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MeitY’s new online gaming rules explained and other top stories this week

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) will notify at least three self regulatory organisations (SROs), which will decide what game is permissible on the Indian internet, and what is not.

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Technology firms join non-profit forming SRO to vet fact-checkers

​​Although Snap, Twitter and Jio haven't officially confirmed to MCA to join them while others like Google, Meta, ShareChat and Koo have, most have given in-principle approval.

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Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars

But between 2019 and 2022, groups of Tesla employees privately shared via an internal messaging system sometimes highly invasive videos and images recorded by customers' car cameras, according to interviews by Reuters with nine former employees.

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Tesla cuts prices in US to spur demand

The cuts ranged from 1.9% on the performance version of the Model 3 to 5.6% on the basic version of the Model S. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reductions.

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actyv.ai elevates four executive leaders as Co-founders



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US, Microsoft reach settlement over tech firm's sanctions violations

Microsoft has agreed to remit about $3 million to settle its potential civil liability for more than 1,300 apparent sanctions violations in relation to restrictions on Cuba, Iran, Syria and Russia involving the export of services or software from the US to sanctioned jurisdictions, the US Treasury Department said in a statement.

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Byju’s lenders seek $200 million loan prepayment; government notifies online gaming rules

Edtech major Byju's lenders have sought up to $200 million in prepayment along with a higher interest rate to restructure its $1.2 billion term loan B (TLB).

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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...