FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids' privacy

Federal Trade Commision on Wednesday proposed sweeping changes to a 2020 privacy order with Facebook - now called Meta - that would prohibit it from profiting from data it collects on users under 18.

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With AI, let's not move fast and break things

One of these Pandora's boxes is labeled "artificial intelligence," and it is exemplified by the likes of ChatGPT, Bard and AlphaFold, which testify to humanity's ability for the first time to manufacture something in a godlike way that approaches general intelligence, far exceeding the brainpower with which we evolved naturally.

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Shifting from We to Me: Shopping becomes more individualistic across urban India

Department store chain Shoppers Stop's MD Venugopal Nair told analysts last week that there has been a decline in the number of people shopping with families and in groups and that there has been an increase in individual purchases. "We recognise the shift in trends and we continue to bring in brands which cater to that segment," he said.

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Google, Microsoft CEOs called to AI meeting at White House

The chief executives of Alphabet Inc's Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic will meet with Vice President Kamala Harris and top administration officials to discuss key artificial intelligence (AI) issues on Thursday, said a White House official.

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Chiratae Ventures marks final close of maiden growth fund at Rs 1,001 crore

With its dedicated growth fund, Chiratae is expected to invest in growth-stage rounds including Series C and above, while taking a sector-agnostic approach, the VC firm said.

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Google’s ‘partial’ NCLAT win may force App Stores to rework plans

Local players are exploring legal and regulatory options after appellate body decision in the Google case, say legal, industry experts.

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Why are Indian Startups imploding?

Indian startups have soaked up so much talent — and attention — that it is hard to imagine the sector will stay depressed forever. Even so, there are at least three lessons that we in India can learn from this downturn. First, we shouldn’t minimize the importance of remaining attractive to global risk capital. When global finance looks elsewhere, smart and ambitious Indian companies are left with far fewer options.

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