Business Culture & Policy Facebook Global Internet News Facebook-parent Meta launches initiatives to protect women users across its platforms The internet continues to be an unsafe place, especially increasingly for women.… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 4, 20212 minute read
Business Global News Amazon’s Marketplace is its most profitable segment, clocking in over $120Bn built on seller fees: Report Amazon’s policies continue to face scrutiny, as a recent report showed that… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 2, 20212 minute read
Business Global News Amazon, Apple fined $225Mn by Italy’s antitrust regulator Italy’s antitrust authority has fined both Apple and Amazon for a total… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 2, 20212 minute read
Apps Global Internet News Find out the winners of Google Play’s Best of 2021 With 2022 around the corner, the time has come to determine how… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Jack Dorsey to step down as Twitter CEO, CTO Parag Agrawal to take over Twitter is having a change of guard once again as CEO Jack… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 30, 20212 minute read
Acquisitions Business Global News Edtech leader upGrad expands beyond domestic borders, acquires Australia’s Global Study Partners Education has undergone a revolution over the past one-and-a-half year, and while… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 29, 20212 minute read
Global Internet News Startups Podcasting platform Podimo gobbles up $78 million in Series B round The tastes of people are changing as more and more users are… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 24, 20212 minute read
Business Global News Grammarly raises a staggering $200Mn in fresh fundraise Grammarly, the popular writing correction platform that has literally become a writer-household… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 18, 20212 minute read
Global News Space NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover shows us something “no one’s ever seen” NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover has been on the Red Planet for quite… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 14, 20212 minute read
Global Internet News Instagram adds TikTok like Voice Effects and Text-to Speech features to Reels Instagram has been launching several new features in recent times, and the… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 13, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News China’s Tencent could emerge as a likely rival to Facebook’s metaverse vision The metaverse has not come yet, but companies have already started betting… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 12, 20212 minute read
Apps Global Internet News YouTube to hide dislike counts The internet is a place where bullying and harassment are ripe, even… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 11, 20212 minute read
Global Internet News Take a break, with Instagram’s latest feature Addiction to social media is a glaring problem that is mostly present… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 11, 20212 minute read
Global News Q4 2021 less kind to Disney+, subscriptions on the decline People have flocked in the millions to online platforms after the pandemic… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 11, 20212 minute read
Business Global News Days after Twitter poll, Musk sells $5Bn worth of Tesla shares Billionaire technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, has sold about $5 billion worth of… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 11, 20212 minute read
Business Electric Global News EV maker Rivian values itself at $65 billion in IPO, shares priced at $78 apiece Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that aimed at rivalling Tesla but is… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 10, 20212 minute read
Business Global News Security software firm McAfee acquired by investor consortium for over $14 billion The latest acquisition this year came in the form of security software… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 9, 20212 minute read
Apple China Global News Apple Music will now include Chinese music, courtesy deal with Tencent Music Entertainment Four years after Tencent and Sweden had entered into an agreement, the… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 9, 20212 minute read
Business China Enterprise Global News SoftBank’s Vision Fund clocks worst-ever performance in Q3 2021 2021 has been less demanding than the previous year – it fostered… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 9, 20212 minute read
Business China Global Internet News China’s Didi Chuxing files confidentially for US IPO, valuation could range between $70-$100B At a time when the Chinese government is cracking down on its… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 10, 20212 minute read
Global News Startups Swedish digital health consultation platform Doktor.se lands €45M in Series C Doktor.se, the Swedish health tech startup that provides digital consultations to patients… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 27, 20202 minute read
