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OTT platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings similar to cinema theatres

The new rules also prohibit OTT companies from displaying brands of cigarettes or other tobacco products or any form of tobacco product placement

Govt invites new applications for semiconductor manufacturing unit

New applications for setting up semiconductor fabrication units in the country can be made from June 1

IT hardware players to lose on PLI incentives for failing to meet targets

Under revised scheme, 5% penalty to be deducted from amount due if actual PLI figure for a year is 25-50% lower; if shortfall exceeds 50%, then penalty is 10%

Despite RBI red flag, unauthorised e-trading platforms just a click away

Alert list prompted a back-and-forth communication between FinMin and MeitY to take down the apps from Play Store. However, no government agency issued blocking orders

Space shuttle to self-driving cars: LambdaTest wants to test every tech

LambdaTest wants to test not just software, but every kind of technology, including the next space shuttle and self-driving cars

Going 'Green': Uber gears up to add 25,000 electric vehicles to fleet

Uber has also signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SDBI) to support drivers to purchase EVs and CNG vehicles

Rectified PLI scheme attractive for global IT hardware makers: Experts

Union Cabinet last week approved the modified PLI Scheme for IT Hardware with more than doubling budgetary outlay to Rs 17,000 cr compared to the previous provision of Rs 7,325 cr

Special provisions for safeguarding children likely in Digital India Bill

Draft to be released by first week of June

WhatsApp users can now edit sent messages within a 15-minute window

The users can change their message by long-press on a sent message and choose 'Edit' from the menu for up to fifteen minutes after sending it

TCS-led consortium secures BSNL 4G deployment order worth Rs 15,000 crore

Around 75% of the deal will go to TCS, say sources; consortium is expected to develop 4G core and RAN technology for BSNL's telecom services

Google to take 'necessary steps' to enforce new in-app billing policy

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) in October 2022 directed the company to make significant changes to its Play Store policies after it found several anti-competitive practices on the platform

Cabinet okays revised IT hardware PLI scheme with Rs 17,000-cr outlay

Move to boost local production of tablets, laptops

Existing rules enough to address digital competition concerns: IAMAI

Several Indian startup founders have recently criticized IAMAI for allegedly promoting "pro-foreign" big tech views on government regulations and other contentious matters

Some of our best firms globally were created in downturns: Sequoia India MD

RISC-V is a set of instructions that defines how a particular software interacts with a chipset

50 months on average: Delayed patent examinations stifle inventors

Waiting time in India thrice that of Japan; largeer firms better placed than startups to have their applications cleared

India's Quantum dreams: The impact of tech on economy could be significant

With the National Quantum Mission, India hopes to accelerate breakthroughs in medicine, logistics, and finance, solving complex problems faster than ever before

CCI asks Google to share policies on data sharing, in-app billing

Move based on complaints that tech giant failed to comply with directive on third-party billing

Govt to spend $1.2 billion on modernising semiconductor lab in Mohali

Action is part of govt's $10 bn Semiconductor Mission of 2021; Centre sees chip market in India growing at 22% CAGR, reaching Rs 9 trillion or 10% of global market by 2030

Deploying AI tools to reduce international scam calls by 50%: WhatsApp

WhatsApp responded to the minister's comments in a statement saying protecting the privacy and security of users is fundamental to Meta and to WhatsApp

MeitY likely to announce financial support for design start-ups on Friday

The government has so far on-boarded 23 start-ups under the semiconductor DLI scheme