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Maharashtra to come up with separate law for gig workers
Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Fundkar on Tuesday said 'gig...
Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio, contact foreign and US officials
Marco Rubio US ,Secretary of State The misuse of AI to deceive...
US to decide whether to OK GM self-driving car deployment plan
The petition filed in February 2022 seeks government approval to deploy vehicles annually without steering wheels, mirrors, turn signals or windshield wipers A top U.S. auto safety official said Wednesday regulators will soon decide on a petition filed by General...
China issues temporary rules for generative AI services
The Cyberspace Administration of China, which released the set of rules on its website, said that service providers will need to conduct security assessments and perform algorithm filing procedures before product launches. The measures will go into effect on Aug. 15...
Russia’s flagship crude oil surpasses G-7 price cap for first time
For some buyers of the Russian flagship crude, the breaching of the cap poses an immediate headache. This is especially true in India, a market that has sustained Russian exports but where some purchasers are still reliant on key Western services to keep imports...
UK polluters to face unlimited fines to protect environment
“We are scrapping the cap on civil penalties and significantly broadening their scope to target a much wider range of offenses – from breaches of storm overflow permits to the reckless disposal of hazardous waste,” Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey said Polluters...
Chinese hackers breached unclassified govt email by foiling Microsoft security: US officials:
The hack was disclosed late Tuesday by Microsoft in a blog post. It said it was alerted to the breach, which it blamed on a state-backed, espionage-focused Chinese hacking group "known to target government agencies in Western Europe," on June 16. Microsoft said the...
Hunger afflicts one in ten globally, UN report finds
In addition to rising hunger, the capacity of people to access healthy diets also deteriorated across the world. More than 3.1 billion people globally unable to afford a healthy diet in 2021, the report issued jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),...
Raging Yamuna swells to record level in Delhi
New Delhi: The Yamuna in Delhi swelled to 207.55 metres on Wednesday, breaching its all-time record of 207.49 metres set in 1978, government agencies said on Wednesday. According to the Central Water Commission's (CWC) flood-monitoring portal, the water level at the...
Cost-of-living crisis fuels political turmoil, according to WTW political risk index
Evan Freely, Global Head of Financial Solutions, WTW, said, “The international community continues to grapple with the cost-of-living crises and its wide consequences.This report indicates that rising prices, particularly in food and energy, often result in a...
Cybercrimes pose a major threat to security of citizens globally: Amit Shah
Amit Shah,Union Home Minister Shah will inaugurate the two-day G20 conference on 'Crime and Security in the Age of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Metaverse' beginning in Gurugram on Thursday The conference will bring together over 900...
Rajasthan to bring law on social security pension, employment guarantee: CM
Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister,Rajasthan ''There will be no shortage in providing minimum income and social security to the common man. With this feeling, in the upcoming session of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly, a law will be made regarding social security pension...