A new report published by the EU Intellectual Property Office reveals an alarming 567% surge in major brand advertising on pirate sites, which is linked to the termination of industry outreach programs.

Since the launch of Sora, highly realistic AI-generated videos have begun circulating widely on TikTok, with many creators also leveraging AI tools to illustrate content on subjects ranging from history to celebrity culture.

The streaming giant’s new appetite for video podcasts is good news for audio giants like iHeart, SiriusXM and Acast — but exclusivity may be a hard sell.

More features are shooting in the state (even if TV is still falling in L.A.), but overall production spend is down notably as recent on-location activity is fueled by smaller-budget indie projects.

Over the past few months, sequels and franchise films such as Baaghi 4 ( ₹47.4 crore), Thamma ( ₹123.6 crore) and
War 2 ( ₹185.13 crore) have underperformed at the box office

He remarked that sometimes there is a bit of bickering in the family and he does not believe there is any hiatus in the relationship.

India has finalised and notified the DPDP Rules, which will operationalise the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. While the Act and its rules enable the central government to control cross-border personal data transfers, including blocking transfers to specific countries, they also raise questions about how these powers will interact with existing agreements, such as the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), and laws like the US’s RISA Act.

Facebook has introduced a mobile-focused “content protection” tool that automatically guards creators’ original reels and alerts them when the same content appears on Facebook or Instagram.

India’s new data protection regime is going to reshape how AI developers collect, train, and retain data, as the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023, together with the DPDP Rules, 2025, introduces a consent-centric framework that applies to all digital personal data processed in India.