A handy list of India’s new rules for policing social media and streaming platforms Social media platforms Larger social media companies, called significant social media intermediaries, will have to follow additional rules. The government said that it’ll release rules on what platforms should be considered significant intermediaries soon, but hinted that it might include services with more than 5 million users. These rules for social media intermediaries will come into effect three months from now....

A meeting of Australia’s attorneys-general today resulted in an agreement to introduce an R18+ classification for games, theSydney Morning Herald reports. Australia routinely misses out on games altogether or requires developers to go and produce a watered-down version simply because there is no rating that covers a certain tier of adult content. That content ends up in its own non-rating called “Refused Classification”. Since Australian retailers can’t sell content without a classification, and there aren’t classifications for a great deal of the content most Western countries deem acceptable for adults, games like Left 4 Dead end up banned....

With carmakers committed to sustainability targets for incoming decades, they are finding second life use cases for discarded cars and their components. Recently, Hyundai has found a new way to give a second life to preproduction prototypes. Rather than conventionally crushing them or using them for accident testing, it’s released a video showcasing a “rebirth” of various Ioniq 5 car components to create an air purifier. Hyundai originally built the test car for noise, vibration, and harshness tests....

Zen is so yesterday’s news. The web has diluted the term to the point that anything and everything can be done in a zen-like fashion these days. It’s time that the term be redefined for today’s modern world — which flies in the face of the term itself, I know — so that aspects of the web and technology can help people achieve a state of zen. I’ve been experimenting with this over the past few months, as I’ve transitioned from a full-time office worker to a stay-at-home father who makes typing sounds with his keyboard when time permits....

Did you know SHIFT istaking the stage on Sept 30 and Oct 1? Together with an amazing line-up of experts, we will explore the future of mobility during TNW Conference 2021.Secure your ticket now! Yes, I know, I’m not a kid anymore. Yes, I’m terrifyingly close to my 30s. And yes, THIS MINIATURE DRIVABLE REPLICA OF A JAMES BOND CAR MUST BE MINE. Some history and context. In 2020, the folks at theLittle Car Companyteamed up with Aston Martin and the 007 brand to create two children’s replicas of the spy’s cars: the DB5 Junior and the DB5 Vantage Junior....