1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (239+ words) Police have busted a suspected smartphone smuggling racket that allegedly used a reputed courier service agency to evade detection. Around 100 high-end smartphones, packed in two consignments, were seized from a courier delivery agent on Tuesday. Anupam Singh, the superintendent of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (534+ words) The government has received WhatsApp's reply to the notice on 'username' feature and is examining it, according to sources. The username feature essentially allows people on the messaging platform to communicate without sharing their phone numbers. Subsequently, WhatsApp had sought…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (635+ words) Meta-owned WhatsApp's response to the government notice on the 'username' feature is due on Thursday, IT Secretary S Krishnan said. Last Wednesday, the Centre issued a notice to Meta questioning the proposed username feature on WhatsApp, flagging concerns that it…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (348+ words) According to government officials, the move signals a shift in the Centre's anti-piracy strategy from targeting individual piracy channels to holding digital platforms accountable for preventing copyright violations. The ministry is learnt to have informed Telegram, which was temporarily blocked…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (560+ words) The government has issued a notice to Meta, asking the company to explain why action should not be initiated against it under the Information Technology Act and related rules over WhatsApp's proposed username feature, which authorities believe could increase cybercrime,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) WhatsApp web and desktop users are being targeted by a large-scale malware distribution campaign that could give criminals unauthorised access and compromise their devices, national cybersecurity watchdog CertIn said in a note. The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has warned…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (265+ words) Akash Ambani in Mumbai on Friday. PTI Jio Platform Ltd is weighing plans to build its own satellite constellation, as the company seeks to cement control over the India’s communications infrastructure while Elon Musk’s Starlink faces hurdles. The company is…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (287+ words) Delhi High Court on Friday refused to grant any relief to Telegram with regard to the Centre’s decision to restrict access to the messaging platform ahead of the NEET-UG retest on June 21. Dismissing Telegram’s plea challenging the block, Justice Tejas…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (275+ words) Telegraph India Balance it: Editorial on Calcutta's rise as data centre hub amid environmental challenges A study by Cambridge-led researchers found that land surface temperatures around AI data centres rise by an average of 2 degrees celsius, with some areas recording…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (298+ words) A California state court judge has denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury found the companies liable for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people. Los Angeles Superior Court…...