Tag: Data Protection
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
Inside the New Era of AI-Powered Cybercrime
A new generation of artificial intelligence tools is reshaping the structure of cybercrime, turning once-complex operations into automated, scalable, and easy-to-access systems. These AI-powered...
FCRF Expands Cyber Law Training with CCLP Program
The Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF) has launched its flagship Certified Cyber Law Practitioner (CCLP) program amid a nationwide shift toward data protection, digital...
CERT-In’s New Directive Tightens Cyber Rules for MSMEs
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued new directions mandating cybersecurity audits for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) involved in processing...
Airtel, Jio Enforce Aadhaar Face Scans Without Consent
India’s leading telecom operators, Airtel and Reliance Jio, are facing serious privacy concerns after reports emerged that they have been mandating Aadhaar-based facial authentication...
Max Financial Probes Data Breach at Insurance Unit
India’s Max Financial Services has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to customer data at its subsidiary, Axis Max Life Insurance. The company...
Aditya Birla Capital App Breach Exposes ₹1.95 Cr Fraud
A serious cyber breach has struck Aditya Birla Capital Digital Ltd (ABCD), resulting in the unauthorised sale of digital gold worth approximately ₹1.95 crore...
Britain Urges Firms to Prioritize Cybersecurity After Attacks
The British government will issue a strong warning next week urging all UK companies to treat cybersecurity as an "absolute priority" following a series...
India’s Health Data at Risk: AI and Digital Colonialism
India is facing growing scrutiny over the cross-border flow of its sensitive health data, as global corporations increasingly look to low- and middle-income countries...
NHRC Stresses Digital Privacy as a Human Right
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairperson Justice (retd) V Ramasubramanian has stressed the need to safeguard privacy as a fundamental human right in the...
