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No Indian users affected by spyware from Israeli firm
WhatsApp said it has disrupted a hacking campaign linked to Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions
Updated on Feb 02, 2025 03:54 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
In AI stimulus, budget allots ₹500 crore for Centre of Excellence in education
The central government will invest ₹500 crore in a new AI Centre for Excellence in education and ₹20,000 crore for private sector research and innovation.
Published on Feb 02, 2025 03:05 AM IST
Budgetary allocation for MeitY up by 48%; focus on electronics, semiconductors
The ministry of electronics and technology has been allocated ₹26,026.25 crore for FY 26, up from ₹17,566.31 crore (RE FY25)
Updated on Feb 01, 2025 03:55 PM IST
Union Budget: IT ministry allocates ₹5 crore for Data Protection Board in FY26
The government had allocated ₹2 crore to meet the establishment and salary expenses of the Data Protection Board in FY25.
Published on Feb 01, 2025 12:55 PM IST
Private entities can now use Aadhaar authentication
The Union government has amended the Aadhaar rules to allow private entities to use Aadhaar authentication for delivering their services
Published on Feb 01, 2025 06:04 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
AI could trigger big shift in labour markets
The survey highlighted several implementation challenges, including significant infrastructure requirements beyond traditional needs.
Updated on Jan 31, 2025 11:56 PM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Centre eyes domestic AI models as ‘cost-efficient’ DeepSeek disrupts tech world
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that six Indian entities had already shown promise and could release their foundation models in the next ten months.
Updated on Jan 31, 2025 06:38 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Court-appointed experts say Delhi HC has jurisdiction in ANI v OpenAI case
ANI’s copyright infringement lawsuit against OpenAI claims the AI giant used copyrighted literary works from its member-publishers to train its software without permission
Published on Jan 29, 2025 08:05 PM IST
‘Dismiss application of book publishers’: OpenAI to Delhi HC
OpenAI argued that the examples cited by FIP do not show that OpenAI’s LLMs were trained on the “original literary works” of the publishers.
Published on Jan 27, 2025 04:57 PM IST
DNPA, HT, Express, NDTV seek to join ANI lawsuit against OpenAI
The intervention application, filed before the next hearing in ANI’s copyright lawsuit, argued that companies like OpenAI violate intellectual property rights.
Updated on Jan 27, 2025 12:05 PM IST
Misinformation biggest threat to electoral processes: CEC at National Voters Day
CEC Rajiv Kumar highlighted misinformation as a major threat to democracy, urging political parties to avoid fake narratives and improve voter turnout.
Updated on Jan 26, 2025 12:38 PM IST
Poll management bodies adopt the Delhi Declaration as ECI meet ends
Election management bodies from a dozen countries, including India’s ECI and Russia’s Central Election Commission, on Friday adopted the Delhi Declaration
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 10:17 AM IST
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Indian publishers join ANI’s copyright lawsuit against OpenAI in Delhi HC
Indian publishers seek to join ANI's lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming copyright infringement as ChatGPT used their works for training. Hearing on Jan 28.
Updated on Jan 25, 2025 05:16 AM IST
NCLAT permits WhatsApp to share metadata with Facebook, Instagram for ads
NCLAT chairperson Ashok Bhushan stayed the 5-year moratorium on data sharing but said that WhatsApp will have to pay the 50% of the penalty within two weeks
Published on Jan 23, 2025 12:55 PM IST
Consent, breach reporting discussed in data protection talks
The draft DPDP Rules, released for public consultation on January 3, are crucial for implementing the DPDP Act, which was notified in August 2023 but remains to be enforced
Updated on Jan 21, 2025 08:14 AM IST
15 firms make 70% donations to largest electoral trust
Of the ₹1,075.68 crore that PET disbursed to six parties, the BJP received the lion’s share at ₹723.785 crore, or 67.3%.
Updated on Jan 20, 2025 05:32 AM IST
All AI, synthetic content should be labelled: ECI to parties
The advisory follows controversies surrounding the use of AI-generated content in the Delhi elections
Updated on Jan 17, 2025 05:28 AM IST
Label campaign materials created or enhanced using AI: ECI tells pol parties
The Election Commission of India (ECI) asked political parties to issue disclaimers in campaign ads and promotional content when they use synthetic content online and offline
Published on Jan 16, 2025 01:39 PM IST
First in person consultation on draft DPDP Rules
New Delhi's first DPDP Rules 2025 consultation raised concerns on consent, data localisation, and children's data
Updated on Jan 15, 2025 06:32 AM IST
Google removes offline map app from Play Store after govt orders
The app was removed came after the Survey of India (SoI) sent a takedown notice for incorrectly depicting parts of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh as outside the territory of India
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 06:58 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Centre meets 13 firms for services under IndiaAI Mission
MeitY's technical panel met 13 companies for AI compute services under IndiaAI Mission, evaluating their capacity to support the initiative.
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 06:56 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
I4C cites hoax threat mails in VPN app takedowns
The takedown notice cited violations of section 66 of the Information Technology Act and multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Updated on Jan 14, 2025 04:49 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Fact-checkers face a limbo after Meta’s policy shift
Contrary to Zuckerberg’s claims about censorship, fact-checkers emphasise they never had power to remove content.
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 07:16 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Govt panel seeks auto blocking for flawed India map
The aim of the workshop was to focus improving the functioning of the GACs and making grievance redressal faster, easier, and more efficient
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 12:40 AM IST
US hacker likely linked to ’24 BSNL data breach
Cameron John Wagenius, a communications specialist, was arrested on December 20 for attempting to sell hacked data from American telecom companies.
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 03:00 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Wrong Indian map on social media among concerns raised by govt’s appellate panel
Officials who adjudicate grievances on content moderation decisions asked if there was a way to block unofficial map of India from being displayed on internet.
Published on Jan 09, 2025 10:34 AM IST
IT Act: Delhi Police gets nod to issue ‘takedown orders’
HT had reported in February 2024 that the provision is rife with legal ambiguity about who can send valid takedown notices.
Published on Jan 09, 2025 09:31 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Government panel suggests AI incident database, invites comments till January 27
The report recommends that the governance group should bring together all authorities and institutions that deal with AI governance at the national level.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 11:03 AM IST
Data localisation only for specific purposes: IT secretary
The draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules focus on targeted data localisation, addressing children's online age verification challenges, data protection.
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 07:44 AM IST
Tech solutions can help verify kids’ age: Vaishnaw
Vaishnaw outlined how virtual tokens could verify identities
Updated on Jan 08, 2025 12:31 AM IST