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Skype for Android Updated With Background Blur, Improved Custom Reactions Picker

In its release notes on the Microsoft forums, the Skype team confirmed that the latest version of Skype 8.68 is rolling out for all platforms, across Windows, Linux, Web, Android, iPhone, and iPad. The release notes confirm that Skype for Android is getting the background blur feature, almost two years after its first rollout to desktop users in February 2019. iOS use...

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Aadhaar Not Mandatory for Registration on Co-Win Portal, Says Government

Aadhaar card is not mandatory to register on the government’s COVID-19 vaccination portal, Co-Win, Union Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey said in Lok Sabha on Friday.

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IRCTC Launches Online Bus Booking Services

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC) said on Friday that it has launched an online bus booking service that went live on January 29. It will give last mile connectivity to the travellers already using the IRCTC services for booking train and flight tickets.

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High-Speed Mobile Internet Services Being Restored in Jammu and Kashmir After 18 months

High-speed mobile internet services have been restored in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir after 18 months. Principal Secretary of the Home Department Shaleen Kabra issued a notification and directed the Inspectors General of Kashmir and Jammu to "closely monitor the impact of lifting of restrictions".

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Amazon Installing AI Cameras in Delivery Vans Spark Surveillance Concerns

Amazon fitting its branded delivery vans with AI cameras is being criticised by privacy advocates as well as its own workers. Amazon said the AI cameras were to protect the drivers and the communities in which they deliver.

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Microsoft Cuts Donations to Politicians Who Voted in Favour of Donald Trump Against US Election Results

Microsoft has said that it was suspending donations to the politicians through the 2022 election cycle who voted in favour of Donald Trump against certifying the US election results.

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Myanmar Coup: Twitter, Instagram Banned After Facebook and WhatsApp as Protests Spread

Twitter and Instagram have been banned in Myanmar days after Facebook and WhatsApp were blocked nationwide as protests against the coup by Myanmar’s Junta continue to spread.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...