Banks leverage Bharat Billpay for loan and credit card repayments

For customers who have not adopted a mandate-based loan repayment system, banks are moving to using BBPS to send monthly EMI payment demands

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New Mexico sues Meta, CEO Mark Zuckerberg over child protection failures

"Our investigation into Meta's social media platforms demonstrates that they are not safe spaces for children but rather prime locations for predators to trade child pornography and solicit minors for sex," Torrez said in a statement.

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Elon Musk says his AI firm xAI is not raising funds 'right now'

The company has raised $134.7 million in equity financing from a total offering amount of $1 billion, the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed on Tuesday.

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Apple taps companies in India, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan for critical parts

In January, about 17 Chinese companies that supply components for Apple’s devices applied for government clearances to set up manufacturing facilities in India.

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Perfios eyes US, Europe expansion in 9-12 months: CEO Sabyasachi Goswami

The software-as-a-service startup has been chalking out plans to enter the US and European markets next year. According to Goswami, almost 10% of the firm’s revenue can come from these adjacent industries in the next two to three years.

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Failure to curb deepfakes may lead to action under IPC too: Official

On Tuesday, senior government officials from the ministry of electronics and information technology met executives from social media and other internet-based intermediaries. The meeting was chaired by the minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

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Internet of the future to be led by like-minded countries: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Speaking at the India Internet Governance Forum, Chandrasekhar said that “multistakeholderism” and consultative policymaking was the approach of the government when it came to tech policymaking.

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