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Tighter rules to be notified soon: Govt after Tendulkar's deepfake video

After legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flagged his deepfake video doing the rounds, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed deepfakes as a threat to the safety and trust of Indian users, saying the government will soon notify tighter rules under the IT Act to ensure compliance by platforms. In a post on X, Tendulkar mentioned the doctored video - where he is seen promoting a gaming application - and expressed concerns about the misuse of technology. Taking to X, the Minister of State for IT and Electronics thanked Tendulkar for flagging the deepfake video and said "#DeepFakes and misinformation powered by #AI are a threat to Safety&Trust of Indian users and represents harm & legal violation that platforms have to prevent and takedown". Chandrasekhar said that a recent advisory by the IT Ministry requires platforms to fully comply with this. "We will be shortly notifying tighter rules under the IT Act to ensure compliance by platforms," the minister said. The fake video

Telecom operators body calls for re-evaluation of D2M tech policy

Broadcasters have backed the tech, which allows handsets to capture terrestrial TV signals without the internet

Staqu Tech to provide AI-led surveillance for Ram temple inauguration

The Ram Temple inauguration ceremony, which is scheduled to take place on 22 January, is expected to host VIP attendees from across the world

Samsung announces offers on Galaxy A54 and A34 5G smartphones: Details here

Samsung announced cashback offers and bank discounts on the Galaxy A54 and Galaxy A34 5G smartphones, which are available for purchase on Samsung online store and select e-commerce platforms

Apple to host 25-min in-store demo sessions with Vision Pro buyers: Report

The Apple Vision Pro in-store tutorial for consumers will include scanning users face and glasses to identify the best fit for the session, said Mark Gurman in his newsletter on Bloomberg

HCLTech Q3 net profit rises 6.2% to Rs 4,350 crore, beats estimates

The company revised its FY24 revenue growth guidance to 5-5.5 per cent, from its earlier 5-6 per cent. It reduced its upper end of revenue growth

Avalon Technologies joins MeitY's RUDRA supercomputing mission

The partnership will add to the indigenous manufacturing capability of High-Performance Computing (HPC) systems that are a part of the 'RUDRA' programme, said the company in an announcement

How to download Instagram reels? Here are the easy steps to download

Instagram has allowed its users now to download reels. If you also want to download Instagram reels, here are the simple steps to do it

OPPO Reno 11 series smartphones launched in India: Specs, price, and more

The series encompassed the OPPO Reno 11 Pro 5G and Reno 11 5G, both offered in up to 256GB storage, starting at Rs 29,999

Cyber inequity, AI key risks in 2024, says World Economic Forum study

AI advances pose more serious risk on elections that will be held this year across the world

Britain to make big tech give rivals access to data under new plans

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has bolstered its oversight of Big Tech firms like Facebook owner Meta , Google parent Alphabet, Amazon and Apple

With $2.8 trn mcap Microsoft overtakes Apple as most valuable company

Shares of Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft rose 1.5%, giving it market valuation of $2.888 trillion as early lead in race to make money from generative artificial intelligence helped draw investors

POCO X6 series with Xiaomi HyperOS launched in India: Price, specs and more

The POCO X6 series encompasses X6 Pro 5G and X6 5G smartphones with former featuring MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra SoC and Xiaomi HyperOS

Rationalisation of duty structure crucial for tech adoption: BMW India Head

Rationalisation of the duty structure is critical for the fast adoption of new technologies, including electric vehicles, BMW Group India President Vikram Pawah said on Thursday. He stressed on a level-playing field in terms of taxation for the existing as well as for new players who seek to foray into the country. "Our ask from the government has always been that if you want faster adoption of new technologies, and then localisation, there needs to be some rationalisation of the duty structure," Pawah told reporters here. If the duties were less, it will allow the companies to bring in products and offer it to the customer at the right price, he added. After demand creation, the products could be localised as BMW has been doing since commencing operations in the country, Pawah said. "Every product that we bring in, initially we try to bring in as CBU, and when the demand grows, we immediately localise it," he added. At present, cars imported as Completely Built Units (CBUs) attr

Vivo X100 series goes on sale with introductory offers: Know price, specs

The Vivo X100 series encompasses the Vivo X100 and Vivo X100 Pro. Both the smartphones are identical, but with different camera systems. Below are the details:

ROG Phone 8 Pro: Asus announces India pricing of gaming-focused smartphone

The Asus ROG Phone 8 Pro would be offered in Phantom Black colour in 16GB RAM + 512GB storage and 24GB RAM + 1TB storage at Rs 94,999 and Rs 119,999, respectively

Xiaomi Redmi Note 13 series goes on sale with introductory offers: Details

Redmi Note 13 Pro 5G and Note 13 Pro+ 5G are available on Flipkart. Redmi Note 13 5G is available on Amazon India. All three smartphones are available on Xiaomi online store and select retail outlets

Google teams up with Samsung yet again, renames Nearby Share to Quick Share

Quick Share will start rolling out to current Nearby Share enabled devices next month, said Google

SalarySe secures $5.25 million in seed funding from Peak XV Surge, Pravega

The company has plans to develop a tech stack for the credit-on-UPI (Unified Payments Interface) product and drive its adoption in the country with the latest round of funding

Making technology more 'human' is the way forward: Accenture study

The report titled 'Accenture Technology Vision 2024: Human by design, how AI unleashes the next level of human potential' said that enterprises that prepare now will win in the future