Pahalgam Attack, Video previews in GBP, TCS India-only Cloud | Weekly Roundup

Wildnet is back with its 48th edition of the weekly roundup to sum up the week in 18 top news stories of the week.

But before that, let us pay homage to the Pahalgam Terror Attack and be ready for a celestial wonder in the sky on Friday & hopefully the weekend.

And without further ado, let’s start the weekly roundup..

These People don’t need US Visa for 90 days..

When the foreign students in the USA are facing troubles with visas, we have positive news for some of them.

Visa Waiver Program or VWP

It allows citizens from 41 countries to stay in the US for 90 days without a visa.

41 Countries under the VWP

The countries under the VWP are as follows:

• UK

• Andorra

• Australia

• Austria

• Belgium

• Czech Republic

• Israel

• Japan

• Netherlands

• New Zealand

• Republic of Korea

• Singapore

• Taiwan

• And more.

But India is not part of the list, so Indians cannot benefit from this scheme.

For all the countries, click on the source…

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US iPhones Will not be Made in China anymore

After the Tariff war waged upon the world by the current US government, Apple has decided to have all the iPhones (made for the USA) made in India.

Apple plans to have at least 60 million iPhones built in India by 2026, which is double the current output.

US markets are 28% of the Apple total revenue share, and due to the heightened tariff on China, this move has been taken.

Currently India makes 20% of the total iPhones made every year.

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Have you tried Video Previews for GBP verification yet?

If you are one of those businesses that failed the GBP or Google Business Profile verification due to an erroneous verification video, well, Google listened.

Now you can preview the verification video before you submit for the GBP.

This way your brand will enter GBP on the first go itself.

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Need Health & Safety at Work? Try AI and Digitalization

The worst thing that an employee can get is an unsafe and/or unhealthy work environment.

As per a recent ILO or International Labour Organization report, AI and digitalization are making workplaces safer.

The report titled “Revolutionizing Health and Safety: The Role of AI and Digitalization at Work” showed how hazardous , difficult (logistical) and surgical tasks can be handled by robots.

Leveraging IoT (Internet of Things) along with robots has reduced human errors while speeding up the workflow.

In summation, the lives of the employees are much safer due to AI-powered digitalization.

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If Google has to sell Google Chrome….

There is a case currently being heard against Google stating that they have monopolized the internet and search traffic via Google Chrome.

And if the US Justice Department forces Google to sell some or all of the Chrome, then here are the names interested in buying it.

Yahoo

Yahoo has mentioned that they will bid to buy Google Chrome if federal courts order a Chrome sellout.

Perplexity

Perplexity has also testified in US federal court that they will buy Chrome and handle it if Google is forced to sell it.

Will you be able to digest Chrome not being run by Google?

TCS launches India-only Cloud

Cloud computing is in demand in 2025, but it also presents a security issue.

Because data gets stored at the data centers of the cloud provider, which could be located all around the world.

But TCS has just solved the problem for Indians and the Indian government with an India-only Cloud based in the Mumbai & Hyderabad regions.

It is called TCS SovereignSecure Cloud and will help government and public sectors.

It is a step towards the DPDP Act, or Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

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30% of Google’s New Code is AI-generated: CEO Sundar Pichai

Alphabet CEO Mr Sudar Pichai stated on Apr 24th that the percentage share of AI-generated codes at Google has increased from 25% (in Oct 24) to 30% (in Apr 25).

They are also working on integrating AI further and deeper into the latest models, especially for the agentic AIs.

Have you felt any change in the user experience catered to by Google recently?

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iPhone users get a voice-based Perplexity AI assistant

Perplexity AI has introduced a voice-based AI assistant for iPhone users.

It can carry out real-world actions on users’ iPhones without leaving the app.

ChatGPT and Siri could only answer questions, but Perplexity AI can perform tasks too.

So, give it a go…

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Edits, a revolutionary Editing app launched by Instagram

Are you also a fan of reels on Instagram and want to be a creator?

But don’t know how to edit a video? Well, fret not because Instagram has your back.

Via their latest Edits app, you can easily

• Keep track of your Ideas

• Get Inspiration from trending reels and audios

• Craft high-quality videos using Camera features

• Use Green Screen to add backgrounds

• Use Auto save feature to ensure all your Projects in one place

• Edit the Timeline of the video as per your liking

• Add and remove auto Captions in multiple languages

• Select the best Music or Audio from Instagram’s library

• Extract desired Audio and use it accordingly

• Be creative with unique Fonts and Animations

• Finally add your favourite Filters

• And even the preferred Transitions

• If that’s not enough, try Animate and Voice Effects

• Publish it directly on Meta or export it

• And then track the performance via Insights

Do you need anything else?

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Adobe now comes with OpenAI and Google features

Adobe is making strides in catering AI-powered features, and their latest edition brings two big players together.

Adobe’s Firefly now offers OpenAI and Google AI features for image generation via

• GPT image generation

• Google Imagen 3

• Google Veo 2

• Google Flux 1.1 Pro

Why don’t you try it and share your reviews in the comments below?

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AI Overviews boost the Click Quality: Google

When the whole world is crying foul on the decreased organic traffic due to Google AI Overviews, Google revealed a useful insight.

As per Google’s Search boss Elizabeth Reid, AIOs are helping in garnering clicks that are of high quality.

By high-quality clicks, she meant,

• Users now stay on the website longer.

• And the prospect of them turning into customers is higher.

As Reid, AIOs are helping users (especially youngsters) in asking long questions and getting answers for them.

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Google Ad Spend is still higher than the generated Traffic Volume

Fig 1: A line graph showing Google Ads’ spending, CPC and Clicks data from 2023 to 2025.

Google Ads are still in the news but with a negative angle.

As per a report by Tinuiti, a digital marketing agency, Google Ad spending has increased without reciprocal results in the traffic they generate.

As you can clearly see that,

• Ad spend has increased by 9%

• Clicks have only increased by 4%

• CPC or cost per click has increased by 5%

Google Shopping Ads in the USA

Fig 2: A line chart representation of the Google Shopping Ads in the USA from 2023 to 2025.

It shows that,

• Ad Spend increased 8%

• Clicks increased 9%

• CPC decreased by 1%.

In short, Google Ads are working for shopping in the USA.

If you want more statistical data, click on the source..

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Olo, the Recently Discovered Colour

A new colour has been discovered by a team of scientist and they are calling it Olo.

Humans have not seen it, and to see it, the researchers had to fire laser pulses into their eyes.

This led to a simulation of their retinas, and then they could see the blue-green colour.

It cannot be seen on digital screens that only use RGB colour criteria.

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The Indian tectonic plate can break into Two

Imagine if the Indian tectonic plate were to break into two halves… Wouldn’t that be dangerous?

Well, the common notion was that the Indian plate was sliding under the Eurasian plate while lifting the Tibetan plateau.

But a recent study has found that,

• Indian plate is breaking into two beneath Tibet.

• And the lower part is sliding beneath Tibet.

This finding was shared at the American Geophysical Union conference in San Francisco.

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Mukesh Ambani Becomes the World’s Largest Mango Exporter

India became the world’s largest Mango exporter all because of Mr Mukesh Ambani and Mrs Neeta Ambani.

They converted a 600-acre space in Jamnagar into orchards full of sweet-smelling trees of the King of Fruits.

Reliance Industries started this farm in 1997 to counter the negative public sentiment for their oil refinery in Jamnagar.

And now this orchard has become a remarkable achievement in itself.

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Sunil Gavaskar plays with Champak, the robo-dog of IPL

You might have seen Mahendra Singh Dhoni playing with Champak.

But Sunil Gavaskar playing with Champak made headlines.

Who is Champak?

Champak is a four-legged robot dog used in IPL 2025.

IPL’s social media team shared the video of Champak playing with Sunny G, stating that he has found a new friend.

Would like to play with Champak as well?

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How ChatGPT saved a Woman’s life?

What if a doctor fails and ChatGPT succeeds in accurately diagnosing an illness?

Would you trust ChatGPT, then?

Well, a 40-year-old woman, Laura Bannon, in the US was diagnosed with arthritis and acid reflux by a doctor.

But when she showed her symptoms to ChatGPT, it indicated the possibility of cancer.

On testing, thyroid cancer was found in Laura’s neck.

So maybe we can rethink how we assess AIs now…

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Stocks to Buy on Monday

The stock markets will be in a frenzy again due to the Pahalgam terror attack.

But if you want to make the most of it and buy the best stocks, we got you.

Stocks to Buy on Monday

• Axis Bank

• Macrotech Developers

• Tech Mahindra

• Cyient

• Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Ltd or SWERL

• IEX

Stocks in Nuclear Energy

• Megha Engineering & Infrastructure Ltd, or MEIL

This brings our weekly roundup to an end.

We hope that the Indians are able to process their grief that arose from the events that unfolded on 22nd April.

Wildnet Technologies stands together with every Indian and is a safe space for all those who need to vent out their negative emotions.

And we also have started a donation drive amongst Wildnet to collect some amount and donate it to the PM Cares Fund to do our part in supporting the families of the deceased and injured.

If you missed our previous weekly roundup, here it is.

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