How Google’s Android Policies Affect India’s Digital Sovereignty
MediaNamaby Guest Author1 Sept 2026
By Mouhamed Noordeen Android represented something larger than a mobile operating system, embodying a political idea about computing.
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top 52%California AB 1856 exempts Linux from age-verification law
MediaNamaby Aakriti Bansal1 Sept 2026
California lawmakers have passed a bill that would exempt qualifying open-source operating systems from the state’s age-verification requirements.
Govt. Warned Of Porn Scam Apps; Meta Ads Stayed Live
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi1 Sept 2026
You can access the government advisory from here India’s cybercrime coordination centre warned on August 26, 2026, that fraudulent Android apps posing as pornography services were being advertised...
Deepinder Goyal’s wearable startup Temple acquires Longevous
MediaNamaby Amit Singh1 Sept 2026
We missed this earlier: Healthtech startup Temple has acquired Longevous, a London-based longevity medicine practice, ahead of the planned launch of its wearable device.
Dodo Payments breach disclosure disputed by dark web listing
MediaNamaby Azdhan1 Sept 2026
Dodo Payments, a Bengaluru-based payments company, told its customers on August 17 that a breach of an internal analytics system did not touch API keys, passwords, or account credentials.
India’s UPI Expands to Uzbekistan, But There’s No Rollout Date Yet
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter1 Sept 2026
Access the press release here. Indian travellers can now pay merchants in Uzbekistan directly using UPI.
Europe designates ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox under DSA
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das1 Sept 2026
The European Commission has designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine (VLOSE), while Reddit and Roblox have been designated as Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) under the Digital...
PhonePe extends UPI facility to feature phone users: Who else supports UPI 123Pay? - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Amit Singh1 Sept 2026
PhonePe on Monday launched Unified Payments Interface (UPI) for feature phones, aiming to bring an estimated 200 million users of such phones under the ambit of India’s homegrown payments network.
India says AI-generated art can get copyright, but AI cannot be the author - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi1 Sept 2026
India’s Copyright Office has refused to register an artwork that named an artificial intelligence system as its author. It also held that the artwork itself is capable of copyright protection.
On consent and ownership: from a closed-door discussion
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi1 Sept 2026
Does a person own their personal data? Or do they only get to control who has access to it? At a closed-door discussion on AI and privacy, that distinction kept resurfacing.
Sony, Warner sue Anthropic over pirated lyrics in Claude
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh1 Sept 2026
You can access the court document from here. Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music and several affiliated publishers have sued Anthropic, CEO Dario Amodei and co-founder Benjamin Mann.
What India’s BRICS chairship can do for child safety online
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi31 Aug 2026
Brazil requires social media accounts held by under-16s to be linked to a legal guardian. China caps daily app use at one hour for under-16s and two hours for 16 and 17-year-olds, and switches...
Google updates spam policy in Europe to avoid antitrust fine
MediaNamaby Amit Singh31 Aug 2026
Google has updated its spam policy in an attempt to stave off an antitrust fine in the European Union.
Zomato bans analogue dairy dishes
MediaNamaby Aakriti Bansal31 Aug 2026
Zomato has banned restaurants on its platform from listing dishes containing analogue dairy products. It said it will delist restaurants that do not comply with the policy.
OpenAI to Cut Off Cursor Models After SpaceX Acquisition
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das31 Aug 2026
OpenAI will wind down its contract to supply models to Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX, according to a statement by the company.
India’s New IST Rules Raise Questions Over UTC Timestamps
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi31 Aug 2026
You can access the government notification from here India’s new time rules do more than make Indian Standard Time the default.
Meta AI glasses will stop recording if capture LED is covered
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh31 Aug 2026
Meta is rolling out an update to its AI-powered smart glasses that will stop the camera if a wearer covers the front-facing capture LED after starting a recording.
Satvacart Shuts Down After 12 Years Amid Funding Crunch
MediaNamaby Amit Singh31 Aug 2026
Online grocery startup Satvacart has shut down after 12 years of operations amid a lack of funding.
Uber, Eternal, Porter quit Karnataka gig workers board
MediaNamaby Aakriti Bansal31 Aug 2026
Uber, Eternal and Porter have withdrawn from the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board, saying they do not wish to remain part of a statutory body created under a law they have...
NPCI to let users port UPI AutoPay mandates across apps
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das31 Aug 2026
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is set to make Unified Payments Interface (UPI) AutoPay interoperable, allowing users to port existing mandates across UPI apps and merchants to...