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Karuppu: Makers of Suriya, Trisha film remove dialogue ‘mocking’ Ilaiyaraaja, say ‘no intention to disrespect maestro’

Clarifying that there was “absolutely no intention” to disrespect the veteran composer Ilaiyaraaja, the Karuppu makers added that the reference was only part of a satirical moment in the film and not aimed at him personally. The fantasy action drama is headlined by Suriya and helmed by RJ Balaji. …read more

Google I/O 2026 live blog: On the ground at Google’s keynote

We’re back at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, for this year’s edition of Google I/O. These days, Silicon Valley is buzzing about the future of AI search, agents, vibe coding, and e-commerce, so you can bet we’re expecting to hear tons of news on these fronts. And who knows, we might get a peek at some smart glasses demos and concept projects, too.

That said, we aren’t expecting much hardware. After all, Google jumped the gun last week, announcing the Googlebook and Fitbit Air. We also already heard much of what’s in store for Android during the Android Show.

The AI landscape has changed quite a bit over the past fe …

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Sony’s 1000X The Collexion are a luxurious and expensive celebration of its iconic headphones

The Sony 1000X The Collexion headphones in their open case next to an iPhone on a marble surface.

Ten years ago Sony introduced the MDR-1000X headphones. They combined noise canceling, good sound, design, and comfort in a way that we hadn’t quite seen before in a set of wireless headphones. (At the time, the Bose QC35 were the closest competitor, but I wasn’t a huge fan of their sound tuning.) The 1000X set off a line of consistently excellent wireless noise-canceling headphones that became the go-to for comparisons – I still have a pair of WH-1000XM4s that hang on the side of my desk. To celebrate the launch of the original, Sony is releasing the 1000X The Collexion. (The X in “collexion” refers to the headphones’ 10 years and is a part …

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Google I/O 2026: All the news and announcements

I/O logo on image of Google Stage

Google I/O 2026 kicks off today, with the event’s keynote presentation slated for 10AM PT / 1PM ET on May 19th. 

Gemini is expected to be front and center once again at this year’s developer conference, with Google potentially introducing new versions of AI models and more agentic AI features. Google already showed off a bunch of AI features coming to Android 17, including AI-generated widgets, during the Android Show. The keynote is likely to bring similar updates to Search and other Google properties. 

We could also get an update on Google XR and potentially even a glimpse at some new smart glasses, with models from Samsung and even Gucci reportedly in the works. 

Follow along for the latest updates.

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