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Why Meta shareholders are questioning Facebook's 'political entanglement' in India
This proposal, along with few others will come for voting in the upcoming Meta AGM. However, Meta's board of directions has already recommended a vote against this particular shareholder proposal.
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On new IAMAI governing council's agenda: Google billing policy and anti-competitive framework
On May 25, industry body Internet and Mobile Association of India announced the results to its 24-member governing council, with homegrown companies winning all seats. Big Tech companies will have no representation in the governing council for the next two years
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Indian entrepreneurs stage desi coup as Dream11 founder Harsh Jain elected IAMAI chairperson
Rajesh Magow of MakeMyTrip will become the vice chairperson and Times Internet's Satyan Gajwani will be the Treasurer.
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Hackers target Indian government websites, redirect users to IPL betting sites
Hyderabad-based cybersecurity researcher Sai Krishna Kothapalli discovered this issue and notified the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team.
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Chennai start-up ePlane Company receives key DGCA approval for electric aircraft development
The ePlane Company received Design Organisation Approval from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for its ePlane e200, a two-seater aircraft that is designed to operate in urban spaces
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EU fines Meta: Modify data protection bill or be ready for tussle with other jurisdictions, says Justice Srikrishna
On May 22, Meta was fined a record $1.3 billion and was ordered to stop transferring Facebook data collected from users in Europe to the United States
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We have not been notified by Indian government regarding ban: Briar messaging app
Briar is among the 14 decentralised, messaging applications that have been reportedly ordered to be banned by the Indian government for allegedly being used by terror groups for communication
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Surfshark confirms it is one of the recipients of CERT-In's notices on cybersecurity directions
This marks the latest development in the year-long controversy surrounding several VPN companies, including Surfshark, that have removed their Indian servers, pledging non-compliance with CERT-In directions.
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ShareChat and Paytm oppose IAMAI, back separate digital competition law in India
Sameer Nigam, the CEO of another IAMAI member company PhonePe has hit back at those opposing IAMAI's views on the matter, terming them as opportunistic.
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All you need to know about the tussle at IAMAI on Big Tech, competition law, and elections
This controversy will seemingly reach its climax when the results of the ongoing elections to IAMAI's governing council are announced later this month.
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Info Edge, Shaadi, BharatMatrimony, MapMyIndia, Limeroad stage ghar wapsi to IAMAI to contest elections
This comes at a time when the industry body has been accused of "parroting" views of Big Tech companies
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Digital Competition Law will impact investment in start-ups: IAMAI's submission to CDCL
A few companies and personalities from the Indian startup ecosystem disagree with IAMAI's position, claiming that they support such a law and that Big Tech companies influenced the industry body's opposition.
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IAMAI elections: Meta, Amazon, Google, Netflix throw hat in the ring
This comes at a time when the industry body has been accused of "parroting" views of Big Tech companies
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CERT-In sends notices to VPN companies on compliance with cybersecurity directions
Last year's CERT-In directions mandated service providers including those offering virtual private networks (VPN) to maintain customer logs for a period of 5 years
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Foxconn, Telangana government break ground on $500 million manufacturing plant
The plant will be built on 186.7 acres of land purchased by the company recently in Kongara Kalan. Within nine months, the company intends to complete construction and begin operations of the plant, which will initially employ 25,000 people.
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CERT-In warns users against misuse of ChatGPT, Bard, Bing AI by threat actors
AI language-based models such as ChatGPT have been misused for creating malwares, phishing campaigns and also for clearing examinations of prestigious institutions and top universities
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Govt aims to tap private players for IT support as personnel shortage hits NIC
Over the past few years, the government body has been reeling under a host of issues including dearth of personnel, with over 1,000 people expected to retire in the coming years
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All you need to know about Telangana’s robotics framework
From establishing Robo Parks to boost the sector to proposing the requirement of a Robot Unique Identity Number (RUID) for safety reasons, here is a lowdown on Telangana’s State Robotics Framework
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Palo Alto Networks leverages predictive analytics to enhance cybersecurity operations
Led by CEO Nikesh Arora, the Nasdaq-listed company has invested around $150 million in India, where over 1,000 employees are dedicated to core engineering work.
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iPhone-maker Foxconn to conduct 'ground-breaking' ceremony in Telangana on May 15
Foxconn chairman Young Liu during his visit to India in March had said working with the Telangana government would enable him to double the company's revenue over the next four years
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CERT-In warns organisations against Royal Ransomware for targeting critical infrastructure
This CERT-In report has come at a time when Indian government websites have been reported of being targeted by Indonesian hacktivists, and few months after All India Medical Institute of Medical Sciences suffered a major ransomware breach that rendered several of its services inaccessible.
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IAMAI showdown: Start-ups explore other lobby groups to fight Big Tech dominance
IAMAI member companies are also contemplating whether to seek a revamp of the lobby group's functioning and force out tech giants from the association in its forthcoming elections, say sources
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Indian Space Policy needs more clarity in key aspects, experts say
Although the Indian Space Policy has guidelines for private companies and ISRO's role, experts pointed out that some provisions need more clarity.
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After drone explosion, IPO-bound ideaForge to issue additional safety guidelines for customers
The Drone Federation of India will also develop best practices and standard operating procedures and recommend them to the industry
