The next phase of the internet is coming: Here’s what you need to know about Web3
Web3 is envisioned to be a “decentralized web ecosystem,” empowering users to bypass internet gatekeepers and retain ownership of …
Supreme Court upholds the constitutional validity of Aadhaar
Aadhaar will no longer be required to be given to banks, cellphone firms, schools or offices but would be required for filing I-T returns
How data science in and for Africa can blaze new trails
Data science, led by Africa-based scientists, could play a key role in addressing issues like improving access and equity in health care, …
Facebook is restricting search results – is this taking transparency seriously?
Facebook is deliberately limiting the number of archived public messages anyone can see: hiding many messages sent by all manner of Facebook pages
Psychographics: the behavioural analysis that helped Cambridge Analytica know voters' minds
How the Cambridge academic Michal Kosinski’s model is able to predict someone’s personality profile just on the basis of 300 likes
Farm to Facebook: India’s catch-up evolution in techno-policy landscape
India needs to work out problems in old policies and develop new ones that ensure a rapid tectonic shift in India’s technological future
Silicon Valley wants to read your mind. Here's why you should be worried
Mind-reading systems — such as Facebook's brainwave-reading device and Neuralink’s brain implants — can affect our privacy, …
Wave of big data and the swaying ship of public health in India
Big data can be a game-changer, only if adequate measures for capacity building, technological advancement, data privacy, logistics and …
SC dismisses petition seeking ban on WhatsApp
An RTI activist had filed the petition saying that encryption in WhatsApp could threaten national security
Only 11% low-income countries make their data open: World Bank report
Gaps in data on women and girls particularly severe; countries do not invest enough in public intent data systems, the report said
Disha Ravi arrest: Role of Google, tech companies under cloud
There are also concerns over government’s use of ‘back-door means’ to quell dissent
Experts demand ethical framework and standards for AI systems
Two-day international colloquium on ‘Ethics and Governance of Autonomous Al Systems for a Better World’
‘People share more personal information with health apps than with doctor’
Smartphone apps are changing the way people manage health. They help people monitor symptoms and tailor treatment accordingly. But the data …
UNESCO bats for more AI in Indian education; Will it work?
UN body recommends ethical, responsible use of artificial intelligence for quality education, experts point to digtal divide
