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
Business Culture & Policy Internet News India introduces stringent endorsement guidelines for social media influencers Being a social media influencer is a career that has appealed to… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 23, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google to reduce workforce by 6%, lay off up to 12,000 employees The faltering global economy just forced yet another big tech company to… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 20, 20232 minute read
Business Internet News Netflix adds record 7.66Mn paid subscribers in Q4 2022, Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO Netflix successfully exceeded analyst estimates when it came to its performance for… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 20, 20233 minute read
Global News Security T-Mobile, 2nd largest mobile carrier in the US, admits hackers accessed sensitive data of 37Mn customers Mobile telecommunication company T-Mobile, which is the second largest mobile carrier in… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 20, 20232 minute read
Business Gadgetry News India smartphone shipments dip 6% in 2022, Samsung takes top spot in Q4’22 India, as the second-largest market for smartphones in the world, has seen… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 19, 20233 minute read
Internet News Instagram gets a ‘Quiet Mode’ to help you take break, among other new ways to manage time, recommendations Social media can be addictive and dangerous alike, and teens are known… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 19, 20232 minute read
News Startups PhonePe gets $350Mn in latest round from General Atlantic, valued at nearly $12Bn Fundraising hasn’t been as bright as it was during 2021 for Indian… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 19, 20232 minute read
Health News Startups Breathe Well-being, a healthtech platform that helps cut down Type 2 Diabetes medication, gets $6Mn from General Catalyst, others India, for a significantly long time, has been among top 3 nations… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 19, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Microsoft confirms 10,000 employees are being laid off across divisions Confirming earlier reports of a big job cut coming in at Microsoft,… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 19, 20231 minute read
Global Internet News Security MailChimp suffers data breach yet again, hackers access partner accounts For the second time in recent months, email marketing firm MailChimp found… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 19, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp rolls out ability to share voice notes as status updates for limited users Earlier in September, we received hints about an interesting feature on WhatsApp… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 18, 20232 minute read
News Startups Enterprise AI upstart Mad Street Den raises $30Mn led by Avatar Growth Capital Artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision-focused startup Mad Street Den has scooped… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 18, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups GoMechanic, the Sequoia India-backed auto services startup, lays off 70% employees amid financial misreporting In a story that would once again highlight the “growth at all… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 18, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Microsoft preparing another round of lay offs, could impact 5% of its workforce: Report Fears of a recession and adverse macroeconomic conditions have, once again, persuaded… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 18, 20232 minute read
