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    India observes a sharp increase in AI-relevant patent applications between 2012-2018: CSET Report

    • 14.04.2021
    • Yourstory

    According to the March 2021 CSET report on ‘Mapping India’s AI potential’, there were 10 times as many AI-relevant patent applications in 2018 as compared to 2012. This trend aligns with global AI patent production activity, which saw roughly similar growth during this period.

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    As Moviegoing Returns, Will Hollywood Studios Continue to Hide Box Office Grosses?

    • 14.04.2021
    • Variety

    On the heels of opening weekend for “Godzilla vs. Kong,” Warner Bros., which distributed the film, celebrated its $48.5 million debut, the biggest showing in the coronavirus era.

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    Industry jittery about lockdown extension as film production halts in Maharashtra

    • 14.04.2021
    • Exchange4media.com

    The government issued new guidelines on the night of April 13 and imposed section 144 for 15 days amid the COVID surge.

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    End of the digital divide: Fast-spreading digital revolution offers a new growth path for India and other emerging nations

    • 14.04.2021
    • Times of India

    Emerging economies struggled to grow through the 2010s, and pessimism shrouds them now. People wonder how they will pay debts rung up during the pandemic, and how they can grow rapidly as they did in the past – by exporting their way to prosperity – in an era of deglobalisation.

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    Behind Sony’s Studio-to-Streamer Deal With Netflix

    • 14.04.2021
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The development agreement is part of the expansive pact that set up a five-year, exclusive pay TV window with the streamer for the U.S. rights to its theatrical films beginning in 2022.

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    Survey: 39% of Americans Say Netflix Has Best Original Content of All Streaming Services

    • 14.04.2021
    • Variety

    Netflix’s multibillion-dollar content spending continues paying off: The lion’s share of U.S. consumers say the streamer has the best original programming, according to a new Morgan Stanley survey.

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    Filmmakers wary of digital-only releases

    • 14.04.2021
    • Livemint

    Experts said discerning viewers of streaming platforms are not interested in movies that target the masses in small towns.

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    Facebook, WhatsApp, And CCI Spar Over Regulator’s Jurisdiction As Delhi HC Reserves Judgment

    • 13.04.2021
    • Medianama

    The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the plea by WhatsApp and Facebook seeking quashing of the Competition Commission of India’s investigative order into WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy change.

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    Google, Instagram lack effective policies against self-sabotaging behaviour: report

    • 13.04.2021
    • The Hindu

    Stanford researchers ranked 39 online platforms including social networks, search engines and gaming platforms to identify the clarity in public-facing policies relating to self-harming behaviour.

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    Digitalisation is the future of MSMEs; tech experts must offer solutions, says Nitin Gadkari

    • 13.04.2021
    • Yourstory

    At a conference on Digitalisation - The Key for MSMEs’ Rise to Resilience, Minister Nitin Gadkari speaks about the importance of digitalisation in the MSME sector and asks technology experts to come up with a common solution to problems faced by MSMEs.

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