Science and Tech
India cracks down on Meta over child abuse content in ads
India's government has issued a notice to Meta, ordering the company to remove advertisements on Instagram that allegedly provided access to content related to child sexual exploitation and abuse, after paid ads on the platform were found to direct users toward such material.
Anthropic restores Claude’s powerful AI model worldwide
Anthropic would begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 from July 2, after the US Department of Commerce notified the company that it had removed its export controls.
South Korea unveils trillion-dollar chip and AI mega project
South Korea has unveiled a plan to invest approximately $1 trillion in the chip and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors to capitalise on the surging global demand for AI technology.
Apple lobbies US Govt for permission to buy chips from banned Chinese firm
In a bid to counter the soaring prices of memory chips in the global market, tech giant Apple is seeking permission to purchase chips from a sanctioned Chinese firm. The company has reportedly begun lobbying the United States government for a special license to secure this alternative supply chain.
OpenAI appoints former Uber India head Prabhjeet Singh as MD
OpenAI has hired former Uber India head Prabhjeet Singh as Managing Director for India.
China overtakes US with rorld's fastest supercomputer
China has reclaimed the top spot in global supercomputing, overtaking the United States with the launch of the world’s fastest supercomputer, marking a significant milestone in the intensifying race for technological supremacy.
Indian fintech entrepreneur Kunal Shah appointed WhatsApp CEO
Indian fintech entrepreneur Kunal Shah has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of WhatsApp, Meta's messaging platform.
India temporarily bans Telegram over exam paper leak scandals
In the wake of allegations of question paper leak and cheating in India's National Medical Entrance Exam (NEET), the country has temporarily banned the Telegram messaging app. This is the first such ban on a major messaging platform in India's history.
UK bans social media for children
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a ban on the use of social media for children under the age of 16 in the UK. Starmer followed the steps of several other European countries, including Australia, to take this decision.
FIFA referee is now a walking tech lab
For most of football's history, a referee walked onto the pitch with a whistle, a yellow card, and a red card. That was it. No screens, no sensors, no AI whispering in their ear. Just a human being making split-second decisions in front of a hundred thousand people and hoping they got it right.