Uber has made a strategic investment in Gurugram-based fleet operator Carrum, though financial details were not disclosed. The startup will use the funding to expand its clean mobility fleet and enter more cities. Carrum, backed by CarDekho Group, currently operates…
The labour minister has asked quick commerce firms to stop advertising 10-minute deliveries, citing worker safety. Platforms have agreed to drop the branding, though operations will continue largely unchanged. The move follows gig-worker strikes and wider concerns that ultra-fast promises…
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) already suspended access to Grok, which is integrated into both the X and xAI platforms, on Sunday. It has now appointed solicitors to commence “legal proceedings” against X and xAI, the regulatory body…
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. I decided to go to CES kind of at the last minute. Over the holiday break, contacts…
Emissions from air freight have increased by 25% since 2019, according to a 2024 analysis by environmental advocacy organization Stand.Earth. The researchers found that the expansion of cargo-only fleets to transport goods during the pandemic — as air travel halted,…
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Introducing this year’s 10 Breakthrough Technologies It’s easy to be cynical about technology these days. Many of the…
In February 2025, cyberattackers thought to be linked to North Korea executed a sophisticated supply chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. By targeting its infrastructure and multi-signature security process, hackers managed to steal more than $1.5 billion worth of Ethereum…
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) has said that a Reuters report which claims the union government has demanded that smartphone makers share their source code is false. The report also stated that firms like Apple and Samsung have to implement…
HCL Tech Q3 Results: HCL Technologies on Monday reported an 11% YoY fall in its December quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 4,076 crore compared to Rs 4,591 crore reported in the year ago period. The profit after tax (PAT)…
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over alleged misuse of its Grok AI chatbot to generate sexual deepfakes. The probe follows political pressure after Prime Minister Keir Starmer condemned the content as unlawful. Ofcom…