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MeitY to begin stakeholder talks on separate AI regulation law
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced it will initiate stakeholder discussions to draft a separate law for artificial intelligence regulation, Secretary S.
09 Jul, 09:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Block settles for $45M with 46 states over Cash App fraud probe
Block has agreed to a $45 million settlement with 46 U.S. states to resolve allegations related to fraud on its Cash App platform, according to techcrunch.com.
09 Jul, 09:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
MeitY hires director for IndiaAI Safety Institute to oversee AI governance
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s Digital India Corporation (DIC) advertised a contract position for a Director of the IndiaAI Safet…
09 Jul, 07:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI launches July 2026 rounds of inflation and consumer confidence surveys
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) launched the July 2026 rounds of its Inflation Expectations Survey of Households, Rural Consumer Confidence Survey, and Urb…
09 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Bombay HC grants Preity Zinta interim relief against AI deepfakes and chatbots
The Bombay High Court has granted Hindi actress Preity Zinta an ad interim injunction against Google, X, Meta, and various AI platforms for misusing her na…
09 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
US Supreme Court allows Texas app store age verification law enforcement
The US Supreme Court has allowed Texas to continue enforcing its App Store Accountability Act, which requires age verification and parental consent before…
09 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
RBI to conduct ₹32,000 crore government securities auction on July 10
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced an underwriting auction for the sale of government securities worth ₹32,000 crore scheduled for July 10, 2026.
09 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Truecaller challenges India telecom regulator on anti-spam rules
Truecaller, the popular caller ID and spam blocking app, has entered a dispute with India’s telecom regulator over new anti-spam regulations.
09 Jul, 09:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
FTC settlement grants John Deere owners right to repair equipment
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with John Deere, granting equipment owners the right to repair their farming machinery.
09 Jul, 07:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Judge approves Elon Musk's $1.5 million SEC settlement despite misgivings
A federal judge approved Elon Musk's $1.5 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) despite expressing reservations about the deal.
09 Jul, 05:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Project 2029 proposes free child care or $1,000 monthly credit for US families
Project 2029, a policy blueprint directed by Chad Maisel, a former adviser to President Joseph Biden and Senator Cory Booker, proposes that the next US pre…
09 Jul, 05:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Federal judge rejects Kalshi bid to block New York gambling law
A federal judge has rejected Kalshi's attempt to block New York's gambling enforcement law, a decision announced this week.
09 Jul, 01:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta updates AI glasses to disable camera if LED is tampered with
Meta has introduced new security features for its AI-powered Ray-Ban glasses, disabling the camera if the white capture LED is physically tampered with or covered.
08 Jul, 07:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Andhra Pradesh HC bars freezing merchant accounts over fraudulent UPI payments
The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled on June 22 that merchants’ bank accounts cannot be frozen solely because they received Unified Payments Interface (UPI) payments from individuals accused of fraud.
08 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
PIL challenges Chandigarh’s unencrypted admissions portal security
A public interest litigation (PIL) filed on June 23 by advocate Raja Vikrant Sharma alleges that Chandigarh’s Directorate of Higher Education (DHE) e-Admis…
08 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta defends ad review after Instagram runs child sexual abuse ads
Meta acknowledged that its ad review system "may not catch every violation" in a July 7 blog post, following a BBC Eye investigation that found Instagram r…
08 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Tenda firmware contains hidden backdoor allowing admin access
Several versions of Tenda router firmware contain a hidden authentication backdoor that allows attackers to bypass password verification and gain full admi…
08 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Germany struggles to retain skilled migrant workers despite demand
Germany has attracted skilled workers to its labor market for years but faces challenges in retaining them, according to a report published today by DW.com.
08 Jul, 03:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
EU revives Chat Control 1.0 law after April expiry amid ongoing Chat Control 2.0 talks
The European Union is reviving the Chat Control 1.0 law after its legal expiry on April 4, 2026, while negotiations continue on the permanent Chat Control 2.0 regulation.
08 Jul, 01:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Midjourney seeks studios’ AI use records in copyright lawsuit
AI image generator Midjourney has asked a US court to compel Disney, Universal, and Warner Bros. to disclose how they use artificial intelligence internally.
07 Jul, 09:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi HC orders unblocking of Cockroach Janta Party’s X account
The Delhi High Court ordered the unblocking of the Cockroach Janta Party’s X account more than one and a half months after it was blocked under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
07 Jul, 09:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Journalists challenge Instagram reel ban on Andhra Pradesh AI data center
Two independent journalists, Shamsheer Yousaf and Monica Jha, filed a writ petition with the Delhi High Court on June 30 challenging the blocking of an Ins…
07 Jul, 07:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI launches 50th Quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey
The Reserve Bank of India launched the 50th round of its Quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for Q2 of 2026-27 on July 7, 2026.
07 Jul, 05:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Madras High Court bars AI scraping of travel content in copyright case
The Madras High Court recently ruled that unauthorized use of proprietary travel content as training data or prompts for AI tools constitutes copyright infringement.
07 Jul, 03:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Zee5 removes film Punjab 95 in India following government takedown notice
Zee5 removed the film Punjab 95, also known as Satluj, from its Indian streaming service within 48 hours of its OTT premiere, citing unspecified "current developments," according to medianama.com.
07 Jul, 01:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Karnataka HC orders gig platforms to deposit welfare fee under new Act
The Karnataka High Court refused to stay the Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025, and directed app-based service p…
07 Jul, 11:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI urges ban on cryptocurrencies to protect India's banking system
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has recommended that cryptocurrencies and other virtual digital assets (VDAs) should not be legalized in India, citing threats to the economy and banking system.
07 Jul, 11:22 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Delhi HC orders blocking of eight piracy sites streaming Sony cricket coverage
The Delhi High Court has ordered internet service providers and domain registrars to block eight websites accused of illegally streaming cricket matches br…
06 Jul, 09:23 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Mark Cuban calls for $20 federal minimum wage to support workers
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban has advocated raising the U.S. federal minimum wage to $20 an hour, calling the current $7.25 rate insufficient for workers to meet living costs.
06 Jul, 09:22 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Government of India auctions dated securities worth ₹10,000 crore
The Government of India conducted an auction of dated securities on July 6, 2026, offering ₹10,000 crore worth of bonds.
06 Jul, 07:23 pm IST