WhatsApp confirms it will eventually delete user accounts if they oppose policy update; and Parag Naik, co-founder and CEO of Saankhya Labs, on why he is already looking at 6G

Leading today’s briefing is news that WhatsApp has confirmed to the Delhi High court that, while it will not immediately delete accounts of users who don’t accept its January privacy policy update, it will do so eventually. The court was hearing petitions filed in India challenging WhatsApp’s update. Also on the programme, AT&T strikes a deal to combine WarnerMedia with Discovery; Google I/O starts today; and an interview with Parag Naik, co-founder and CEO of Saankhya Labs, on how India can play to its software strengths by starting now on 6G.