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The Indian government has proposed a new rule that will see smartphone and automobile manufacturers offering NavIC, India's home-grown navigation system as an alternative to GPS from 2025.

Google is bringing its Search Generative Experience to India and Japan as the company further expands this experimental search feature that was first announced at I/O 2023 earlier this year.

India has successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 mission on the south pole of the moon making India just the fourth country to land on the natural satellite. Russia failed a moon landing recently.

The Defence Ministry of India wants to combat cyberthreats by replacing Windows in all of its Internet-connected computers with Maya OS, an in-house developed operating system based on Ubuntu.

The new import license in India for certain tech products like PCs and tablets is supposed to improve security, along with encouraging more companies to make these kinds of devices within the country.

ChatGPT for Android is rolling out. It's available in the US, India, Bangladesh, and Brazil right now with more places getting it over the next week. It's not clear which countries get it next.

This Week in Rocket Launches we have three rockets scheduled to take off from China, India, and New Zealand. They will all be carrying synthetic-aperture radar observation satellites.

Netflix is expanding its password sharing crackdown to over 100 countries including India, Croatia, and Kenya. These countries will also not be allowed to additional users by paying extra money.

Coming up this week are two Falcon 9 launches carrying Starlink satellites to a low Earth orbit. If you've not seen it already, be sure to check out India's Chandrayaan-3 mission in the recap.

We have a number of launches upcoming this week but the most interesting among them is ISRO's lunar lander mission, Chandrayaan 3. It will go to space on an LVM3 rocket and replaces Chandrayaan 2.

US semiconductor company Micron will break ground on a new assembly plant in India next month. The project is expected to cost $2.75 billion and should output semiconductors from December 2024.

Samsung has launched a new Digital Service Center in India. It's a digital portal that allows users to access self-help DIY videos, book service repairs, and check the prices of spare parts.

Apple is reportedly having active discussions with Indian authorities and officials to bring Apple Pay to India. As of now, there is no timeline for the possible launch of the payment service.

Xiaomi will start locally producing audio products that it sells in India. To achieve this is will be partnering with Optiemus which has a manufacturing facility in Uttar Pradesh in northern India.

AWS has said it will invest $12.7 billion in cloud infrastructure in India to meet growing demand. The investments will be made between now and 2030 and build on several other investments.

Apple partner Foxconn plans to set up manufacturing plants in South India with a $500M investment. This demonstrates Apple and Foxconn expand its manufacturing infrastructure beyond China.

Google has been asked by India's anti-trust watchdog to provide details related to its user choice billing program after companies alleged that Google had been charging up to 26 percent commission.

Apple will open its first retail store at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai while its second store will open a few days later in Saket, Delhi. Tim Cook will inaugurate the stores during his visit.

We have a big week coming up as SpaceX will attempt to launch its Super Heavy rocket carrying Starship. Starship will do a lap of the Earth before splashing down in the sea just off Hawaii.

Microsoft launched the Outlook Lite app in select few countries last year. However, the company has not launched any major feature since then. This is all set to change in the next few months.

The government of India is reportedly working on security testing of major OS updates for smartphones, under proposed rules. However, there is no timeline for when (or if) these rules will arrive.

We've got a busy week of rocket launches coming up next week. SpaceX, China, Russia, and India all have missions planned. It'll mostly be satellite launches, however, so nothing too exciting!

Apple is working to turn India into a separate sales region and increase its focus on the market. As per reports, Apple is doing management reshuffling to appoint a new head for the region.

Foxconn is investing a massive $700 million to develop a new factory in India's Bengaluru that will manufacture Apple products like the iPhone. This comes amid companies moving capacity out of China.

Foxlink India plant is working hard to resume manufacturing of Apple charging cables after a major fire at its plant in Andhra Pradesh gutted four out of 10 assembly lines. Investigation is underway.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urges India to adopt the "friendshoring" strategy for diversified supply chains and enhance US-India tech ties, to handle tech supply chain more efficiently.

Under an alleged new agreement between India and Google, the search giant needs to provide phone manufacturers with an option to use a version of Android where Google apps are not pre-installed.

The Indian government is developing a chat bot on WhatsApp that will answer queries about government schemes in multiple Indian languages. It is currently being tested and supports 12 languages.

Finnish company Salcomp plans to more than double its India workforce to 25,000 over the next two to three years, while also building housing arrangements and education for about 15,000 people.

Inda has banned over 200 mobile apps and services operating in the country. While some of these were created by Indian developers, they are suspected of transferring customer data to China.

Coca-Cola is partnering with Realme for the launch of a custom Realme 10 Pro 5G in India. The phone wears the softdrink brand's logo and comes with Coca-Cola-themed accessories.

Google has agreed to make major changes to how it conducts business with partners and phone-makers in India. There are also some significant changes planned for the operating system as a whole.

Google shared a blog post commenting on the consequences the CCI's fine imposes on India's economy and the company. It argued that the order affects smartphone prices, costs to developers, and more.

ISRO and Microsoft have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the growth of space technology startups and harness the market potential of the most promising space tech innovators.

After being fined $161.59 million in October on the basis of anticompetitiveness by the Competition Commission in India, Google has charged an appeal that the order threatens its market in India.

Following the European Union's recent mandate, the Indian government has asked electronic manufacturers in the country to switch to USB Type-C as the default charging port for various devices.

Infinity Retail, backed by the Tata Group, is planning to open 100 stores at malls, high streets, and neighborhoods across India exclusively for Apple products by becoming a franchisee partner.

NordVPN's study shows millions of people globally were hit by data theft in the past four years. Data stolen and then sold on bot markets included user logins, cookies, digital fingerprints, and more.

The Government of India has asked Google to stop displaying surrogate ads of overseas betting companies in search results and on YouTube as well, amid online gambling crackdown in the country.

Apple has reportedly been in discussions with Indian officials about moving some iPad manufacturing to the country. The company already produces older iPhones and now, the iPhone 14 series in India.