Govt’s new ‘law-to-code’ push; UpGrad’s $1.7 billion valuationHappy Wednesday! The government plans to translate legal provisions into software code that enforces compliance by design. This and more in...
20 May, 2026, 07.50 AM IST
Coded compliance: Centre is eyeing 'law-to-code' to AI-proof data lawLaw-to-code is the practice of translating legal rules into machine-executable algorithms such as a Python code that software can automatic...
20 May, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Confidant Claude: Anthropic says 6% of users turn to its AI chatbot for personal adviceAI firm Anthropic studied user interactions with its chatbot Claude. About six percent of users sought personal guidance. Health, career, r...
01 May, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
Alphabet investors push for safeguards on use of its cloud, AI techInvestors are demanding answers from Alphabet regarding its technology and cloud services used by governments for surveillance. A group man...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.14 PM IST
Trump wants to stop states from regulating AI. This Utah Republican isn't listeningStates are grappling with artificial intelligence regulation as the federal government resists. Lawmakers are proposing new rules for AI, f...
20 Apr, 2026, 08.35 AM IST
Bounty hunters and AI are helping ICE find immigrants in the USUS authorities are increasingly using private contractors and advanced AI to locate immigrants, a system dubbed 'skip tracing'. These firms...
03 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Indian students enrolment to US institutions drops by 6.9%: Govt in RSMore than 3.5 lakh Indian students are studying in the US. This number has dropped by 6.9 percent. Stricter visa rules and higher rejection...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
States file lawsuit against Trump administration over efforts to collect SNAP recipients' dataA coalition of 20 U.S. state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to stop a federal order demanding states tu...
29 Jul, 2025, 08.26 AM IST
US health department shares immigrants’ personal data with ICE to track and deport illegal migrantsThe US Department of Health and Human Services is sharing Medicaid enrollee data with ICE to identify undocumented immigrants potentially r...
19 Jul, 2025, 12.32 PM IST
Trump greenlights using medicaid data to track and deport illegal migrants; why this legal ‘breach’ should worry AmericansThe Trump administration authorized ICE to access Medicaid data. This included sensitive information of 79 million enrollees. The goal was ...
18 Jul, 2025, 12.53 PM IST
Trump admin gave ICE access to personal data of 79 million medicaid enrollees to track down illegal immigrantsA controversial agreement allows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) access to the personal data of 79 million Medicaid recipien...
17 Jul, 2025, 10.22 PM IST
How AI is aiding Trump's immigration crackdownUnder President Trump, the U.S. is increasing its use of AI and surveillance to track and arrest immigrants, raising concerns about accurac...
18 Apr, 2025, 10.21 PM IST
Melanie Krause becomes third IRS leader to exit in 2025 as tax data deal on undocumented immigrants sparks backlashMelanie Krause resignation has rocked the IRS just days before tax deadline, after she stepped down in protest of a controversial tax data-...
09 Apr, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Here's why you should be worried if you are an immigrant in the U.S; ICE seeks IRS data to hunt down and deport suspected undocumented individualsA plan to share IRS data with immigration authorities may slash tax revenue by deterring undocumented immigrants from filing returns, exper...
29 Mar, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
California tweaks law to include immigration, citizenship status under 'sensitive information' tagUnder the CCPA, consumers already have certain rights concerning their personal information. These rights encompass enhanced notice, access...
09 Nov, 2023, 10.11 AM IST
Data of thousands of immigrants under risk as Canada discovers privacy breachInternational students, whose permits expired or will expire between September 20th, 2021 and December 31, 2022 would be able to avail the ...
09 Aug, 2022, 07.26 AM IST
US Senate committee summons FB, Google, Twitter CEOs to testify on data misuseThe hearing will broadly cover privacy standards for the collection, retention and dissemination of consumer data for commercial use.
27 Mar, 2018, 04.04 PM IST