Pooja Mehra

The World Bank launched its first digital strategy in Seoul on October 20, 2026, aiming to connect one billion people by 2030 and help close a youth jobs gap.

Node.js patched Node2Shell (CVE-2026-111497), a Brotli decoder flaw rated up to 9.8 in severity, on October 21, 2026; researchers have shown a proof of concept.

SpaceX flew its Starfall reentry capsule for a second time on 20 October 2026, among 32 payloads on the Bandwagon-5 rideshare launch from Cape Canaveral.

Goa launched its AI Policy 2026 on 22 October 2026 with a target to train and certify 50,000 people in AI by 2030, plus a BITS Pilani MoU and a state hackathon.

Cloud provider Vultr said on 22 October 2026 it will build a 20 MW AI supercluster in Chennai on AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, which it calls India's largest AMD Instinct deployment.

JAXA launched MMX on an H3 rocket on October 20, 2026 to land on Mars's moon Phobos and return at least 10 grams of samples, a first for another planet's moon.

Automattic, the WordPress.com parent, has begun staggered layoffs across several teams, reports on October 21-22, 2026 said; it has not said how many jobs will go.

eMudhra said on October 22, 2026 it will exit the global SSL/TLS certificate business after its weak-key incident; MeitY has set up a special team to probe it.

Programmatic Advertising Associate leads fresher demand in Delhi at 50%, Digital Marketing Executive in Mumbai at 48%, TeamLease EdTech said on October 22, 2026.

OPPO launched the Find X10 Pro Max in India on October 22, 2026 at Rs 1,99,999 and the Find X10 from Rs 1,39,999; sales start October 29 on Flipkart, Amazon.

Barclays said on October 22, 2026 it expects about 5,000 job cuts this year, 60% in support roles including developers, citing AI efficiency.

OpenAI said on October 21, 2026 that its leading AI models and Codex coding tools will be offered through Google Cloud, putting them on all three big US cloud platforms.

Tata Power plans a Rs 54.31 crore global capability centre in Khordha, Odisha, focused on AI for the power sector, expected to create 110 high-skill jobs, it was reported on October 21, 2026.

IBM reported third-quarter revenue of $17.1 billion on October 21, 2026, up 5%, led by software, and raised its free cash flow outlook.

Electronic Arts said on October 21, 2026 it will cut about 400 jobs and close BioWare, ending work on the next Mass Effect, two months after going private.

Bajaj Auto launched the Pulsar N250SS on October 21, 2026 at Rs 1,59,406 ex-showroom Delhi with a four-valve engine, six-speed gearbox and TFT screen.

Prime Video India added Sony LIV as an add-on on October 21, 2026 at Rs 399 a month or Rs 1,499 a year, bringing its shows and live cricket into the Prime app.

Amazon said on October 20, 2026 it will hire over 300,000 US workers for the holidays, up from 250,000, with seasonal pay averaging $20 an hour and new health cover.

Early iPhone Duo reviews praise Apple's first foldable but flag its $1,999-$3,199 price, as Apple limits online orders to two per customer from October 20, 2026.

A Princeton chemical engineering PhD's account, shared October 19, 2026, of 2,300 job applications without a stable job has fuelled debate on graduate hiring and AI.

ISRO has completed Crew Module-Service Module separation tests at VSSC Thiruvananthapuram, clearing a key system for Gaganyaan's uncrewed G1 flight.

Private keys of eight eMudhra intermediate certificates were found to be trivially weak on October 17, 2026; Chrome, Firefox, Apple and Microsoft have blocked them.

The FAA certified the Boeing 737-10 on October 20, 2026, clearing deliveries of close to 1,500 ordered jets to begin in the coming months.

SpaceX said on October 20, 2026 its Q3 revenue rose 161% to about $14.6 billion, led by AI, and Musk said boards are studying a Tesla merger.

Recruiters show stronger demand for AI and data graduates at older IITs before placements open on 1 December 2026, officials said on 17 October.

A power event in Google Cloud's London region on 20 October 2026 disrupted Revolut payments, log-ins and ATM withdrawals for hours.

A US Congressional Research Service report dated October 14, 2026 shows H-1B lottery entries from Infosys and TCS fell over 90% for FY2027.

Amazon Web Services released TorchNeuron, an open-source tool it says lets PyTorch AI code run on its Trainium chips with one configuration change, in a challenge to Nvidia.

Apple sent invites on October 19, 2026 for an October 28 Los Angeles event; reports say a first touchscreen MacBook Pro is expected.

Intel's GPU D-series, codenamed Crescent Island, offers up to 480GB of memory for running AI models, the company said in announcements reported on October 19, 2026.

A Maryland developer is exploring turning the former Bloomingdale's space at San Francisco Centre into an AI data centre, reports said on October 19, 2026.

PwC's 2026 survey of 49,364 workers, released October 15, finds 64% use AI at work but only 51% have the training they need, down from 59%.

iPhone Duo pre-orders sold out within hours on October 16, 2026; new orders in India now show delivery in late January 2027.

Anthropic will commit 5% of its shares, about $48 billion at its May valuation, to a new public benefit fund, pending stockholder approval, it said on October 18.

Google will convert Gemini Gems into Skills from November 17, 2026, and has renamed its Spark agent as Task, reports on October 18 said.

Aon's survey, released on 14 October 2026, projects 9.1% raises in 2027, with 9.5% at tech product firms, 9.4% at GCCs and a 10% premium for AI skills.

OPPO will launch the Find X10 and Find X10 Pro Max, running ColorOS 17, in India on October 22, 2026, a day after their global unveiling in Spain.

JD Vance said on 17 October 2026 his 'indentured servants' H-1B remark was imperfect, after India's MEA called it deeply offensive, but stood by his criticism of the visa system.

Microsoft has ended its deal for Nscale's planned 50MW AI data centre at Loughton, Essex, after the site was reportedly told grid power may not come until the 2030s.

Google began rolling out Gmail's AI Inbox, with suggested to-dos and topic summaries, to paid Workspace users on 12 October 2026; it is limited to US English accounts for now.

LTM, formerly LTIMindtree, reported Q2 FY27 revenue up 13.6% to Rs 11,807.6 crore on October 16, 2026; profit was flat and order inflow fell to $1.26 billion.

IMF research on 700 million job ads, presented on October 12, 2026, finds AI-exposed jobs ask for AI skills twice as often, while demand for programmers fell about 10%.

Samsung began the stable Android 17-based One UI 9 update for the Galaxy A56 and A36 in South Korea this week; other markets, including India, are expected to follow.

OPPO's Android 17-based ColorOS 17 reaches OnePlus, OPPO and realme phones in phases from October 29, 2026, with OnePlus moving off OxygenOS for this version.

Tech Mahindra's headcount rose by 5,446 to 152,206 in the September 2026 quarter, partly from an Orange deal transfer, as IT attrition eased to 11.7%.

AT&T agreed on October 13, 2026 to sell its Mexican mobile unit for $2 billion to Televisa and Fintech Holdings, creating a stronger No. 2 rival to America Movil's Telcel.

NVIDIA said on October 16, 2026 that the first RTX Spark Windows laptops, built on its Arm-based Grace CPU and Blackwell GPU superchip, are on sale from $2,599.

Two workers died after an October 14, 2026 explosion at Intel's chip plant in Kiryat Gat, Israel; police suspect a gas cylinder fault involving nitrogen trifluoride.

Accenture now pays only $29 a month per employee for Claude Enterprise use, an internal memo reported on October 15, 2026 shows; extra use must be charged to projects.

Amazon's Bee unveiled the $74.99 Frontier wearable and $99.99 Eclipse phone attachment on October 15, 2026; both turn conversations into AI summaries.

Jagex cancelled RuneScape Reignited on 15 October 2026, under two weeks after announcing it, after players said the fresh-start mode would split the game.

Proofpoint agreed on 15 October 2026 to buy Varonis for $49.75 a share in cash, about $6.3 billion, citing data risks from AI agents.

Wipro's headcount fell by 6,716 to 2,36,328 in the September quarter, results showed on October 15, 2026; it plans more fresher hiring in the second half.

iQOO confirmed on October 14, 2026 that the Neo12 has a 9,000mAh battery, 2K 185Hz display and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, launching in China in late October.

DHS proposed on 14 October 2026 to scrap the rule that makes officers defer to earlier approvals in H-1B and L-1 extensions; comments close 13 November.

ASML reported Q3 2026 sales of 11.7 billion euros and net income of 5.0 billion on 14 October, and said planned supply for 2027 and 2028 will fall short of demand.

TSMC reported Q3 2026 net income of NT$763.1 billion on October 15, 2026, up 68.7% and its sixth record quarter in a row, as AI chip demand drove revenue.

Rocket Lab said on 14 October 2026 that the first flight of its Neutron rocket will slip into 2027 after a propellant-tank manufacturing issue; RKLB shares fell about 6-7% after hours.

Apple announced a fourth-generation Apple TV 4K with Siri AI and an A19 chip on 13 October 2026, priced at $299 in the US and Rs 39,900 in India; it ships 13 November.

Apple's first foldable, the iPhone Duo, opens for pre-order on October 16, 2026 in over 70 countries including India, from $1,999; sales begin October 23.

Nitish Mittersain stepped down as Nazara Technologies' MD on October 12, 2026, becoming non-executive founder director; CaratLane's Mithun Sacheti joins as executive director.

An OpenAI engineer was arrested on 9 October and charged with planting a hidden recording device in an executive conference room, the Justice Department said on 13 October 2026.

HCLTech added 6,450 staff in July-September 2026, including 6,136 freshers, its biggest quarterly addition in 16 quarters; attrition rose to 12.8%.

Apple announced HomeView, a $299 smart home display with a 7-inch screen, A18 chip and Siri AI, on October 13, 2026; it ships on November 13.

Dating app Bumble agreed to be bought by Ithaca Holdings for about $1.3 billion, or $6.05 a share, in an all-cash deal announced on 13 October 2026.

Bihar's cabinet on October 12, 2026, approved the state's first tech park at Gardanibagh, Patna, with NBCC as developer, targeting 100 firms and 5,000 direct jobs.

Ford's discontinued F-150 Lightning sells in about 20 days on the US used market at 50-60% of its sticker price, reports on October 12, 2026 show.

Vivo's X Fold6 goes on sale in India on 13 October 2026 at Rs 2,19,999, Rs 70,000 more than the X Fold5's launch price of Rs 1,49,999.

Google announced the Fitbit Edge on October 12, 2026: a $179.99 tracker with GPS, ECG, up to seven days of battery and a replaceable battery, shipping October 27.

Abu Dhabi launched AiNative on 7 October 2026 with OpenAI, Microsoft and MBZUAI to train 20,000 government staff in AI by year-end, with free public courses to follow.

OnePlus launched the OnePlus 16 in China on October 12, 2026 with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip and 9,000mAh battery; India plans remain unconfirmed.