New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has introduced stricter rules governing the resignation and release of employees after more than 100 scientists, engineers, and technical personnel reportedly left the organisation in recent years, including individuals associated with critical space missions. According to the revised policy, employees working on strategic or mission-critical projects may...

New Delhi: The Indian government has directed Instagram to disable advertisements that promote or provide access to Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) after a BBC Eye investigation uncovered several such ads on the platform. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a notice to Meta, Instagram’s parent company, seeking a detailed explanation within...

The Central Government has directed Google and Apple to remove several Chinese battery management apps, including BAT-BMS, Lossigy and Epoch Li-ion, from their app stores after reports emerged that they were allegedly being misused to remotely disable e-rickshaws and other battery operated vehicles. Later reports said the action was expanded to cover seven battery management...

Washington: OpenAI has reportedly held discussions about offering the US government a 5% equity stake in the company as policymakers in Washington increase scrutiny of artificial intelligence firms over safety, national security and the economic impact of AI. According to a report by the Financial Times, the proposal was discussed as part of broader efforts...

WhatsApp has responded to concerns raised by the Indian government over its upcoming username feature, saying it is designed to improve user privacy and will not affect the platform’s ability to cooperate with law enforcement. The new feature will allow users to connect with others using a unique username instead of sharing their mobile phone...