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Policy & Society · July 20, 2026 EU Orders Google to Open Android to Rival AI Assistants

The EU's two binding DMA orders make Google open 11 Android features to rival AI assistants by 2027 and share search data. What changes, and what it means for India.

Today's Docket · July 20, 2026

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AI Tools & Apps · July 19, 2026

Codex Context Window Cut to 272K: What OpenAI Rolled Back

OpenAI cut Codex's default context from 372K back to 272K tokens, matching its own pricing cliff. What changed, why, and how Claude and Gemini compare.

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AI Tools & Apps · July 15, 2026

AI Chatbot Data Privacy: What Happens to Your Chats

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Meta AI set different defaults for training on free chats, retention and opt-outs — compared using each vendor's own policy pages.

Stylized graphic card reading Bonsai 27B, a 27-billion-parameter AI model compressed to run on a smartphone

AI Models · July 15, 2026

Bonsai 27B: The 27B AI Model That Runs on a Phone, Explained

PrismML's Bonsai 27B squeezes a 27B-parameter AI model into 3.9 GB to run on flagship phones. What's verified, what's hype, and which phones in India can run it.

A data center aisle of GPU servers with a rising electricity meter and dollar-per-token price tags overlaid on the racks

Chips & Hardware · July 15, 2026

The Real Cost of Running AI: Tokens, GPUs, Power

OpenAI, Google and Anthropic's live per-token prices, GPU purchase and rental costs, and IEA electricity data, lined up to show what AI really costs to run.

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How-To & Explainers · July 15, 2026

How to Spot AI-Generated Images and Videos in 2026

A practical, source-checked guide to Content Credentials, SynthID, platform AI labels, detector accuracy limits, and India's 2026 deepfake rules.

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