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India acts against China’s Vivo over alleged visa violations, illegal foreign transfer worth $13Bn

The Indian government has taken into custody a Chinese employee of the…
Meta AI bug exposed private chats

After Twitter, Now Meta warned by European Commissioner on Israel-Hamas misinformation, has 24 hours to take action

In the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, pointed warnings are been…

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida expected to propose Generative AI rules to G7 nations

A common notion held in the tech circles these days, is the…

FTC, 17 U.S. states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of monopolistic practices

Amazon’s practices, this time — and perhaps incoming — have earned the…

Community Notes on ‘X’ tweaked, allowing for a more balanced fact checking

Users may have noticed that social media platform X recently brought several…
Google

Alphabet trims global recruiting team by hundreds

Just when it seemed that the layoffs were behind us and things…
X tests feature letting users rate posts

X to collect biometrics of premium users for “safety, security and identification purposes”

X, the erstwhile Twitter, is now set to collect even more sensitive…
Microsoft Q4 earnings: Cloud powers growth

Microsoft restructures Activision deal, to sell Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft as it looks for UK approval

In a massive change, Microsoft has restructured the proposed deal to acquire…
X tests feature letting users rate posts

X deliberately slowed down access to Threads, Bluesky, NY Times and others, before reversing it: Report

For all the talk of Elon Musk being a “free speech absolutist,”…

Amazon introduces AI-generated customer review highlights and summaries

It seems that e-commerce major Amazon is jumping on the generative AI…
India ordered to block Proton Mail

India passes Personal Data Protection Bill, penalties of upto $30Mn for companies found in violation

In a significant development in the country’s data privacy landscape, the upper…

Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty suffers cardiac arrest, passes away at 51

Ambareesh Murty, co-founder of the online furniture store Pepperfry, is no more.…
X tests feature letting users rate posts

X to fund legal bills for employees who have been “unfairly treated” over their actions on the platform

In an unexpected move (or maybe expected now, since its Musk?), billionaire…

Google brings contact info removal, SafeSearch blurring, and more to Search

Tech major Google has announced several privacy-focused updates to Search. These updates…
India ordered to block Proton Mail

Indian govt. brings back data protection bill, tabled in lower house amid strong Opposition

India’s Union Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, introduced the…