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Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that ‘asymmetries' exist between digital publishers and big tech platforms. Speaking at the DNPA Conclave & Awards 2024 held in New Delhi on Tuesday, the minister highlighted concerns over ad-tech monopolies and the revenue-sharing model between those who create content and those who help monetize it.On monopoliesTalking about the ad-tech monopolies, Chandrasekhar said, “We are concerned about the deep asymmetry between those who create…

At the DNPA Conclave & Awards 2024 held in New Delhi on Tuesday, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar talked about India's digital transformation in the last 10 years, as well as the country being the pioneer in addressing deepfakes and fake news, issues which later attained global attention. Chandrasekhar also highlighted the need for governance in this era of artificial intelligence (AI).Rajeev Chandrasekhar at DNPA Concalve 2024Deepfakes have increasingly become a major…

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, will appear before the House of Representatives to speak on the state of the economy, the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria, announced on Monday. Mr Cardoso is scheduled to speak to the lawmakers during plenary to brief them on the free fall of the naira and other issues affecting the monetary side of the economy. According to the statement issued by Mr Danzaria, the CBN governor will appear before the lawmakers for a sectorial debate focusing on the financial…

Representational image. (Photo: Getty images)As per the details shared by the MoS aviation, he said, an additional 130-140 manpower were deployed at the airport during foggy season to help affected flyers.After seeing the multiple delays and cancellations of several flights due to bad weather in Delhi, the Minister of State (MoS) in Civil Aviation, Gen. (D V. K. Singh (Retd), shared all the steps that were being taken then to provide affected passengers with full comfort.While delivering brief details about the same in…

Last Updated: January 29, 2024, 19:02 ISTAuto Industry's Wishlist for Budget 2024, Hopes High for Economic Boost. (Representational Image) (Photo: HT)Auto industry anticipates growth-oriented measures in upcoming budget. Hopes for infrastructure support and incentives for electric vehicles.As the interim budget approaches, people in the automobile industry have different hopes for Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.While they don’t expect major changes in this temporary budget, most think some steps could be taken to…

A new report by the U.S. branch of the non-profit Environmental Investigation Agency says that investment interest and government tax incentives are fuelling intense mining exploration in remote northern B.C. — raising concerns about the environmental impacts of the work and its financial implications.The report focuses on the transboundary region, which falls along the border between the Alaska panhandle and the province of B.C. Much of this exploration is focused on the so-called Golden Triangle, which in many areas is…

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia with MoS VK Singh and Telangana minister K Venkat Reddy during the inaugural session of Wings India 2024, at Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad, on Thursday. (PTI Photo)The airline’s first A350-900 arrived in India last month and is scheduled to start commercial operations, initially on domestic routes, from January 22Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday officially inaugurated private carrier Air India’s first Airbus A350 aircraft as the aviation show…

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is going to present a proposal to the Cabinet to present Rs 10,000 crore to establish supercomputing and quantum computing hubs across the country, through public-private partnerships…

Canada is home to the largest boreal forest in the world, a vast expanse of wilderness rich in biodiversity that stretches from coast to coast.But a major new study examining nearly a half century of logging in Ontario and Quebec warns that clear-cutting has left forests in the provinces severely depleted — and puts woodland caribou at risk.The peer-reviewed research, published in the academic journal Land, found that logging practices between 1976 and 2020 have resulted in the loss of more than 14 million hectares of…

Facebook was flooded with fake advertisements featuring a deepfaked Rishi Sunak ahead of the UK's general election that's expected to take place this year, according to research conducted by communications company Fenimore Harper. The firm found 143 different ads impersonating the UK's Prime Minister on the social network last month, and it believes the ad may have reached more than 400,000 people. It also said that funding for the ads originated from 23 countries, including Turkey, Malaysia, the Philippines and the…