Sources: India raises concerns about the misuse of Indian phone numbers on WhatsApp, which banned 9.8M Indian accounts per month on average in 2025 to October
The Indian government is concerned about the widespread misuse of Indian mobile numbers on platforms like WhatsApp, with millions of accounts banned monthly for violations.
Indian government order: India's telecom ministry privately gives smartphone makers 90 days to preload state cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi on all new devices
India's telecoms ministry has privately asked smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app …
A look at Indian messaging app Arattai, which officials are backing as a domestic WhatsApp alternative; Arattai maker Zoho says it had 350K sign-ups in October
Top officials promote domestic messaging platform as Narendra Modi pushes self-reliance in face of US tariffs
Indian ministers push domestic alternatives to Google and Microsoft apps amid US tensions; Sensor Tower: Zoho messaging app Arattai hit 400K+ downloads in Sept.
Arpan Chaturvedi / Reuters :
The Trump administration proposes an H-1B visa process giving more weight to applications from employers who pay higher wages if visa demand exceeds the 85K cap
it allows for even more low-wage, low skill workers to come in, while leaving the “body shop” H1B mills intact... @xxshaurizardxx : what in the world are we doing here. why are we not respecting the f...
Source: Indian fantasy sports startup Mobile Premier League plans to lay off ~60% of its local workforce, after the government banned online real-money games
Indian online gaming app Mobile Premier League (MPL) will sack about 60% of its local workforce as part of a major downsizing …
Sources: Foxconn recalled ~300 Chinese engineers from its Indian plant making iPhone parts, replacing them with Taiwanese staff, its second such move in months
Apple Inc. assembly partner Foxconn Technology Group has recalled about 300 Chinese engineers from a factory in India …
Indian documents and emails: CCTV makers clashed with Indian regulators over rules requiring government labs to assess hardware, software, and source code
Aditya Kalra / Reuters : X: @adityakalra and @adityakalra . Forums: r/news X: Aditya Kalra / @adityakalra : Since April 9, all internet-connected CCTV models sold in India need government lab approva...
Sources: Apple plans to send more iPhones to the US from India to offset the China tariffs, but the situation is too uncertain to upend supply chain investments
‘people are just rushing in worried’ Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple is racing to fly planes of iPhones into the US ahead of Trump's tariffs Daily Mail : How Tim Cook's business empire could beat Dona...
USCIS data shows Amazon got the most H-1B visas each year from 2020 to 2024; Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Apple ranked in the top 10 in 2024
and what they get paid Erica Kollmann / Benzinga : Big Tech Companies Employ Majority Of H-1B Visa Workers: Where Do Amazon, Google, Meta Rank? Jessica Fu / Mercury News : H-1B workers grapple with un...