From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media accessAustralia banned social media for children under sixteen, effective December 2025. Britain plans a similar ban for under-sixteens by Spring...
22 Jul, 2026, 10.56 AM IST
Elon Musk announces X will open-source its entire codebase: What does he mean?Additionally, xAI also open-sourced its Grok Build coding agent following a data-privacy controversy. "Open sourcing Grok Build allows anyo...
17 Jul, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
India, EU strengthen strategic partnership at 3rd TTC; announce cooperation in AI, semiconductors, clean technologiesThe European Union and India on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen strategic cooperation in trade, technology and security...
16 Jul, 2026, 06.31 PM IST
EU forces Google to share search data, open Android to rival AI companiesIn the latest attempt to rein in tech behemoths' deep control of the digital economy, the EU said it will support innovation and diversity ...
16 Jul, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
Portugal becomes first EU state to join HealthAI networkPortugal became the first EU nation to join HealthAI's global network. This agreement provides access to reviewed AI health tools and incid...
16 Jul, 2026, 04.35 PM IST
OpenAI fails to trademark name in EUOpenAI, the owner the ChatGPT chatbot, lost Wednesday its appeal against the EU's refusal to register its name as a trademark. OpenAI had p...
15 Jul, 2026, 11.10 PM IST
India-UK CETA, not quite the king's ransom expected from a landmark trade dealUnder the India-Britain CETA, Indian exporters could tap into new market avenues, with Britain's Department of International Trade predicti...
15 Jul, 2026, 02.00 PM IST
German media regulator says Google's AI Overviews subject to German media lawThe Commission for Licensing and Supervision, ZAK, which represents Germany's 14 state media authorities, said AI-generated news summaries...
14 Jul, 2026, 06.23 PM IST
No Facebook, Instagram for Indian kids below 16? PM Modi's Australia praise fuels debate over social media curbsIndia may introduce age-based social media restrictions, following Australia's lead. Prime Minister Modi praised Australia's approach to pr...
11 Jul, 2026, 12.11 PM IST
Italy privacy watchdog fines Character AI owner over age-check failuresThe regulator found several privacy violations, including shortcomings in information provided to users about the processing of their perso...
09 Jul, 2026, 07.05 PM IST
WhatsApp turns admin, puts fee on business chats powered by AI modelsBeginning October 1, AI conversations on WhatsApp powered by third-party models could cost businesses nearly twice as much as those handled...
03 Jul, 2026, 05.52 PM IST
PE-VCs push structural reboot; Cred backers’ Meta gainsHappy Friday! India’s PE-VC lobby is seeking a structural overhaul to woo foreign capital and fund managers. This and more in today’s ETtec...
03 Jul, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
A new, inexpensive Chinese AI model is catching up with Anthropic, OpenAI on their home turfWestern startups are increasingly turning their attention to affordable and powerful AI models from China, particularly Z. ai's GLM-5.2, wh...
02 Jul, 2026, 01.41 PM IST
EU tech chief and Apple CEO had a constructive talk on topics of common interestEuropean Technology Commissioner Henna Virkkunen held a productive video call with Apple CEO Tim Cook regarding topics of mutual interest. ...
01 Jul, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
How global scammers use US tech to fleece peopleIndian scammer Safeer Koorimannil reveals how AI from American tech giants fuels global fraud rings in Myanmar. Trafficked to a scam center...
30 Jun, 2026, 11.34 AM IST
EU targets Amazon, Microsoft cloud units for Big Tech 'gatekeeper' rulesEU antitrust regulators are eyeing Amazon and Microsoft's cloud services, AWS and Azure, as potential 'gatekeepers' under new tech rules. T...
25 Jun, 2026, 05.28 PM IST
AI-generated ads should be exempt from EU transparency rules, retail association saysThe European Union AI Act, which enters into force on August 2, requires companies to clearly label where artificial intelligence has bee...
19 Jun, 2026, 03.00 PM IST