Meta’s AI ambitions soar; Mark Zuckerberg frames 2025 as a pivotal year for AI

The new product enhancements—currently set for global testing with select advertisers—bring a fresh wave of AI-driven optimization to Meta's Ads Manager, promising smarter and more efficient campaign management.

Meta also plans to reduce its workforce by 5%, a move that could affect approximately 3,600 employees, as per reports.

India’s digital economy set to outpace traditional sectors; expected to contribute 20% of GDP by 2030

The most significant growth in the digital economy is expected to come from the expansion of digital intermediaries and platforms, with artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and global capability centers (GCCs) leading the way.

Over the past decade, industries enabling digital technologies have grown at an impressive rate of 17.3 percent, outpacing the overall economic growth rate of 11.8 percent.

Spiritual tourism puts devotional apps on growth curve; ad spends up by 25%

Ticket prices for flights from cities like Mumbai and Ahmedabad remain high, ranging from Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 and Rs 31,000 to Rs 70,000, respectively. (Image source: Moneycontrol)

Witnessing a significant surge in downloads each day, in some cases 10% growth in downloads week on week, devotional apps expand services, and promotional activities.

Navigating cookies: Global enforcement cases and key judgments

As detailed in the comprehensive white paper by ASCI Academy, PSA Legal, and Tsaaro Consulting, organizations must recalibrate their cookie strategies to align with emerging legal standards.

A roundup of pivotal decisions and regulatory actions that reveal how cookie consent requirements—and user data privacy—are evolving across various jurisdictions.

How India is catching up on user data protection with DPDPA

Heightened regulatory expectations (after the release of draft DPDPA rules) are driving organisations across various sectors to proactively strengthen their data protection frameworks.

India may not have a dedicated cookie law, but the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA) sets clear principles for obtaining granular consent from users