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Instagram unveils ‘Edits’ feature

Instagram has announced the launch of Edits, a new video editing app designed to revolutionize content creation for its users. Scheduled for release on March 13, 2025, the app aims to establish itself as a formidable competitor to TikTok's CapCut, which has...

Apple suspends AI news summaries after mistakes

Apple has suspended a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that drew criticism and complaints for making repeated mistakes in its summaries of news headlines, BBC has reported.

The tech giant ...

US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

The US Supreme Court upheld yesterday a law banning TikTok in the United States on national security grounds if its Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell the short-video app by Sunday, as the justices in a 9-0 decision declined to rescue a platform used by about half of all Americans.

Meta apologises for Zuckerberg’s incorrect India comments

Facebook parent company Meta on Wednesday apologised for its CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comments on India being among the countries where the incumbent lost power after handling the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the remarks were an “inadvertent error”.

The apology came soon after Union Minist...

Ad watchdog ASCI warns LinkedIn influencers on disclosures

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has warned LinkedIn influencers for failing to make mandatory disclosures vis-à-vis themselves and the products/services being peddled.

In a statement the advertising watchdog said that a growing number of content creators (influencer...

Meta, Amazon winding down diversity initiatives

Facebook owner Meta Platforms and Amazon.com are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump's return to the US presidency as conservative opposition to such initiatives grows louder. Some of America's biggest businesses have been scaling back their diversity initiatives, years after pushing for more inclusive policies in...

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“This initiative will empower subscribers to pay online and subscribe to the channels they want to watch and get it activated on their TV sets in real-time without any delay. Without needing to undertake any software development, LMOs can approach Mobiezy for their pre-built and pre-integrated solution that uses NXTDigital’s news APIs and can be up and running with their own mobile apps within just a few days.”

RU Ediriwira, Group CTO, NXTDigital Limited

“With the launch of Partnership for Growth 3.0 we intend to expand our network with 40 new NXTHUBs, each offering up to 650 live TV channels and broadband. Our efforts are focused on harnessing the convergence of technologies, developing robust apps and creating new business models that will help the overall ecosystem, delivering the best experience to our subscribers. We hope to achieve a stronger foothold in the rural regions of the country and grow our subscriber base.”

N.K. Rouse, COO, NXT Digital Ltd

“One of the key principles of the Hinduja Group is ‘Partnership for Growth’. After 2.0 saw the launch of HITS to connect LMOs in even the most remote locations through the only satellite-based cable TV platform in India; 3.0 focuses not just on strengthening the overall ecosystem we have built, but harnessing the convergence of technologies – to be delivered through a national network of NXTHUBs. Video and broadband are only the beginning of the digital highway of services that we have developed for roll-out backed by a robust suite of innovative apps developed by service providers exclusively for our LMOs and subscribers.”

Vynsley Fernandes, MD & CEO, NXTDigital Limited

“Wireline broadband is becoming ever more important not only in connecting homes across the country but also small to large enterprises-to the digital economy. The NXTHUBs will be the perfect point-of-presence to offer broadband services to cater to these consumer needs.”

Yugal Kishore Sharma CEO, ONEOTT Intertainment Limited

Amazing and grim battle for survival. Guess it will end up in Supreme Court. All that NCLT asked Zee to do was to file a reply to Invesco petition for a EGM. Now this is getting too serious. So far Invesco has been hammered for demanding an EGM. What is Zee upto? Ofcourse my lawyer community knows better!