Shubham Verma

Leading - Tech & Auto @republic. Past: @techlusiveofcl @ndtv @gadgets360 @indiatoday @financialxpress. Views personal.

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

I regularly wake up to the world where I am still sleep-deprived. #Sleeping

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

@bhartiaxalife No point. Insurance ombudsman will deal with this.

[Republic @republic]

#BREAKING | Will WhatsApp usernames make messaging safer or open doors to new scams? As the Indian government puts Meta's proposed WhatsApp username feature on hold pending a privacy and security review, Deputy News Editor Shubham Verma (@shruberma) breakdowns why authorities are worried about impersonation, cyber fraud, and fake usernames.

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[🚨Indian Gems @IndianGems_]

This is getting hilarious

PM Modi at 5:00 PM: “Please use the metro and save fuel.”

Exactly 16 hours later: Absolute cinema on the streets of Rajasthan 😭

[#YeThikKarkeDikhao @YTKDIndia]

Meet Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey.

She has been the Mayor of Kanpur since 2017.

Let’s see what Kanpur actually looks like under her nearly decade-long tenure.

An explosive thread 🧵

[Kanpur Needs @kanpursneed]

फिर इसी से समझ आ जाता है कि हमारे शहरों में अतिक्रमण का बोलबाला क्यों है। अगर किसी को प्रशासनिक पद मिला है, तो उसकी जिम्मेदारी है कि बिना झिझक अपना कर्तव्य निभाए।
अवैध अतिक्रमण, चाहे मंदिर हो या मस्जिद एक न एक दिन हटना ही है।

[Roshan Rai @RoshanKrRaii]

> Govt of India calls a Press Conference on the Gas crisis issue

> Journalists come with their questions

> Press Conference starts

> Official suddenly says just listen, asking questions is not allowed

This country is a joke man 😭�

[Priyanshu Ratnakar @0xratnakar]

the impact ai summit in delhi was a perfect demonstration of why india keeps losing in tech

and i’m tired of pretending it wasn’t a disaster.

let me paint the actual picture:

> cash-only payments at a “digital india” upi ??
> pm visit → main hall cleared for hours, everyone else just stood around doing nothing
> exhibitors locked out of their own stalls
> 3-hour queue just to enter
> a founder’s product got stolen during the summit
> no wifi at an ai event.
> can’t take your keys if you came via car/bike
> no laptop/camera at tech event
> people were asked to sit on the ground
> speaker lineup with consultants/bureaucrats who’ve never shipped a real product
> the registration system crashed multiple times. people who registered weeks in advance couldn’t get in.

vips walked past massive queues while founders and builders stood outside in the heat. 🤡

and 27 countries witnessed all of this live

networking areas? no space to stand.

many demos didn’t work because there was no stable internet. 5g??

this is what happens when optics matter more than execution.
when innovation becomes photo-op

the sad part is india has insane talent.

founders building world class products.
engineers and researchers doing real work.

leave India for a sec, im at network school and the youngest crowd is all Indians.

but we keep shooting ourselves in the foot with performative nonsense.

the west isn’t winning because they’re smarter.
they’re winning because they care about details.

because they respect builders.
because their tech summits actually work.

same story when @sama came to india last time.
boomer uncles asked the dumbest questions.
and when he said it’s hard for india to build foundational models, we took it on our ego.

rn, every founder who attended left embarrassed.

imagine international delegate left with stories about our “infrastructure.”

many friends and young builder lost a little more faith.

this wasn’t just bad planning.
it was a signal of what we value.
and clearly, it’s security theater and photo-ops over builders.

we can do better.
we have the talent.
we have the market.
we have the potential.

what we don’t have is execution and respect for the people building the future.

maybe one day we will do better. till then if you’re a founder, ignore the noise. keep building.

[Dhananjay Yadav @imDhananjay]

Day 1 of the AI Impact Summit turned to be a pain for us.

I came genuinely excited, it was the first time the summit was being hosted in India, and I wanted to show up personally to support the ecosystem and the government’s push.

But what happened next was shocking.

At 12 noon, security personnel arrived to sanitise and cordon off the area ahead of the visit by PM Modi visit at 2pm.

I explained that we’re building India’s first patented AI wearable at NeoSapien and requested a chance to showcase it.

One officer told others to let me stay, and they left.

Then another group came and ordered us to leave immediately. Seemed like there was lack of co-ordination between the security itself.

I asked: “Should we take our wearables?”

They said, others are leaving even laptops behind, security will take care.

Trusting them, I left. Hoping that the wearables will be safe, and If I am lucky, it might catch the eye of PM Modi.

Gates were closed from 12–6pm. Much much longer than expected.

Later we found out that our wearables were stolen.

Think about this: We paid for flights, accommodation, logistics and even the booth. Only to see our wearables disappear inside a high-security zone.

If only security and official entourage had access, how did this happen?

This is extremely disappointing.

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

@HealthiansHelp Hi. I cannot send DMs to this account.

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

Horrible experience with @healthians. First, their phlebotomist doesn’t value time so he arrived at his own sweet time. Then, the reports for the tests were incomplete. When a complaint was made to the customer executive, the person said he couldn’t do anything.

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

@HealthiansHelp DM-ing you the number with which the tests were booked.

[mel @melqtx]

indian employees went on holiday for diwali and aws went down
world cannot survive without indian tech support

[Prabhjot Singh Lamba @PrabhjotSL]

Kanpur ka khana is next level.

Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore are not even close.

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

At this point, Telegram is futuristic, almost utopian. But who is using it? 🤔

[Pavel Durov @durov]

The new Telegram update is here — with 12 features added in one month:
🔒 E2E Comments & Reactions in Calls
📝 Notes for Contacts
🎂 Suggested Birthdays
🤖 Threads & Streaming for AI Bots
🐞 Bugs & Suggestions Mini App
👤 New Profile Styles
🎁 Improved Gift UI
🧬 On-chain NFTs on Profiles
🚫 Gift Signature Removal
💧 Liquid Glass Input Field & 🗂️ Tabs
All demos and details 👉 https://t.co/0yqMx0sh3F

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

hi @reliancejio, why does your customer support team go to sleep when I ask them about the refund? I'm owed my full money because I cancelled your AirFiber trial but it seems you don't want to give it back.

[Haidar Naqvi🇮🇳 @haidarpur]

🧵
The ongoing standoff between Kanpur’s district magistrate and chief medical officer reflects a systemic breaking point. DM’s surprise inspections uncovered 60–70 absentee staff at Kanshiram Trauma Centre alone, not to talk about others। This is not just neglect — it’s administrative collapse.

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

Finally gonna buy @AppleMusic subscription. Bye @Spotify!

#iOS26

[9to5Mac @9to5mac]

Here’s AutoMix in action on iOS 26

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

The biggest nifty move at the #WWDC25 is the introduction of the windowing feature on iPadOS. The rest is just a touch up because Apple fans care about looks more than anything? #iOS26 #Apple

[Shubham Verma @shruberma]

Holy god! Ive at OpenAI might aggravate Apple’s existing AI challenges, if not kick off hardware projects!

@OpenAI #OpenAI