Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter, Youtube and Facebook take down Trump video clip where he claims children are immune to COVID-19 In a rare uniform action taken across the aisle by social media… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 6, 20201 minute read
Apps Internet News Instagram Reels goes global with launch in over 50 countries, including the US Facebook has announced today, that it will be launching Instagram reels in… Chinni SinghAugust 5, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp launches ‘Search the Web’ feature in limited geos to limit misinformation spread Whatsapp today introduced a new feature to restrict the spread of misinformation-‘Search… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 20202 minute read
Apps Business Internet News Microsoft says it is ‘committed to acquiring‘ TikTok, plans to close all discussions by September 15th Confirming the widely reported news that it is planning an acquisition of… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 3, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Australia plans to make internet giants such as Facebook and Google pay for local news and content In a move that could act as precedent for other governments globally,… Chinni SinghJuly 31, 20202 minute read
Internet News Space Amazon to invest $10Bn on its SpaceX Starlink competitor, ‘Project Kuiper’ Jeff Bezos is doubling down on his Space investments, and doubling down… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 31, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Apple grilled by Congress for suppressing competition and extracting commissions on App Store Last night’s Congress hearing turned out to be a ruthless probe in… Upneet SinghJuly 30, 20203 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News TikTok gets a $50 Bn valuation tag from ByteDance investors amid takeover bid: Report In continuation of Bytedance’s efforts to distance TikTok from its Chinese roots,… Upneet SinghJuly 29, 20203 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp now fully compliant with data localisation norms for its payments service in India WhatsApp Pay has been stuck in a bureaucratic sea of impediments and… Upneet SinghJuly 29, 20202 minute read
Business Enterprise Internet News JioFiber to reportedly raise $1.5Bn from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund QIA After raising over $20Bn for Jio Platforms in a record fund raising… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 29, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Spotify’s updated group session feature allows users to remotely stream music or podcasts together Spotify has rolled out a new updated beta version of its ‘group… Chinni SinghJuly 28, 20202 minute read
Enterprise Internet News Facebook gets some relief in EU antitrust data probe, but faces new legislation back home to ban targeted ads Facebook has been shrouded by legal controversies, as the company struggles to… Upneet SinghJuly 28, 20202 minute read
Internet News Google announces a new undersea fiber-optic cable which will connect the U.S. to Britain and Spain Google today announced a new project- a private subsea cable which will… Chinni SinghJuly 28, 20202 minute read
Internet News Facebook tests a new layout for pages to make them less cluttered Facebook is testing a new layout of Facebook pages to make them… Chinni SinghJuly 23, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook forms new ‘equity and inclusion team’ to study racial bias within FB, Instagram’s platform algorithms The conversation around Facebook and potential racial bias, backed by political motives,… Upneet SinghJuly 22, 20202 minute read
Internet News U.S. files indictment against two Chinese hackers aiming to steal COVID 19 research data The United States has indicted two Chinese hackers, who have accumulated a… Upneet SinghJuly 21, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Netflix tests Rs 349 subscription plan in India for HD streaming on mobile Netflix India is testing a new plan for just Rs 349 dubbed… Chinni SinghandUpneet SinghJuly 21, 20202 minute read
UK seeks alternatives in Japan after banning Huawei from its 5G telecom sector After banning Huawei’s 5G equipment for deployment on nationwide networks, with a… Sujay GoswamiJuly 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Uber launches its first intercity bus service in Egypt with COVID-19 safety measures Uber announced a new intercity bus service in Egypt, a market which… Upneet SinghJuly 20, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter says hackers downloaded complete data from 8 accounts during this week’s crypto scam The famous Twitter hack of July 2020 will go down in history… Upneet SinghJuly 18, 20202 minute read
Internet News Cloudflare data centers face congestion issue taking a chunk of internet down, now fixed A couple of hours back, hundreds of thousands of websites consuming Cloudflare’s… Sujay GoswamiJuly 18, 20202 minute read
