Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers Elon Musk's satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands Networks11 Dec 2024 | 34
Binance accused of tax evasion by India's finance department Minister reveals 17 crypto players owe $100 million – with Binance the baddest of the bad Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 7
Google India probed after driver fatally followed Maps route over unfinished bridge Asia in Brief Plus: 95 percent of Chinese broadband tops 100 megabits; Yahoo Japan photo album privacy breach; and more Software01 Dec 2024 | 37
Google earns fresh competition scrutiny from two nations on a single day India unhappy about treatment of some games, Canada upset by adware monopoly Legal29 Nov 2024 | 13
Google sues Pixel engineer who allegedly posted trade secrets online 'See you in court', defendant posts Legal28 Nov 2024 | 29
India spending $170M to take its tax system paperless by rebuilding three legacy systems Let's see how this goes Software28 Nov 2024 | 8
China sends cloud powered by homebrew Loongson CPUs into space Asia In Brief Plus: Korea cracks down on Temu; US, Vietnam, sign infosec pact; India extends controversial hardware import law; and more Off-Prem24 Nov 2024 | 5
India's Moon orbiter was shifted suddenly to avoid Korea's and NASA's craft Apparently there's not enough space in space Science22 Nov 2024 | 31
Billionaire food app CEO wants you to pay for the privilege of working with him Zomato boss Deepinder Goyal leaves a sour taste in the mouth Offbeat21 Nov 2024 | 91
India slaps Meta with five-year ban on sharing info from WhatsApp for ads Shouldn't have abused messaging dominance, Zuck Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 6
Weekends were a mistake, says Infosys co-founder Narayama Murthy Again defends his belief that 70-hour weeks are essential and work/life balance is bunk On-Prem18 Nov 2024 | 88
Starlink finally files proper paperwork to operate in India Government both excited and cautious about benefits of Muskband Personal Tech14 Nov 2024 | 4
Apple beats expectations, but drops in China India saw an all-time revenue record and is poised for four more physical stores Personal Tech01 Nov 2024 | 3
Chinese attackers accessed Canadian government networks – for five years India makes it onto list of likely threats for the first time Cybersecurity Month31 Oct 2024 | 15
India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely – but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work Systems22 Oct 2024 | 4
Manifest file destiny: Declare your funding needs via JSON India-based stockbroker Zerodha pledges $1M a year for open source projects Software17 Oct 2024 | 2
Wipro orders hybrid work as other tech giants make full-time pants-wearing mandatory India's services giants think their consultants can serve you from wherever On-Prem17 Oct 2024 | 11
AI amplifies systemic risk to financial sector, says India's Reserve Bank boss Who also worries misinformation on social media could threaten liquidity AI + ML15 Oct 2024 | 6
Indonesia orders Apple, Google to take down Chinese bargain app Temu Plus: Infosys stops sending job offer emails; Singtel outage; Australia to require ransomware payment reveals Applications13 Oct 2024 | 3
Healthcare attacks spread beyond US – just ask India's Star Health Updated Acknowledges bulk customer data leak weeks after Telegram channels dangled it online Cyber-crime11 Oct 2024 | 1
Google Cloud to help India export its Digital Public Infrastructure Bundles free government apps to help digital diplomacy – and maybe find some new customers Public Sector04 Oct 2024 | 2
Fire halts production at Indian iPhone factory Tata was about to double the workforce at the plant Personal Tech01 Oct 2024 | 4
India scores its first fab, and it looks like it was at Japan's expense PSMC does a deal with Tata in what really might be – all hype aside – an actual 'key milestone' Systems30 Sep 2024 | 1
Binance claims it helped to bust Chinese crypto scam app in India ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: SpaceX plans Vietnam investment; Yahoo! Japan content moderation secrets; LG offloads Chinese display factory; and more Cyber-crime30 Sep 2024 | 5
India flips the switch on three homebrew supercomputers Rudra machines use local designs for server, interconnect, and cooling – but seemingly not a planned 96-core Arm CPU HPC27 Sep 2024 | 1
India extends IT hardware import license scheme that enraged Big Tech And hints at revised rules to come later this year Systems26 Sep 2024 | 7
India funds Moon lander, space station module, and Venus orbiter Wants lunar sample return within three years, Venus launch in 2028, orbiting hab in 2035, boots on Luna five years later Science25 Sep 2024 | 10
Lenovo turns to India as source of AI servers Another win for the Make In India policy, but a small one in terms of product volume Systems19 Sep 2024 | 2
IBM quietly axing thousands of jobs, source says We did warn you, Big Blue tells The Reg, as Cisco also cuts staff as promised Off-Prem18 Sep 2024 | 69
Bank fines HPE's financial services arm in India Alleges its governance was MIA and its KYC SNAFU Public Sector16 Sep 2024 | 2
Samsung faces strikes in India, amid reports of global layoffs Union alleges work conditions are like solitary confinement and violence is common at Tamil Nadu plant Legal12 Sep 2024 | 1
India to train 5,000 'Cyber Commandos' Minister reckons dedicated cops necessary to protect digital transactions Security11 Sep 2024 | 3
US spends CHIPS Act cash to explore Indian chipmaking collabs Starting with an analysis of what India has to offer, which is plenty Public Sector10 Sep 2024 | 6
Huawei debuts triple-folding Mate XT smartphone Asia In Brief Plus: 550MW more DCs for India; Australia poised to use decryption powers; Indonesia creates cyber warfare unit Personal Tech09 Sep 2024 | 9
Infosys CEO promises jobs to 2,000 graduate recruits it has kept on hold for two years But they have to show up for unpaid training, or lose their jobs-in-waiting On-Prem27 Aug 2024 | 18
India misses ten million public WiFi hotspot goal, catchup not looking likely ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Glowing reports for Fukushima wastewater; New datacenters in Fiji, Malaysia & South Korea; and more Public Sector26 Aug 2024 | 3
India delays planned space station and moon base by five years As results from 2023's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggest south pole Moon magma Science23 Aug 2024 | 30
Walmart clears out its shares of Chinese e-tailer JD.com That’s one way to mark the end of an eight-year partnership SaaS22 Aug 2024 | 1
Indian telcos to cut off scammy, spammy, telemarketers for two whole years There's a blockchain involved so it's totally going to stop you getting those calls Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 33
India shuffles away draft law treating influencers like real broadcasters Online celebs might find that flattering – but not if it means a committee must approve their next livestream Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 12
'Digital arrest' scams are big in India and may be spreading Bad guys claim they're cops, keep you on hold for hours until you pay to make loved ones' crimes go away Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5
India migrates 25,000 small lenders to ERP in just five months ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Food poisoning hits ByteDance Singapore; Indonesia bans DuckDuckGo; and more Public Sector05 Aug 2024 | 3
India contemplates compulsory dynamic 2FA for digital payments SMS OTPs are overused, so bring on the tokens and biometrics Security02 Aug 2024 | 4
Infosys denies it owes $4B in taxes to India Taxman disagrees with the outfit that built the tax portal Off-Prem01 Aug 2024 | 6
UK and India sign broad tech collaboration pact Pick a hot market – AI, quantum, chips, 6G – and the pair have a plan to work on it together Public Sector26 Jul 2024 | 12
India ditches its 'Google Tax' after US waved a big stick Stakeholders found it an 'ambiguous' compliance burden and the world has moved on – or tried to Public Sector25 Jul 2024 | 19
North Korea likely behind takedown of Indian crypto exchange WazirX Firm halts trades after seeing $230 million disappear Security19 Jul 2024 | 21
Google slashes maps API prices in India – weeks after a competitor emerged Startup Ola slashes prices to zero for a year in apparent response SaaS19 Jul 2024 | 8
Qualcomm sues Chinese handset-maker in India to defend African market There's a lot of territory to cover here Personal Tech16 Jul 2024 | 6
Accenture buys Indian chip design firm to expand semiconductor smarts 450 Excelmax Technologies employees to get new badges On-Prem10 Jul 2024 |
Founder of Indian ride-share biz Ola calls for 70-hour work week 'A generation will have to do penance' says Bhavish Aggarwal On-Prem09 Jul 2024 | 62
A decade after collapsing, crypto exchange Mt Gox repays some investors Asia In Brief Plus: Samsung strike; India likely upping chip subsidies; Asian nations link payment schemes Security08 Jul 2024 | 18
China warns citizens to stop posting info about spy satellites on social media Asia In Brief Plus: Singapore launches global regulatory blockchain; China gets new SciTech boss; India spectrum auction fizzles Public Sector01 Jul 2024 | 10
Alibaba Cloud closing Australian and Indian datacenters Prioritizing Mexico and Southeast Asia Off-Prem01 Jul 2024 | 2
Infosys CEO to pay a whole $30K in penance for non-disclosure that enabled insider trading Staff were told of lucrative partnership before the rest of us Legal28 Jun 2024 | 7
Indian govt probes claims Foxconn won't hire married women Updated Cultural traditions clash with manufacturing ambitions Public Sector27 Jun 2024 | 20
India to build re-usable launch vehicle after nailing third landing of mini-spaceplane Next: more work on crewed mission, including space yoga for astronauts Science24 Jun 2024 | 16
Japan's space junk cleaner hunts down major target Asia in brief Plus: Australia to age limit social media; Hong Kong's robo-dogs; India's new tech minister Security17 Jun 2024 | 10
India's IT minister defeated in bid for lower house seat Probably won't cost him his job, meaning India's messy tech to-do list remains his problem Public Sector05 Jun 2024 | 2
China lands probe Chang'e-6 on the far side of the Moon ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: Singapore intros AI safety tools; Satya Nadella fined by Indian gov; China stops influencers flaunting bling Science03 Jun 2024 | 2
Indian stock exchange finally encrypting all messages to traders Requests for pricing will soon be encrypted, after implementation deadline was extended Security30 May 2024 | 2
Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart Invests $350 million in Flipkart Channel27 May 2024 | 5