[ad_1] The action by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) comes as authorities grow increasingly alert to the potential misuse of unregulated wireless communication devices amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions. The CCPA issued 13 notices, the consumer affairs ministry said on Friday. It pointed out that these platforms hosted hundreds of listings of walkie-talkies that had…
[ad_1] Law firms are sharing cautionary notes with their employees, conducting training programmes and drafting agreements to assure clients that AI tools will not be used for legal advice or research, according to solicitors representing companies across sectors. Others are pulling back from using OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot to prepare their courtroom representations. “We…
[ad_1] In that same group, Samrat was looking for a deal on perfumes, while Ashutosh wanted a discount on headphones. Vishal, Samrat and Ashutosh aren’t ordinary shoppers hunting for bargains. They are part of a sophisticated underground network of product reviewers, who receive heavy discounts or sometimes even free products in exchange for leaving glowing…
[ad_1] New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the new Income Tax Bill, currently under review by a select committee, will be taken up for discussion in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament. Speaking in the Lok Sabha during a discussion of the Finance Bill, Sitharaman said the select committee has been mandated…
[ad_1] E-commerce giant Amazon on Sunday said it is taking steps to maintain a safe selection of products for its customers, including removing non-compliant items. The development comes after the Bureau of Indian Standards’ (BIS) recently carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart. In…
[ad_1] The government’s Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), has issued stern notices to leading e-commerce platforms — including Amazon, BigBasket, and Flipkart — for violating mandatory certification norms. BIS, which functions under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distributions, raided Amazon and Flipkart warehouses and seized products lacking the BIS certification. Following the…
[ad_1] The US-India economic partnership is the envy of many. But our joint mission of achieving $500 billion in bilateral trade by 2030 stands on shaky ground. US President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy, due to come into effect on 2 April, has upset global markets and will strain our trade relations. India must keep…
[ad_1] Cloud firms that rent out servers have been some of the early winners in the AI revolution. Some of the early winners in the AI boom are the cloud companies that rent out servers—primarily Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Alphabet. But investors have had to take the promise of these so-called hyperscalers somewhat on faith—the economic…
[ad_1] Amazon has unveiled a new, generative AI-powered Alexa, its popular digital assistant, saying it is ready for a world of “ambient computing”. AI in your spectacles, watches, rings and even embedded under your skin. Is this the next big shake-up that tech is about to see? What exactly is ambient computing? Put simply, ambient…
[ad_1] Amazon has officially introduced Alexa+, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered version of its voice assistant, marking a significant upgrade in its capabilities. The new voice assistant, announced on Wednesday, boasts advanced contextual understanding, improved smart home control, and a highly personalised experience tailored to individual users’ behaviour. Additionally, Alexa+ features agentic capabilities, enabling it to…
