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Annual registration required for IT hardware importers under new system

This policy change comes against the backdrop of proposed import curbs on laptops and IT hardware, slated to take effect from 1 November

Intel appoints Gokul Subramaniam as the new president of its India site

Subramaniam, who is based in Bengaluru, has been with Intel for over 11 years and has occupied various technical and business leadership roles

Govt places its chips on public-private partnership for new fab in Mohali

The govt has been pushing for a local semiconductor ecosystem to reduce dependency on other countries for semiconductors

Govt may shelve self-regulation plan if egames majors dominate SRBs

SRBs must have experts in education, psychology, and child rights, according to government

Big Tech told to show strong case for time to comply with data law

The Data Protection Board is also likely to be set up in 30 days

IAMAI seeks to secure its chairman, 50% governing council for Indian firm

By advocating for a 50 per cent reservation for Indian firms on the governing council, IAMAI aims to achieve a balanced representation

Google's 'smart' move: Connects Bard chatbot with its popular apps

Search engine's answer to OpenAI will now scan user data from Gmail, Maps, YouTube, Docs, and Drive

Big Tech companies meet: Govt to clear air on digital data privacy

Big tech firms, startups, e-commerce players among list of invitees

Top 10 epicenters make 80% of total cybercrime in India, says report

The study, released by the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur-incubated Future Crime Research Foundation, revealed alarming trends - especially pertaining to financial frauds

India-made MOSIP: An identity tool for the world's development needs

MOSIP is helping developing nations to build inclusive and targeted programmes for their citizens

Colt Data Centre lines up Rs 6.2K cr for Mumbai, Chennai units in 5 years

Based in Navi Mumbai, the new data centre sits on a land parcel of 15 acres and is capable of supporting 120 Megawatts (MW) of IT power capacity

Smartphone, auto makers may be mandated to enable NavIC on devices: MoS IT

He also shared that Accord Software & Systems, a domestic start-up, was the first Indian company to design NavIC chips

Snapchat's new features to protect teens from potential online risks

The platform requires teens to be Snapchat friends or have phone book contacts with another user before they can begin communicating

HCLTech wins multiyear cloud services deal from Germany's Siemens AG

Indian firm will also supply IT infrastructure services to Siemens AG

Google Play to allow real money games certified by SRBs as per IT rules

As per a console page of Google Play, it currently allows only valid licensed or authorised gambling apps in categories like online casino games, sports betting, horse racing

India seeks to host global repository of digital public infra: MoS IT

The minister said that there was also a consensus that there should be an international alliance to fund countries from the global South to accelerate their digitisation

AYUSH Jharkhand allegedly hacked, records of 320,000 patients leaked

CloudSEK in its report also warned that the leaked data could enable account takeovers

Industry likely to get six months to align with data protection rules

Chandrasekhar says rules for DPDP Act ready, consultations to begin after G20

Govt, Meta sign three-year partnership to skill 500,000 entrepreneurs

The partnership will facilitate training of 5 lakh budding and existing entrepreneurs in digital marketing skills via Meta platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram in seven regional languages

Sovereign in AI: Why India must have its say in emerging technology

Sovereign development of the technology can be used for solving socioeconomic issues