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Data Bill may give govt power to lower the age of consent

Lowering the age for consent under the proposed law was one of the biggest demands of Internet companies like Facebook and Google, as that has a significant impact on their business operations in the country.

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Foxconn Vedanta pull the plug on semiconductor JV

Union Ministers Ashiwini Vaishnaw and Rajeev Chandrasekhar say the move won’t impact India’s chip mission.

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Isros talent base propels budding spacetech startups

Spacetech startups are increasingly relying on the ISRO for hiring grey-haired talent, both on full-time and consultant roles, given the experience and contextual understanding that the deeptech category requires.

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Infosys BPM saw slowest growth in 6 years as revenue drops from top clients in FY23

Revenue at $934 million for the year ended March 31 grew at 4.2% from the year before. Operating margin of 17% was the narrowest in at least a decade.

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Roposo Shopify to help set up online stores

Roposo offers livestream shopping along with entertainment on its platform. It is a business unit of Glance, a subsidiary of InMobi.

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US senators to get classified White House AI briefing Tuesday

The briefers will include Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence; Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy director Arati Prabhakar and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Director Trey Whitworth.

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After a lull IT hiring mandates are up 10% in July

There has been a 10% increase in the overall hiring requirements in July compared to last month, signaling good news for the IT sector and some pick-up in demand in the coming quarter after a long lull.

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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...