WEF says AI, robotics, nanotech to transform agriculture; cites case studies from IndiaSeven deep technologies like generative AI and robotics will transform Indian agriculture. These innovations promise to increase crop yield...
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New York's ban on addictive social media feeds for kids takes shape with proposed rulesNew York's Attorney General proposed regulations to curb addictive social media feeds for children, enforcing the SAFE for Kids Act. The ru...
16 Sep, 2025, 08.57 AM IST
Online age checks proliferating, but so are concerns they curtail internet freedomAge verification measures are increasing online, aiming to protect children from harmful content. These checks, involving IDs and face scan...
28 Aug, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
YouTube to roll out AI age checks, and teens won’t like what’s comingYouTube is launching a new AI-powered age verification system in the U.S. that estimates users’ ages by verifying their viewing habits. Thi...
12 Aug, 2025, 11.57 PM IST
US Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sitesIn a 6-3 decision, the court ruled in Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton that Texas' law obligating porn sites to block access to underag...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Pornhub, XNXX in panic? US Supreme Court ruling lets states crack down on online adult content accessThe US Supreme Court has upheld a Texas law mandating age verification for pornography websites, a decision that has stirred concerns withi...
27 Jun, 2025, 11.01 PM IST
Unraveling the digital arrest scams: How scammers target vulnerable pensionersLaw enforcement officials uncovered a digital scam operation possessing data of 20,000 pensioners, including banking information. The sophi...
20 Mar, 2025, 01.44 PM IST
Brazil issues 72-hour deadline to Meta over fact-checking practicesBrazil's federal government has issued an extrajudicial notice to Meta, demanding explanations for its decision to discontinue its data ver...
11 Jan, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
Why world's biggest adult video site, Pornhub, is exiting eight US statesAdult entertainment site Pornhub may withdraw from Florida due to HB 3, a new law mandating age verification for users, similar to Texas le...
27 Mar, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
Now you have to verify your age before using Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat. Learn all about Europe's new digital lawPornhub, XVideos and Stripchat have now been classed as "very large online platforms" subject to more stringent controls under the Digital ...
20 Dec, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
US states' push to protect kids online could remake the internetLouisiana is at the forefront of a sweeping national push to insulate young people from potentially harmful content by requiring certain on...
01 May, 2023, 08.12 AM IST
Budget 2023: fiscal support for digital payments ecosystem to continueHighlighting achievements of the Union government since 2014, she added that the economy has clocked 7,400 crore digital payments worth Rs ...
01 Feb, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
Will the world be the same if Twitter ceases to exist? Here’s what the data suggestsTwitter has been part of the collective record for over a decade.
19 Nov, 2022, 06.11 PM IST
Digital currency is more than just UPI, IMPS: How it can change your money transactionsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2022 speech announced that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will be launching Central Ban...
12 Aug, 2022, 10.04 AM IST
Tech industry sees two pain points in data protection billThe PDP Bill proposes voluntary verification of users and sharing of anonymised data by firms with the govt.
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Budget 2019: Government removes the sting of angel tax, entrepreneurs & investors rejoiceThe minister announced that to resolve the issue of angel tax, startups and their investors who file requisite declarations and provide inf...
05 Jul, 2019, 04.34 PM IST
- Indian professors developing authentication system through speech recognition
A team of Indian professors is developing a person authentication system based on the speech verification method.
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