Tag: Digital

Satya Nadella on Microsoft’s 50 years: “Intelligence has been commoditized when CEOs can start vibe coding”

Satya Nadella acknowledged that Microsoft's journey started with a simple yet powerful idea: to empower people to create technology that would, in turn, allow others to innovate.

In a heartfelt address, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella marks the company’s milestone anniversary and reveals the next wave of AI-driven transformation.

SC rejects PIL seeking social media ban for children under 13

Referencing a study conducted by Social Media Matters, the petition highlighted that a significant number of young users spend over five hours a day on social media, engaging with content designed to induce addictive behaviours.

Court emphasizes that policy decisions on social media regulation for minors rest with the government, while granting petitioners the option to approach the Centre with their concerns.

Meta fined by Turkey for defying content restrictions on Facebook and Instagram

In a statement, Meta said, "We pushed back on requests from the Turkish government to restrict content that is clearly in the public interest, and have been fined by them as a consequence.

The tech giant faces significant penalties for resisting Turkey’s demands to limit content amid ongoing political tensions.

Delhi HC raises neutrality issues with Wikipedia, criticizes opinionated editorials on ANI page

ANI had moved the Court in an interim application, accusing the Wikimedia Foundation (which operates Wikipedia) of permitting defamatory edits on its page.

Court slams Wikipedia for violating its neutrality policy and hosting biased, defamatory statements on the page of news agency Asian News International.

Karnataka HC refuses X Corp’s interim relief in challenge to Govt’s Sahyog portal blocking system

As X strategically pivots towards AI subscription-based revenue models, coupled with focus on cost reduction, the company appears to be navigating a financial landscape that is increasingly capturing attention optimism investors.

X Corp argues that the Sahyog portal bypasses necessary legal safeguards for content-blocking orders as set by the IT Act, calling for a review by the Karnataka High Court.

Hiring activity surges in IPO-bound firms; Meesho, Zepto, others add 15,500 employees in 12 months

The company has assigned senior officials, Vaibhav Chaturvedi and Venkateswaran T.S., to engage with LinkedIn directly in an effort to address the issue at the platform level and to find a long-term solution to prevent the recurrence of similar fraudulent job advertisements. (Photo: Unsplash)

Indian companies bound for IPO have shown a 12-month headcount growth of up to 25%

CCI raids: Cloned data from media agencies puts Big Tech under scanner

A parliamentary standing committee recently directed the CCI to submit its responses on the steps taken to safeguard the interest of small retailers.

The investigation has raised critical questions about whether the digital advertising ecosystem will become more streamlined, especially as the CCI examines the Big Tech angle in the alleged media cartelization and price-fixing case.

Creative control or creative caution? What’s really driving content choices on Indian OTTs

The platforms that once promised to democratize storytelling and liberate Indian creators from the box office, are now boxed in by the very commercial priorities they claimed to transcend.(Representative Image: Bastian Riccardi via Unsplash)

There is a broader unease brewing among Indian creators: has the OTT revolution become too risk-averse, too data-led and too scared to trust artistic instinct?