Finnish health tech company Oura Health has officially entered into India and launched its first smart ring, Oura Ring 4, in the country. It will be competing with Noise, and Ultrahuman smart rings in the country.

Oura claims that it has done the state of sleep 2026 study in the Indian market and noted that “Indians’ ultra-connected, fast-paced lives are at odds with getting great sleep.”

The report found that India is among the shortest-sleeping populations in the Oura global dataset, with Oura members in India averaging 6 hours and 28 minutes of sleep per night which is around 40 minutes less than the longest-sleeping countries.

The report finds that Indians get the lowest amount of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) and deep sleep in the world, losing over an hour of REM sleep a week compared to the global average.

Oura Ring 4 claims to track more than 50 health and wellness metrics, and notifies through the Oura App (iOS and Android). It is powered by Oura Smart Sensing technology, Oura Ring uses smart algorithms and research-grade sensors that adjust to each person’s unique body, including finger shape, skin tone, and other individual differences.

Oura Ring 4 is made of titanium with recessed sensors for 24/7 comfort, including during sleep. It is available in 12 sizes (4–15) and six colours: Black, Silver, Stealth, Brushed Silver, Gold, and Rose Gold.

Oura Ring 4 will be available at Croma stores, and Amazon, from March 18. It costs ₹28,900 for the Silver and Black shades and ₹39,900 for Stealth, Brushed Silver, Gold, and Rose Gold colours. The Oura membership costs ₹599 per month.

Oppo on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) launched the new K series smartphone in India for the mid segment buyers, the new Oppo K15 5G, featuring IP66, IP68 and IP69 ratings for dust, water immersion, and high-pressure hot water jets resistance.

Oppo K14 5G has a 6.75-inch display with up to 1,125 nits HBM and a 120 Hz refresh rate.

Oppo K14 5G ships with a 7,000 mAh battery supported by a 45W SUPERVOOC charger inside the box.

Oppo K14 5G runs on MediaTek Dimensity 6300 5G processor with up to 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. It operates on ColorOS 15 out of the box.

Oppo K14 5G sports a 50 MP main camera along with a 2 MP monochrome lens, and an 8 MP front camera.

Oppo K14 5G comes in Icy Blue, Prism Violet, and Prism White, starting at ₹17,999 for the 6GB + 128GB variant, ₹19,999 for the 6GB + 256GB variant, and ₹21,999 for the 8GB + 256GB variant. It will go on sale starting March 20, across Flipkart, and Oppo.

Samsung on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) launched the Galaxy M17e 5G smartphone in India. The budget segment phone will offer six generations of OS upgrades and six years of security updates.

Galaxy M17e 5G has a 6.7-inch screen with a 120 Hz refresh rate. It comes with a 6,000 mAh battery, and supports 45W charging.

The Galaxy M17e 5G runs on MediaTek Dimensity 6300 5G processor with up to 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. It operates on One UI 8 based on on Android 16.

Galaxy M17e 5G sports a 50 MP main camera, and an 8 MP front camera.

Galaxy M17e 5G comes in Vibe Violet and Blitz Blue, starting at ₹13,999 for the 4GB + 128GB variant, ₹15,499 for the 4GB + 128GB variant. It will go on sale starting March 20, across Amazon, Samsung, and all partner retail stores.

Shares of Samsung Electronics rose as much as ‌5% on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen ​Huang said the South Korean company ⁠was producing Nvidia’s new artificial intelligence chips.

The news fuelled expectations that Samsung’s foundry division, which makes logic ‌chips for customers including Tesla, Apple and Samsung’s phone division, may be able ‌to turn around as early as next ‌year ⁠after posting billions of dollars in annual ⁠losses in recent years, analysts said.

At Nvidia’s GTC developer conference in California on Monday, Huang unveiled Nvidia’s new ​AI inference processor ‌based on technology from chip startup Groq.

“I want to thank Samsung who manufactures the Groq LP30 chip for us and they’re cranking as ‌hard as they can,” he said, adding ​the chips were in production, and would be shipped in the second ⁠half of this year.

Samsung also showcased the Nvidia chips made using its 4-nanometer manufacturing process at ‌the GTC. Samsung shares were up 4.3% at 196,800 won as of 0252 GMT, after earlier reaching 198,000 won. The broader market was up 2.7%.

Sohn In-joon, an analyst at Heungkuk Securities, expected Samsung’s foundry business would be ‌able to reach breakeven later next year. But he said ​weak demand from mobile phones stemming from surging memory chip prices could ⁠weigh on foundry earnings.

Advanced Micro Devices’ CEO Lisa Su ⁠will meet Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee in South Korea on Wednesday, media ‌reports said, with eyes on whether the two would discuss cooperation in memory chips ​and logic semiconductors.

Three Tennessee plaintiffs, including two minors, sued Elon Musk’s xAI on Monday, ​alleging that it knowingly designed its Grok image generator ‌to let people create sexually explicit content by ​using real photos of others.

The lawsuit, ⁠filed in the San Jose, California federal court, is seeking class-action status for people in the United States who were “reasonably ‌identifiable” in sexualised images or videos generated by Grok based on real images ‌of themselves.

The artificial intelligence company did not ‌immediately respond ⁠to a Reuters request for comment.

After ⁠an outcry over sexually explicit content generated by the chatbot, xAI said in January that it had blocked all users from ​editing images of “real ‌people in revealing clothing” and from generating images of people in revealing clothing in “jurisdictions where it’s illegal.”

Governments and regulators around the world ‌have also since launched probes, imposed bans and ​demanded safeguards in a growing push to curb illegal and offensive material.

The ⁠lawsuit claims xAI failed to install safeguards to prevent its systems from generating sexual content involving minors. All ‌three plaintiffs were minors at the time the images were generated.

Plaintiffs allege their real images were digitally altered into explicit content and then shared online through platforms, causing emotional distress and creating a public nuisance.

They are seeking unspecified ‌damages, legal fees, and an injunction requiring xAI to halt ​the alleged practices.

“These are children whose school photographs and family pictures were turned into ⁠child sexual abuse material,” plaintiffs’ counsel Annika Martin of ⁠Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein said in a statement. “Elon Musk and xAI deliberately designed Grok to ‌produce sexually explicit content for financial gain, with no regard for the children and adults ​who would be harmed.”

Apple on Monday unveiled the second generation of its ​premium AirPods Max over-ear headphones at $549, ‌more than five years after ​the first version’s launch.

The update ⁠marks Apple’s first major refresh of the over-ear headphones since their 2020 debut, ‌as the company adds new features and improved noise ‌cancellation to compete more aggressively ‌in ⁠the premium headphones market.

Currently, ⁠the segment is largely dominated by Japan’s Sony Group, Bose and Sennheiser. Powered by Apple’s ​in-house H2 ‌chip, which runs the latest range of AirPods devices, the new headphones will be available to order ‌from March 25 in more ​than 30 countries, with retail availability beginning early next ⁠month, the company said.

Upgrades to the AirPods Max 2 include better ‌active noise cancellation, an improved microphone system and a range of new features including Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness and Live Translation.

Live translation, first introduced on the ‌AirPods Pro 3 in September, enables users to ​translate in-person conversations across languages using Apple Intelligence, the ⁠company’s artificial intelligence platform.

AirPods Max 2 also ⁠supports high-resolution lossless audio when connected via USB-C, targeting music ‌creators and professional users who require higher fidelity audio, Apple said.

European publishers, tech firms and startups have urged ​EU antitrust regulators to wrap up a near two-year probe ⁠into Alphabet unit Google’s alleged favouring of its own services in online searches and impose a fine on the tech giant.

In a letter to EU leaders, ‌the European Publishers Council, whose members include Axel Springer, News Corp and Conde Nast, the European Magazine Media Association, the European Tech ‌Alliance, EU Travel Tech and others called for the investigation ‌to ⁠be finished next week.

The push underscores tensions within the ⁠bloc over the complex balance of regulating Big Tech, with regular clashes between Washington and Brussels over rules curbing the dominance of U.S. companies in social media, online search and ​AI.

The investigation, ‌launched by the European Commission on March 25, 2024 under the European Union Digital Markets Act (DMA), has been going on for nearly two years.

EU regulators have said they aim to wrap up ‌DMA cases within 12 months. The Commission announced charges last year.

“The ​European Commission’s credibility is on the line,” the groups representing publishers, tech companies and startups said in a joint ⁠letter sent on Sunday to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera and EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen.

“It is important that ‌sustained pressure to dilute the DMA is not shown to have succeeded,” it said.

“Every passing day further erodes the profitability of European companies, hampering their ability to invest and grow, with many already facing financial distress or even bankruptcy under the weight of Alphabet’s conduct.”

The European Commission confirmed receipt of the letter.

“The Commission aims to conclude this complex ‌investigation as quickly as possible,” a spokesperson said.

Google, which ​has made various proposals to mollify rivals and EU regulators since it was charged, did not respond to repeated requests ⁠for comment.

Its rivals say that the measures are insufficient. The company denies favouring ⁠its own services in online search.

The groups, which include the Initiative for Neutral Search, Innovative Europe Foundation and the German ‌Startup Association, urged the Commission, which acts as the EU competition watchdog, to adopt a formal non-compliance decision against Alphabet, including a cease-and-desist ​order, and impose a deterrent fine.

Vivo on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) launched the first smartphone in its T5 series, the new Vivo T5x 5G, in India. The mid-segment phone comes with military-grade durability and IP68 and IP69+ water resistance.

Vivo T5x 5G has a 6.76-inch FHD+ display, up to a 120 Hz refresh rate, and up to 1,200 nits peak brightness.

Vivo T5x 5G ships with a 7,200 mAh battery supported by a 44W charger inside the box.

Vivo T5x runs on MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Turbo processor with up to 8 GB RAM and 256 GB UFS 3.1 storage. It operates on OriginOS 6 out-of-the-box based on Android 16. It will offer 2 generations of OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates.

Vivo T5x 5G sports a 50 MP main camera with a 4K video recording, a 2 MP bokeh camera along with a 32 MP front camera. The camera system supports 4K video recording at 30 FPS on both front and rear cameras. It also features Dual-View Video, which allows simultaneous recording with front and rear cameras.

Vivo T5x 5G AI tools like AI Transcript Assist, Circle To Search, AI Creation, AI Search, and AI Captions.

Vivo T5x 5G comes in Cyber Green and Star Silver colours, starting at ₹18,999 for the 6GB + 128GB variant, ₹20,999 for the 8GB + 128GB variant, and ₹22,999 for the 8GB + 256GB variant. It will go on sale starting March 24, across Flipkart, vivo India e-store, and all partner retail stores.