TWITI #23 of 2026: The Great "Made in India" Smartphone Circus

Instagram launches Instagram Plus which promises additional features for ₹299/- a month, including the option to view others’ stories without them knowing it’s you. This actually puts Instagram closer to death as a platform. But there’s something more important we need to talk about in India - that’s related to the promise of a “Make in India” smartphone and the sad state of current affairs. Catch up on this and the most important tech news for Indians this week! 🕐 Timestamps: 0:00:23: Instagram launches subscription tier for some questionable features 0:03:54: Amazon Music “Unlimited” launches 0:05:10: JioStar still thinks AI is the future 0:05:49: AirTrunk’s 3 lakh crore investment promise 0:06:30: India gets access to Claude’s mysterious Mythos model 0:07:33: eCommerce companies launch Digital Commerce Coalition to continue exploiting gig workers 0:08:11: Headlines 0:11:11: A special message, with gratitude to Gyantherapy Techbar, Techwiser and Mrwhosetheboss among others for doing what they do 💯 ▶️ If you want to read my weekly news roundup, you can here: https://techinform.in/this-week-in-tech-india-twiti-23-of-2026/ 🎥 Video and podcast edited by the amazing ⁨@darkdoorstudios⁩ 📕 This is the great book by Cory Doctorow: https://amzn.to/49JEwkL 🇮🇳 This is the video every Indian should watch: https://youtu.be/s7aOJYueEtI?si=YvEDKXgb39HSWZCs 💡Sponsor: Avail unto 85% OFF on the best VPN service out there - PureVPN - by using this link: https://bit.ly/47ouEM5 Subscribe to my YouTube channel - a lot of fun stuff there: https://www.youtube.com/@Tech_In_Form Follow / Contact me on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tech_in_form/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@tech_in_form Email: discounteddevices1@gmail.com Substack: https://substack.com/@techinform And please visit my website https://techinform.in If you enjoyed it, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts and share this episode with a friend. And hit that follow button!