US military reaches deals with 7 tech companies to use their AI on classified systemsThe Pentagon is boosting its warfighting capabilities by integrating artificial intelligence into classified computer networks. Seven leadi...
02 May, 2026, 06.57 AM IST
Nancy Guthrie case update: Could more than one person be responsible for her disappearance? Here's what a new theory suggestsA retired investigator believes multiple people were involved in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. He suggests between two to four accomp...
23 Mar, 2026, 10.35 PM IST
How the Anthropic-Pentagon dispute over AI safeguards escalatedA dispute erupted after Anthropic refused to loosen AI safety safeguards for the Pentagon. The U.S. Defense Department labelled the Claude ...
12 Mar, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Iranian strikes on Amazon data centres highlights industry's vulnerability to physical disastersThe company's cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, said late Monday that two data centres in the United Arab Emirates were "direc...
04 Mar, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
Anthropic rejects Pentagon's requests in AI safeguards dispute, CEO saysThe Pentagon's dispute with Anthropic stems from the AI startup's refusal to remove safeguards that would prevent its technology from being...
27 Feb, 2026, 08.24 AM IST
Anthropic cannot accede to Pentagon's request in AI safeguards dispute, CEO saysAI firm Anthropic refuses the Pentagon's demand to remove safeguards preventing autonomous weapons targeting and domestic surveillance, des...
27 Feb, 2026, 06.17 AM IST
Employees say Amazon’s AI race threatens democracy, workforce and environmentAmazon employees have penned an open letter expressing grave concerns that the company's accelerated AI development is jeopardizing its cli...
29 Nov, 2025, 06.00 PM IST
Explained: Why Amazon and Flipkart are under the scanner for non-certified productsThe Bureau of Indian Standards carried out search and seizure operations at several Amazon and Flipkart warehouses in Lucknow, Gurugram, an...
17 Mar, 2025, 04.19 PM IST
What is Amazon's secret pricing strategy and what is the FTC lawsuit alleging cost manipulation tactics?In the ongoing Federal Trade Commission (FTC) legal battle against Amazon over alleged antitrust violations, a surprising revelation has co...
04 Nov, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
UK parliament considers recalling Amazon exec after lawmaker "unhappy" with testimonyAt issue is whether Amazon uses tracking technology in its warehouses in Britain primarily to monitor productivity - an accusation Amazon h...
10 Jan, 2023, 07.37 PM IST
Siri or Alexa, virtual assistants are always listening to children and then using the sonic dataThere are pressing issues that derive from the collection, storage and analysis of sonic data as they pertain to parents, youth and childre...
18 Jul, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
Amazon fraud case: Two Americans plead guilty in multimillion-dollar schemeAmazon Marketplace is an e-commerce platform owned and operated by Seattle-based Amazon that enables third-party sellers to sell new or use...
17 May, 2022, 04.46 PM IST
Surveillance hotspot, Hyderabad, sees facial recognition taken to courtMasood's petition in the southern state is seen as a test case as facial recognition systems are deployed nationwide, with digital rights a...
21 Jan, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
SoftBank backs Netradyne Technology at nearly $1 billion valuationNetradyne Technology, whose revenue tripled last year, expects a similar growth momentum this year to clock an annual recurring revenue of ...
15 Jul, 2021, 07.30 PM IST
Amazon wants you to drive safe with its $200 dashcam that will record traffic stops on voice commandThe device by Ring, Amazon's home security unit, also includes sensors to monitor for bumps.
25 Sep, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
Some startups mandate Aarogya Setu, others remain waryLast week, the ecommerce industry had proposed standard operating procedures to stem the spread of the virus, which included compulsory ins...
24 Apr, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
- Facebook is a surveillance engine, not friend: Richard Stallman, Free Software Foundation
Facebook mistreats users. It collects data from people and admits it. It also collects data which isn't admitted, says Stallman, Free Softw...
07 Feb, 2012, 10.35 AM IST