83% Indians would delegate as much work as possible to AI: Microsoft report

The research based on a survey of 31,000 people across 31 countries, including about 1,000 from India found that 74% of Indian workers say they're worried AI will replace their jobs.

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Mphasis launches AI unit to focus on business outcomes

Anup Nair, a veteran technology leader at Mphasis, will assume the role of chief architect and chief technology officer at Mphasis.ai.

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Innovation can't be excuse for tech firms to ignore user harm from their actions: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Apart from making child sexual abuse material, pornography, and religiously inciting content a “no-go area” for intermediaries, the government also believes that misinformation is a dangerous phenomenon, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

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Microsoft flags over $400 million charge for Irish privacy violation fine on LinkedIn

The Irish Data Protection Commission (IDPC) launched an investigation into the professional networking platform in 2018 over whether its targeted advertising practices violated the European data protection law.

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Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies to invest $3 million in Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies will make the investment over two years through non-profit Co-Develop. The CDPI is currently engaged with five countries: the Philippines, Bangladesh, Rwanda, Kenya and Ethiopia.

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EU, US to ready voluntary AI code of conduct

After talks with EU officials in Sweden, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the Western partners felt the "fierce urgency" to act following the emergence of the technology, in which China has been a growing force.

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Amazon workers stage walkout over company’s climate impact, return-to-office mandate

The lunchtime protest comes a week after Amazon's annual shareholder meeting and a month after a policy took effect requiring workers to return to the office three days per week.

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Amazon shrugs off ups & downs in its decade-long India journey

Amazon’s 10th anniversary in India coincides with the ecommerce behemoth cutting costs, laying off thousands of employees, shuttering non-performing experiments and resetting its overall business globally.

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US FTC settles privacy lawsuit with Amazon.com's Ring

As part of the FTC agreement with Ring, which is good for 20 years, Ring is required to disclose to customers how much access to their data the company and its contractors have.

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No targeted ads for those below 18 years: AIGF in draft model charter for self regulatory body

AIGF, which is the apex industry body for online skill gaming in India has put together a draft of a model charter for the Self-Regulatory Body for online gaming intermediaries in accordance with the provisions of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.

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Elizabeth Holmes in prison custody to begin 11-year sentence for notorious blood-testing hoax

As she begins her sentence, Holmes will be leaving behind two young children - a son born in July 2021 and a 3-month old daughter.

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