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Tesla has drawn up plans to make and sell battery storage systems in India and submitted a proposal to officials seeking incentives to build a factory, two people aware of the plan said, as Elon Musk continues a push to enter the country.  Tesla has been in talks about setting up a new electric vehicle (EV) factory in India to build a car priced around $24,000 (nearly Rs. 20 lakh) for weeks, with discussions overseen directly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Its renewables push, however, has not been reported so far. In recent meetings in New Delhi, Tesla proposed supporting the country's battery storage capabilities with its "Powerwall", a system that can store power from solar panels or the grid for use at night or during outages, said the sources who declined to be named as the matter is confidential. Although Tesla sought a number of incentives to set up a battery storage factory, Indian officials conveyed these would not be available, one of the sources said. B

YouTube will roll out a slew of artificial-intelligence -powered features for creators, the latest effort from parent company Alphabet to incorporate generative AI — technology that can create and synthesize text, images, music and other media given simple prompts — into its most important products and services. Among the new products YouTube announced Thursday is a tool called Dream Screen that uses generative AI to add video or image backgrounds to short-form videos, which the company calls Shorts . It also announced new AI-enabled production tools to help with editing both short- and long-form videos on its platform. “We're unveiling a suite of products and features that will enable people to push the bounds of creative expression,” Toni Reid, YouTube's vice president for community products, said in a blog post timed to the announcement Thursday. The Google -owned video platform first announced that it was developing the tools in March. Google has been under pressure t

Tesla has drawn up plans to make and sell battery storage systems in India and submitted a proposal to officials seeking incentives to build a factory, two people aware of the plan said, as Elon Musk continues a push to enter the country.  Tesla has been in talks about setting up a new electric vehicle (EV) factory in India to build a car priced around $24,000 (nearly Rs. 20 lakh) for weeks, with discussions overseen directly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Its renewables push, however, has not been reported so far. In recent meetings in New Delhi, Tesla proposed supporting the country's battery storage capabilities with its "Powerwall", a system that can store power from solar panels or the grid for use at night or during outages, said the sources who declined to be named as the matter is confidential. Although Tesla sought a number of incentives to set up a battery storage factory, Indian officials conveyed these would not be available, one of the sources said. B

Amazfit Cheetah Round and Amazfit Cheetah Square have been launched in India as the latest smartwatches from the Chinese company backed by Zepp Health. The Amazfit Cheetah series wearables were initially launched in select global markets last month, with health metrics including blood oxygen saturation level (SpO2) monitoring, real-time heart rate monitoring and female health tracking features. The Amazfit Cheetah Round has a 1.39-inch HD AMOLED display, while the Amazfit Cheetah Square sports a 1.75-inch HD AMOLED display. Both models have 5ATM water resistance and are compatible with the Zepp app. Amazfit Cheetah Round, Amazfit Cheetah Square price in India, availability The newly launched Amazfit Cheetah Round and Amazfit Cheetah Square are priced at Rs. 20,999 each. The wearable series is available in the Speedster Grey shade and will go on sale through the company website  and select retail stores across the country from September 24. Amazfit Cheetah Round specifications The

Motorola Edge 40 Neo 5G has been launched in India on Thursday (September 21) as the latest 5G smartphone from the Lenovo-owned brand. The new Edge-series phone sports a hole-punch display with 144Hz refresh rate and runs on MediaTek Dimensity 7030 SoC. The Motorola Edge 40 Neo features a dual rear camera setup led by a 50-megapixel primary sensor and is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 68W wired fast charging support. The handset was originally unveiled in select global markets last week. In the sub-Rs. 25,000 price segment, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo is expected to compete with the likes of Realme 10 Pro+ , iQoo Neo 6 , and Samsung Galaxy M53 5G among others. Motorola Edge 40 Neo price in India, availability The price of Motorola Edge 40 Neo in India has been set at Rs. 23,999 for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The top-end model with 12GB RAM + 256GB storage is priced at Rs. 25,999. The phone comes in Black Beauty, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea colours and will go on sale t