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Google Photos 2025 Recap rolls out with smarter highlights.

Expanded Stats: In addition to familiar metrics like top people and total photo count, users now see a selfie count.

Gemini Integration (U.S. only): For users with Gemini features enabled, Recap highlights standout hobbies and top moments from the year.

Hide & Regenerate: Users can now hide specific people or photos and instantly regenerate a new version of their Recap.

India has ordered all new smartphones to come pre-loaded with a state-run cybersecurity app, sparking privacy and surveillance concerns.

Under the order - passed last week but made public on Monday - smartphone makers have 90 days to ensure all new devices come with the government's Sanchar Saathi app, whose "functionalities cannot be disabled or restricted".

It says this is necessary to help citizens verify the authenticity of a handset and report the suspected misuse of telecom resources.

Thousands of Airbus planes had to be grounded for a software update after it was discovered that intense solar radiation could interfere with onboard flight control computers.

Around 6,000 A320 planes were thought to be affected - half the European firm's global fleet - but many were able to fly again within hours after undergoing the update.