Culture & Policy Internet News Indian government’s NIC email system not affected by data breaches in Air India, Domino’s: MeitY In the modern era where everything is digitized and the concept of… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 20212 minute read
Gaming Internet News “Population: One” maker BigBox VR becomes Facebook’s latest VR gaming studio acquisition Facebook has evolved throughout the years to come at the forefront of… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 20212 minute read
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Internet News Fastly glitch results in global outage for CNN, BBC, Reddit, and others, issue now resolved Several of the world’s leading websites suffered outages as the internet went… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 8, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News WWDC 2021 shows Apple’s even greater commitment to user privacy One of the most anticipated developer events of the year, Apple WWDC… Manasi VarmaJune 8, 20213 minute read
Apps Internet News Four more Twitter accounts, critical of central govt., restricted in India Social media is supposed to be a platform where people can come… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 8, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News WWDC 2021 Facetime to receive a slew of new updates that turn it into a pseudo video conferencing platform Last year, video conferencing took over the world, leading to a steep… Upneet SinghJune 7, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Koo tries its luck in Nigeria as the country implements an indefinite Twitter ban With Twitter being indefinitely suspended (but still available in certain parts of… Manasi VarmaJune 7, 20212 minute read
Facebook to now hold politicians to same content moderation rules that apply to all users: Report Seems like Facebook Inc. has finally decided to stop drawing a line… Manasi VarmaJune 4, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter announces ‘Twitter Blue’-its first subscription service with premium features, live in Canada and Australia Twitter may be the biggest public forum on the internet, but it’s… Upneet SinghJune 3, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Multi-device feature finally comes to WhatsApp, View Once, Disappearing Messages features to be added Christmas has come early for WhatsApp, it seems. After getting a host… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 3, 20212 minute read
Business Internet News WhatsApp Business cuts onboarding time for businesses, adds additional messaging options for consumer interactions Even as WhatsApp is facing the heat in India over its controversial… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 3, 20212 minute read
Internet News Search engine miscategorized as a social media intermediary, new IT rules do not apply to it: Google tells Delhi HC The new IT rules have proved to be a headache for major… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 2, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Indian Govt launches X-Ray Setu WhatsApp bot for rapid Covid diagnosis in rural areas The central government has officially launched X-Ray Setu, a new service on… Manasi VarmaJune 2, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News India’s largest crypto exchange platform WazirX announces country’s first-ever NFT marketplace While countries across the globe have accepted cryptocurrency, India has been hesitant… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 1, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News After MiniTV, Amazon India launches option to read featured articles on its app Online retail giant Amazon Inc. has, for years, been trying to become… Manasi VarmaMay 28, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook and Instagram users will now be able to hide like counts In a strange (but appreciable) feature that Facebook Inc. has just announced… Manasi VarmaMay 26, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News WhatsApp sues Indian government over new IT rules and traceability of messages, says it undermines user privacy The tensions between the Indian government and popular messaging platform WhatsApp have… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 26, 20213 minute read
Apps Internet News Google and YouTube to comply with India’s rules for social media and OTT platforms, as government presses company for submission India’s new IT rules had caused havoc in the internet based market,… Upneet SinghMay 26, 20212 minute read
Business Internet News Video streaming upstart ‘Vimeo’ makes public market debut on NASDAQ, investor reaction muted We have all heard and experienced Vimeo. Perhaps the only stable and… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 25, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook ready to comply with India’s new social media and OTT guidelines Back in February this year, when the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting… Manasi VarmaandUpneet SinghMay 25, 20213 minute read
