The signal, not the noise
As India hosts the BRICS Summit which has child safety in its core area of work, here's a look at where the members stand. While China, Brazil have age-specific social media law for kids, India's DPDP Act speaks of parental consent.
Sandhya Devanathan will be the region’s senior leader, overseeing consumer growth, enterprise adoption, partnerships, operations, and regulator engagement
The recognition is expected to strengthen the company’s credentials with government departments, PSUs, defence, education institutions and other institutional buyers
CXMT's alleged industrial espionage from Samsung had an actual roadmap — South Korean court says Project Hefei was responsible for CXMT's current position as major DRAM maker
Nvidia says Hugging Face will stay open even as the chipmaker takes control of a key AI hub.
Meta’s $18 billion settlement imposes new teen safeguards, but experts warn age checks, parental controls and screen-time limits may not be enough to make platforms safer for children. The post Meta’s teen-safety settlement is being called accountability.
iPhone 17 series prices have been cut further across the UK and Europe ahead of Apple’s September 9 iPhone 18 launch. The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max are now up to £150 cheaper, while the iPhone Air 512GB gets a £200 discount in the UK.
The European Commission in its 2024 decision said Edge was not an important gateway for businesses to reach users even though it met the quantitative criteria set out under the Digital Markets Act which sets out a list of dos and don'ts for Big Tech.
AI memory is moving beyond individual interactions. The next challenge may be deciding who controls the accumulated context of a user's digital life.
WhatsApp received more than 19,000 grievances in India in July but recorded action on only 476 accounts. The post WhatsApp banned 5.36 million Indian accounts in July, actioned fewer than 3% of user grievances appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
The renaming of 'AI creator' to 'AI-generated profile' targets those Instagram accounts where the person featured is AI-generated not human creators who post AI content. The post Meta to limit the reach of undisclosed AI-generated profiles on Instagram appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
Apple's 9 September event is expected to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max with the A20 Pro chip, alongside a foldable iPhone Ultra, Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, and new AirPods 5 variants.
Happy Janmashtami 2026: Learn how to download and share Krishna-themed videos as your WhatsApp Status. Follow this simple step-by-step guide to save a video and upload it on WhatsApp.
September is here with 26 more games streaming on GeForce NOW this month, led by a slam dunk: NBA 2K27 with the NVIDIA DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering feature. Through NVIDIA’s close collaboration with Visual Concepts and 2K, DLSS 5 brings a new level of lifelike lighting and material detail to the court — tuned […]
Journalist Abhishek Upadhyay has moved the Supreme Court challenging a Ghaziabad Crime Branch notice seeking extensive data from his X account. The post Journalist behind Ram Mandir theft story moves Supreme Court against Ghaziabad Police seeking X account data appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
"We would need over half a million 4K TVs to fully display the single Roman image from our largest survey."
The 8.5-acre campus will be funded through a grant from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). Classes are expected to begin from September 2026 at a temporary facility at Acharya Nagarjuna University in Guntur, before shifting to the permanent Amaravati campus.
Redmi has teased a new ‘Max’ smartphone under its Note series in India, with the Redmi Note 17 Pro Max expected to be the model in question. The phone could launch in India on 15 September, according to tipster Yogesh Brar, although Redmi has not confirmed the date.
The Android Developer Verification programme is more than a security measure. It represents another step towards centralising governance within Google’s Android ecosystem.The Android Developer Verification programme is more than a security measure.
The August 27 settlement allocates the majority portion of $353 million to app developers who sold apps via the Google Play Store while the company said this doesn't mean admission of wrongdoing. The post Google agrees to $353 million settlement in UK app developers’ lawsuit appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
The publishers' feedback could determine the outcome of an ongoing EU investigation that could result in yet another hefty fine for Google if the proposal fails to address competition concerns and publishers' worries about unfair use of their content.
The Government of India has officially notified the six pillars governing the Semicon 2.0 Scheme, marking a major policy expansion aimed at developing a comprehensive domestic semiconductor design and manufacturing ecosystem.
The US tech giant found itself in EU regulators’ crosshairs after publishers complained about its site reputation abuse policy
California lawmakers passed a bill exempting qualifying open-source operating systems from age-verification rules, addressing compliance problems posed by Linux distributions. The post Explainer: California moves to exempt open-source software like Linux from age verification appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.
While the Norway govt says it will set up an expert group to examine stricter smart glass rules like a facial recognition ban, its Data Protection Authority has urged to assess if a special regulation is needed. The post Norway seeks stricter smart glasses rules amid privacy concerns appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
At least three of the first 32 Rassvet satellites likely suffered outright failures, and more may be in trouble.
The Court observed that Shruti Haasan has made a "very strong prima facie" case for the personality rights and directed social media platforms to takedown the objectionable content on her. The post Bombay HC passes interim order protecting Shruti Haasan’s personality rights appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
NCPCR is developing a social media code for children following a MeitY consultation on age-gating, platform regulation and online safety. The post Report: Child Rights Commission is creating social media code of conduct for children’s safety online appeared first on MEDIANAMA.
NVIDIA will acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, gaining a strategic foothold in the open AI ecosystem while keeping the platform open to multiple models, clouds and hardware providers. The post NVIDIA confirms it will acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion appeared first on MEDIANAMA.