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Sri Lanka, 11th April Mahindra Last Mile Mobility Limited (MLMML), a well-known manufacturer of commercial electric vehicles in India, has entered the Sri Lankan market in collaboration with its local partner, Evolution Auto. Evolution will be the authorized distributor for products such as the Treo Auto, Treo Plus, Treo Zor PU, and Treo Zor DV. Evolution is a joint venture between SLA Mobility and Sensai Group in Sri Lanka and will distribute MLMML’s electric vehicles. Suman Mishra, Managing Director and CEO of MLMML, was joined by Evolution Auto board members Mr. Bob and Dhiren Kundanmal, Mr. Charaka Perera, Mr. Nassar…

Apple Inc. has managed to dodge its biggest crisis since the pandemic — for the moment, at least.Donald Trump’s 125% tariffs on goods produced in China threatened to upend its supply chain as seriously as the Covid snarls did five years ago. On Friday night, the US president handed Apple a major victory, exempting many popular consumer electronics. That includes iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches and AirTags. Another win: The 10% tariff on goods imported from other countries has been dropped for those products. A new and lower so-called sectoral tariff may still come on goods that have semiconductors, and…

OnePlus 13T, with its compact dimensions, is expected to take on two big contenders in this space this year. This short list of compact devices in India includes the Samsung Galaxy S25 and the Oppo Find X8, both of which are offered at different price points. OnePlus’ compact offering with its expected dual camera setup (versus three on competing smartphones) may be priced lower. Ahead of anything official, a design render has surfaced online suggesting its design. Meanwhile, the complete hardware specifications of the OnePlus 13T have also been leaked.OnePlus 13T Design (leaked)The near-official-looking render said to be of the…

In a world where AI is transforming the way we live, work, and create, the Galaxy Book5 Series stands as a powerful statement. Samsung’s latest flagship laptop line brings not just one, but two AI powerhouses into a single, ultra-smart machine: Galaxy AI and Microsoft Copilot. For Gen Z, who live at the center of creativity, productivity, and instant connectivity, this isn’t just a laptop, it’s a next-gen AI powerhouse. It’s the kind of device designed not only to keep up with you, but to fulfill all your needs.Galaxy AI now on the world’s most powerful AI PCs!The Galaxy Book5…

MUMBAI, 14th April 2025 IKEA Supply, a division of the Inter IKEA Group, and its logistics partner BLR Logistiks have completed the 100th journey of their electric truck, which runs between the Mumbai port and the distribution center (DC) in Pune, as well as the IKEA store in Mumbai. IKEA India claims that the introduction of electric trucks has resulted in a 16% annual cost reduction, as well as a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, saving 206 tons per year on this specific route. However, the electrification of electric vehicles (EVs) in India faces significant challenges, as EV trucks…

Then there is the theft of cryptocurrency. As we report in our new podcast series “Scam Inc”, so-called pig-butchering cons play on legitimate crypto owners’ naivety and emotional vulnerabilities. John Powers, boss of Hudson Intelligence, in New Paltz, New York, says many of his clients have lost tokens worth north of $100,000—and in some cases $1m. They are not alone. This global industry is now worth over $500bn a year worldwide. Crooks, moreover, have surely noted that the potential pool is growing. Token values have soared following America’s election of crypto-friendly Donald Trump. Against this backdrop, specialist firms are developing…

Apple exported more than 1.5 trillion rupees ($17.4 billion) in iPhones from India in the last fiscal year, the nation’s technology minister said Tuesday, underscoring the company’s efforts to diversify away from China.As iPhone exports shot up, India has shipped out smartphones worth more than 2 trillion rupees in the fiscal year through March 2025, a jump of 54 percent from the previous year, tech minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at a briefing in New Delhi. Apple has rapidly expanded in India after strict Covid shutdowns paralyzed manufacturing at its largest iPhone plant in China. The diversification drive has coincided with Prime…

Verge Motorcycles set a new world record for an electric motorcycle The Verge TS Pro went 193 miles on a single charge. An electric motorcycle made by a Finnish startup set a new world record for the longest journey on a single charge. The Verge TS Pro, which is manufactured in Estonia, drove 193 miles (310.6 kilometers) around the United Kingdom’s capital city—and it still had some miles left on the guess-o-meter when the attempt was over. That’s a big win for a two-wheeler powered by just a 20.2-kilowatt-hour battery, but there’s a bit more to it than that. Riders…

After a string of major AI launches earlier this week, Google now appears to be working on integrating an AI-powered meme generator directly into Gboard — the default and most popular keyboard app on Android. Internally, the project is being referred to as “Meme Studio” and is aimed at offering users a simple way to create memes, according to a report by Android Authority.Reportedly, the upcoming Gboard feature will allow users to pick a base image and add their own captions. The report mentions that users will have access to hundreds of base images, and selecting one will open an…

MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ was unveiled on Thursday as the company’s latest flagship mobile processor for Android smartphones. The new chip features an All Big Core design, and the most powerful core is slightly faster than the one on the Dimensity 9400 SoC that arrived last year. The MediaTek NPU 890 is also claimed to deliver up to 20 percent faster agentic AI performance with Speculative Decoding+ (SpD+), according to the chipmaker. Oppo will be the first smartphone maker to launch new handsets equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 9400+.MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ Availability TimelineThe chipmaker announced that the first phones with the…