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Google faces scrutiny over its practices, yet the company continues operating without significant consequences. The situation highlights ongoing concerns about regulatory oversight and corporate accountability in the tech industry.
The Supreme Court accepted the settlement between SEBI and NSE in the co-location and dark fibre cases, clearing a key hurdle to NSE's listing. The IPO is expected to raise ₹31,000 crore, making it India's second-largest ever, after Jio Platforms.
Starting September 11, the EU Cyber Resilience Act requires manufacturers to notify regulators within 24 hours of learning a vulnerability is actively exploited, with a fuller report due within 72 hours. FossID's Aaron Branson says source-code analysis verifies SBOMs against underlying code.
RentoMojo's FY26 profit after tax surged 142% to ₹104.2 Cr from ₹43.1 Cr, aided by a ₹36.6 Cr one-time tax credit. Operating revenue rose 45.5% to ₹387 Cr. The IPO-bound rental platform filed its prospectus with SEBI for a fresh issue of ₹150 Cr and an OFS of 2.7 Cr shares.
Sen. Bernie Sanders announced legislation for a permanent ban on superintelligence and a pause on advanced AI development. The bill, co-announced with Rep. Greg Casar, would create a federal regulator and impose up to 20 years in prison for violators. OpenAI released GPT-6 Astra the same day.
The Trump administration filed a brief in Manhattan federal court supporting OpenAI's fair use defense against The New York Times' copyright lawsuit. The Justice Department argued AI training on copyrighted works outweighs competitive harm, while the Times accused the administration of siding with trillion-dollar AI companies over creators.