Facebook’s cryptocurrency debut could happen on June 18th Facebook will disclose details regarding its cryptocurrency, reportedly code-named ‘Libra’ on June… Diya RustagiJune 7, 20193 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet 100 Million Indians are transacting digitally at least once a month: Nandan Nilekani report Nanda Nilekani-led committee — set up by RBI to delve deeper into… Shreyes MadgaonkarJune 5, 20193 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Facebook fails to block Europe’s top court’s decision on EU-US data transfer Facebook has failed in its final attempt to ward off a referral… Shreyes MadgaonkarJune 4, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Twitter acquires London based Fabula AI for latter’s ML tech to curb spread of misinformation Twitter has acquired Fabula AI, a startup that uses machine learning for… Diya RustagiJune 4, 20193 minute read
Google resolves downtime issues with Google Cloud, YouTube and other consumer services On June 2nd, Google Cloud faced high level of network congestion in… Shreyes MadgaonkarJune 3, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Youtube confirms it will make its ‘Originals’ available for free Reaffirming previous talks of making the platform’s ‘Originals’ section available for free,… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 3, 20192 minute read
Apps Internet Facebook is getting its biggest makeover in 5 years, groups in focus Mark Zuckerberg today unveiled, perhaps the biggest redesign of the social network… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 1, 20192 minute read
Internet Startups Nikkei confirms majority stake buyout in DealStreetAsia The startup and tech media domain is seeing a major move today.… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 29, 20192 minute read
Internet A more inclusive Internet experience for all Indians: Fostering IDN adoption & growth in India Fostering IDN adoption & growth in India Internet connectivity in India is… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 24, 20194 minute read
Business Internet Twitter’s Q1 numbers zoom past street estimates, $787Mn in revenues but with a drop in MAUs It has been a strong performance from Twitter on the Wall Street.… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 24, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Manish Maheshwari joins Twitter as new India MD Twitter’s long drawn search for an MD for its India business has… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 22, 2019No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet EU tightens copyright rules, makes it tougher for tech companies to host creative content online In yet another blow to internet giants, especially the likes of Google… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 16, 2019No comments1 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet India is Youtube’s biggest and fastest growing market now : CEO Susan Wojcicki Youtube has thrown in some new numbers at us now, with respect… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 9, 2019One comment2 minute read
Apps Consumer Tech Internet Netflix tests a new $1 ‘weekly’, mobile-only plan in India Netflix is continuing to experiment with the Indian market, as it looks… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 7, 2019No comments2 minute read
Internet [UPDATE] More Facebook data found lying exposed on public servers UPDATE [1:41 PM IST, April 4th, 2019] Facebook has announced that it… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 4, 2019No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Whatsapp launches a new tipline for Indian users to report misinformation during elections Whatsapp is looking to go deeper in identifying fake news and is… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 2, 2019No comments1 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Facebook removes 687 accounts, pages linked to Indian National Congress for ‘inauthentic behaviour’ In the first such major crackdown announced publicly by Facebook, the social… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 1, 2019One comment2 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet Netflix pilots a new ₹250 (~$4), smartphone-only plan in India Despite rolling out multiple original series — a few of them really… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 28, 2019No comments2 minute read
Apps Internet Startups Paytm is raising $2 billion at an $18 billion valuation : Report In what will mark possibly the biggest fund-raise for 2019, Paytm is… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 28, 2019No comments2 minute read
Global Internet Startups Uber to buy Middle East rival Careem for $3.1 Billion in cash and stock Its confirmed and official. The hugely speculated acquisition of Careem by Uber… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 26, 2019No comments2 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Apple announces ‘Apple TV +’, its hugely anticipated subscription streaming service Its finally here. It has been a wait that has spanned over… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 26, 2019One comment2 minute read
