India Tightens KYC, AML Rules for Cryptocurrency Transactions
India’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) has rolled out updated guidelines relating to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC)…
Grok Limits Image Generation On X To Paid Users
MediaNama’s Take Moving Grok’s image generation behind X’s (formerly Twitter) premium paywall does not fix the problem. Instead, it monetises…
Rapido Crosses Rs 1,000 Crore Revenue in FY25
Prosus-backed ridesharing platform Rapido posted a 44% rise in its operating revenue to Rs 934.4 crore in the financial year…
KreditBee Nearly Doubles Profit in FY25 Despite Revenue Dip
Fintech lending company KreditBee reported an almost twofold increase in profit in the financial year ended March 2025, despite lower…
WhatsApp Tests Parental Controls With Linked Child Accounts
WhatsApp is developing a new parental control system that would allow parents to manage child-linked accounts with restricted features, according…
Vietnam Bans Unskippable Ads on OTTs to Improve UX and Trust
MediaNama Take:Â While regulations that can improve the internet experience are welcome, especially when ads creep into so-called premium plans of…
Kentucky Sues Character.AI Over Child Safety Risks
The Kentucky Attorney General, Russell Coleman, has filed a lawsuit against Character Technologies Inc., alleging that its AI chatbot platform,…
ChatGPT Health Launch and the Problem of AI Medical Trust
MediaNama’s Take: OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT Health marks a decisive push to formalise what millions already do informally: turn to…
CCI Defends Global Turnover Rule in Apple Antitrust Case
India’s competition regulator has formally defended its new antitrust penalty framework before the Delhi High Court (HC), arguing that penalties…
US Withdraws From Global Digital Governance Forums
MediaNama’s Take The January 7 memorandum does not pull the United States out of the internet or dismantle a binding…