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CCI accuses Amazon of concealing facts regarding Future-Reliance deal

The tussle over Kishore Biyani’s Future Retail continues to unfold, with the…
Blue Origin

After Branson, now Jeff Bezos reaches space aboard New Shepard flight, lands safely

SpaceX and NASA may be the names that first come to mind…
Starship SN10

SpaceX warned by FAA that its Starship launch tower in Texas is “unapproved”

Elon Musk has a ton of dreams when it comes to his…
MasterCard

RBI bans MasterCard from issuing new cards amid data storage row

In a blow to credit and debit card vendor MasterCard, the Reserve…
Twitter

Twitter appoints resident grievance officer in compliance with IT rules

Twitter Inc. might have been the last social media platform to agree…
WhatsApp

WhatsApp temporarily holds new privacy policy roll out in India, will await passing of new data protection bill

Messaging platform WhatsApp has been in quite a bit of trouble with…
Trump

Ex US prez Donald Trump files class-action lawsuits against Google, Facebook, and Twitter

Former President Donald Trump is not one to accept defeat easily, as…
Google ends Instant Apps, low usage

Google faces new antitrust lawsuit filed by US state attorney generals, targeting Play Store commission

Seems like Google has really not had any time to catch its…

NCLAT orders scrapping of corporate insolvency case against OYO

In what is good news for hotel aggregator platform OYO Hotels &…

Ravi Shankar Prasad, the man behind India’s controversial new IT laws, resigns amid Cabinet reshuffle

Even as the latest IT rules continue to bind the major social…
Microsoft

Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract amid Amazon-Microsoft dispute

It seems that the Jedi are not returning after all. More than…
Twitter Logo

No protection will be given to Twitter for non-compliance with IT rules: Delhi HC

The feud between Twitter and the ruling BJP government just got rougher…
Swiggy

NRAI writes to CCI, alleging Swiggy and Zomato’s unfair practices hurt restaurants

Online food ordering and delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy have become heavily…

UPI records all-time high of 2.8 Bn transactions worth ₹5.47 lakh crores in June

The pandemic sent waves across the digital payments sector, raising it to…
India ordered to block Proton Mail

Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI

Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand…
Google pushes for relaxed AI regulations

Google publishes first transparency report under IT rules, says it received more than 27,000 complaints in April

The new IT rules have come into effect, binding the major social…
Twitter

[Update: Map withdrawn] Twitter shows India’s J&K and Ladakh territories as separate countries

Update: The map has now been removed. Before: Twitter and the Indian…
Amazon

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal slams US e-commerce giants for being “arrogant,” alleges they flouted Indian laws

India is the second-largest internet market in the world and a large…
Twitter

Twitter’s Global Legal Policy Leader Jeremy Kessel to be next interim resident grievance officer in India

Earlier today, we reported that Dharmendra Chatur has stepped down from his…