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Apple, Google, Meta targeted in EU’s first Digital Markets Act probes
The European Union law, effective from March 7, aims to challenge...
Tokyo, Tokyo, make me a match! Metropolis hopes AI app will spur marriages
With a population set to start shrinking from 2030, Tokyo will...
Apple, Meta, Google set to face EU Digital Markets Act probes, sources say
Digital Markets Act breaches could cost the companies as much as 10% of their global annual turnover. The landmark EU tech rule requires the companies to give users and rivals more choices to ensure a level playing field Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet's Google are...
US sues Apple, alleging it illegally monopolized the smartphone market
The Justice Department said Apple charges as much as $1,599 for an iPhone and makes larger profits than any others in the industry. Officials also said that Apple charges various business partners — from software developers to credit card companies and even its rivals...
Hackers carrying out disruptive attacks on water systems: US
In a letter released Tuesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan warned that “disabling cyberattacks are striking water and wastewater systems throughout the United States.” The letter singled out...
SC stays Centre’s notification setting up PIB’s Fact Check Unit
"We are of the view that notification dated March 20, 2024, after rejection of application of interim relief, needs to be stayed. The challenge to the validity of 3(1)(b)(5) involves serious constitutional question and the impact of the rule on free speech and...
PB Fintech to set up payment aggregator subsidiary
The subsidiary called ‘PB Pay Private Limited’ would carry on the business of payment aggregator’ domestic and/or cross border or both, as may be permitted by the Reserve Bank of India, by facilitating merchants with offline and/or digital payment acceptance...
Meta to operationalise Elections Centre; to curb misinformation, misuse of AI-made content
The social media giant said the India-specific Elections Operations Centre will bring together experts from across the company from intelligence, data science, engineering, research, operations, content policy and legal teams, to identify and mitigate threats in...
French competition watchdog hits Google with 250 mln euro fine
The watchdog said Google's AI-powered chatbot Bard - since rebranded under the name Gemini - was trained on content from publishers and news agencies, without notifying them. Google has pledged not to contest the facts as part of settlement proceedings, the watchdog...
IRDAI Board meets today, to approve Bima Sugam
Bima Sugm will be officially called as Rashtriya Bima Sugam Nigam Ltd, built with an intial corpus of Rs 200 crore and the shareholding of the company will be widely held amongst life insurers, general insurers and health insurers with no single entity having...
“Government in process of creating dedicated deeptech startup policy,” says DPIIT Secretary RK Singh
Rajesh Kumar Singh, the Secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry Emphasizing the importance of government support for startups, Singh highlighted that beyond funding, startups require orders from the government to kickstart their journey effectively. He...
India’s universal health insurance plan achievable, says Devi Shetty
Devi Prasad Shetty, Founder and Chairman of Narayana Health This universal insurance program, according to Devi Shetty hasn't happened because of an inherent trust deficit between stakeholders -- insurance companies, hospitals, and patients New Delhi:India is poised...