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Monday, October 13, 2025
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Real news can be a bigger problem than fake news

The world of the internet — a world of information — is giving us more truth than we can handle, which explains the decline of the liberal world order.

Facebook, Twitter & Google may have a lot to do with the rise of hatred & polarisation

An alarming possibility ia that these companies automated algorithms have learned they perform best by setting us against one another.

Profit-making and commercial biases influence news feeds on Google, Facebook and Twitter

Big tech companies must reinvent their business models with clear emphasis on policy and responsibility, and hold powerful algorithm creators accountable.

Google could be in trouble as US Congress rejects low-level testimonials on election meddling

US Congress wants Larry Page, CEO of Alphabet Inc. to testify in front of the intelligence committee which will include the chiefs of Twitter and Facebook as well.

Google and Mastercard have a secret ad deal they told no one about

The deal which has not been previously reported could raise broader privacy concerns about how much consumer data technology companies like Google quietly absorb.

Donald Trump lashes out at Google, and Xi Jinping unleashes charm offensive on BRI

Greece cracks down on aid workers 'smuggling migrants', and journalists in Bosnia protest after attack on reporter.

Google teams with banks to launch digital lending for India

The US search giant is set to offer instant, pre-approved loans to customers right within Google Pay in a matter of seconds.

Facebook & Google are in a frenzy chasing India’s $1 trillion online payment market

While India's digital payments market will touch $1 trillion only by 2023, China’s current mobile payments market stands at $5 trillion.

How WhatsApp payment service works and why it’s been challenged in court

A plea has been filed in Supreme Court saying until WhatsApp appoints a grievance officer, it should not be allowed to begin its payments service.

Apple & Google are controlling online free speech, privacy & collecting taxes too

App developers are sick of the ‘tax’ but its defenders say they are effectively paying to help keep phones current & app stores curated.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.