- Technology
Meta threatens to block news on FB, Instagram if California bill passes
San Francisco: Meta has threatened to pull news from Facebook and Instagram if California’s Journalism Preservation Act passes through. Once the bill is cleared, big tech companies will need to pay a…
- Bangalore
Karnataka to formulate new education policy in place of NEP
Bengaluru: The new Congress government in Karnataka is all set to formulate a new education policy by scrapping the National Education Policy (NEP) implemented by the previous BJP government in the state,…
- Technology
Amazon Ring to pay $5.8 mn over unlawfully accessing consumer videos
San Francisco: Ring, the Amazon-owned maker of video surveillance devices, will pay $5.8 million in consumer refunds and will be prohibited from profiting from unlawfully accessing consumer videos, the US Federal Trade…
- Technology
WhatsApp launches global security centre to further safeguard users
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Thursday launched a new global security centre for users to learn more about how to protect themselves against spammers and unwanted contact, as it faces scrutiny over…
- World
US dental insurance giant hit by ransomware attack, data of 9 mn patients lost
San Francisco: The personal information of nearly nine million people in the US has been compromised in an apparent ransomware attack on one of the country’s largest dental health insurers. US-based dental…
- Technology
Amazon fined $25 mn for violating children’s privacy law, deceiving parents
San Francisco: E-commerce giant Amazon will pay $25 million penalty to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over violating the children’s privacy law by keeping their Alexa voice recordings and deceiving parents…
- Pakistan
Pakistan regulator bars channels from airing hate mongers
Islamabad: In a directive to television channels, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) said there should be a media boycott of “hate mongers, perpetrators and their facilitators” and advised them to…
- Automobile
Toyota discloses data leak affecting 2.6 lakh car owners
New Delhi: Japanese automotive giant Toyota has admitted another incident in which data of around 260,000 car owners was exposed to the internet for a decade. Last month, the company issued an…
- Technology
Instagram testing new ‘Interested’ option for recommended posts
San Francisco: Social networking platform Instagram is testing a new ‘Interested’ option for recommended posts which will allow users to indicate what they are interested in. The new option will help the…
- Technology
83 per cent Indian workers embrace AI assistance despite concerns
New Delhi: As artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to take away certain jobs, 83 per cent of Indian employees are willing to delegate as much work as possible to AI to lessen their…
- Technology
Snap introduces new generative AI feature for paid users
San Francisco: Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has introduced a new generative AI feature for its paid subscribers. Now, when Snapchat+ subscribers interact with My AI chatbot, they can send it…
- Technology
Amazon launches Echo Pop smart speaker in India
New Delhi: Amazon on Thursday launched its new ‘Echo Pop’ smart speaker in the country at a price of Rs 4,999. The new smart speaker is available in four colour options —…
- Science
Indian-American teen wins $50,000 Young Scientist award
New York: A 17-year-old Indian-origin student in Missouri has won the prestigious Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for his research relating to the mpox virus. Saathvik Kannan of David H. Hickman…
- India
Sisodia only to be produced via video conferencing, says Delhi court
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday ordered that former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia should only be produced via video conferencing during hearings in the ongoing Delhi Excise Policy scam case…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man kills wife for refusing sex
Hyderabad: Enraged over his wife refusing sex, a man strangled her to death in Hyderabad. The shocking incident came to light with the autopsy report revealing the cause of the death. Though…
