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Consumer affairs ministry to meet e-commerce firms on May 15 to curb fake online reviews
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ICEYE launches Flood Insights and Flood Early Warning for Canada, providing near real-time situational awareness
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Govt to tweak bill to regulate digital media to ease burden on tech firms
India’s IT ministry has previously said stricter regulations were necessary to safeguard users and the nation’s security as the Internet has emerged as a “potent tool to cause unimaginable disruption to the democratic polity”.
Uber partners with Hyundai on electric air taxi
Hyundai will unveil a concept electric aircraft developed with Uber at CES, with the self-flying electric car designed to carry up to four passengers with a pilot and fly on trips of up to 60 miles (100 km).
Trump Administration seeks to limit ‘Overreach’ of Regulation of Artificial Intelligence
The comments come at a time when companies are racing to integrate AI and deep machine learning into their businesses to remain competitive. However, the technology raises ethical concerns about control, privacy, cyber security and the future of work, companies and experts have said.
dacadoo announces global partnership with Swiss Life Global Solutions
dacadoo’s comprehensive digital Health Engagement Platform motivates users to achieve and maintain healthy lifestyle habits. The digital user journey is optimized to engage clients of Health & Life Insurers, and it is delivered through mobile apps and a web app built in responsive design. It combines motivational techniques derived from behavioral science, with functions from online gaming and social networks that involve users in their holistic health – body, mind and lifestyle
Experiments to study operation of commercial BVLOS drones to take place in Jan: Aviation Minister
The minister also said the Centre will start registering drones – BVLOS and others – within a few weeks time.Potential use of drone technology for commercial purposes is very high, Puri said, adding that the Centre “is moving ahead on the BVLOS front”.
Major commercial plane crash deaths worldwide fell by more than 50% in 2019: group
To70 said the aviation industry spent significant effort in 2019 “focusing on so-called ‘future threats’ such as drones.” But the MAX crashes “are a reminder that we need to retain our focus on the basics that make civil aviation so safe: well-designed and well-built aircraft flown by fully informed and well-trained crews.”
iPhone owners 167 times more at risk of being hacked than Android phone users
“LG, Nokia and Sony were the phones that hackers were least interested in, generating under 100 searches a month for each individual brand,” reports goodtoknow.co.uk.
No MDR charges on RuPay, UPI payments from Jan 1
MDR is the cost paid by a merchant to a bank for accepting payment from their customers via digital means. The merchant discount rate is expressed in percentage of the transaction amount.
To safeguard banking, SBI to introduce OTP-based ATM transactions from Jan
“This will safeguard the customers against the risk of unauthorized transactions on account of skimmed/cloned cards, while withdrawing cash at State Bank ATMs,” the bank said.
Free WiFi to all villages connected via Bharat Net till March 2020: Prasad
In a digital village, residents are encouraged to become digitally literate. Residents can avail quality healthcare through tele-medicine consultations under allopathy, homeopathy and ayurvedic systems.The digital village also promotes a financially inclusive society by providing banking, insurance and pension services at the doorstep of citizens. In addition, the entire village is WiFi enabled, so residents are digitally connected.