India

Cisco to manufacture telecoms gear in India – but not much and not soon

‘To further strengthen and diversify the supply chain’ which is just what India loves to hear

Networks11 May 2023 | 2

India bans open source messaging apps for security reasons. FOSS community says good luck

One banned tool is already working on Android-to-Android meshes that survive internet outages

Software09 May 2023 | 36

China lands mysterious reusable spacecraft after 276-day trek

Asia In Brief PLUS: Smartphone sales slump in India, China; Singapore's Temasek denies crypto investment; Dyson's new battery plant; and more

Science08 May 2023 | 25

Zoho creates browser with 'Open Season Mode' for when you don't care about privacy

Indian software giant thinks you’ll ignore that in favor of the many tracker-killers

Software05 May 2023 | 17

Brit politicians, Big Tech grumble about India tech laws

Free trade agreement founders, and fears of government censorship rise

Legal25 Apr 2023 | 10

India gives itself a mission to develop a 1000-qubit quantum computer in just eight years

$730 million plan includes secure quantum comms, the sort of thing you need when you live next door to China

On-Prem20 Apr 2023 | 5

India smacked for illegal tech import tariffs that hurt buyers and exporters everywhere

Is this the way to take China’s title as top tech manufacturer? Maybe yes, maybe no

Legal19 Apr 2023 | 2

India to ride the AI rocket responsibly, rather than regulate

Also clambers aboard the RISC-V bandwagon

AI + ML06 Apr 2023 | 1

Twitter blocks Pakistan government account, boosts state-run media from Russia and China

Block complies with Indian policy, but boost may violate avian network's state-sponsored media rules

Software04 Apr 2023 | 9

India flies – and lands – reusable autonomous spaceplane

Asia In Brief PLUS Japanese PM grilled by ChatGPT; Singapore slams bank outage; WeChat adds paid tier; and more

Science02 Apr 2023 | 8

Google (sort of) loses in Indian antitrust appeal

Updated $161 million slap-on-the-wrist fine stands, but major restrictions are eased

Legal30 Mar 2023 | 4

India-based cybergang busted for selling fake KFC franchises

It's finger-licking.... what happened to my $$$?

Legal27 Mar 2023 | 14

India gives itself a mission to lead the 'Global South' into 6G era

Builds its own seat at the standards development table

Off-Prem23 Mar 2023 | 8

Indian state turns off internet for 27 million, for four days, to stymie one man

Digital rights org criticizes use of fill-in-the-blank template used to quell separatist protests

Legal22 Mar 2023 | 14

India's absurd infosec reporting rules get just 15 followers

CERT-In was told its six-hour notification requirement was a bad idea – now it knows just how bad

Security22 Mar 2023 | 3

Flirting hard with India doesn't mean US is breaking up with China

Commerce secretary says relationship with Beijing is 'benign' and wants to be open to new possibilities

On-Prem14 Mar 2023 | 17

India floats idea of dedicated tribunal to handle online offences

Consultation for the long-awaited Digital India Act is finally under way although the draft law's still not been revealed

Cyber-crime13 Mar 2023 | 2

Infosys president leaves to join rival Tech Mahindra as CEO

Asia In Brief PLUS: Singapore tests AWS quantum network; Honda bulks autonomous truck; India tightens crypto laws; and more

Software12 Mar 2023 | 1

India teases AI plan to 'catalyse the next generation of the internet'

Minister wants to release 'one of the largest datasets in the world'

AI + ML08 Mar 2023 | 5

Apple's outsourced Lightning cable plant in India goes up in flames

Local officials say fire suppression equipment wasn't operational

Personal Tech01 Mar 2023 | 40

Germany to court Indian IT talent – starting with easier visa application processes

Perhaps just in time to give H-1B holders affected by US tech layoffs somewhere to go other than home

Legal27 Feb 2023 | 25

Infosys founder slams working from home, side hustles, as slowing India's growth

Asia in brief PLUS: Australia to appoint cyber-coordinator; FTX Japan resumes operations; India's PC market bucks trend with growth; and more

Off-Prem27 Feb 2023 | 29

Ancient art of banning rideshare companies revived in India, this time on motorbikes

Two-wheelers outnumber cars three to one in India, so promised licences mean Uber and Ola aren't off-road forever

Personal Tech23 Feb 2023 | 2

Wipro tells freshers a job awaits - if they accept a lower salary than first offered

Entry-level hires were IT services giants' answer to enormous staff attrition rates. Now they're being squeezed

On-Prem22 Feb 2023 | 28

India, Singapore link systems for real-time cross-border cash transfers

The Unified Payments Interface takes an important stride forward – as does India's soft power tech push

Software22 Feb 2023 |

Toshiba COO dumped over entertainment expenses scandal

Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese province to buy four million servers; Google Cloud's nine-day APAC network glitch; and more

Legal19 Feb 2023 | 1

India's IT minister denies targeting Chinese apps for bans

Asia In Brief PLUS: Toshiba acknowledges buyout bid; BTS member Jungkook's hat lands online seller in strife; and more

Software13 Feb 2023 |

India bans 232 Chinese lending and betting apps

And a few non-Chinese lending apps that appear to have been scooped by accident

Legal07 Feb 2023 |

Australian government doxxed citizens who criticized illegal 'Robodebt' scheme

Asia In Brief PLUS: India is the new China for Apple; Sushi licking vid scandalizes Japan; Chinese spy balloon shot down; India's new Amazon tax

Legal05 Feb 2023 | 40

India sidelines Big Tech in push for farming cloud, goes open source instead

Also cuts import duties to attract EV-battery makers and keep smartphone factories humming

Software02 Feb 2023 | 1

Phone the rich: Premium handsets sole survivors of slump in India, China

Market shifts from volume-driven to value-driven

Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 3

China stops recognizing online study, orders kids back to foreign unis

Asia In Brief PLUS: NTT’s haptics advance; Australia cracks down on influencers; Korean Uni websites hit by Chinese protestors; and more

On-Prem30 Jan 2023 | 6

Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mobile OS

BharOS is based on the Linux kernel and is apparently incapable of running malware

OSes25 Jan 2023 | 39

India uses emergency powers to order takedown of BBC documentary

Is a critical account of PM's past actions a real emergency, a political emergency, or a free speech emergency?

Legal24 Jan 2023 | 58

Apple wants a quarter of its products manufactured in India, claims minister

Take that, China

Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 12

India's Supreme Court finds Google's appeal against monopoly fines unappealing

Vast and unpleasant – for Google – changes to the Android ecosystem remain a possibility

OSes23 Jan 2023 | 5

India floats plan to make big tech pay for news, walks back government censorship

Asia In Brief PLUS: Taiwan’s new supercomputer; China-linked cybercrims strike; Australian content clampdown; and more

Security23 Jan 2023 | 2

Indian official reveals 'plan' to build a national mobile OS

Analysis History tells us it will flop. But success might not be the real goal, so much as poking Big Tech

OSes19 Jan 2023 | 31

You can't handle the truth! Indian government suggests its own fact checkers judge what's right on social media

Classy: slips obviously conflicted idea in alongside changed gaming rules on last day of consultation period

Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 2

IBM shifts remaining US-based AIX dev jobs to India – source

Around 80 positions moved to another continent, Big Blue stays silent

OSes12 Jan 2023 | 36

Tributes flow as Creative CEO Sim Wong Hoo - the mind behind Sound Blaster - passes aged 68

Asia In Brief PLUS Tesla China price cuts spark protests; Japan boosts cyber-defences; Google can’t overturn Indian fine

Personal Tech09 Jan 2023 | 33

India partners with private company to sell ads to commuters via railway Wi-Fi

Dangerous without a data protection law in place, says rights org

Personal Tech06 Jan 2023 | 4

Google accuses Indian antitrust watchdog of plagiarizing EU ruling

At least it was Ctrl C, Ctrl V and not ChatGPT

Legal04 Jan 2023 | 6

India's fix for its online gaming indust... Oh. Self-regulation

House always wins

Software04 Jan 2023 | 3

India sets USB-C charging deadline for smartphones

We'll have what Europe's having

Personal Tech29 Dec 2022 | 46

India schedules first crewed space mission for Q4, 2024

Two test missions fly first, before Gaganyaan makes India just the fourth nation to put people into orbit

Science22 Dec 2022 | 15

Google integrates Indian government's cloud services into Android

Collab obviously goes deep – accessing DigiLocker requires use of national identity service

Software20 Dec 2022 |

Toshiba breaks its silence on sales rumors, to quash them

Asia In Brief PLUS: FTX may be sold in Japan and Singapore; Binance busted in Australia; India won’t limit gaming time

Legal18 Dec 2022 |

Foxconn sinks $500m into India for iPhones, semiconductors

Colosso-conglomerate Tata Group also wants some of Delhi's substantial silicon subsidies

Systems09 Dec 2022 | 2

Microsoft hikes prices in India by up to eleven percent

Asia In Brief PLUS: Eight million more outsourced jobs for India; Australia warns on IoT shoe risks; Equinix enters Malaysia

Software04 Dec 2022 | 4

India’s retail digital currency pilot launches on December 1st

Four participating banks, four cities, expansion to come

Software30 Nov 2022 | 7

Blockchain couldn't stop TXT spam in India, regulator now trying AI

Maybe – just maybe – messages and calls from +91 might become more trustworthy

Security29 Nov 2022 | 11

Race to build India’s first chip plant may be won in 2023

The US chip war on China could give India’s chip-making dreams a boost

Systems28 Nov 2022 |

Japan successfully propels steam-powered spacecraft

Asia In brief PLUS: Criminal probe of Singapore crypto exchange; Bosch invests in China R&D; $2B APAC datacenter fund formed; and more

Science28 Nov 2022 | 23

Amazon quits India's frenzied edtech market

Plenty of top tech CEOs graduated from the country's unis, which are seen as a ticket to prosperity

Personal Tech25 Nov 2022 | 1

India seeks global standards to stop AI harming humanity

Takes over presidency of global AI group, and uses G20 leadership to flex manufacturing muscle

AI + ML24 Nov 2022 | 3