The government has put Apple and Android under scrutiny after confirming in the Lok Sabha on 12 March that cab aggregators Uber and Ola have allegedly been charging different fares based on the phone’s operating system. The issue, flagged by members of parliament (MPs), raised concerns over algorithm-driven pricing models that may be discriminating against…
One reason Apple Inc’s brand is so valuable is that for decades, it had a reputation for only making promises it could keep. It did this thanks to a notoriously stubborn CEO in Steve Jobs, who had talented executives and listened to what investors thought, but ultimately made decisions by consulting an advisory panel of…
Urban Company has stepped into quick commerce with a trial service in Mumbai called Insta Maids. The home services app promises to send workers for jobs like cooking prep, utensil cleaning, sweeping and mopping within 15 minutes—at an introductory charge of just â‚ą49 per hour (marked down from â‚ą249). Also Read: Brands must acquire customer…
The number of gig workers in India are growing, whether they are drivers of autorickshaws, taxis or bikes, or those engaged in the delivery of food or groceries, or others working for e-commerce companies. The surge in job opportunities for gig-workers across sectors has led to an increase in government initiatives for their welfare. Also…
Modern technologies are modular, radically interoperable and inter-dependent. Which is why one of the foremost challenges in regulating them is dealing with complexity. I have long argued for principle-based regulations—in the belief that, if we express it at a high enough level of abstraction, our regulatory intent will be enforceable regardless of the complexity of…
Keeping up the momentum of the 2023 Bletchley Park and 2024 Seoul AI Safety talks, global leaders have gathered at this year’s AI Action Summit in Paris to forge a consensus on the regulation and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) for the common good. The agenda of this huddle focuses on public-service AI, the future…
Health-tech apps had the highest number of deceptive practices that manipulate users to make unintended purchases, followed by travel booking and fintech apps, a study by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) showed. An average of about three deceptive patterns were found in each app, according to the report of the study published on…
