Category: Internet

The government will ensure that consumers always have their platforms accountable to them in the digital space, and the rights of Indian consumers to have safe Internet will not be allowed to be compromised or diluted, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT — who is spearheading […]

BGMI — or Battlegrounds Mobile India — is now available to download via the Google Play store in India. The game, which was banned by the government of India last year, can be preloaded on Android smartphones before it is re-launched in India next week. Developer Krafton has confirmed that the game will be playable in India […]

Microsoft is challenging Britain’s decision to block its $69 billion takeover of Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard on the grounds of “fundamental errors” in the assessment of Microsoft’s cloud gaming services. Britain’s anti-trust regulator, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), vetoed the deal in April, saying it could hurt competition in the nascent cloud gaming […]

Britain’s competition watchdog on Friday said social media giant Meta had offered to limit its use of other businesses’ advertising data for its Facebook Marketplace service to address the regulator’s competition concerns. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was minded to accept the commitments, which include advertisers being able to opt out of […]

German authorities have serious indications of possible data protection violations by Tesla, Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Thursday, citing the data protection office in the state where the carmaker has its European gigafactory. Handelsblatt’s report said the US electric car manufacturer has failed to adequately protect data from customers, employees, and business partners, citing 100 gigabytes […]

Diablo IV just got a gothic horror-themed live-action trailer, ahead of its release on June 6. The latest ad campaign, dubbed ‘Saviors Wanted,’ is shot by Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) and co-directed by Kiku Ohe, capturing the fear and conflict plaguing the lands of the Sanctuary. In this twisted place brimming with monsters, the […]

OpenAI, the startup behind the popular ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot, said Thursday it will award 10 equal grants from a fund of $1 million (roughly Rs. 8,300 crore) for experiments in democratic processes to determine how AI software should be governed to address bias and other factors. The $100,000 (roughly Rs. 82 lakh) grants will […]

Group of Seven (G7) nation officials will meet next week to consider problems posed by generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT, Japan said on Friday. Leaders of the G7, which includes the United States, European Union, and Japan, last week agreed to create an intergovernmental forum called the “Hiroshima AI process” to debate issues […]

Citadel, the high-stakes sci-fi thriller starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden, has been renewed for a second season. In a tweet, Amazon Prime Video confirmed that Joe Russo — one-half of the show’s executive producing duo, the Russo Brothers — will solely direct the entire second season. David Weil will resume showrunning duties on […]

Canadian privacy regulators are launching a joint investigation into ChatGPT-parent OpenAI’s data collection and usage, becoming the latest major government to take a closer look at the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The federal privacy regulator, along with counterparts in Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta, will investigate if OpenAI has obtained consent for the […]

Chinese search engine giant Baidu’s CEO Robin Li said on Friday that the company will “very soon” officially launch Ernie 3.5, a generative AI large-language model that will power Baidu’s ChatGPT-like app Ernie Bot and upgrade its search engine. Li made the announcement at the Zhongguancun Forum, one of China’s most well-known technology forums, around […]

Amazon Prime Video subscribers will reportedly start seeing Amazon miniTV content on the platform as well. As per afaqs!, the streamer will integrate an ‘ad-supported’ content carousel in the coming weeks, which will broaden its reach beyond the default Amazon shopping app. It’s unclear what this shift would look like, since by default the only […]

Microsoft President Brad Smith said Thursday that his biggest concern around artificial intelligence was deep fakes, realistic looking but false content. In a speech in Washington aimed at addressing the issue of how best to regulate AI, which went from wonky to widespread with the arrival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Smith called for steps to ensure […]

Google has begun rolling out new personalisation features for its Chrome Web browser on desktop. The browser, that is estimated to be used by over 2.65 billion people from around the world, will now let community members experiment with more themes and colours. In order to suggest customisation options to the liking of the users, […]

Before Resident Evil, there was Alone in the Dark — a Lovecraftian survival horror game from Frédéric Raynal, that relied on fixed, pre-rendered backdrops upon which 3D characters would scurry about. The game design impressed creator Shinji Mikami to adapt it into RE’s early model, prior to which it was planned as a first-person shooter. […]

OTT platforms may soon be mandated to display anti-tobacco warnings and disclaimers as are seen in movies screened in theatres and in television programmes with the Health Ministry likely to amend the relevant rules, officials sources said on Thursday. The ministry is actively considering amending the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and […]

Alan Wake II just got a release date, confirming a tip from earlier this week that suggested a fall/ autumn window. During the PlayStation Showcase event, held early Thursday, developer Remedy Entertainment confirmed that the sequel to the supernatural horror game will be out on October 17, across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X. New […]

The second season of Rosamund Pike-led series The Wheel of Time will debut on Prime Video on September 1, the streamer announced Wednesday. The show, based on author Robert Jordan’s best-selling novel series, comes from executive producer and showrunner Rafe Judkins. Prime Video has also released first-look photos from the sophomore chapter of the show, […]

Elon Musk doesn’t like people working from home. A year ago he declared the end of remote work for employees at car maker Tesla. Now he has called the desire of the “laptop classes” to work from home “immoral”. “You’re gonna work from home and you’re gonna make everyone else who made your car come […]

Alphabet and the European Commission aim to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) pact involving European and non-European companies before rules are established to govern the technology, EU industry chief Thierry Breton said on Wednesday. Breton earlier met Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet, in Brussels. “Sundar and I agreed that we […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 finally got a gameplay trailer during the PlayStation Showcase, held early Thursday. The 10-minute-long demo was hyped up as the biggest reveal at the event and offered an extended look at one of its villains Kraven the Hunter, the ability to glide around town, and Peter Parker’s brutish new abilities, courtesy of […]

5G network in India crossed 2 lakh mobile sites with the commissioning of the latest unit in Gangotri on Wednesday. The 5G site at Gangotri was inaugurated by Union Minister for Communications and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. “Today practically every minute one 5G site is getting activated. The world […]

Google recently removed a trojan-infected Android app, that was installed on over 50,000 devices, from the Play Store. According to the security firm that detected the trojan, the app was first uploaded by the developer in 2021 and then infected with malicious code a year later. The app was also capable of extracting and uploading […]

The upcoming Digital India framework will have a chapter devoted to emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence, and how to regulate them through the ‘prism of user harm’, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said asserting that India will do “what is right” to protect its digital nagriks and keep internet safe and trusted for its users. The […]

Project Q, Sony’s latest handheld gaming device, was announced at the PlayStation Showcase event, held early Thursday. Unlike other handhelds like the Steam Deck, the PS device will let you stream games from your PS5 console via Remote Play or Wi-Fi. It comes with an 8-inch 1080p LCD screen in the centre, supported by the […]

Producers Karan Johar and Guneet Monga Kapoor are coming up with a new web series titled Gyaarah Gyaarah, an investigative fantasy drama series starring Kritika Kamra (Hush Hush), Dhairya Karwa (Gehraiyaan), and Raghav Juyal (Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan) in pivotal roles. This is the first time that Zee5, Dharmatic Entertainment, and Sikhya Entertainment […]

Netflix and Clean Slate Filmz on Wednesday announced a new crime series, titled Kohrra. Sudip Sharma of Pataal Lok has co-created the series with writers Gunjit Chopra and Diggi Sisodia. Sharma will also as serve showrunner with Randeep Jha as director, a press release stated. Kohrra will feature an ensemble cast of Suvinder Vicky, Barun […]

Streamer Disney+ Hotstar on Wednesday announced that its upcoming series ‘School of Lies‘, starring Nimrat Kaur, will premiere on its platform on June 2. Produced by BBC Studios, the eight-episode mystery drama show is directed Avinash Arun Dhaware. It also features Aamir Bashir, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Sonali Kulkarni and Jitendra Joshi along with Varin Roopani, […]

At an AI talk on a Cannes beach, a presenter’s voice is cloned and used to say a random phrase in three languages, while another’s face is replaced live on screen as they speak. Few of the film buffs attending the premiere industry festival are shocked. Ever since the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT took the […]

Xiaomi reported a 18.9 percent drop in quarterly revenue on Wednesday as consumer demand for smartphones remained weak even as the economy recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. Sales in the first quarter of 2023 reached CNY 59.5 billion (roughly Rs. 4,91,900 crore), down from CNY 73.35 billion (roughly Rs. 6,06,400 core) in the same quarter […]