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The India telecom industry is on the verge of a monumental transformation, fueled by the recent recommendations from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Consequently, AI is set to become the driving force behind the ground-breaking advancements in the Indian telecom industry, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

GlobalData’s Indian telecom operators country intelligence report projects the Indian telecom market to record an impressive 2.4% CAGR, reaching to $41.1 billion in 2026. With such momentum, the convergence of AI and telecommunications promises to shape the industry’s future, providing a distinct competitive edge to operators who embrace and harness its potential.

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Founder and CEO of e-commerce firm Dukaan, Suumit Shah has been facing the ire of people on social media after he shared that his company has replaced 90% of its customer care staff with an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.

Dukaan is a DIY platform that allows merchants with zero programming experience to set up their own e-commerce store.

Criticism

Social media users criticized him for his harsh decision and his lack of empathy.

A Twitter user slammed the manner in which he announced the news of the layoffs: 

“He is talking about laying off people with the same glee that a kid has after getting a double scoop of ice cream.”

Another pointed out the implications of AI replacing human employees:

“What about AI’s replacing businesses itself? We will soon live in the era of…

Instagram has rolled out an in-app feature to download Reels on the platform which is available only for smartphones.

Reels are an important feature for the company since it competes with TikTok and similar short-format video services.

Up till now, users had to use a third-party app or hidden tricks to download Reels from the platform.

YouTube rivalry

Last August, YouTube started including a logo-based watermark on downloaded Shorts to discourage cross-platform sharing.

So this move by Instagram could be a tactic to attract people to watch more content on the platform.

How it looks

The platform has added a download button in the share menu, and the downloaded reel will be saved to your smartphone’s camera roll.

If these options aren’t showing up users will need to update the…

Apr 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack

The Transparent Tribe threat actor has been linked to a set of weaponized Microsoft Office documents in attacks targeting the Indian education sector using a continuously maintained piece of malware called Crimson RAT.

While the suspected Pakistan-based threat group is known to target military and government entities in the country, the activities have since expanded to include the education vertical.

The hacking group, also called APT36, Operation C-Major, PROJECTM, and Mythic Leopard, has been active as far back as 2013. Educational institutions have been at the receiving end of the adversary’s attacks since late 2021.

“Crimson RAT is a consistent staple in the group’s malware arsenal the adversary uses in its campaigns,”…