The Daily Brief | Sanchar Saathi Privacy Debate | Wipro & HARMAN Deal | 03 Dec, 25

India’s plan to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new smartphones has sparked major privacy concerns and political criticism. The government says the app is optional and for security, but advocates warn it could enable surveillance. Wipro has finalized its acquisition of HARMAN’s DTS unit, strengthening its AI-driven engineering and R&D capabilities. The merger positions Wipro as a rising global player in next-gen product innovation and digital transformation. ChatGPT and Google Gemini experienced widespread outages across multiple countries, affecting millions of users. OpenAI blamed a routing issue, while the incident raised fresh questions about AI platform reliability.

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