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Stakeholders flag concerns over amendments to IT Rules, MeitY considers extending consultation time

Multiple people ThePrint spoke to said those at the meeting were concerned about user liability, safe harbour protections and expanding government powers proposed in the draft.

Apple plans AI reboot With Siri app, new look and ‘Ask Siri’ button in iOS 27

The new Siri, slated to be unveiled June 8 at the iPhone maker’s Worldwide Developers Conference, aims to transform it from a traditional voice assistant into a systemwide AI agent.

Billionaire Peter Thiel’s capital firm backs AI cow collar startup at $2 billion valuation

The technology, designed by start-up Halter, creates a virtual fence for cattle and enables farmers to monitor the animals’ location & health through an app.

AI Is hastening the résumé’s demise. Good riddance

The résumé’s usefulness was short-lived at best and should have been replaced with a better way to evaluate job seekers long ago.

AI Tinder fakes need a fix, blockchain IDs can help

AI systems have evolved so quickly they are now fooling humans even in the emotion-laden world of online dating.

Disinfo is rewriting Iran conflict in real time. In ‘first truly AI-native war’, India an active target

In the days since US-Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, bad actors have overwhelmed social media feeds with images and videos of missile attacks, destruction, combat and death.

India’s semiconductor market to grow to $120 billion by 2030, says Deloitte study

By 2035, mobile phones, automotive, computing, and data centres are expected to account for over 70% of India’s total semiconductor demand, states the report by Deloitte.

Why bigger isn’t always better in AI

The more important question is whether most businesses actually need these God-like AI systems, and whether they are even the right tools for the tasks that matter most.

Cyber fraud on the rise but nodal agency CERT-In grappling with acute staff crunch—House panel report

192 scientific & technical posts & 22 non-technical posts were sanctioned at various levels, but recruitment has not yet been done. Ministry assures it will finish the process but provides no timeline.

AI-powered sextortion seeing a surge worldwide due to its ‘effectiveness’, says Interpol report

In India, sextortion accounted for nearly 4% of total money lost last year even as investment scams, which accounted for 75% of money lost to cybercrime, continued to be dominant form.

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Congress was committed to alcohol ban law without being practical: MA Venkata Rao

Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.

Fuel shock hits Asia’s rice bowl as farmers cut planting

War-driven surge in fuel and fertilizer costs forces farmers across Southeast Asia to delay harvests, scale back sowing and risk lower output.

Iran’s Shahed vs US’s LUCAS—The drone arithmetic reshaping the West Asia war

From Kyiv to the Gulf, Iran’s Shahed rewrote the rules of aerial warfare. Now, the US has its own copy of the cheap drones, LUCAS.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.