MediaNama’s Take: TRAI’s request raises a broader governance question that extends beyond spam calls. Although the regulator says it only wants to act against call management applications that violate ...

The RBI also criticised stablecoins—crypto tokens pegged to fiat currencies such as the US dollar, arguing they undermine monetary sovereignty, and said users should instead adopt the central bank ...

As arbitrary takedowns and blocking continue in India, two independent journalists approached the Delhi High Court seeking relief over the blocking of an Instagram reel about Google’s ...

Update (July 6, 2026): On July 5, a day after issuing a summoning notice to Meta, the Indian government reportedly sent a “stern notice” ordering Meta to disable all CSAM-related ads and asked the ...

One 97 Communications, the parent company of Paytm, said on Friday that its step-down wholly-owned subsidiary, Paytm Europe Payments SA (Paytm Europe), has received a payment institution (PI) licence ...

Additional safeguards: Anthropic said it worked with the US government, Amazon and other partners to strengthen Fable 5’s cybersecurity protections before restoring access. The company trained a new ...

Several platform aggregators have asked the Karnataka High Court to strike down the state’s gig workers welfare law, arguing that it clashes with the central social security framework. The writ ...

“No security researcher reviewed this system before it went live. No independent auditor tested it. The RBI circular made adoption mandatory—but made security optional,” wrote Srikanth L, who runs ...

Google has tightened how Gemini’s free and paid tiers work. Since May 17, 2026, Gemini Apps have run with compute-based usage limits based on prompt complexity, the model chosen, and the length of the ...

Update, July 2nd, 2026 (7:30PM): Uber has responded to MediaNama’s queries. The story has been updated with the company’s statement and additional details on rider notifications, data retention and ...

The White House has reportedly asked OpenAI to limit the initial release of its upcoming GPT-5.6 model over safety concerns, marking the latest sign of increasing US government involvement in the ...

Note: The discussion was held under the Chatham House Rule. All quotes have been edited for clarity and brevity. MediaNama held a roundtable discussion on May 15, 2026, to discuss the the impact of ...