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Motorola Edge 60 Pro could arrive in India soon. The handset has already been unveiled in select global markets alongside the standard Motorola Edge 60 model. A tipster has now claimed that the phone may be available in the country by the end of this month. The Indian variant will likely be similar to its global counterpart. The phone has a MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme SoC, a 6,000mAh battery with 90W wired fast charging support and three 50-megapixel cameras.

Motorola Edge 60 Pro India Launch Date (Expected)

The Motorola Edge 60 Pro is expected to launch in India soon, tipster Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) claimed in an X post. He added that the handset could arrive in the country as early as the end of the ongoing month. We can expect an official announcement from the company in the coming days.

The tipster added that the Indian variant of the Motorola Edge 60 Pro is expected to feature a MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme SoC, a 6,000mAh battery with 90W wired fast charging support and three 50-megapixel cameras. It could arrive with similar specifications as the global version. 

For optics, the Motorola Edge 60 Pro global version has a 50-megapixel primary Sony Lytia 700C sensor with OIS, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide shooter and a 10-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom at the back and a 50-megapixel selfie shooter at the front.

The global variant of the Motorola Edge 60 Pro has an IP68+IP69 dust and water resistance ratings. It sports a 6.67-inch 1.5K pOLED screen with up to 120Hz refresh rate, 4,500 nits peak brightness, and Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection. The phone ships with Android 15-based Hello UI.

Motorola recently launched the Edge 60 Stylus and Edge 60 Fusion handsets in India. Prices for the handset in the country start at Rs. 22,999 for an 8GB+256GB RAM and storage configuration.

Oppo K13 5G will go on sale in India for the first time today. The new Oppo K series smartphone was launched in the country last week with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 chipset and 8GB of RAM. The Oppo K13 5G packs a 7,000mAh battery with 80W charging support. The new phone will be available to purchase via the company’s India Website and Flipkart in two colour options. The Oppo K13 5G has a 6.7-inch AMOLED display and dual rear camera unit, headlined by a 50-megapixel primary camera.

Oppo K13 5G Price in India, Launch Offers

Price of Oppo K13 5G in India starts at Rs. 17,999 for the 8GB+128GB model. The 8GB+256GB variant costs Rs. 19,999. It is released in Icy Purple and Prism Black colour options. As mentioned, it is available to purchase via the Oppo India e-Store and Flipkart. 

Sale offers on the Oppo K13 5G include an instant discount of Rs. 1,000 for customers buying the handset using Axis, BOB, Federal, HDFC, IDFC, ICICI and SBI bank cards. This bank-based offer will bring the effective starting price to Rs. 16,999. 

Buyers also can avail of a Rs. 1,000 exchange bonus on select models. Meanwhile, Flipkart and Oppo have listed no-cost EMI options starting at Rs. 3,000 per month.

Oppo K13 5G Specifications

The dual-SIM (nano) Oppo K13 5G runs on Android 15 with ColorOS 15 skin on top. It sports a 6.7-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate and 1,200 nits brightness. It runs on a Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SoC with an Adreno A810 GPU, 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and up to 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage.

For optics, Oppo K13 5G has a dual rear camera unit, comprising a 50-megapixel OV50D40 sensor and a 2-megapixel OV02B1B secondary camera. On the front, it sports a 16-megapixel Sony IMX480 sensor. The handset offers multiple AI-based features like AI Clarity Enhancer, AI Reflection Remover, AI Unblur. It has a 6,000 sq mm graphite sheet and a 5,700 sq mm large vapour cooling chamber.

The new phone has an IP65 rating for dust and splash resistance. The Oppo K13 5G has a five-year fluency certification from the TL Certification Centre. It features an in-display fingerprint sensor for authentication.

The Oppo K13 5G sports a 7,000mAh battery with 80W charging support. The SuperVOOC fast charging technology is claimed to fill the battery from zero to 62 percent in 30 minutes and up to 100 percent in 56 minutes.

Nintendo’s new Switch 2 console maintained strong momentum toward its summer release by quickly selling out pre-orders among US retailers.

Orders for the $450 (roughly Rs. 38,450) device, which will be released on June 5, are no longer available on the Walmart, Best Buy, and Target websites. Nintendo fans reported initial technical hiccups due to the high demand, but many were eventually able to order the system, according to messages posted on X and other social media sites. Nintendo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The strong response in a key market sets the stage for what’s expected to be the biggest console launch in history. Concerns about the price, $150 (roughly Rs. 12,816) higher than the predecessor Switch, and a gloomy macroeconomic outlook have not dampened consumer enthusiasm for the long-awaited gadget. At home in Japan, Nintendo said it received 2.2 million applications for its lottery sale on its online store.

“The Switch 2’s launch week sales in Japan are likely somewhere between 800,000 to a million units,” Toyo Securities analyst Hideki Yasuda said. “That can be translated to around five million in the first week globally. That speed is unprecedented.”

Nintendo’s Tokyo-traded shares rose as much as 3.3 percent on Friday, heading for a three-day winning streak.

GameStop, the largest standalone US video game retailer, waited to take pre-orders until its stores opened at around 11 a.m. New York time on Thursday and saw lines form outside its shops.

A line began outside one GameStop in Brooklyn, New York, four hours before opening. Several customers said they’d already tried to purchase Switch 2 consoles online, but had no luck with the digital queue. The physical one was more predictable. A sign on the door said 125 units were available.

“I was awake last night trying to get my pre-orders in with Target and Best Buy and Walmart,” said Jeremy Gauthier, 27. “I wasn’t able to get it with any of them. My last hope was GameStop.”

Historically, GameStop has handled between a third and half of a new console’s first few months of hardware sales in the US. The retailer is more top-of-mind for gamers than broader retail chains. GameStop appeals to consumers who want to trade in old hardware for cheaper prices on new consoles. The company was offering as much as $175 (roughly Rs. 14,956 crore) in credit for those trading in older Switches.

Nintendo warned future price hikes on its products in the US are possible, but the online marketplace moves suggest demand would remain strong even if that happens to the core hardware. In Japan, some online sellers are offering the Switch 2 at a premium JPY 90,000 ($630 or roughly Rs. 53,843) or more, a similar phenomenon as seen in 2020 when Sony Group’s PlayStation 5 hit the market and quickly became scarce in stock.

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Google parent Alphabet reassured jittery tech investors that its AI investments were powering returns at its crucial ad business on Thursday, downplaying any impact from global economic uncertainty, for now.

The search giant’s first-quarter profit and revenue beat expectations, and the company said it would buy back $70 billion (roughly Rs. 5,97,800 crore) in stock, pushing its shares up four percent after market and adding $75 billion (roughly Rs. 6,40,362 crore) to its market value.

Alphabet reaffirmed its ambitious AI build-out plans and backed its $75 billion (roughly Rs. 6,40,362 crore) capex guidance for the year, offering hopes for investors in Meta and Amazon, whose shares also rose in aftermarket trading.

US President Donald Trump’s trade policy has triggered worries of an economic downturn, prompting companies to rethink their spending on advertising. It has also fuelled investor concern that tech giants may have to pause or slow their ambitious AI infrastructure build-outs due to rising costs from tit-for-tat tariffs between the US and China.

Big Tech has continued to defend its aggressive AI investments, saying these were necessary to remain competitive. But analysts have said there are early signs of tech majors pulling back on new data center commitments.

“I saw the narrative around infrastructure spending as being one that was particularly a negative narrative in the market, suggesting that AI investments had peaked and that this was a sign that the bubble was deflating. And I think what Google told us today was it’s absolutely not the case,” said Will Rhind, CEO of global ETF issuer GraniteShares.

Revenue from Google’s mainstay ad business, which makes up nearly three-quarters of its overall revenue, rose 8.5 percent to $66.89 billion (roughly Rs. 5,71,134 crore) in the quarter — a slowdown from the prior quarter’s 10.6 percent increase, but still above analysts’ expectations for a rise of 7.7 percent.

Still, Google’s chief business officer Philipp Schindler told analysts during a conference call the company was not immune to macroeconomic uncertainty.

“The changes to de minimis exemption will obviously cause a slight headwind to our ads business in 2025, primarily from APAC (Asia Pacific)-based retailers,” he said, referring to Trump’s order this month to end a trade rule allowing low-value packages from China and Hong Kong to enter the US free of duties.

Some of the biggest US advertisers include Chinese e-commerce websites Temu and Shein, and they are sharply cutting their US digital ad spending, industry data showed, in a move that could dent ad revenues at Google and Facebook parent Meta.

Search Revenue Growth 

The integration of AI into Google search is key to its advertising appeal, as it offers advertisers the ability to run more effective campaigns and get more return on their dollars.

CEO Sundar Pichai said AI Overviews, the summaries that appear above traditional hyperlinks to relevant webpages, now have 1.5 billion users per month. In March, Google added a new AI-only mode to its search.

“Search revenue growth continues to be strong despite worries about generative AI platforms, such as ChatGPT, impacting the search business,” said David Heger, an analyst at Edward Jones.

Google Cloud reported a 28 percent rise in revenue to $12.26 billion (roughly Rs. 1,04,680 crore), slowing from the 30.1 percent growth reported in the previous quarter. Analysts were expecting the unit to report revenue of $12.27 billion (roughly Rs. 1,04,745 crore), according to LSEG’s data compilation.

The company reported total revenue of $90.23 billion (roughly Rs. 7,70,265 crore) for the first quarter, compared to analysts’ average estimate of $89.12 billion (roughly Rs. 7,60,782 crore)

Alphabet reported a profit of $2.81 (roughly Rs. 2.81) per share for the January-March period, beating estimates of $2.01 (roughly Rs. 171.59)  per share, according to LSEG data. The firm also said it would raise its quarterly dividend by five percent to 21 cents per share.

The company spent $17.20 billion (roughly Rs. 1,46,824 crore) on capital expenditures in the quarter, a 43 percent increase from the same period a year earlier. 

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Apple is expected to debut the latest firmware iterations for its devices, such as iOS 19 and iPadOS 19, at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 in June. While the rumour mill has hinted towards many of the anticipated changes, a recently surfaced report suggests that Apple could introduce several new productivity-linked features for the iPad and iPhone. The former is reported to get a new menu bar similar to macOS, while select iPhone models could finally benefit from external display support for viewing content on a big screen.

iPadOS 19, iOS 19 Changes

Citing unnamed sources, the tipster known as Majin Bu reports that Apple will introduce a new interface with iPadOS 19 that could be adapted to display the menu bar at the top of the screen. It is said to offer a more PC-like experience when the iPad is connected to a Magic Keyboard.

Additionally, updates will also be reportedly made to Stage Manager with the introduction of Stage Manager 2.0. As per the tipster, users will be able to access an improved multitasking mode which automatically triggers when the Magic Keyboard is attached to the iPad. It may bring improvements related to app and window management, potentially helping users’ productivity and bridging the gap between desktop and tablet functionality.

Meanwhile, iOS 19, the next iteration of the iPhone operating system (OS), is also said to be in line for several upgrades. Although the Stage Manager remains eluded from the iPhone, the Cupertino-based tech giant will reportedly introduce support for external displays with a UI not too dissimilar from the iPad feature.

However, the report suggests that this functionality will only be limited to iPhone models with a USB Type-C port, which would mean that the iPhone 15 series and later models will be the only ones to get support. Meanwhile, the iPhone 14 lineup and previous handsets, that come with Apple’s proprietary lightning port, could miss out on the productivity feature.

While it will not offer a full desktop experience, the tipster adds that it may enable iPhone users to extend their screen space which could prove useful when editing, creating presentations, or viewing content on a big screen. There may reportedly be some limitations related to the resolution or the number of apps that are displayed at once, the report mentions.

With such updates, Apple aims to turn its device portfolio into a more “seamless ecosystem”, as per the report.

Remedy Entertainment has announced the release date for its upcoming co-op shooter FBC Firebreak. The three-player FPS, which is set in the world of Remedy’s action-adventure title Control, will launch on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on June 17, the studio confirmed in a developer live-stream on Thursday. While FBC Firebreak is a paid title in a competitive genre full of free-to-play shooters, Remedy has confirmed the game would be available day one on Game Pass and PlayStation Plus.

FBC Firebreak Launch Date Announced

FBC Firebreak will be available at no additional cost to PC Game Pass and Game Pass Ultimate subscribers. On PS5, the game will join PS Plus Game Catalog, accessible to PS Plus Extra and Deluxe/Premium tier members.

The first-person shooter can be purchased on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5 and Xbox Series S/X for $39.99 / EUR 39.99 / GBP 32.99 (India pricing is not yet listed on storefronts). Remedy also announced an FBC: Firebreak Deluxe Edition priced at $49.99 / EUR 49.99 / GBP 39.99, that comes with a collection of exclusive cosmetics and premium voice packs. A separate deluxe edition upgrade will be available for $10.00 / EUR 10.00 / GBP 7.00 to owners of the base game.

The Alan Wake 2 developer announced post-launch plans for the shooter, as well. FBC Firebreak will receive two new Jobs after launch in 2025. More updates are promised for next year. Remedy also confirmed that all playable post-launch content, including Jobs, will be free to all players.

FBC Firebreak was revealed in October 2024 as a three-player co-op shooter set in the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC) from 2019’s Control. As per the game’s description, players will step into the shoes of Firebreak agents, a first-response team that’s tasked with containing a paranatural threat inside the the Oldest House. The shooter is designed for session-based PvE action and is Remedy’s first self-published game. FBC Firebreak is available to wishlist now on Steam, Epic Games Store, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.

Moto Buds Loop true wireless stereo (TWS) earphones and Moto Watch Fit have been launched in select global markets. The new audio device and wearable were announced alongside the Motorola Edge 60 series. The Moto Buds Loop earbuds are Motorola’s first take on wireless open-ear earbuds and a jewellery-inspired design. They feature 12mm drivers and are tuned by Bose. The Moto Watch Fit features a 1.9-inch OLED display and a heart rate sensor. It has more than 100 fitness modes and is claimed to deliver a battery life of up to 16 days

Moto Buds Loop, Moto Watch Fit Availability

Moto Buds Loop price is reportedly set at GBP 129.99 (roughly Rs. 14,760) for the Pantone Trekking Green colourway. Customers can also purchase the TWS headset in a Pantone French Oak option with Swarovski crystals that is priced at GBP 249.99 (roughly Rs. 28,400). It will be available in select countries starting this summer.

On the other hand, the Moto Watch Fit is priced at GBP 89.99 (roughly Rs. 10,200) will go on sale over the coming weeks in a Pantone Trekking Green shade.

Moto Buds Loop Specifications

The Moto Buds Loop earphones are equipped with 12mm drivers. There are two microphones on each earbud, and the headset supports a CrystalTalk AI feature that is claimed to reduce background noise to keep the wearer’s voice loud and clear during phone calls and recordings. They are advertised to have a water-repellent design, but Motorola hasn’t revealed an IP rating.

The company’s first open-ear earbuds come with Moto AI features, and when paired with select Motorola devices, users can trigger Moto AI actions with simple voice commands. This feature lets users get a summary of their notifications and launch a recording with voice commands. They work with Bluetooth-enabled devices and can be paired across Motorola phones, Lenovo tablets, PC and TVs with the Smart Connect feature.

Moto Buds Loop
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Motorola says the Buds Loop will “mold to users’ ears” when worn. The French Oak colour option of the device with Swarovski crystals has a jewellery-inspired design.

Like Motorola’s recent audio offerings, the Moto Buds Loop is compatible with the Moto Buds app. They are claimed to provide up to eight hours of battery life on a single charge. Motorola states that they will last up to 37 hours with the included case. They are advertised to deliver more than three hours of usage with a 10-minute charge.

Moto Watch Fit Specifications

The Moto Watch Fit features an aluminium frame and sports a 1.9-inch OLED display with 1000nits peak brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection against scratches. The wearable is compatible with third-party 22mm bands. The smartwatch offers different customisable watch faces. With the Moto AI suite, users can also create their own wallpapers with a simple text prompt.

Moto Watch Fit
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Users can sync the Moto Watch Fit with the Moto Watch App to track progress of their workouts, set goals and monitor daily activities. The smartwatch offers more than 100 sports modes. It sports features including heart rate tracking, sleep monitoring and calorie monitoring. It has built-in GPS.

The Moto Watch Fit has an IP68-rated build, and it is has 5ATM water-resistance rating. It is claimed to provide 16 days of battery life on a single charge. The smartwatch is compatible with Android devices running version 12 or higher.

Bitcoin’s price continued its rise on national and international exchanges on Friday. The most valuable crypto asset rose by less than one percent to trade at $93,400 (roughly Rs. 79.7 lakh) on global platforms. On Indian exchanges, Bitcoin is currently trading within the range of $93,086 (roughly Rs. 79.4 lakh) and $93,962 (roughly Rs. 80.2 lakh). While BTC has maintained its price above $93,000 (roughly Rs. 79 lakh) for over 48 hours, the prices of most altcoins are fluctuating, due to the ongoing market volatility.

“Bitcoin opened the day’s trade on a bullish note and faced a minor pullback. Besides, the altcoins are also facing some bearish heat but have managed to sustain above the gains. This hints towards a rise in the strength of the bulls, who are currently a little passive but may initiate a fresh rally soon,” the CoinDCX Research Team told Gadgets 360.

Ether logged small losses (less than one percent) on national and international exchanges on Friday. CoinMarketCap shows that ETH is trading at $1,766 (roughly Rs. 1.50 lakh) on global platforms. On Indian exchanges, the asset is priced at $1,773 (roughly Rs. 1.51 lakh).

“The cryptocurrency appears to be stabilising its recent gains and seems poised for another upward move. Ethereum has entered a consolidation phase over the same period, with the $1,800 (roughly Rs. 1.53 lakh) level acting as minor resistance in the coming days,” said Piyush Walke, Derivatives Research Analyst, Delta Exchange.

The crypto price tracker by Gadgets 360 indicated the prices of several altcoins were down on Friday.

These include Tether, Ripple, Binance Coin, Dogecoin, and Tron. Additionally, Stellar, Bitcoin Cash, and Polkadot also showed price dips alongside ETH on Friday.

“Sentiment remains cautiously optimistic. If liquidity conditions hold, select altcoins may outperform majors in the near term. Still, investors are advised to prioritise fundamentally sound projects and maintain disciplined risk management,” said Himanshu Maradiya, Founder and Chairman, CIFDAQ Group.

Cryptocurrencies that are currently more expensive include Solana, Cardano, Leo, Shiba Inu, Litecoin, Monero, Cronos, and Cosmos among others.

The overall crypto market valuation rose by 0.92 percent over the last day, as shown by CoinMarketCap. The sector’s market cap presently stands at $2.92 trillion (roughly Rs. 2,50,03,960 crore).

“The overall market sentiment is cautiously optimistic, with patterns of accumulation pointing towards a turnaround. As Bitcoin finds stability, the crypto market may be setting itself up for a new rally fueled by renewed interest and strategic positioning,” Avinash Shekhar, Co-Founder and CEO, Pi42, told Gadgets 360.

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This week, there are multiple films and web series releasing on different OTT platforms. You can turn your boring summers into exciting and chilling ones by choosing anything from this best-picked entertainment list, which includes Saif Ali Khan’s Jewel Thief, Tom Hardy’s Havoc, Veera Dheera Sooran Part 2, and more. The entire collection is going to be released on Netflix, ZEE5, Amazon Prime Video, and JioHotstar. So, let’s dive into the sea of fun and entertainment to know when they are going to be released.

Top OTT Releases This Week

Jewel Thief- The Heist Begins

• Release Date: April 25, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Action Thriller
• Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, Kunal Kapoor, and Nikita Dutta.

Jewel Thief is an action thriller genre film directed by Robbie Grewal and Kookie Gulati and produced by Mamta Anand and Siddharth Anand. This heist action movie revolves around a master thief accepting a high-stakes target to steal the African Red Sun diamond. In the beginning, it was seen as a planned operation, but later on this heist converts into a risky game with the shift of loyalties and double-cross. Saif Ali Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat are the lead cast, and the film has various twists and alliances, posing a thrilling experience.

Havoc

• Release Date: April 25, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Action Thriller
• Cast: Tom Hardy, Jessie Mei Li, Timothy Olyphant, and Forest Whitaker.

This action-packed thriller movie is directed and written by Gareth Evans. The film casts Tom Hardy as a powerful detective who entered the perishing crime world in a city riddled by corruption. He has a tough time and gets involved in a mission to rescue a politician’s estranged son, and thus he uncovers a deep web of conspiracy and corruption that has impacted the whole city. Havoc is rather a psychological journey than just fists and gunfire. Tom, as Walker, is pushed to his emotional and physical limits, thus struggling with his own bad with trying to do justice in a world of betrayal and corruption.

Veera Dheera Sooran Part 2

• Release Date: April 25, 2025
• OTT Platform: Amazon Prime Video
• Genre: Action Thriller
• Cast: Chiyaan Vikram, S. J. Suryah, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Dushara Vijayan, and Prudhvi Raj.

It is a Tamil-language action drama movie which narrates the story of Kaali, who is a reformed family man situated in Madurai. He wants to live a peaceful life, but fails when he meets his former boss during a local temple festival. His boss forces him to face his violent past. From a reformed man, he again has to get into that foul world of crime and violence to protect his family. This film, directed by SU Arun Kumar, revolves around a family, revenge, and the survival struggle, showcasing intense action sequences and a strong narrative by Chiyaan Vikram.

MAD Square

• Release Date: April 25, 2025
• OTT Platform: Netflix
• Genre: Comedy, Action
• Cast: Narne Nithin, Vishnu Oi, Sangeeth Shobhan, Ram Nithin, and Priyanka Jawalkar.

Get on this rollercoaster fun journey of MAD Square, where there is a lot of laughter, high energy that will be released on April 25, 2025. This movie showcases a vibrant college campus where nothing is normal, and the story surrounds a group of students whose lives are challenged and complicated after an incident that is so weird that it changes their daily routine. Directed by Kalyan Shankar, it’s all set to offer the viewers a light-hearted drama. The plot depicts the unexpected actions, witty and powerful banter, and an undercurrent of youthful rebellion and powerful friendship, there is entertainment in spades to watch.

Ayyana Mane

• Release Date: April 25, 2025
• OTT Platform: ZEE5
• Genre: Crime, Thriller
• Cast: Kushee Ravi, Akshya Nayak, and Manasi Sudheer.

This is a dark and gripping world of Ayyana Mane, where there are many secrets to unravel behind a happy family window. This Kannada-language suspense drama will keep the viewers clutched to their seats. With an eerie backdrop of the alienated ancestral home, Ayyana unwraps the tense narrative where the sins of the past collide with the present mysteries. The plot revolves around a young woman who returns to her family home after years. Truths unfold that disturb the links in the lineage to unsolved crimes and old, hidden secrets. There is modern cinematography, with emotional performances and slow-cooked suspense. It is the best psychological thriller arriving this week.

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• Release date: April 24th, 2025
• OTT Platform: JioHotstar
• Genre: Thriller
• Cast: Mohanlal, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Abhimanyu Singh, Andrea Tivadar, Tovino Thomas, Manju Warrier, Jerome Flynn, Indrajith Sukumaran, Rick Yune

This is the fifth and last season of the famous psychological thriller series, where the story starts after three years, when Joe and Kate migrate to New York from London. Kate got the position of CEO of the Lockwood Corporation, whereas Joe is perfectly fit into the role of a husband and lives his life exposed to the public and is scrutinised by people on social media. The story takes a turn when an enigmatic woman named Bronte disturbs the picturesque life of Joe and leads to the re-evaluation of the choices he made. Thus, the stage is set for a suspenseful and dramatic climax to his journey.

Andor Season 2

• Release Date: April 22, 2025
• OTT Platform: JioHotstar
• Genre: Science Fiction, Adventure
• Cast: Diego Luna, Adria Arjona, and Genevieve O’Reilly.

The revolt becomes more intense as Andor is back with a sci-fi adventure that continues to find the rise of resistance through the eyes of Cassian Andor. The series delved into emotional stakes and political intrigue. The new season starts where season 1 ends, and deepens into the transformation of Cassian from an outlier who is reluctant to a key rebel individual. The rebellion is more personal than the earlier season. With the strengthening of the Empire, alliances are sacrificed, and the foundation of the Rebellion starts to solidify. Andor season 2 is so immersive with its mature narrative by setting a new standard for the sci-fi genre.

Other OTT Release This Week

Reddit is rolling out its artificial intelligence (AI) conversational chatbot to more users. Dubbed Reddit Answers, the chatbot is now available to users in India, and it can be accessed via the Reddit website, mobile web, as well as iOS and Android apps. The discussion forum-style media platform first began testing the feature in December 2024 with select users in the US. Four months later, users in other regions are finally getting access to it. Users can ask the chatbot queries, and it finds the information from Reddit posts and presents it in a conversational manner.

Reddit Answers Lets Users Ask Up to 20 Questions a Week

On Thursday, several users reported seeing a new “Answers” tab on their Reddit app. Gadgets 360 staff members were also able to access the new tab, at the bottom of the app, next to the Home button. The tabs icon looks like three water droplet-like shapes arranged in the shape of a triangle.

According to details shared by the platform in December, Reddit Answers is designed to help users find information, recommendations, discussions, and opinions on the platform. The feature is still in beta, and is currently available to all users in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK, and the US. The tool only supports the English language.

Currently, logged-out users in these regions can ask up to 10 questions per week, while logged-in users can ask up to 20 questions per day. Additionally, Premium subscribers with access to the beta version can ask up to 100 questions every day.

Reddit Answers on Android

The Reddit Answers is a full-screen interface. The centre of the screen shows the Reddit Alien logo, followed by the name of the feature. There is a short description of the chatbot as well as suggested queries to get users started. At the bottom, users can find a text field and a send button to ask queries.

Once a user asks a query, the chatbot shows the response in a conversational manner. It also shares links to relevant comments from users on the platform. The AI chatbot also directs users to the subreddits where they can learn more about the topic. Additionally, at the bottom, Reddit Answers also shows the list of posts used to generate the response.

In our experience, Reddit Answers usually gets the response right as long as the question is straightforward, factual, and not too niche. It sometimes struggles with niche questions that might not have enough discussion on the platform. Users can share feedback by marking a response as helpful or not helpful.

For instance, when we asked the chatbot, “Who scored in Chelsea’s (football club in the English Premier League) last match?” it responded with “Chelsea’s last match saw Estevao score a goal on his birthday.” Notably, Estêvão Willian currently plays for Brazilian club Palmeiras, and will not be a Chelsea player till the next season.

In its support page, Reddit states that the AI chatbot uses in-house technology to find, synthesise, and summarise existing posts and comments across all communities on Reddit. These responses are not vetted by the company. The platform also asks users to double-check information before relying on it.

Notably, Reddit mentions that data from these conversations will be collected and used in accordance with the company’s privacy policy.