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More countries move to ban social media for children
Social media has been banned for under-16s in Australia since...
Apple sues OpenAI, two former employees for trade secrets theft
The lawsuit sets up a battle over who will control future AI...
Train accidents decline by 90 pc since 2014-15, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Data shared by the minister showed that during 2004-05 to 2013-14, there were 1,711 consequential train accidents, resulting in 904 deaths and 3,155 injuries. This declined to 678 accidents between 2014-15 and 2023-24, with 748 deaths and 2,087 injuries. New Delhi:The...
EU sanctions Chinese and Iranian companies for cyberattacks
The EU listed China-based Integrity Technology Group and Anxun Information Technology, and Iranian company Emennet Pasargad The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions against two China-based and one Iranian company for cyberattacks against EU member states. The EU...
EU moves to ban AI that creates nonconsensual sexual images
While Europe has a number of rules that make it illegal to produce and share sexual material without the subject’s consent, this amendment is the first to specifically target AI platforms. Lawmakers opted to target AI technology besides its users, due to swift...
Govt’s proposal to preload national ID app Aadhaar on phones opposed by smartphone firms
MAIT also wrote to Indian IT ministry official Ravinder Kumar Meena on March 10, opposing the government's request for pre-installation of another app, Sachet, a disaster alert service. While the government maintains that the system is safe and secure, it has faced...
Navi launches Motor cover
Navi General Insurance has launched a Motor cover. Customers can purchase comprehensive, own-damage or third-party policies for cars and two-wheelers directly on the Navi app, with instant policy issuance, transparent pricing and zero commissions. ``Motor insurance is...
X hit by major global outage; thousands of users affected
On the mobile application, logged-in users found themselves unable to refresh their feeds, with the platform displaying an error message stating, "Cannot retrieve posts at this time. Please try again later." New Delhi:Microblogging platform X on Wednesday faced a...
7 killed in fire after explosion at EV charging point outside house in Indore
Police Commissioner Santosh Kumar Singh said a car was being charged outside the three-storey house.Cooking gas cylinders inside the house also exploded, which further intensified the fire, Indore:Seven persons were killed when a fire broke out after an explosion at...
Public Insurance Registry to modernise information architecture of insurance sector:Seth
Ajay Seth, chairman, IRDAI `By enabling standardised, consent-based access to structured insurance data, the Public Insurance Registry seeks to enhance transparency, strengthen consumer confidence, and support more effective regulatory oversight. This reform is...
A backlash against data centres is spilling into French municipal election races
This mirrors trends across Europe and the United States, where a surge in data center construction has fueled a backlash and turned power use and Big Tech’s footprint into electoral issues on a local and national level. In the town of Le Bourget outside Paris, Sofiane...
Marsh and Apollo design first-of-its kind insurance facility for Uber to accelerate autonomous ride-hailing
Autonomous Vehicle Insurance Program(AVIP) is underwritten by Apollo’s ibott® division and exclusively provides Uber with dedicated capacity to provide AV partners with comprehensive primary and excess liability coverage at preferred rates, reflecting their unique...