Online Gaming Rules, 2026 mandate a grievance redressal mechanism for online games or e-sports service providers. Users dissatisfied with provider’s resolution or in case of non-redressal may approach the Online Gaming Authority within 30 days, which will resolve the matter within a 30-day timeline. Second appeal lies with MeitY Secretary, who will aim to clear the matter within 30 days.

OpenAI deployed its Codex tool, powered by GPT-5.5, to over 10,000 NVIDIA employees, marking a major enterprise rollout of AI agents. Used across engineering, product, legal, marketing, finance, sales, HR and operations, the system will help automate coding and knowledge tasks. This signals a shift towards AI-driven workflows in large firms and is expected to significantly boost productivity.

Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming (PROG) Act, 2025, enacted last year and effective from May 1, 2026, bans online real-money games. Advertising such games can lead to up to two years’ imprisonment and fines of up to ₹50 lakh. The proceedings are to be conducted mostly in digital mode, and concluded within 90 days of receipt of a complaint.

Noscroll, an AI startup, is aiming to curb doomscrolling by browsing internet on users' behalf and delivering curated updates. The bot scans social media, news sites and online platforms, summarising key information and sending alerts via text. Built to cut information overload, it replaces endless feeds with personalised digests and is expected to help users stay alert without constant scrolling.

Chennai-based SaaS startup SuperOps laid off around 60 employees from its nearly 100-member engineering team as part of an internal restructuring exercise for efficiency and streamlining operations, sources told Moneycontrol. The layoffs, accounting for about 30% of the total workforce, come amid the firm's shift towards an AI-first model. Affected employees have been given severance packages.

RBI on Friday cancelled the banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank, barring it from undertaking any banking business. The regulator said the bank's affairs were conducted in a manner detrimental to depositors' interests and that it failed to comply with licence conditions. RBI also said it'll make an application for the winding up of the bank before the High Court.

An IIT graduate left a ₹28 LPA job to launch a startup and ended up losing lakhs. “The whole ‘startup ecosystem’ in India..is marketed as this meritocratic, innovation-driven space, but in reality, it often runs on connections, optics, and gatekeeping,” the user wrote on Reddit. The user spent ₹10-12 lakh on product development, salaries, and attempting to raise funds.

Mumbai-based dosa chain Benne is in talks to raise ₹35-40 crore from Ranjan Pai’s Claypond Capital, Moneycontrol reported. The round is likely to value the company at around ₹350 crore. The investment would mark Claypond’s first foray into the food and beverage space, having backed firms like Akasa Air and Zepto. Benne competes with Bengaluru's The Rameshwaram Cafe.

Chinese startup DeepSeek on Friday unveiled its new V4 AI model. The open-source model comes in two versions, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and DeepSeek-V4-Flash, and is said to be on par with closed-source models from US tech giants such as OpenAI and Google DeepMind. The company had gained global attention for a low-cost reasoning model that matched the capabilities of US rivals.

Flipkart is planning to launch a standalone app for its quick commerce vertical, Minutes, Moneycontrol reported. Currently, the e-commerce firm offers Minutes within its main app. The move aims to create a more focused, high-frequency grocery experience as firms adopt standalone apps to boost engagement and repeat usage. Earlier, Swiggy launched a standalone app for Instamart in January 2025.