South Korea fines Coupang $409 million in country's largest data breach penaltyThe Personal Information Protection Commission said the New York-listed company had leaked personal data of more than 33 million customers ...
11 Jun, 2026, 09.17 AM IST
Tap-and-pay takes off; ADIA to trim Lenskart stakeHappy Thursday! Tap-and-pay card usage is on the rise in India despite UPI's dominance. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
11 Jun, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Contactless card payments on the rise as Indian shoppers swipe less, tap moreIndian shoppers are increasingly opting for contactless 'tap-and-pay' card transactions, with estimates suggesting they now account for up ...
11 Jun, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Mobile data cost dips 97% to Rs 8 per GB, broadband users up 17x in 12 years of Modi govtInternet data costs have fallen dramatically by 97 percent since 2014, making it more affordable. This has led to a significant increase in...
10 Jun, 2026, 09.25 PM IST
Word of the Day: CathexisWord of the Day: Some words stand the test of time because they capture something deeply human. Cathexis is one of those words. Although it...
10 Jun, 2026, 01.58 PM IST
Road safety tech plan hit by telcos-auto turf warIndia's ambitious V2X deployment faces a major hurdle as telcos, tech firms and auto bodies clash over control. Disagreements over licensin...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.03 PM IST
New AI app uses Gmail, Photos and Calendar data to generate personalised daily storiesGoogle Labs has launched Dreambeans, an experimental AI app that uses information from Gmail, Calendar, Photos, YouTube and Search to gener...
09 Jun, 2026, 10.19 AM IST
India's current account surplus at $7.1 bn in Q4 FY26, aided by robust services exports and remittancesIndia achieved a current account surplus of $7.1 billion in Q4 FY26, driven by robust services exports and remittances. Despite a growing m...
08 Jun, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
AI-driven data centre demand far outstrips supply despite record hyperscaler spending: JefferiesGlobal demand for data centres continues to significantly outpace available supply, creating a structural shortage that is expected to pers...
08 Jun, 2026, 10.33 AM IST
SpaceX IPO: Elon Musk's AI ambitions fueling space data centers & trillionaire dreamsSpaceX's upcoming IPO, fueled by immense investor demand, could propel Elon Musk to trillionaire status. Beyond its space ambitions, the co...
07 Jun, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
AI agents now drive more web traffic than humans — is India any different?For the first time, artificial intelligence agents have generated more web traffic than humans globally, according to Cloudflare. This shif...
07 Jun, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Pinterest deepens Amazon partnership with $4 billion cloud dealPinterest is investing heavily in its future with Amazon Web Services. The social media company will spend four billion dollars on cloud se...
04 Jun, 2026, 08.25 PM IST
US stocks: Pinterest deepens Amazon partnership with $4 billion cloud dealAmazon.com's cloud computing unit will provide Pinterest its custom chip processors, including Graviton and Trainium, to help scale its AI ...
04 Jun, 2026, 07.47 PM IST
Meta scales back plan for internal mouse-tracking tech, citing staff concernsNew controls will allow employees to pause the data collection for up to 30 minutes at a time and request exemptions from the initiative,...
03 Jun, 2026, 07.12 AM IST
India’s AI edge will come from talent, not compute, says Snowflake CEOSnowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy believes India's AI advantage lies in its talent and innovation under constraints, not just infrastructure....
02 Jun, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Fintech lenders corner 77% of India's personal loan market by volume in FY26Fintech lenders now lead India's personal loan market by loan count. These digital NBFCs are disbursing small-ticket loans, reaching more c...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.50 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