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OpenAI is preparing to loosen restrictions on ChatGPT by allowing adult users to access mature content– including erotica– starting in December, CEO Sam Altman announced on his official handle on X. The decision marks a major shift in how the company approaches content moderation on its popular AI chatbot. “As we roll out age-gating more…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that India’s forward-looking policies and visionary leadership have laid the groundwork for innovation, helping the country emerge as a global force in artificial intelligence (AI) and technology. Addressing the AI Bharat Shakti event– the prelude to the upcoming India AI Impact Summit 2026–Sitharaman said India is undergoing a…
India’s fully indigenous 4G technology stack, Bharat Telecom Stack, has been deployed across around 1 lakh BSNL towers and is “proven ready for global export,” a report by India Narrative cited by IANS has said. The technology is expected to become a significant source of foreign exchange earnings and bolster India’s tech export portfolio. The…
Showcasing the country’s ‘Finternet’ vision as “a structured, scalable and compliant approach to tokenisation and digital asset management”, IT czar Nandan Nilekani spoke about the innovative digital infrastructure framework for a second time at the annual Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. Nilekani had introduced Finternet as “a user-centric, unified and universal” solution aimed at “unlocking…
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar highlighted India’s ongoing efforts to advocate for global Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance aimed at promoting sustainable development and inclusive growth. Speaking at the inaugural session of the Trust and Safety India Festival 2025, he underscored the importance of shaping an international AI agenda that safeguards trust, fairness, and accountability. “We…
The Center of Policy Research and Governance (CPRG) hosted “AI for Inclusion in India”, an official pre-summit dialogue ahead of the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, at New Delhi on Friday. The seminar brought together practitioners, and academics to deliberate on how artificial intelligence can be harnessed to advance equity, accessibility, and empowerment in India’s digital…
Snapchat is set to start charging users for storing photos and videos in its Memories feature, sparking backlash from those with large archives. Introduced in 2016, Memories allows users to save posts originally shared for 24 hours and revisit them later. Who will be affected? Users with more than 5GB of saved Memories will now…
In a landmark development for India’s telecom sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated India’s fully indigenous 4G network and over 97,500 solar-powered BSNL towers across Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Assam, Gujarat, and Bihar. This rollout, part of a Rs 37,000 crore investment, will ensure 100 per cent 4G saturation nationwide,…
The US decision to impose a USD 100,000 fee on new H1-B visas for foreign workers will snip just 10-20 basis points from the operating margins of Indian information technology (IT) services companies next fiscal, with the pass-through estimated at 30-70 per cent, as per a Crisil Intelligence press release. These companies, which had operating…
Union IT and Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday announced that the central government will develop more than 500 data labs under the IndiaAI Mission to strengthen talent and infrastructure in artificial intelligence (AI). He was speaking at the inauguration of the pre-event ceremony of AI Impact Summit 2026, to be hosted by India. The…