Did WhatsApp access mic when smartphone was not in use? Govt to probe

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev......

Tribunal upholds CCI's Rs 1337 cr fine on Google, gives it 30 days to pay

The NCLAT on Wednesday upheld the orders of the fair trade regulator CCI imposing a penalty of Rs 1,337.76 crore on tech major Google in the Android mobile devices case, with some modifications. A......

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Indian mobile and Web consumers speak in 30 languages and around 1,600 dialects. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com   Users of smart devices in India often find their artificial......

How face-off with Indian govt has boosted Twitter

Political controversies aside, Twitter’s business in India is expanding, and creating opportunities for Indians, reports Neha Alawadhi. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters The last few months......

AI will play big role here: Google India MD

Having marked a 20-year milestone in India, global tech giant Google is upbeat about its next innings here with Artificial Intelligence (AI) playing a big role in it, India MD Roma Datta Chobey......

Google versus Epic Games verdict in US cheers Indian gaming developers

The verdict in the Google versus Epic Games antitrust case in the US has spread cheer among the Indian gaming and app developers. Photograph: Robert Galbraith/Reuters Ending a three-year legal......

Android probe: CCI 'protecting' Amazon, Google tells SC

Google, in its latest appeal to the Supreme Court, has said the Competition Commission of India (CCI) is protecting Amazon’s interests after having complained that India’s......

Committed to growing, investing more in India, Tim Cook tells PM Modi

Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the iPhone manufacturer is looking to invest more in the world's second-largest smartphone market. Photograph: ANI......