Handle with care! Perks and perils of new WhatsApp shiftWhatsApp's new username feature sparks debate on privacy. While it can shield your number from new contacts, especially in groups, easy-to-...
02 Jul, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
WhatsApp usernames face heat; Byju’s inventory in limboIndia is weighing legal guardrails for WhatsApp usernames amid fresh fraud fears. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
01 Jul, 2026, 08.01 PM IST
VC fundraising hits wall; WhatsApp’s new privacy headacheIndian VC firms are facing their hardest fundraising year in a decade as LPs tighten filters and demand cash returns. This and more in toda...
01 Jul, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict childrenIn a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, denied Meta's motion to dismiss claims based ...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.44 AM 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
Ambient intelligence: How AI is becoming omnipresent in our lives and the implicationsAmbient intelligence, once a futuristic concept, is now a consumer reality with AI embedded in everyday devices like smart glasses and ring...
28 Jun, 2026, 09.45 AM IST
'Humans behave better when watched': Xprice founder, tech leaders make the case for surveillanceTech leaders like Peter Diamandis and Larry Ellison are championing a future of 'radical transparency' enabled by a vast network of sensors...
27 Jun, 2026, 03.39 PM IST
Meta to pause internal mouse-tracking tech while examining data security issuesThe company's announcement follows revelations that sensitive employee data, intended to monitor digital interactions within Meta's inter...
23 Jun, 2026, 07.47 AM IST
Meet Kunal Shah, serial entrepreneur and Meta's pick to lead WhatsAppIndian tech entrepreneur Kunal Shah is set to lead WhatsApp, the world's largest messaging platform, succeeding Will Cathcart. Shah, the fo...
22 Jun, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Who is Will Cathcart? WhatsApp leader exits after steering it through privacy battles, monetisation pushCathcart’s departure comes at a time when WhatsApp is in the middle of a transition. Under him, the platform recently rolled out Meta’s AI ...
22 Jun, 2026, 08.54 PM IST
Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their workTD said in a statement to Reuters the deployment is "standard practice across the industry." "In various parts of our business, we use auto...
21 Jun, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Canadian lender TD tells some employees it will use software to monitor their workIn a bid to refine efficiency, Toronto-Dominion Bank is introducing software to monitor employee activities in its financial crimes and ris...
20 Jun, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Meta AI glasses pilot faces privacy scrutinyPrivacy experts are flagging significant risks with Meta's AI glasses pilot for visually impaired citizens in Gujarat. Concerns centre on p...
20 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Jio IPO filed: 10 crucial things investors must know about Ambani's $3 billion planJio Platforms has filed its DRHP with Sebi for a massive IPO comprising a fresh issue of up to 27 crore shares. The offering aims to reduce...
19 Jun, 2026, 06.04 PM IST
Snap Bets on AR Glasses again, this time with SPECS priced at $2,195 for pre-orderSnap has unveiled SPECS, its most advanced augmented reality glasses yet, as the company intensifies its push into the emerging spatial com...
18 Jun, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
The world is becoming training data for AI, for which everyone is unprotectedPronto, a home services startup, is facing criticism for using body-camera footage from workers inside customers’ homes to train AI and rob...
29 May, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
Meta tool to track employee mouse clicks on collision course with EU privacy rulesMeta's AI training tool, Model Capability Initiative (MCI), is reportedly capturing extensive U.S. employee computer usage, including non-U...
29 May, 2026, 10.59 PM IST