Acquisitions Business Enterprise News Adobe is buying Figma in a $20 Billion cash and stock deal At a time when hybrid working has been popular in the post-pandemic… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 16, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google slashes workforce, projects in R&D division ‘Area 120’ by half This year is a tough time for Google employees – the past… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 15, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups After an 18-month delay, Byju’s discloses audited financials, misses own projections The delay in submitting its audited financial report for the financial year… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 14, 20222 minute read
Business News Vedanta to set up India’s first semiconductor base in the state of Gujarat Indian multinational mining company Vedanta announced that it has signed two MoUs… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 13, 20223 minute read
Business Gadgetry News Google plans shifting assembly of Pixel phones from China to India: Report With China proving to become less of an ideal place for the… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 13, 20222 minute read
Business News Space SpaceX awarded five more crewed transportation missions by NASA for $1.4Bn Elon Musk’s SpaceX just got awarded five more missions by NASA to… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 1, 20222 minute read
Business News Snapchat parent looks to lay off 20% of its workforce Snap Inc, the parent company of popular instant messaging app Snapchat, is… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 31, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Axis Bank to acquire 10% stake in Go Digit Life Insurance: Report Insure-tech upstart Digit already has a presence in India’s general insurance sector… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 31, 20222 minute read
Business News Jio 5G to come to select cities by Diwali, company to spend $25 Bn on roll-out Earlier this month, Reliance Industries’ Jio emerged as the top buyer in… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 29, 20223 minute read
Business News Venture Capital Sequoia Capital India reduces stake in Zomato, sells stock in two tranches Sequoia Capital India has joined the ever-increasing list of private investors selling… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 26, 20222 minute read
Business Health News Amazon Care to cease operations from December 31 Even as it is pushing deeper into the healthcare space (supplemented by… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 25, 20222 minute read
Business Gadgetry Gaming News Playstation 5 prices go up due to ‘global economic environment, high inflation’, says Sony Sony’s Playstation 5 has been in surging demand ever since launch, but is yet to reach any kind of stable demand-supply equilibrium. Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 25, 20222 minute read
Business News Indian arms of Apple, Google, others to appear before parliamentary panel regarding anti-competitive practices A parliamentary panel has asked the top India management of Apple, Google,… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 23, 20222 minute read
Business News Zomato stops taking new memberships for its ‘Pro’ loyalty program If you have been looking to subscribe to Zomato‘s loyalty programs, then… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 22, 20222 minute read
Business Global News Disney surpasses Netflix with 221Mn streaming subscribers, Disney+ adds over 14Mn new subs in Q3 FY22 The fortunes of streaming services Netflix and Disney+ could not be more… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 11, 20222 minute read
Business News Venture Capital SoftBank Vision Funds continue money loosing spree with a $21.6Bn quarterly loss, among highest ever since inception Tough market conditions have left their mark not just on numerous companies… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 9, 20223 minute read
Business News Startups Nykaa to acquire local discovery and e-commerce platform Little Black Book This was hinted at two months ago, when it was revealed that… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 6, 20222 minute read
Business News Amazon acquires Roomba-maker iRobot for $1.7Bn as it doubles down on smart home market Alexa, Echo, Smart Plug, and Ring Doorbells are some of the devices… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 5, 20222 minute read
Business China News Alibaba beats analyst estimates despite tough quarter, clocks $30.69Bn in Q2’2022 revenue Alibaba has clocked a decent performance in an otherwise tough quarter. While… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 5, 20223 minute read
Business News Meta makes its first-ever bond offering, looks to raise $10Bn At a time when it is experiencing tightening cash reserves and a… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 5, 20223 minute read
Business Internet News Uber looks to sell 7.8% stake in Zomato as it reports positive free cash flow in latest earnings As Uber reported extremely encouraging financial results yesterday with not so positive… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 3, 20222 minute read