New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) US-based technology giant Meta said it has discontinued a feature that allows users to generate AI images using content from public Instagram accounts after public backlash within 3 days of its launch.“Our intent was to provide a useful creative tool and to give people control over whether their public content could be referenced in this way. We’ve heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it’s no longer available,” the company said.The feature wa…
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New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Meta-owned WhatsApp has reportedly submitted its response to the Centre’s notice regarding its proposed ‘username’ feature, and the government is currently examining the reply.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had issued a notice to WhatsApp last week, expressing concerns that the proposed feature could potentially increase incidents of online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest scams and impersonation attacks.The government had also directed th…
Washington June 28 (IANS) India and the United States are stepping up cooperation in semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum technologies and critical minerals, with senior officials from both countries saying the strategic partnership is moving from policy frameworks to concrete projects and trusted technology supply chains.Speaking at a high-level roundtable in Washington this week, hosted by the US-India Strategic and Partnership Forum, India’s Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, s…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) As National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) completed 23 years, its Chairman and MeitY Secretary, S. Krishnan, has stressed the need to build trust, resilience and security across the Internet ecosystem.”NIXI has played a vital role in strengthening India’s Internet infrastructure while enabling greater participation in global Internet governance discussions,” Krishnan said as he launched four new digital initiatives at an event here.The new initiatives namely IX Port…
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) IndiaAI Mission-backed Varya a distilled video‑generation model was launched by Avataar, an AI-native transformation company on Friday “to make frontier video AI affordable, accessible and relevant for India’s next generation of users”.Varya uses a distillation technique that reduces video generation from 50 steps to 4 steps and generates video at Rs 0.48 per second, making it up to 10 times more cost-efficient than several leading global video models, the statement…
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India is creating a future-ready digital economy driven by innovation, entrepreneurship and technological self-reliance, according to the government.Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Jitin Prasada, said that flagship initiatives such as the India Semiconductor Mission and the IndiaAI Mission are opening new avenues for research, manufacturing and innovation-led growth. “The Government remains committed to fostering an enabling ecosystem thro…
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S. Krishnan, has said that artificial intelligence (AI) presents India with a transformative opportunity to enhance productivity, improve governance and financial inclusion, and expand access to key sectors such as healthcare, education and manufacturing, the ministry said in an official statement on Monday.According to the ministry, during the addressing of the ‘Governance Summit 2026: Inclus…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) IT Secretary S. Krishnan said on Wednesday that prediction market apps have come under the scanner of the government, as the country announced to bring into force a comprehensive set of rules to regulate the fast-growing online gaming sector from May 1.Platforms such as Kalshi, Polymarket are being used for betting on election outcomes, IPL and many other events.Krishnan pointed out that even though apps such as Kalshi, Polymarket are banned under the Online Gaming Act…
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The government is preparing to roll out an expanded version of the India Semiconductor Mission ‘ISM 2.0’ likely by May, with a proposed outlay ranging between Rs 1 lakh crore and Rs 1.2 lakh crore.According to the NDTV Profit report, inter-ministerial consultations are currently underway, while the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is awaiting final approval from the Finance Ministry.The proposed allocation is significantly higher than the Rs 7…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Tuesday unveiled draft amendments to the Information Technology Rules, 2021, proposing a fresh framework to regulate online news and current affairs content, while attempting to address concerns around overreach and censorship.The ministry has opened the draft for public consultation, with the feedback window currently set to close on April 14, although officials indicated that the deadline could be exten…