Cisco Cloud Control allows users to build applications and create agents using natural language directly within the platform. To facilitate interaction with platforms such as AWS, Linear, ServiceNow, and Slack, Cisco Cloud Control can connect to more than 50 third-party platforms and tools through native connectors or the open ModelContext Protocol (MCP). “Cisco Cloud Control is a platform where humans and AI …

Kerala to boost film-friendly tourism, strengthen anti-piracy tools: Minister of Cinema, Tourism, and Cultural Affairs

Kerala to boost film-friendly tourism, strengthen anti-piracy tools: Minister of Cinema, Tourism, and Cultural Affairs

Kerala will make its major tourist destinations more film-shooting friendly and strengthen legal action against movie piracy, State Minister for Cinema, Tourism, and Cultural Affairs P C Vishnunath said here on Tuesday. He was speaking after meeting representatives of the Malayalam film industry, as per news agency PTI. The minister convened the meeting at Mascot Hotel here to discuss issues facing the film sector, which he described as being at a crucial stage of growth. State Minister for Cinema, Tourism, and Cultural Affairs P C Vishnunath talked about the measures. (Getty Images/iStockphoto) What actions are being planned for the film industry “Malayalam cinema is today shining as one of the best film industries in India. Its market has expanded significantly, and all of us must work together to ensure that nothing harms the industry,” Vishnunath told reporters after the discussions. Among the issues raised by industry representatives was the long-standing concern over what they described as “double taxation”. The minister said the government would examine the matter seriously. “This is not an issue that concerns …

Best Dropbox Alternatives for 2026: Free & Premium Tools

Best Dropbox Alternatives for 2026: Free & Premium Tools

Dropbox is still a reliable cloud storage and file-sharing tool, but it is no longer the obvious default for every user or business. Its free plan is limited, and many teams now need more specialized features, such as stronger privacy controls, better collaboration tools, deeper Microsoft or Google integration, cloud backup, lifetime storage options, or enterprise-grade file management. For most users, Google Drive is the best Dropbox alternative because it offers generous free storage, real-time collaboration, and tight integration with Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, and Google Workspace. But depending on your needs, another provider may be a better fit: Best overall Dropbox alternative: Google Drive Best for privacy-focused teams: Sync Best free storage allowance: Mega Best for Microsoft 365 users: Microsoft OneDrive Best for lifetime storage plans: pCloud Best for cloud backup: IDrive Best for clean interface and virtual drive use: Icedrive Best for businesses and enterprises: Box Best for encrypted file storage: NordLocker What is Dropbox? Dropbox is a cloud-based file storage and sharing service that lets users save files in one central …

Amazon’s cloud unit hit by outage involving AI tools in December | Technology News

Amazon’s cloud unit hit by outage involving AI tools in December | Technology News

1 min readNew DelhiFeb 23, 2026 10:54 AM IST Amazon’s cloud unit AWS had suffered an outage impacting a cost-management feature in December, a spokesperson told Reuters on Friday. The Financial Times reported earlier that the service suffered ⁠two ​outages in December stemming from errors involving its own AI tools, citing people familiar with the matter. The report said ​AWS ​suffered a 13-hour interruption ⁠to a system used by customers when engineers allowed its Kiro ‌AI coding tool to carry out certain changes. The agentic tool, which is capable of taking autonomous actions for users, decided to “delete and recreate the environment”, according to the FT report. “That event ⁠interrupted an ⁠AWS feature – a single service used for cost management – not AWS ⁠generally,” ‌the Amazon spokesperson said in ​an emailed statement, adding that ‌the event impacted a system used by customers to monitor usage ‌costs in one ​of its ​39 ​regions. The spokesperson called the disruption brief and attributed it to ​user error. The service interruption ⁠was an “extremely limited event” when a …

New ‘Split View’ and PDF tools mean you’ll never have to switch windows again

New ‘Split View’ and PDF tools mean you’ll never have to switch windows again

2 min readNew DelhiFeb 20, 2026 02:08 PM IST Google Chrome, the world’s most popular web browser, is getting a bunch of new features. The tech giant says all new features are aimed at boosting productivity by helping users manage tabs efficiently and complete tasks faster than before. In a blog post, Google announced that Chrome is getting a Microsoft Edge-like “Split view”. As the name suggests, the functionality allows users to view two tabs simultaneously in a single window, eliminating the hassle of constantly switching between windows. For example, you can use Chrome’s split view feature to take notes while watching a YouTube video and refer to a document while coding. To use the new feature, right-click on a Chrome tab in the window with two tabs open, and you will see a new option called “Add tab to new split view”. Click on it, and Chrome will arrange them side by side in the same window. This is what Chrome’s new “split view” looks like. (Image Source: Google) Also, users can choose which …