India's government has formally notified the country's first chip fabrication plant as a Special Economic Zone in Dholera, Gujarat, with Tata Semiconductor Manufacturing Private Limited committing Rs 91,000 crore to the project. The notification marks a regulatory milestone that converts an announced investment into an operationally structured facility with defined tax and trade benefits under India's SEZ framework. The Dholera site was selected as part of a broader push to reduce dependence on imported semiconductors and anchor domestic electronics value chains. Alongside Tata's fab, the government has approved SEZ proposals from Micron Semiconductor Technology India Ltd, Kaynes Semicon Ltd, and CG Semi Ltd, indicating a coordinated cluster strategy rather than a single-plant bet. The scale of the Tata investment, among the largest in Indian manufacturing history, will test supply chain depth, skilled labor availability, and state infrastructure delivery in Dholera's greenfield industrial zone. Job creation and domestic chip supply capacity are the headline metrics to watch as execution begins.
Apple has raised MacBook and iPad prices in India by 20% to 42%, citing a sharp surge in memory chip costs driven by AI data centre demand. Micron, the leading memory supplier, reported 86% gross margins, confirming that supply pressures have fundamentally shifted component pricing across the consumer electronics
India's central government will take a 1-2% stake in AI unicorn Sarvam once its $300 million funding round closes, converting compute subsidies provided under the IndiaAI Mission into equity. The move sets a precedent for how the government accounts for public support given to homegrown AI startups.
Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, featuring a redesigned Siri as a standalone app with chat history, apps launching up to 30 percent faster, and a refined Liquid Glass interface. A developer preview is live now, with public release expected around September 2026.
Apple's WWDC 2026 keynote unveiled a fully redesigned Siri and confirmed iOS 27 alongside updates for iPadOS, visionOS, watchOS, and macOS. The Siri overhaul is the most strategically significant move, targeting a competitive gap with Google and Microsoft in AI assistants.
