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Education Minister reviews NEET-UG re-exam security, orders crackdown
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level meeting with central security and intelligence agencies on Wednesday, May 20, to review preparations for the upcoming NEET-UG re-examination, officials said. He…
- World
Meta launches WhatsApp ‘incognito’ mode
London: Meta Platforms said Wednesday it’s rolling out an “incognito” mode for WhatsApp users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a move intended to ease privacy concerns about sensitive information…
- Technology
Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms
Melbourne: Australia has proposed taxing digital giants Meta, Google and TikTok a proportion of their revenue to pay for news reporters. The government released draft legislation Tuesday it intends to introduce to…
- Technology
Project Glasswing: The cybersecurity arms race India cannot afford to ignore
Anthropic, the American artificial intelligence (AI) company behind the Claude assistant, has built an AI model so sharp at reading software code that it found security flaws hiding in major operating systems…
- Technology
WhatsApp brings dual accounts to iPhones, adds Meta AI tools
New Delhi: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Friday announced a slew of new features, allowing Apple iPhone users to operate two accounts on a single device simultaneously, while also introducing new artificial…
- World
Meta, YouTube found liable in US teen addiction case
Washington: A US jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark case, ruling that their platforms harmed a young user through addictive design features and failed to warn of risks…
- World
Your Instagram DMs will not be private from May 8, Meta to end encryption
Meta announced that Instagram will discontinue its end-to-end encrypted messaging effective May 8, altering the privacy landscape for several users who depend on “special keys” that keep all third parties, including Meta…
- Technology
WhatsApp rolls out parent-controlled accounts for children under 13
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has unveiled a new “parent-managed” account model, effectively opening the messaging platform to pre-teens (children under the age of 13) under strict guardian oversight. The move marks a…
- India
Govt orders mass takedown of social media posts criticising, mocking PM Modi
The Union Government has directed a mass takedown of posts satirising, mocking and criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accounts condemning the Centre’s response to the University Grants Commission (UGC) regulations on…
- Technology
Instagram will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for suicide
Washington: Instagram said Thursday, February 26, it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who…
- Technology
Facebook owner Meta to buy AI chips in deal worth up to USD 100 billion
New York: Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence (AI) chips from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a…
- Business
Will comply with NCLAT privacy guidelines: WhatsApp to SC
New Delhi: Global tech giants Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp told the Supreme Court on Monday, February 23, that they will comply with the NCLAT’s directions for extending the Competition Commission of…
- India
Supreme Court to hear Meta-WhatsApp privacy policy case on Monday
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday, February 23, pleas of Meta and WhatsApp against a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order imposing a penalty of Rs 213.14…
- Hyderabad
Meta deletes Instagram account ‘Naa Anveshana’ after actress files complaint
Hyderabad: Meta has deleted the Instagram account of popular social media influencer Anvesh (Naa Anveshana), who had over 1.3 million followers. The action took place after Telugu actress and comedian Karate Kalyani…
- India
Can’t play with citizens’ right to privacy: Supreme Court slams Meta
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday, February 3 came down heavily on Meta Platforms Inc and WhatsApp while hearing their appeals against a Competition Commission of India order imposing a penalty…
