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US Treasury, White House officials meet Anthropic CEO amid Pentagon dispute

Tech Observer Desk — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 16:14:29 +0000

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles met Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Friday, signalling a potential thaw despite the Pentagon's ongoing court battle with the AI company.

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Broadcom launches Tanzu Platform for secure AI agent deployment

Tech Observer Desk — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:02:16 +0000

Broadcom has announced Tanzu Platform agent foundations, a secure-by-default platform for deploying autonomous AI applications on VMware Cloud Foundation. The product targets enterprises seeking to move AI agents from experimental projects into governed production environments.

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NIC floats tender for data centre maintenance on GeM portal

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:15:17 +0000

NIC has invited bids through GeM for annual maintenance of data centre assets. The deadline for submissions is 6pm on 27 April 2026.

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NIC, Rajasthan govt train officials on IFMS 3.0 for central schemes

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:03:12 +0000

NIC and the Rajasthan Finance Department have conducted training on implementing centrally sponsored schemes through the IFMS 3.0 platform using the SNA SPARSH model for digital fund management.

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Vivo X300 Ultra, X300 FE India launch confirmed; May debut expected

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:45:15 +0000

Vivo has confirmed the India launch of the X300 Ultra and X300 FE, marking the Ultra series debut in the country. Reports suggest a 7 May launch date.

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Meta raises Quest 3 and 3S VR headset prices citing chip costs

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 19:32:53 +0000

Meta will increase prices on Quest 3 and Quest 3S virtual reality headsets from 19 April 2026, citing rising memory chip costs as the reason for the global price revision.

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Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings to exit board in June 2026

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:34:08 +0000

Reed Hastings, Netflix's 65-year-old co-founder who transformed the company from DVD rentals to global streaming, will not seek re-election to the board when his term expires in June 2026.

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White House in talks with Anthropic on Mythos AI despite Pentagon blacklist

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:20:36 +0000

The White House is in active discussions with Anthropic about deploying the firm's Mythos Preview AI model across federal agencies, despite the Pentagon maintaining a blacklist against the company over supply chain concerns.

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Anthropic CEO to Meet White House Amid Legal Battle Over AI Blacklist

Tech Observer Desk — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:50:21 +0000

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is set to meet White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles amid the company's legal battle against the Trump administration over being blacklisted by the Pentagon for refusing military access to its Claude AI model.

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Zebronics launches ZEB-PixaPlay 77G projector at ₹17,999

Tooba Aslam — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:17:16 +0000

Zebronics has launched the ZEB-PixaPlay 77G smart projector at ₹17,999 on Flipkart and Amazon India. The Google TV-powered device offers 7,500 lumens brightness and projects up to 200 inches.

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