Apps Internet News Indian Govt. warns Twitter after it restored some of the suspended farmer protest accounts Following the ban and restoration of several high-profile accounts, India has issued… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 3, 20212 minute read
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Internet News Amazon received 800% more government demands for user data in the 2nd half of 2020 compared to 1st half Amazon has always been notorious for its secretive data policies, with transparency… Upneet SinghFebruary 1, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News [Update: Now restoring] Twitter blocks several Indian accounts due to ‘legal demand’ amid farmer protests, sparks outrage Update: Twitter has now started to restore the restricted accounts. The company… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 1, 20212 minute read
Business Internet News Budget 2021 – India announces modifications to One-Person Companies and MSMEs, social security benefits for gig platform workers The Union Government, on Monday, announced an extension of social security benefits… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 1, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News India mulls a ban on all ‘private’ cryptocurrencies, RBI reportedly planning a digital rupee India and cryptocurrency have had a weird, bittersweet relationship, as the country’s… Upneet SinghJanuary 30, 20212 minute read
Business Internet News Robinhood raises $1 bn to meet soaring demands, as it struggles to meet a surge in trading Popular stock trading platform Robinhood Markets Inc. has raised more than $1… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 29, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Google announces updates to Play Store policy on gamification following controversy in India Google counts India as the biggest userbase of its Android operating system… Upneet SinghJanuary 29, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp Web and Desktop app to receive biometric security feature At a time when popular social media platform WhatsApp is facing immense… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 28, 20212 minute read
Business Internet News Facebook reports revenue of $28.1 bn in Q4 2020, remains wary of Apple’s privacy changes While 2020 turned out to be nothing less of a roller coaster… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 28, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook News enters international arena, debuts in the UK on Tuesday Facebook News makes its debut in the UK on Tuesday, its first… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 26, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps face permanent ban in India Chinese apps have once again become the cynosure of every eye as… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 26, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google threatens to pull out of Australia if forced to pay publishers for content Google and technology have changed the world of journalism in an unprecedented… Upneet SinghJanuary 22, 20212 minute read
Internet News Alphabet Inc. decides to abandon balloon internet company Loon While the world has been gravitating towards constellation based internet services (courtesy… Upneet SinghJanuary 22, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube brings “hashtag landing pages” to its platform YouTube, a platform that is most known for video streaming, has also… Upneet SinghJanuary 22, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter grilled by Indian parliamentary panel over blocking of Home Minister’s account Social media giants have been facing scrutiny over the power they hold… Upneet SinghJanuary 21, 20212 minute read
Internet News Google strikes deal with French media houses to pay publishers for content Alphabet Inc.’s Google has signed individual agreements on copyright payments with French… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 21, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Netflix to launch Shuffle Play globally in the next few months We have all been in the situation where deciding what to watch… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 20, 20212 minute read
Business Internet News Netflix reaches 200 million paying users, reports revenue of $6.64 bn in Q4 2020 was the year of streaming, and nothing is a bigger proof… Upneet SinghJanuary 20, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Tencent-backed ‘Hike’ messaging app abandons messaging Hike StickerChat, India’s answer to Facebook owned WhatsApp, has officially been shut… Nikhil MakwanaJanuary 18, 20212 minute read