India passes controversial telecoms bill amid privacy concerns Rachael Davis / Last Updated: Dec 21, 2023 India’s parliament has passed a controversial bill to modernize its telecommunications and connectivity ahead of the country’s general election in spring 2024. The new bill, voted through on Thursday, December 21, would replace original legislation dating back as early … Continue reading India passes controversial telecoms bill amid privacy concerns
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India demands $12B from online gaming firms, cites tax evasion
India demands $12B from online gaming firms, cites tax evasion Radek Zielinski / Oct 25, 2023 In a massive crackdown, Indian tax authorities have issued notices to numerous online gaming companies demanding approximately 1 trillion rupees ($ 12.03 billion) in taxes that the companies allegedly evaded over the years, a senior government official revealed … Continue reading India demands $12B from online gaming firms, cites tax evasion
Google is pushing its AI-powered search on India and Japan next
ChatGPT is suddenly everywhere. Are we ready? The disinformation crisis is about to get so, so much worse. Andrew Tarantola Senior Editor Updated Mon, Apr 3, 2023 Carol Yepes via Getty Images For a product that its own creators, in a marketing pique, once declared “too dangerous” to release to the general public, OpenAI’s ChatGPT … Continue reading Google is pushing its AI-powered search on India and Japan next
India is the first country to land at the Moon’s south pole
NASA confirms the presence of ice at the moon’s poles They could be harvested for moon bases in the future. Mariella Moon Contributing Reporter Updated Thu, Aug 8, 2019 There’s water ice on the surface of the moon, a team of scientists has confirmed, and future expeditions could harvest it for human settlements. They used … Continue reading India is the first country to land at the Moon’s south pole
How residents of a slum in India redesigned their neighborhood
By Adele Peters April 12, 2022 Until recently, Vikas Gawali lived in a one-room shack with his wife, two daughters, his mother, his older brother and sister-in-law, their children, and another brother—12 people in a single room. [Photo: courtesy Community Design Agency] The shack was one of more than 200 in an informal settlement in … Continue reading How residents of a slum in India redesigned their neighborhood