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Restructuring underway at Flipkart and Amazon India affiliate sellers

Amazon's affiliate Cloudtail is reportedly back on the platform after a rejig

Google ups efforts to check misinformation ahead of Lok Sabha elections

Google is also going to launch its political ad transparency report before Indian elections, scheduled to begin on April 11

It's emotion versus 'logic' in the L&T-Mindtree takeover battle

The tussle is expected to stretch out as Mindtree looks unwilling to cede control

Social media companies to draft election code of ethics by Wednesday

Facebook, Google, Twitter, TikTok, ShareChat, and industry association agree to foil false information themselves.

US to begin accepting H-1B visa petitions for FY20 on April 1: USCIS

In order to increase transparency, the USCIS will also launch a new 'employer data hub'

Absence of law on social media an issue: Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

'So far, nobody has been able to prove tampering of EVMs', said Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

Tech industry to train EC officers, take down content on legal request

It is important to make the distinction between advertisements and content posted on social media platforms

Facebook given 10 days to explain measures to check abuse ahead of polls

Issues discussed ranged from what the company is doing to prevent misuse of citizen data, to what regulatory framework it thinks should be applied to its operations in the country

Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act amendment worries e-travel firms

An industry source said the Act would create high-entry barriers for new service providers and limit customer choice

Think tank asks panel to probe Facebook's lobbying practices in India

It asks the panel to "initiate necessary effective action before the general elections"

Nasscom ends annual forecast; to only give guidance for sector from FY20

We are keen on changing the perception that revenue guidance represents, said Rishad Premji, Chairman, Nasscom

MakeMyTrip ties up with Capital Float to offer zero interest loans

Customers will be able to pay back in monthly instalments of up to nine months at zero interest and with zero down payment

Global giants caught in regulatory cross hairs as swadeshi raises head

While the government's recent moves may have been necessary in some cases, these would have an adverse impact on the investment cycles of some of these companies

Nasscom, former company bosses take Indian IT firms to Chinese market

The Sino-Indian Digital Collaboration Opportunity Plaza (SIDCOP) is a joint venture between Nasscom and Chinese municipal governments

Payments industry recommends KYC bureau to Nilekani-led RBI committee

PCI meets Nandan Nilekani-led committee, asks for smoother access to transaction infrastructure

Jio backs govt over tracing origin of messages, others cite privacy issues

Messaging platforms like WhatsApp, which rely on end-to-end encryption, have said tracing the origin of a message would mean breaking encryption and undermining user privacy

LS polls 2019: Facebook to tell users who paid for, published political ads

Beginning Thursday, people will begin to see political ads with 'published by' or 'paid for by' disclaimers

New definition to give start-ups, investors a bigger angel tax breather

DPIIT Secretary Ramesh Abhishek and officials from the CBDT met start-ups and investors to discuss ways to exempt small start-ups and investors from the angel tax

Healthcare, education start-ups set to be big gainers from govt's AI push

Miles to go before country catches up with US and China; Accenture says AI could add as much as $957 bn to Indian economy

Govt plans to launch a national centre for artificial intelligence by July

According to a recent report, AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030