Futurism Global News Samsung announces its own 5G network modem for smartphone satellite connectivity With Apple announcing satellite connectivity — albeit only for emergency use —… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Uber launches a simpler, new app interface with new homescreen, personalizations and more Ride-hailing major Uber is launching a redesigned version of its app –… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20233 minute read
News Startups Zomato tries hand at affordable daily meals delivery through ‘Zomato Everyday’ Zomato is looking to try its hand at a brand new delivery… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 22, 20232 minute read
Apps Global News WhatsApp experiments a ‘Newsletters’ tool Newsletters, even though many have discarded their importance these days, continue to… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20233 minute read
Gaming News Microsoft and Nintendo announce 10 year partnership to make Call of Duty available on Nintendo consoles Microsoft continues to expand its reach beyond its own Xbox console and… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20233 minute read
Business Electric News Ola signs MoU with Tamil Nadu govt, to invest ₹76.1 billion to build world’s largest EV hub With the rapid push for the electrification of vehicles, the onus is… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20233 minute read
Business Electric News Uber to buy 25K EVs in India from Tata Motors for its electric cab fleet Recent times have seen the ride-hailing industry jump the EV wagon, with… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp for iOS gets picture-in-picture for video calls WhatsApp is taking a page from Apple’s Facetime and introducing a feature… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 21, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Meta to bring Twitter-like paid subscription named ‘Meta Verified’ to Facebook and Instagram Meta is taking a page out of Twitter’s book and launching a… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 20, 20232 minute read
Enterprise Futurism Global News OpenAI addresses concerns about bias in ChatGPT’s AI, announces ability for users to customize ChatGPT The ChatGPT fervor has well and truly taken the global tech sector… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 17, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after 9 years, Neal Mohan to take over After helming world’s largest video streaming platform for over nine years, Susan… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalFebruary 16, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Microsoft acknowledges Bing user complaints, including ones that leads to it responding outside of ‘its designed tone’ Bing has been making the headlines ever since Microsoft introduced the AI-powered… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 16, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Tencent says reports of shutting down XR business untrue, says it is making personnel adjustments Following a media report that it was eliminating roles across its “extended… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 16, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Nearly 250 Google employees stage protest in Zurich over layoffs: Report The better part of the previous year (and this year so far)… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 15, 20232 minute read
Business News Epic Games files appeal against Google in India for alleged non-compliance of anti-trust order It seems Google’s recent Android setback in India, perhaps was just the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 15, 20232 minute read
News Startups PhonePe lands another $100Mn as a part of its $12Bn valued ongoing round Indian fintech major PhonePe has secured an additional $100 million in primary… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 14, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups InsuranceDekho nabs $150Mn from Goldman Sachs, TVS Capital, plans expansion in Tier 3/4 towns across India At a time when the funding winter has made it difficult for… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 14, 20232 minute read
Business News Startups Drone upstart Garuda Aerospace gets $22Mn in Series A With the promising future of the Indian drone industry, it is unsurprising… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 14, 20232 minute read
Business News Alibaba exits Paytm, sells remaining stake Last month, Alibaba sold 3.1% of its stake in India’s Paytm in… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 11, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Yahoo to layoff nearly 20% of its workforce as part of adtech unit restructuring As advertisers continue to pull back on spending and pare back their… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 10, 20232 minute read
Futurism News Space SpaceX succesfully test-fires Starship booster ahead of debut orbital launch The debut orbital flight of SpaceX’s gargantuan Booster 7 is yet to… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 10, 20232 minute read
