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MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi25 Aug 2026
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has advised over-the-top (OTT) platforms to display a warning on the harmful effects of drug abuse during scenes depicting the consumption or use...
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter25 Aug 2026
A petition filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) asks lawmakers to prohibit children under 16 from having social media accounts, citing increased risks of exploitation and exposure to harmful...
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh25 Aug 2026
Hyderabad traffic authorities are considering a system to collect traffic fines directly from motorists’ FASTag accounts.
MediaNamaby Amit Singh25 Aug 2026
Downloads: “We’ve got into a strategic partnership with Spinny. OLX has 20 million buyers and 3 million sellers a year on the platform.
MediaNamaby Azdhan25 Aug 2026
Iran-linked hackers reportedly shut down a small British power plant for four days, in what The Telegraph described as the first successful cyberattack of its kind on a UK power facility.
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi24 Aug 2026
Japan’s Cabinet Office has proposed a revised Principle-Code for generative artificial intelligence (AI) businesses that sets out principles on intellectual property (IP) protection, including...
MediaNamaby Azdhan24 Aug 2026
Access combined version of four government orders here: [PDF] Andhra Pradesh’s (AP) Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (ITE&C) Department has approved four data centre projects...
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das24 Aug 2026
The Gujarat High Court has quashed a GST case after an officer used AI-generated case law that did not exist. Justices A.S. Supehia and Vaibhavi D.
MediaNamaby Nikhil Pahwa24 Aug 2026
“You now have a situation where you have absolute photorealism and video realism, where you can generate deep fakes of a person saying things which the person has not said, of a person standing in...
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter24 Aug 2026
The Netherlands’ Data Protection Authority (AP) has fined Uber €825 million ($966 million) for suspending and deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequate human review or...
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi24 Aug 2026
You can access the CCPA order from here The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 5 lakh penalty on Flipkart Internet Private Limited for facilitating the sale of toys on...
MediaNamaby Nikhil Pahwa24 Aug 2026
The Karnataka Government’s KEO AI PC, launched by the Karnataka Government at the Bangalore Tech Summit, sounds like vaporware to me, because it looks like a device that isn’t quite capable of...
MediaNamaby Amit Singh24 Aug 2026
Eternal-owned Zomato is piloting a new food delivery concept for office-goers. As part of the initiative, called Zomato Now, the company is installing food vending machines at offices in Gurugram...
MediaNamaby Aakriti Bansal24 Aug 2026
LinkedIn’s reporting option for posts and comments that “seems like AI slop” has crossed one million clicks, according to Chief Product Officer Hari Srinivasan.
MediaNamaby Azdhan24 Aug 2026
Access the full court order here: [PDF] While freezing bank accounts allegedly linked to cybercrime, the Rajasthan HC, in its combined judgement on August 20, stated that authorities can block only...
MediaNamaby Amit Singh24 Aug 2026
Urban Company has filed a defamation and disparagement suit against Kent RO Systems in the Delhi High Court, alleging Kent RO ran advertisements and social media campaigns containing false and...
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das24 Aug 2026
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) may separately notify the proposed Rule 3(4) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)...
MediaNamaby Amit Singh21 Aug 2026
PhysicsWallah is building an AI tutor, specifically designed to teach students one-on-one. Unlike conventional AI assistants that primarily react to prompts, the company’s upcoming offering, AI...
MediaNamaby Aakriti Bansal21 Aug 2026
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MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter21 Aug 2026
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has instructed the Director Generals of Police in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh to take stronger measures against cybercrime in all districts.
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