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Ministers meet Google, app developers to resolve offloading from Play Store

Government ministers on Monday held multiple meetings with Google and startups that have been delisted from the tech giant's Play store, but no solution seems to be on the horizon with Indian companies accusing the US giant of abusing its dominant position. In separate meetings with Minister of State for IT and Electronics Rajeev Chandrashekhar, and Union IT and Communications Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, the troubled startups raised their concerns and sought support from the government. The raging dispute is over Google imposing a fee of 11 per cent to 26 per cent on in-app payments after anti-competition body CCI ordered scrapping of an earlier system of charging 15-30 per cent. Google went ahead to remove apps that were not paying the fee after the Supreme Court did not provide interim relief to companies behind these apps in their battle against the search giant's app marketplace fee. While the Vaishnaw declined to share details on the meeting, he said, "I will share when it is .

Apple considers changing iPhone SE design to deploy big display, Face ID

The current generation Apple iPhone SE has a dated design, featuring a 4.7-inch display, Touch ID, and a single camera sensor on the rear

Google apologises for Gemini results on PM, calls AI platform 'unreliable'

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar criticised this response, stating that claiming unreliability is not a sufficient defence for AI platforms

Google to soon enable 'Satellite SOS' on Pixels in select regions: Report

The Satellite SOS is made available on the supported Pixel smartphones with a recent update, but the feature is out of service since it has been disabled by Google

Apple likely to launch M3 chip-powered iPads, MacBook Air this week: Report

Apple is reportedly planning to announce the M3 chip-powered iPad Pro, iPad Air, and MacBook Air this week. These products will, reportedly, be available for purchase soon after on its platforms

Google Play Store delisting hits Indian app developer business by 40%

The parties concerned have sought a meeting with the government on Monday to discuss the contentious issue, sources aware of the development said

The paradox at the heart of Elon Musk's lawsuit against the OpenAI

Most leaders of AI companies claim that not only is AGI possible to build, but also that it is imminent

Leaning on AI for early childhood learning

AI improves the learning experience of children and helps teachers to adopt new ideas and models. It is useful in assisting India's target in improving childhood learning

Phones smarter with generative AI give industry hope to ring in sales

Technology improves videos and photos on devices, enables multiple tasks to be done in a single prompt from the user

50% of companies review their BCDR strategy only once in 3 years: Report

Nearly 40 per cent of firms do not have any detailed BCDR strategy, according to the report

Charting Indian space odyssey: Gaganyaan mission is ambitious, indigenous

The Gaganyaan mission is ambitious and indigenous. Shine Jacob explains the nuts and bolts in its planning

Elon Musk's X could face European Union's crackdown on digital dominance

DMA, set to take effect on Thursday, lays out a series of dos and don'ts for likes of Alphabet Inc.'s Google Search, Apple's Safari, Amazon.com Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook among others

EAM Jaishankar flags possible risks from new technologies like AI

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday warned against risks that new technologies like artificial intelligence and deepfakes pose for national security and said attempts of foreign interference through the cyber domain are growing. In an interactive session at a think-tank, Jaishankar said there is a need to guard against threats emanating from the cyber domain. "When we think of security, it is not just the defence of the borders, it is not countering terrorism alone.... But there is the daily routine which is so susceptible today to manipulation and this is growing," he said. "I would say frankly, in many ways, today foreign interference in this country is growing. It is important for the average person to understand how the world is changing because it is an era of AI (artificial intelligence) and deepfakes," Jaishankar said. The external affairs minister was speaking at the Ananta Aspen Centre. "They will not come out of thin air. They are today at a certain level.

Google Play Store's dominance hinders govt's internet goals: Chandrasekhar

The minister's remark came in the backdrop of recent takedown of Indian apps by Google playstore that were not complying with its user choice billing system

We believe GenAI will create jobs at Bounteous and Accolite: Global CEO

US-based firms join forces, eyeing a $1 billion revenue target and doubling India's headcount

Galaxy Ring to work with non-Samsung devices, except Apple iPhone: Report

Samsung has reportedly said at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, US that the company is working on ensuring compatibility with non-Galaxy Android smartphones

Altera: Intel sees AI opportunity for standalone programmable chip unit

Intel's programmable chip unit began operating as a standalone business at the beginning of the year

Microsoft Windows 11 update: Everything new coming to Windows PCs in March

Among the new features coming to Windows 11 are the updated Phone Link app with a feature to use connected smartphone's camera as PC webcam and new Copilot AI skills for controlling PC settings

Need innovation to deal with challenges greater than ever: Bill Gates

The need for innovation to deal with different challenges is greater than ever, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates said Thursday, asserting that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the most transformative technology he has seen. Addressing students at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, Gates he encouraged them to leverage the technology for social good. "I am looking at India in a far broader way. I am lucky enough, through the work of the foundation, to look at innovators who can help with all kinds of problems -- starting with health, but also agriculture, gender, and climate. We need fantastic Indian innovation," Gates said during his keynote address on "Innovation for Public Good". "The need for innovation to deal with many different challenges is greater than ever. You are all lucky to be here and have gotten an incredible education. The complexity of how we take technology and shape it, you will get an opportunity to play a big role there," he said. Gate

Tough test: Staff salaries may again be hit at edtech major Byju's

NCLT has asked Byju's to keep funds via rights issue in escrow account and it cannot be withdrawn till the disposal of the matter, according to the sources