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India enforces ‘3-hour deadline’ for social media takedowns under revised IT rules
India is tightening the rules for social media platforms, making it much harder for controversial content to remain online for long. Under the newly amended Information Technology Rules,…
Starlink set for India debut through preliminary deal with state of Gujarat to test satellite internet in remote areas
India’s western industrial hub Gujarat, is joining the global shift toward satellite broadband by entering into a preliminary agreement with Starlink, a subsidiary of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX. The…
Google to expand AirDrop support to more Android devices soon
Google is preparing to expand AirDrop support to more Android phones in the near future. The company has confirmed that support for direct AirDrop interoperability, first introduced on…
India’s apex court slams Meta, issues take-it or leave-it ultimatum to WhatsApp on privacy
WhatsApp, which is all but a household name today for Indians, could be potentially facing a departure from one of its largest markets. The nation’s Supreme Court delivered…
Swiggy posts 54% revenue growth in Q3 FY26, net loss widens to ₹1,065 crore
India’s second largest food and quick-commerce delivery platform, Swiggy reported widening losses for the third quarter of fiscal 2025-26, despite strong revenue growth and rising customer engagement across…
WhatsApp rolls out new high-security mode to protect users from targeted attacks
With WhatsApp facing growing scrutiny over its privacy and account security in recent years, the Meta-owned platform has now introduced a high-security mode called ‘Strict Account Settings’, designed…
Meta tests premium subscriptions for its family of apps, including on WhatsApp
Social media giant Meta is now gearing up to test new subscription tiers on its flagship applications—Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp—in the coming months, a move that seems to…
Oracle-led group to take control of TikTok US operations
The US-TikTok saga seems to have finally reached its conclusion, as the ByteDance-owned social media platform has completed a long-anticipated agreement to establish a majority American-owned entity for…
WhatsApp adds member tags, event updates, and new personalization tools for group chats
WhatsApp is updating its group chat experience with features designed to bring more order and context to conversations that often include dozens of participants. The latest rollout introduces…
Samsung is bringing ‘Google Photos’ to its smart TVs in 2026 as part of AI push
Samsung is expanding what its TVs can do beyond just streaming shows and movies. The company has announced that Google Photos will be built directly into Samsung smart…
Zepto confidentially files with SEBI for $1.3Bn IPO: Report
Zepto seems to be quietly setting the stage for one of India’s largest startup IPOs. The quick-commerce company has confidentially filed its draft papers with market regulator SEBI,…
Google Is Finally Testing Username Changes in Gmail
For a long time, once users decided on their Gmail username — which most users dread at a later stage in life — it was permanent. While Google…
Android users in India get ‘Emergency Location Service’
Google is bringing a critical safety feature to India with the rollout of its Emergency Location Service (ELS) for Android smartphones, starting with the northern state of Uttar…
Warner Bros. urges shareholders to reject $108Bn Paramount bid, with Netflix welcoming the move
Warner Bros. Discovery is pushing back against a $108 billion hostile takeover attempt from Paramount, urging shareholders to reject the cash bid on the grounds that it is…
OpenAI and Adobe partner to integrate Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express into ChatGPT
Adobe has begun natively integrating key capabilities from Photoshop, Acrobat, and Adobe Express directly into ChatGPT, at no extra cost. This marks the latest step in blending professional-grade…
Paramount challenges Netflix with $108Bn all-cash hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount has just escalated the battle in the entertainment industry with a bold takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, coming just days after losing out to Netflix in…
US court forces Google into annual renewal cycle for default-search and AI contracts
Google’s search dominance is getting its most serious shake-up in years. A US federal judge has ruled that the company’s default-search and AI placement contracts can no longer…
Amazon unveils Tranium3 chip, agentic tools and more at AWS re:Invent 2025
Amazon has taken big strides when it comes to AI, and AI hardware in particular. The e-commerce giant is betting big on AI to compete with the likes…
India is asking smartphone makers to pre-install government cybersecurity app on all phones: Report
India is reportedly tightening its grip on smartphone security with a new directive that forces every major handset maker, from Apple and Samsung to Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo,…
X hands over its ‘Following’ feed to Grok, replacing traditional chronology with AI-powered ranking
X is pushing its feed mechanics into a new era, rolling out an update that puts Grok (the company’s in-house AI model) in charge of ranking posts inside…
Microsoft to pull Copilot from WhatsApp following Meta policy shift
WhatsApp is now set to lose Copilot on WhatsApp, according to an official statement from Microsoft. This development comes on the heels of social media giant Meta introducing…
