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Social media platform X said on Monday it plans to appeal an Indian court order that would allow over two million police officers nationwide to issue arbitrary takedown requests via a secretive online portal called the Sahyog.

“We will appeal this order to defend free expression,” X said in a post on the platform, in its first statement since the High Court of Karnataka ruled last week that there was no legal merit to the company’s legal challenge to quash India’s content removal mechanisms.

“The Sahyog enables officers to order content removal based…

YouTube is rolling out its more affordable Premium Lite subscription to users in India, offering ad-free viewing on most videos for ₹89 per month. The expansion comes as YouTube Music and Premium together surpass 125 million global subscribers, including trials, the company said.

Unlike the full YouTube Premium plan, which costs more but includes ad-free music videos, offline downloads, and background play, Premium Lite is a stripped-down option aimed at users who simply want to reduce interruptions.

The plan works across devices — smartphones,…

Microsoft is getting ready to retire Windows 10 after nearly a decade. Come October 14, 2025, the operating system will no longer receive regular security updates, feature improvements, or technical support.

Your Windows 10 PC will still work after that date, but it will be more vulnerable to malware and cyberattacks. Over time, some apps may stop working properly as developers move on from the older system, which could cause compatibility headaches.

There are a few exceptions. Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, and Outlook will continue to get…

Instagram has officially reached 3 billion monthly active users. From sharing photos and Stories to catching up on Reels and messaging friends, it’s clear that Instagram has become the place for people to connect and create.

Short-form video and messaging are at the heart of this growth. In fact, messaging is now the most popular way to share photos and videos, and users reshare Reels over 4.5 billion times a day across Meta platforms. That’s a lot of viral moments.

To make it even easier to dive into what people love most, Instagram is testing a…

India is driving the digital revolution with strategic scale and purpose. By leveraging local-language artificial intelligence, developing smart villages, and advancing space technology, the nation is promoting a people-centric approach to technology that emphasises ethics, inclusivity, and global relevance.

To highlight this evolution, the Dell Technologies Forum was held in Bangalore.It is the company’s flagship annual event, bringing together IT professionals, technology leaders, and changemakers. Forbes India partnered with Dell Technologies and…

WhatsApp Business is becoming an indispensable tool for India’s digital economy, with active business users rising from 10 million in 2022 to over 15 million by the end of 2024. Daily interactions on the platform have reached nearly 175 million, driven largely by MSMEs, the fastest-growing user segment, which rely on WhatsApp to manage orders, collect payments, and connect with customers efficiently.

Sandhya Devanathan, VP & Head of India & SE Asia at Meta, said, “The journey has been about listening to what users and businesses want. A Kantar…

Mumbai’s chapter of Dell Tech Forum 2025 focused on the tough questions that define enterprise AI. How do large and regulated companies move from proofs of concept to full-scale production? How can models stay explainable, compliant, and cost-effective? And how can infrastructure be built to handle the next generation of chips, tools, and regulations without causing disruption?

To explore these themes, Forbes India partnered with Dell Technologies and hosted a session on enterprise AI adoption, moderated by Mridu Bhandari, anchor of Forbes India,…

The third edition of Nucleus Software presents CNBC-TV18 Banking Transformation Summit began with a curtain raiser that set an ambitious tone. The theme of the third edition, ‘Banking That Builds Bharat: AI Powered, Credit Driven’, was established not as a mere structural reform, but a foundational aspiration.

At the heart of it was an enlightening interview with Vishnu Dusad, the visionary Managing Director and co-founder of Nucleus Software, in conversation with Parikshit Luthra, CNBC-TV18. Dusad painted a picture of an economy at a unique…

OpenAI is launching parental controls for ChatGPT, which it announced following a lawsuit alleging a teenager who died by suicide this spring relied on the popular chatbot as a coach.

The tools, pushed out to all users Monday, let parents limit the ways teenagers use the chatbot and receive alerts if ChatGPT determines a teenager may be in distress. The controls, which are accessible through ChatGPT’s settings, also enable parents to set the hours when their child can’t use the service (the chatbot is meant for users who are 13 or older).

The…