How long can cybercrime police hold your money? MP HC sets a 3-month limit - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·3 Sept 2026
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the State Bank of India to unfreeze a woman’s account, and directed it to place only the disputed Rs 2,01,263.58 in a fixed deposit.
Why Nykaa Is Bullish on Its Quick Commerce Platform, Nykaa Now
MediaNamaby Amit Singh·3 Sept 2026
Beauty and personal care company Nykaa intends to expand its quick commerce platform, Nykaa Now, to more than 25 cities by FY27. At present, Nykaa Now operates in 13 cities.
SC overturns Rs 425 Crore penalty over fake AI citations
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter·3 Sept 2026
Access the court order here. The Supreme Court has overturned a penalty of Rs 425,27,99,100 imposed on a diamond exporter after determining that the customs official relied on non-existent...
NYC schools ban student-facing generative AI through grade 8
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh·3 Sept 2026
“Children need teachers and human connection in order to learn and grow. They need to develop skills alongside their peers, build relationships with their teachers, and wrestle with tough problems...
Prism FY26: OYO parent sees 89% growth in gross booking value, driven by G6 Hospitality - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Amit Singh·3 Sept 2026
IPO-bound Prism, the parent entity of OYO, closed fiscal 2026 on a solid note, with its net profit surging more than 4X, driven primarily by growth in its North America business.
The challenges with Voice AI
MediaNamaby Nikhil Pahwa·3 Sept 2026
More human than human? At a recent presentation on Voice AI, the speaker showcased an interaction with an AI agent that the system showed as a successful call: the Voice AI agent heard the caller...
Ultrahuman raises $60 million to expand smart ring business
MediaNamaby Amit Singh·2 Sept 2026
Smart ring maker Ultrahuman has raised Rs 583 crore about ($60 million) in its Series C funding round led by Qualcomm Ventures, according to filings sourced from the Registrar of Companies (RoC).
ChatGPT Ads In India And What OpenAI’s Rollout Means For Users
MediaNamaby Guest Author·2 Sept 2026
By Asheef Iqubbal OpenAI is turning an ad-free AI experience into a premium feature rather than the default.
Ram Mandir journalist challenges X data demand in SC
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·2 Sept 2026
Independent journalist Abhishek Upadhyay, who runs the digital news platform ‘Top Secret’, has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Ghaziabad Crime Branch notice seeking extensive data from...
APAAR consent form: court-ordered opt-out and privacy gaps
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·2 Sept 2026
The Ministry of Education’s parental consent form for APAAR, the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry, exists in its current shape because a court ordered it. In Rohit Anand Das v.
Why CERT-In asked a researcher to stop disclosing vulnerabilities
MediaNamaby Azdhan·2 Sept 2026
What happened? On August 28, CERT-In wrote to cybersecurity researcher Nisarga Adhikary, asking him to stop public disclosures of the vulnerabilities he finds while the “coordination/remediation”...
CCPA Fines Dial4Trade Rs 10 Lakh Over Ammonium Nitrate
MediaNamaby Aakriti Bansal·2 Sept 2026
The order can be accessed here. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has fined B2B marketplace Dial4Trade Technologies Pvt Ltd Rs 10 lakh for listing and facilitating the sale of...
Meta blocks an MP’s page. Old tweet shows warning on similar ban
MediaNamaby Rohit Singh·2 Sept 2026
Meta has told the Delhi High Court that it blocked the Facebook page of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi after receiving a notice from a law enforcement agency, according to a Bar and Bench...
OpenAI links Epic patient records to ChatGPT under HIPAA
MediaNamaby Anjali Tripathi·2 Sept 2026
OpenAI has begun connecting patient records held in Epic, the largest electronic health record system in the United States, directly into ChatGPT.
FTC, 22 US States Sue Amazon Over Alleged ‘Hidden’ Ad Surcharges
MediaNamaby Ann Mary Peter·2 Sept 2026
Access the press release here. On August 31, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 22 states filed a lawsuit against Amazon, alleging that the company overcharged...
US calls for hands-off AI regulation at G20 tech meeting - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Prabhanu Kumar Das·2 Sept 2026
The US has urged G20 members to avoid creating new AI regulations and take a hands-off approach. According to Reuters, US tech adviser Michael Kratsios made the call at a G20 Innovation Ministerial...
Hitachi Payment Services quietly surrenders payment aggregator licence
MediaNamaby Amit Singh·2 Sept 2026
Payment solutions provider Hitachi Payment Services has quietly surrendered the certificate of authorisation it obtained from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to operate as an online payment...
What SIR and Electoral Rolls data reveals about you - MEDIANAMA
MediaNamaby Nikhil Pahwa·2 Sept 2026
A few hours ago, I found my name, address and linked to my father’s name, on a website that has digitised India’s Election Commission rolls.
OYO parent firm to launch AI agent for end-to-end hotel operations
MediaNamaby Amit Singh·1 Sept 2026
IPO-bound Prism, the parent entity of OYO, is building an AI agent that will run a hotel’s daily operations end-to-end.
Meta to limit the reach of undisclosed AI profiles on Instagram
MediaNamaby Azdhan·1 Sept 2026
- Read the blog post on AI profiles on Instagram here. Meta said that it is renaming its “AI creator” label to “AI-generated profile” on Instagram and will limit the reach of AI-generated profiles...
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