Internet News ChatGPT’s success pushes Google to introduce Bard, its own AI chatbot It was only a matter of time before this happened. The meteoric… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 7, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Dell will lay off over 6500 employees amid sharp drop in PC sales As the demand and sales of PCs continue to drop in the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 7, 20232 minute read
Futurism News Space SpaceX may attempt Starship launch next month, says Musk If things go according to plan, we may see a Starship rocket… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 6, 20232 minute read
Apps China Culture & Policy News India to ban over 230 betting and loan apps, with several of them being China-origin With an overwhelming rise in notorious betting and online “quick loan” apps… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 6, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Indian government to take up equity in Vodafone Idea against nearly $2B worth of dues In a relief to Vodafone Idea, the telecom operator that has fallen… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 4, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter launches Blue in six more countries, launches new Spaces tab Twitter Blue, which went through a phase of utter confusion during the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 3, 20232 minute read
Business Global News Apple misses expectations on revenue, profits led by iPhone sales decline in Q1 2023 Apple’s financial performance for the first quarter of the year seems to… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 3, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s fires more staff in fresh round of layoffs: Report The funding winter, which has been specially severe for India’s high profile… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20232 minute read
Business News Reliance to accept India’s CBDC as payment option across retail stores The fag end of the previous year saw the Reserve Bank of… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20233 minute read
Business Global News Meta clocks 4% drop in Q4 revenue, Reality Labs continues to bleed, massive buyback sends stock soaring Facebook-parent Meta successfully beat Wall Street estimates for its revenue for the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20233 minute read
Business Crypto News Tesla clocks gross impairment loss of $204 million in Bitcoin EV giant Tesla, which has been a big proponent of cryptocurrencies courtesy… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter pulls the plug on CoTweets The pace of sweeping changes across Twitter has slowed down over the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20232 minute read
Business Gadgetry News Apple supplier begins production of components for AirPods in India The next generation of AirPods may have components that are produced in… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 31, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Chrome users on Android can now lock incognito sessions behind biometric authentication Google has announced that it is bringing an additional layer of security… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 28, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Google News Google to comply with Competition Commission of India (CCI) directives, bring changes to Android and Play Store billing After a protracted legal battle it could not win, Google has finally… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 26, 20233 minute read
Internet News YouTube teams up with ASU, Crash Course, to offer online courses for college credit YouTube has been pushing into the edtech sector for quite a while… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 25, 20233 minute read
News Startups Zomato reintroduces Gold with free deliveries, VIP access, and more The streak of Zomato’s loyalty programme has been marred with discontinuations and… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 25, 20232 minute read
Business Internet News Microsoft doubles down on OpenAI investment with a new “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” OpenAI, which came to the larger internet’s limelight after the breakthrough AI… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 24, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Spotify to cull its workforce by 6%, Chief Content Officer to depart Continuing the trend set by the likes of high-profile companies such as… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 20233 minute read
Business News Amazon debuts ‘Air’ in India, its air cargo network for prime deliveries Amazon India has taken to the skies with the launch of Amazon… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 20233 minute read
Electric News Startups Oil & gas major Petronas backs Indian battery-tech startup Log9 in $40Mn Series B fundraise Petronas, the Malaysian oil & gas major, has backed Log9, an Indian… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 23, 20232 minute read