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Indian-Origin Tech CEO Says His AI Startup Is Being Blackmailed To Extort $3 Million
The company has reported the extortion attempt to law enforcement and has indicated its intent to pursue further legal action against the individuals involved.
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Income Tax Officers To Access Your Bank, Social Media Accounts? A Fact Check
PIB clarified that Income Tax officials cannot access social media or email data of taxpayers unless a formal search operation is underway.
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How Chance AI Is Taking On Google Lens With a Curiosity-First Vision Agent, Explains Dr. Zeng
The technology behind Chance AI relies on open-source vision-language models (VLMs) ranging from 3 to 74 billion parameters, which the team post-trains to suit specific user needs. However, building a camera-first platform in an era of data privacy laws like GDPR comes with heavy responsibilities. To address this, the company adds several data prot...
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Aadhaar Card With Just Photo And QR Code Soon? What Top Official Said
The Unique Identification Authority of India is mulling issuing an Aadhaar card with the holder's photo and a QR code to prevent misuse of individuals' data and discourage offline verification practices, which are in contravention of the present law,
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Kerala Man, 23, 'Hacked' Sensitive Data Accessible To Police, Arrested
A 23-year-old youth was taken into custody by the police for allegedly hacking sensitive data accessible only to law enforcement and telecom agencies, officials said on Saturday.
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Chainalysis Flags $75 Billion in Crypto Linked to Illicit Activity; Highlights Asset Recovery Potential
Chainalysis reports that more than $75 billion (Rs. 6,65,000 crore) in cryptocurrency is linked to criminal activity, with $15 billion (roughly Rs. 1,33,000 crore) held directly by illicit actors and $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,32,000 crore) in downstream wallets. Bitcoin dominates these holdings, while stablecoins and Ether are rising. The data hig...
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Leading AI Expert Song-Chun Zhu Relocates To China Amid US-China Tech Rivalry: "I Have To Do It"
The Chinese government's heavy investment in AI, coupled with its strategic goal to lead the global AI race by 2030, offered him unparalleled resources.
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Google To Obey South Korean Order To Blur Satellite Images On Maps
Google said on Tuesday that it would comply with the South Korean government's demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, paving the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local navigation platforms.
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Russia Restricts WhatsApp, Telegram Calls, Says Need To Fight Criminality
Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to fight criminality, state media reported.
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180 Executions In 6 Months. What's Driving Saudi Arabia's Killing Spree In 2025
According to a new Amnesty International report published in July and data from the official Saudi Press Agency, the kingdom has executed 1,816 people between January 2014 and June 2025.
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Crypto Whales Drive $4 Trillion Market Revival After Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill
Coinbase’s app surged to fifth place in Apple’s Finance category, up from 25th a month earlier, according to data tracker Sensor Tower. Google searches for “Bitcoin” are climbing after US President Donald Trump signed the first major US stablecoin framework into law.
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Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name, your bank, even know your credit card number. There's been "unusual activity" on your account, they say - and they just sent you OTP to verify your identity.
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UK Government Updates Crypto Reporting Guidelines, Mandates Collection of Crypto Transaction Data
The UK government has instructed crypto firms to collect user details including transaction data under the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The UK officials have said that crypto companies found in violation of these laws can invite penalties of up to GBP 300 (roughly Rs. 35,000).
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Elon Musk's DOGE Expands Grok AI In US Government, Raise Conflict Concerns
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyze data potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information of Americans.
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India Panel to Review Copyright Law Amid Legal Challenges to OpenAI
India has set up a panel to review if existing copyright law is sufficient to tackle AI-related disputes. The memo, which is not public, said the commerce ministry set up a panel of eight experts last month to examine issues related to AI and their implications for India's copyright law.
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Indian-Origin Tech CEO Says His AI Startup Is Being Blackmailed To Extort $3 Million
The company has reported the extortion attempt to law enforcement and has indicated its intent to pursue further legal action against the individuals involved.
-
Income Tax Officers To Access Your Bank, Social Media Accounts? A Fact Check
PIB clarified that Income Tax officials cannot access social media or email data of taxpayers unless a formal search operation is underway.
-
How Chance AI Is Taking On Google Lens With a Curiosity-First Vision Agent, Explains Dr. Zeng
The technology behind Chance AI relies on open-source vision-language models (VLMs) ranging from 3 to 74 billion parameters, which the team post-trains to suit specific user needs. However, building a camera-first platform in an era of data privacy laws like GDPR comes with heavy responsibilities. To address this, the company adds several data prot...
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Aadhaar Card With Just Photo And QR Code Soon? What Top Official Said
The Unique Identification Authority of India is mulling issuing an Aadhaar card with the holder's photo and a QR code to prevent misuse of individuals' data and discourage offline verification practices, which are in contravention of the present law,
-
Kerala Man, 23, 'Hacked' Sensitive Data Accessible To Police, Arrested
A 23-year-old youth was taken into custody by the police for allegedly hacking sensitive data accessible only to law enforcement and telecom agencies, officials said on Saturday.
-
Chainalysis Flags $75 Billion in Crypto Linked to Illicit Activity; Highlights Asset Recovery Potential
Chainalysis reports that more than $75 billion (Rs. 6,65,000 crore) in cryptocurrency is linked to criminal activity, with $15 billion (roughly Rs. 1,33,000 crore) held directly by illicit actors and $60 billion (roughly Rs. 5,32,000 crore) in downstream wallets. Bitcoin dominates these holdings, while stablecoins and Ether are rising. The data hig...
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Leading AI Expert Song-Chun Zhu Relocates To China Amid US-China Tech Rivalry: "I Have To Do It"
The Chinese government's heavy investment in AI, coupled with its strategic goal to lead the global AI race by 2030, offered him unparalleled resources.
-
Google To Obey South Korean Order To Blur Satellite Images On Maps
Google said on Tuesday that it would comply with the South Korean government's demand to blur sensitive satellite images on its mapping services, paving the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local navigation platforms.
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Russia Restricts WhatsApp, Telegram Calls, Says Need To Fight Criminality
Russia announced curbs on calls on the WhatsApp and Telegram messenger apps on Wednesday, saying that this was necessary to fight criminality, state media reported.
-
180 Executions In 6 Months. What's Driving Saudi Arabia's Killing Spree In 2025
According to a new Amnesty International report published in July and data from the official Saudi Press Agency, the kingdom has executed 1,816 people between January 2014 and June 2025.
-
Crypto Whales Drive $4 Trillion Market Revival After Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill
Coinbase’s app surged to fifth place in Apple’s Finance category, up from 25th a month earlier, according to data tracker Sensor Tower. Google searches for “Bitcoin” are climbing after US President Donald Trump signed the first major US stablecoin framework into law.
-
Cyber Scams Are Converging Real World Crime, Here's How To Safe
It starts with a call from someone claiming to be your bank. They know your name, your bank, even know your credit card number. There's been "unusual activity" on your account, they say - and they just sent you OTP to verify your identity.
-
UK Government Updates Crypto Reporting Guidelines, Mandates Collection of Crypto Transaction Data
The UK government has instructed crypto firms to collect user details including transaction data under the Crypto Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). The UK officials have said that crypto companies found in violation of these laws can invite penalties of up to GBP 300 (roughly Rs. 35,000).
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Elon Musk's DOGE Expands Grok AI In US Government, Raise Conflict Concerns
Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the US federal government to analyze data potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information of Americans.
-
India Panel to Review Copyright Law Amid Legal Challenges to OpenAI
India has set up a panel to review if existing copyright law is sufficient to tackle AI-related disputes. The memo, which is not public, said the commerce ministry set up a panel of eight experts last month to examine issues related to AI and their implications for India's copyright law.
