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TikTok, ByteDance settle US children’s privacy case for $400 million
The Justice Department sued TikTok in 2024 on behalf of the Federal...
Dutch e-commerce investor Prosus to invest $100 mn in Sachin Bansal’s Navi
Sachin Bansal, founder, Navi The investment values Navi at about...
Government launches NUDGE campaign to help taxpayers fix return errors voluntarily
Recent data shows that many people are already using these options to correct their tax records. During the 2025-26 financial year, more than 21 lakh taxpayers updated their returns for previous years and paid over Rs 2,500 crore in taxes. New Delhi: The Government of...
Google activates Android emergency location service in India
“Google has announced the activation of Emergency Location Service (ELS) in Android in India, with Uttar Pradesh becoming the first state to fully integrate enhanced caller location into its 112 emergency services,” the company said in a statement. New Delhi: Google...
Rising 3rd-party risks and persistent ransomware threats drive increased cybersecurity investments in 2026: Marsh
Among the key findings, nearly 75% of organizations globally express high confidence in their overall cyber risk management strategies. Confidence varies by regions, with organizations in India, Middle East and Africa region expressing the most confidence at 83%,...
Over 1000 banks, third party apps, payment firm join DoT’s Digital Intelligence Platform
The Department of Telecom said that the players that have joined Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP) have started fraud risk indicators that have helped in preventing potential financial losses of approximately Rs 660 crore across the banking ecosystem New Delhi:Over...
Data breach case: US court approves Infosys McCamish’s proposed USD 17.5 mn settlement
Under the proposed terms, Infosys McCamish Systems had agreed to pay $17.5 million into a fund to settle all the pending class action lawsuits related to a cybersecurity incident in 2023, which identified the Infosys subsidiary as the main source. New Delhi:A US court...
Cyber Insurance in India: Premiums, Ransomware and the AI
At this time the Indian cyber premium pool is expanding rapidly — industry estimates place market size in about one thousand of crores and forecast double-digit growth with cumulative premium estimate of about ₹60Bn for FY ending 2026. Vibhaw Kumar, Executive Vice...
India AI Governance Guidelines do not allow unrestricted deployment of high-risk AI systems: Govt
Jitin Prasada,Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology It can also pose risks to individuals and society. Some of these include bias, discrimination, unfair outcomes, exclusion, and lack of transparency New Delhi:The India AI Governance...
Munich Re and Germany’s KfW Development Bank launch a state-backed geothermal risk insurance
Geothermal power is an abundant energy source that can provide clean electricity and heat crucial for meeting net zero goals, and is expected to make up a sizable share of Germany’s future heating needs. But the big upfront costs needed for drilling can often exceed...
Cyber crimes surge over 60 pc in last three years: Centre
Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar said that more than Rs 7,130 crore has been saved since 2021 through timely reporting on the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting and Management System, covering over 23.02 lakh complaints. Additionally,...
Malaysia’s largest online insurance aggregator mulls IPO in next two years
The success of Ant Group Co., the operator of China’s ubiquitous financial services app Alipay, inspired Low to start Bjak in 2019. While insurance technology is well established in markets like the UK, it is at different stages of maturity across Asia, he said.Bjak...