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    IAMAI Bats For DPDP Act’s Exemption For AI Training, Cites US and China Models

    • 08.08.2025
    • Medianama

    The demand to exempt AI training from the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act raises serious concerns. The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) frames this as a question of national competitiveness, claiming India must ease restrictions on publicly available personal data to keep pace with the US and China. But this framing avoids deeper questions.

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    WAVES launches magazines and journals section in nine languages

    • 08.08.2025
    • Exchange4media

    The initiative was launched by Gaurav Dwivedi, CEO, Prasar Bharati, during Magzimise 2025

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    What Trump’s 100% Tariff on Imported Semiconductors Mean for Tech Firms

    • 08.08.2025
    • Medianama

    US President Donald Trump has announced a 100% tariff on all imported computer chips and semiconductors, in a move aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing. However, companies that build or commit to building semiconductor production facilities within the United States will be exempt from the new tax.

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    Donald Trump’s Truth Social challenges Google with Perplexity AI partnership

    • 08.08.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Truth Social’s move signals its readiness to take on not just rival social networks, but also established big data firms

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    YouTube’s new AI to spot under-18s on adult accounts, even if they’ve lied about their age

    • 08.08.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Accounts flagged as likely belonging to under-18s will face a series of measures.

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    Reliance Jio bets big on AI and 6G, eyes global tech leadership

    • 08.08.2025
    • Storyboard18

    Jio Platforms, the holding company of Reliance Jio Infocomm, said its indigenously developed technologies are being deployed at scale domestically and will soon be taken into the international market.

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    Behind every big laugh is a big paycheck: The rapid rise of India’s comedy industry

    • 08.08.2025
    • Mint

    The Indian comedy scene has exploded since 2018, with top comedians earning up to ₹25 crore annually

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    I&B minister Ashwini Vaishnaw defends OTT oversight, reiterates commitment to creative freedom

    • 07.08.2025
    • BestMediaInfo

    In cases of serious violations, following consultations with relevant ministries, the Government has blocked 43 OTT platforms for streaming obscene content, said Vaishnaw in the Lok Sabha

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    IAMAI raises concerns over DPDP Act clause impacting AI model training in India; flags threat to AI innovation

    • 07.08.2025
    • Storyboard18

    IAMAI pointed out that requiring AI companies to determine whether all publicly accessible personal data had been voluntarily made available by data principals themselves was practically unfeasible.

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    Apple Cinemas, Imax Sign New Five-Theater Deal

    • 07.08.2025
    • The Hollywood Reporter

    The agreement, which includes laser upgrades for three existing premium auditoriums, arrives shortly after the tech giant sued the exhibitor for using the Apple name.

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