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Digital arrest: How India’s fastest-growing scam uses fake investigations and video calls to siphon off croresThey pose as the police, put you under ‘digital arrest’, and tether you to a video call till your savings are gone. How India’s fastest gro...
Udaan’s pre-IPO top-up; Tata’s Assam chip hub test runHappy Monday! Udaan is in talks to raise fresh funds amid IPO talks. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Google I/O 2026: Google Enters Its 'Agentic Gemini Era'At Google I/O 2026, Sundar Pichai unveiled Google’s vision for an “Agentic Gemini Era,” where AI moves beyond simple assistants to autonomo...
Global financial fraud hits USD 442 billion in 2025, AI scams surge: InterpolIn 2025, global financial fraud skyrocketed to a staggering USD 442 billion, with Interpol’s latest findings highlighting a disturbing tren...
Trump signs executive order to block state AI regulationsPresident Trump signed an executive order Thursday to block states from creating their own AI regulations, citing concerns about stifling i...
Shiv Sena MP introduces Private Member’s Bill to regulate deepfakesA Member of Parliament has introduced a bill to regulate deepfakes. The proposed law seeks mandatory consent for using individuals' likenes...
Trump considering executive order to preempt state AI lawsUS President Donald Trump is considering an executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsui...
Trump considering executive order to preempt state AI lawsPresident Trump is considering an executive order to preempt state AI laws through federal lawsuits and by withholding funding. The draft o...
Electric shocks and dark rooms: Trapped with fake job offers, Telangana victims reveal Myanmar horrorIndian nationals, lured by fake job offers, were forced to scam NRIs in the US through manipulation and intimidation. Those who resisted fa...
A world-first law in Europe is targeting AI. Other countries can learn from itGovernments globally have been taking steps to regulate the burgeoning field of AI, balancing its potential benefits with risks like privac...
Private member's bill listed in Rajya Sabha to ensure rights of workers in view of AIThe bill spells out the rights of an employee in case AI is being used by the organisation. It says the government must ensure transparency...
Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AIStill smarting from being outmaneuvered on social media by Donald Trump and his allies in 2016, Democratic strategists said they are nevert...
How is Election Commission preparing for the new challenge of the misinformation monster?Misinformation is not just an electoral issue in Indian elections but across the many democracies going to polls this year. Last month’s In...
Taylor Swift, Joe Biden: massive deepfakes tsunami floods the internetPornographic images of singer Taylor Swift, robocalls of US President Joe Biden’s voice, and videos of dead children and teenagers detailin...
Ram Mandir: UP government cracks down on deepfakes ahead of consecrationThe Ram Mandir consecration is scheduled on January 22 and the Uttar Pradesh government is cracking down on AI-generated images and videos ...
Deepfakes, social media posts on UP govt radarUttar Pradesh government cracks down on deepfake media, reporting synthetic posts to Meta and X. QR code scams for Ram Mandir donations inc...
Is it time to update Model Code of Conduct? Adapting to tech-driven election landscapeThe Model Code of Conduct by itself is not legally enforceable but the EC draws power from other legislation such as the Representation of ...
Britain uses UN speech to show that it wants to be a leader on how the world handles AIBritain pitched itself to the world Friday as a ready leader in shaping an international response to the rise of artificial intelligence, w...
How AI-powered tools, deepfakes pose a misinformation challenge for Internet usersIndia is already fighting a flood of misinformation in different Indic languages. This will worsen with different AI bots and tools driving...
As deepfakes flourish, countries struggle with responseIn most of the world, authorities can't do much about it. Even as the software grows more sophisticated and accessible, few laws exist to m...