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WhatsApp has begun rolling out a feature that allows users in India to complete prepaid mobile recharges directly within the app, as part of its payments offering in partnership with PayU. The rollout is being carried out in phases across Android and iOS, and the feature may not yet be visible to all users. Once … Read more
Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messenger app, said on Wednesday he had received a summons in Russia at an old address naming him as a “suspect” in a criminal case. Russia stepped up its bid to subjugate Telegram in February, announcing in a state-run newspaper that it was investigating billionaire founder Durov as … Read more
In an era where e-commerce growth is increasingly shadowed by counterfeit goods, fake reviews, and phishing scams, Amazon is signaling a strategic shift—from reactive enforcement to predictive prevention. Its first-ever Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report, released on April 22, offers a sweeping look at how the company is deploying artificial intelligence, legal muscle, and cross-border partnerships … Read more
India’s upcoming online gaming rules are designed to reduce compliance burdens for startups while strengthening oversight of potentially harmful content, Secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S Krishnan, told CNBC-TV18. The new framework, which comes into effect from May 1 under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, seeks … Read more
A popular social media influencer aligned with the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) narrative has been exposed as an artificial intelligence-generated persona. The account, which had attracted a large following with politically charged and lifestyle content, was reportedly created and operated by an individual based in India. The individual, presented as a young American woman, … Read more
Meta is installing new tracking software on US-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in training its artificial intelligence models, part of a broad initiative to build AI agents that can perform work tasks autonomously, the company told staffers in internal memos seen by Reuters. The tool, called Model Capability … Read more
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has proposed fresh amendments to the IT Rules, tightening norms around the labeling of AI-generated content and opening the draft for public consultation until May 7. Under the latest proposal, AI-generated or synthetically created content must carry a “continuous” and “clearly visible” label throughout its entire duration … Read more
In a measured response to Tim Cook stepping down as CEO of apple effective September 1, Donald Trump Took to social media to acknowledge the outgoing chief’s tenure. “I have always been a big fan of Tim Cook, and likewise, Steve Jobs… but nowhere near as well as it has under Tim,” Trump wrote, noting … Read more
Federal Express Corporation, also known as FedEx, and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) announced on Tuesday that they had completed India’s first intra-city drone delivery flight trials in Bengaluru, marking a step in urban logistics development. According to the express transportation company, the trials validated a mid-mile drone logistics link between Electronic … Read more
Tim Cook will step down as the CEO of Apple on September 1, marking an end to a 15-year tenure that set many records for the iPhone manufacturer. Cook, 65, will be replaced by John Ternus, 50, who has been the head of hardware engineering at the Cupertino, California-based company since 2021 and has spent … Read more
