A $67 bn tariff trail leads the US to India over China trade. Where's the proof?The White House has placed India among countries at highest risk of being used to circumvent US tariffs on Chinese goods, citing an estimat...
14 Aug, 2026, 04.25 PM IST
- Smart glasses are going mainstream. Do current privacy laws protect us from risks?
The push to make camera glasses a major consumer trend comes at a cost to the privacy of the wearer, and everyone around them. We know litt...
10 Aug, 2026, 08.28 AM IST
Telegram founder warns of new AI-powered threat that can force apps like Instagram removed from Playstore; calls it 'takedown extortion'Telegram founder Pavel Durov has warned app developers of an emerging cyber threat he calls takedown extortion, after Apple briefly removed...
07 Aug, 2026, 12.20 PM IST
Oops! They did it again: Meta’s algorithm trips over Modi’s video, but the real glitch is biggerMeta temporarily removed Prime Minister Modi's video, citing a technical error which the government disputed. This incident revealed ongoin...
06 Aug, 2026, 11.56 PM IST
UK lawmaker suing Elon Musk's xAI seeks order to stop Grok generating sexualised imagesJess Asato, a member of Britain's governing Labour Party, said last month that users created fake images of her, including a video of her "...
28 Jul, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Fear and hate force Rohingya refugee schools to shut in MalaysiaRohingya children in Malaysia are now afraid to attend school after receiving threats. At least nine refugee schools have shut nationwide d...
27 Jul, 2026, 06.35 AM IST
TikTok charged with breaching EU tech rules on online safety for kids, EU saysTikTok faces EU charges for allegedly failing to protect minors from cyberbullying and predators through its account and privacy settings. ...
24 Jul, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
As AI grows more powerful, a US-China feud threatens safety effortsUS warnings of sanctions targeting Chinese AI companies could jeopardize critical safety conversations. The rise in allegations of intellec...
24 Jul, 2026, 02.04 PM IST
Judge says Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery must halt merger for at least two weeksA federal court has intervened to temporarily suspend the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery following objections from twelve st...
21 Jul, 2026, 01.09 PM IST
EU hits AliExpress with a record 550 million-euro fine over unsafe and counterfeit goodsThe European Commission has fined AliExpress 550 million euros for failing to stop unsafe products. This significant penalty is the largest...
20 Jul, 2026, 05.31 PM IST
Sell a car. Promise to buy it back. That's not a sale. But companies show it as oneRevenue manipulation does not always sit in the sales line. The clue may be hidden deep in the figures and their explanation. This story ex...
16 Jul, 2026, 01.25 PM IST
US judge blocks Trump administration policy targeting visas of social media researchersA federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration policy impacting foreign researchers. This policy could have denied visas or...
15 Jul, 2026, 11.28 AM IST
ETtech in-depth: Pay Rs 99 via UPI, get access to Telegram’s privacy abuse economyTelegram has long been known as a place where pirated films, books, newspaper PDFs, exam material and banned content resurface quickly afte...
08 Jul, 2026, 11.04 PM IST
Meta CSAM breach triggers calls for digital safety rules overhaulThe notice to Meta has put the spotlight on India’s intermediary liability framework, triggering the question whether it is equipped to dea...
07 Jul, 2026, 06.00 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
For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolinsThe ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Some of the co...
29 Jun, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
Telegram vs MeitY: From takedown orders to temporary ban, a look at the history of clashes with the social media platformMeitY’s most severe platform-wide intervention latest flashpoint in long history of clashes between Telegram and authorities in India.
24 Jun, 2026, 01.48 AM IST