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Amid heat on TikTok in the US, users begin exploring alternatives like RedNote, Clapper

TikTok was removed from Apple & Google’s app stores Saturday ahead of a federal ban in US targeting the platform. Trump says he'll restore app's access upon returning to power today.

Google-backed Pixxel launches India’s first hyperspectral satellites with SpaceX

The satellites dim to use hyperspectral imaging, capturing detailed data across light bands to aid agriculture, mining, environmental monitoring, and defence.

US justice dept pushes to break up Google in search monopoly case. Chrome, Android in line of fire

Google was found to have monopoly over general search services in August. Judge has allowed DOJ & Google to file suggestions before end of year, with final decision likely in August 2025.

ChatGPT is boosting human creativity, not killing it. Here is how

The shift from Googling to asking ChatGPT marks a transformation in how people collaborate with technology to think, create and innovate.

Google has illegal monopoly over internet search, rules US judge in landmark antitrust case

The ruling paves the way for a second trial to determine potential fixes, such as requiring the company to stop paying smartphone makers to set Google as the default search engine.

Can you erase your case details from the internet? ‘Right to be forgotten’ walks a tightrope

The right to be forgotten allows a person to limit, de-link, delete or correct the disclosure of personal information on the Internet. But experts as well as high courts remain divided.

Competition Commission is Indian startups’ bugbear. It’s also causing global embarrassment

The DSM-Firmenich merger was just one of the 20-odd deals worth $1.5 billion pending before the CCI last year. Some experts blame the commission for trying to be too 'industry friendly'.

Why antitrust body CCI has ordered probe into Google’s Play Store policies amid tussle with Indian apps

Regulator says Google ‘prima facie’ appears to be violating the Competition Act, 2002. Applicants claimed the tech giant’s policies were ‘discriminatory and unfair’.

Google doodle celebrates ‘Flat White’, a coffee drink that originated in Australia & New Zealand

The beverage, known as Flat White, is a steamy espresso beverage that is topped with steamed milk and a thin layer of microfoam.

Why Telco body is citing Google-vs-Indian apps showdown in its own tussle with ‘global behemoths’

Google last week delisted nearly 10 Indian apps from Play Store citing non-compliance with the billing policy. However, many were reinstated later, as the Centre also intervened. 

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.