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The Indian government's electronics and IT ministry has approved a total of 314 applications with proposed investments of Rs. 86,824 crore under a modified special incentive package scheme till May 31, an official note said.The proposals that were approved in May included an investment of Rs. 596 crore from Bosch Automotive Electronics Private Limited, the official note dated June 24 said."As on May 31, 320 applications with proposed investment of Rs. 89,232 crore are under consideration. Out of these 320 applications,…

The New York Times reports Massachusetts' Supreme Judicial Court has rejected a proposed ballot measure that would have enshrined Uber and Lyft's business model in law. The court said the measure violated the Massachusetts constitution by including two unrelated policy decisions, including one hidden by "obscure language." The bulk of the proposed ballot measure outlined limited benefits for rideshare drivers. However, the offending provision would have said that drivers couldn't be treated as an "employee or agent" of…

Republican senators want to bar US app stores including Apple and Google from hosting apps that allow payments to be made with China's digital currency, amid fears the payment system could allow Beijing to spy on Americans.The bill, unveiled Thursday and first reported by Reuters, states that companies that own or control app stores "shall not carry or support any app in app store(s) within the United States that supports or enables transactions in e-CNY." It is sponsored by Senators Tom Cotton, Marco Rubio and Mike…

It’s Roll the Dice time again, folks… Blizzard Entertainment and beleaguered “loot box” mechanics are back in the legal crosshairs once again after an Arizona resident filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the studio over its popular digital card-battler Hearthstone, currently played by millions on PC and mobile platforms. As reported by Polygon, Nathan Harris filed the suit with Orange County’s California State Superior Court on behalf of his daughter, a fan of the fantasy trading card game. Harris proposed suit…

Game maker Hasbro.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesHasbro is going on the offensive against an activist investor wants to add new members to the company's board and spin off the lucrative unit that includes Dungeons & Dragons.On Wednesday, the toymaker issued a letter to shareholders detailing why its current slate of board nominees should be voted in and admonishing the directors proposed by Alta Fox Capital Management, which owns a 2.5% stake in the company worth around $325 million."The Hasbro board nominees have the…

Judd Apatow has detailed his abandoned plans for a sequel to Superbad in a new interview.The 2007 film features Jonah Hill, Michael Cera and Christopher Mintz-Plasse as high school seniors getting up to no good ahead of their high-school graduation.Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the coming-of-age feature was a box office success and received acclaim from critics and audiences alike.Despite its success, there have been no active plans to reunite the cast for a follow-up film, with Hill and Rogen expressing their…

Google, Meta and other online service providers will be required to find and remove online child pornography under proposed European Commission rules, a move some privacy groups say could put people's communications at risk.Companies that fail to comply with the rules face fines up to 6 percent of their annual income or global turnover, which will be set by EU countries.The EU executive said its proposal announced on Wednesday aimed to replace the current system of voluntary detection and reporting by companies which has…