The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has excluded communication over-the-top (OTT) services such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and Telegram from its new recommendations on authorisation or licensing regimes.

Once the merger with Network18 is fully approved by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB), both E18 and TV18 will cease to exist as separate entities.

The minister said about 25,000 villages in the country that do not have mobile networks will be connected by next year.

It assumes significance as despite being passed a year back, the implementation of the Act remains dependent on accompanying rules, which are yet to be notified.

NCoE to enhance India's soft power globally & attract foreign investment by positioning India as a content hub for providing state-of-the-art content, said PIB.

Virgin River’ is using batteries and ‘Bridgerton’ is testing out hydrogen, but the company's overall emissions reduction progress has been marginal.

Platforms must also differentiate themselves through user experiences and support for independent artists. Experts highlight the need for exclusive content to attract value-conscious consumers.

California-based tech giant Google is rolling out new measures to clearly identify content that has been created or modified using artificial intelligence (AI).

The way GenAI is designed to work, it doesn’t deliver differentiated output. Nor does it have a grasp of the emotional stimuli that effective ads, like Apple’s, tend to thrive on.