The government is working on a Digital India Act to incorporate new rules for stopping internet-aided circulation of illegal, criminal and child sexual abuse material, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrashekhar said on Friday. Addressing a conference on ‘Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)’, hosted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at …
Read More »Parliamentary Standing Committee Approved Revised Draft of Data Protection Law: IT Minister
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has given a “thumbs up” for the revised draft of the data protection law. Vaishnaw, a bureaucrat turned politician who presently handles the IT portfolio, said an advanced copy of the revised bill on …
Read More »DigiYatra Facility to Be Available for All Passengers at IGI Airport Terminal 2, 3 by March End
Delhi airport operator DIAL on Wednesday said facial recognition technology-based DigiYatra facility will be available for passengers at all entry and boarding gates of Terminal 2 and 3 by the end of March. The DigiYatra facility at entry gates of Terminal 1 of the airport is likely to be operational …
Read More »Elden Ring’s First Major Expansion ‘Shadow of the Erdtree’ Announced: All Details
FromSoftware has announced the first major expansion for Elden Ring. In a tweet, the studio confirmed that the DLC is currently in development and that it’s called ‘Shadow of the Erdtree.’ The Game of the Year winner at The Game Awards 2022 celebrated its one-year anniversary on February 25, leaving …
Read More »UIDAI Introduces AI-Based Fingerprint Authentication Feature for Aadhaar
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication and faster detection of spoofing attempts, an official release said on Monday. The artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based security mechanism which has been developed in-house is now using a “combination …
Read More »WhatsApp Rolling Out Settings Search Bar Feature on Latest iOS Beta Update: Report
WhatsApp has reportedly begun rolling out a feature that will make it easier for users to navigate the settings section on the iOS version of the app as part of the latest beta release. Over the years, the Meta-owned messaging app has added several new features and options, allowing users …
Read More »China Directs Tech Companies Not to Offer Access to ChatGPT on Their Platforms: Report
In yet another clampdown on big tech companies, China has instructed them not to offer access to ChatGPT services on their platforms, either directly or via third parties, people with direct knowledge of the matter told Nikkei Asia. Beijing’s clampdown on ChatGPT, the hugely popular AI-powered chatbot, comes as little …
Read More »Meta Steps Up Chatbot Buzz, Announces Research Tool LLaMA as Rival to Microsoft’s ChatGPT, Google’s LaMDA
Meta Platforms introduced a research tool for building artificial intelligence-based chatbots and other products, seeking to create a buzz for its own technology in a field lately focused on internet rivals Google and Microsoft. The tool, LLaMA, is Meta‘s latest entry in the realm of large language models, which “have shown …
Read More »Google, Apple, Meta, Netflix May Have to Pay Network Costs as EU Launches Telecom Sector Consultation
The European Commission on Thursday launched a consultation on the future of Europe’s telecoms sector, starting a process that could lead to requiring Alphabet’s Google, Apple, Meta Platform and Netflix to pay some network costs. For more than two decades Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica, Telecom Italia and other operators have …
Read More »Google, Mercedes-Benz Partner to Develop Branded Navigation for Carmaker
Mercedes-Benz said on Wednesday that it has partnered with Google to develop branded navigation for its new MB.OS operating system, as carmakers seek more control over technology in their vehicles. The system will equip Mercedes-Benz cars with Google traffic information and automatic rerouting, and enable drivers to watch YouTube on …
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