Apps Business Internet News Google holds policy that mandated use of its Play Billing system for developers in India Both Google and Apple have found themselves in hot waters globally, thanks… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 2, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News YouTube debuts streaming subscriptions through ‘Primetime Channels’ in the US When it comes to watching trailers and teasers of upcoming films or… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 2, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s board of directors, appoints himself CEO, set to fire 25% workforce Less than a week after the ownership of Twitter finally went into… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 1, 20223 minute read
Business Global News Elon Musk’s Twitter plans could include a costlier Twitter Blue, paid verification and ofcourse, layoffs It’s not been a week after Twitter passed into Tesla+SpaceX CEO Elon… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 31, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Govt notifies changes to IT Rules, grievance appellate committees to be formed, social media platforms mandated to comply Last year, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 29, 20223 minute read
Business News Twitter Twitter to cease trading in public markets, shares to be delisted from NYSE on Nov 8 Twitter has passed into new ownership – that of Elon Musk, and… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 29, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Musk era begins at Twitter, CEO Parag Agrawal, other senior execs reportedly fired This time, Elon Musk did not have any last-hour tricks up his… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 28, 20223 minute read
Business Enterprise Global News Twitter “Acquired Twitter because it is important to future of civilisation, can not become a free-for-all hellscape”, Musk note to advertisers After a long time, the end of the months-long standoff between Elon… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 27, 20222 minute read
News Startups Mason, a startup that helps sellers avoid marketplace commissions through digital storefronts, bags $7.5Mn in seed round Mason, a two-year-old startup that helps sellers run their own online stores… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 27, 20223 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Udaan delays IPO plans, raises $120Mn in convertible notes Udaan, the B2B e-commerce unicorn, has raised an additional $120Mn in convertible… Staff@The Tech PortalOctober 27, 20221 minute read
Business Global News Meta clocks second consecutive drop in quarterly revenue, Reality Labs continues to lose money in Q3 Investors are far from impressed with the performances of tech enterprises in… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 27, 20222 minute read
Business Enterprise Global Microsoft News Microsoft clocks slowest Q1 growth in five years, LinkedIn revenue rises by 17% LinkedIn and Microsoft’s search and news advertising divisions were among the several… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 26, 20222 minute read
Business Enterprise Global Google News Alphabet reports weaker-than-expected $69B in Q3 2022 revenue, clocks 6% growth This year continues to be unkind for enterprises with falling stock prices,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 26, 20223 minute read
Internet News [Now restored] WhatsApp down for several users, India and US most affected Update (3:00 PM IST): WhatsApp now seems to be restored for most.… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalOctober 25, 20221 minute read
News Space ISRO successfully places 36 satellites for OneWeb onboard its LVM3 rocket in crucial launch Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights is here, and what better way… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 24, 20223 minute read
Business Enterprise Global News Play Time is here! Messi’s post-retirement plan includes investments in sports, media, and tech Lionel Messi is unarguably one of the best players to have graced… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 24, 20222 minute read
Business Enterprise Global News Twitter Musk reportedly plans to lay off 3/4th of Twitter’s staff, company informs that no layoffs are planned Twitter under Musk’s reign could start with the elimination of around 75%… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 21, 20222 minute read
News Startups EV financing fintech Revfin lands $10 Million in Series A to fund pan-India scale-up Revfin, a tech-based financing platform focused specifically on financing Electric Vehicles of… Staff@The Tech PortalOctober 20, 20221 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Indian competition watchdog hands fines worth ₹392 crore to Oyo and MakeMyTrip for anti-competitive practices The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India’s anti-competitive watchdog, has handed hefty… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 20, 20223 minute read
Business Electric News Tesla’s deliveries, productions jump in Q3 2022, but revenue falls short of expectations Amid a generally tough quarter for auto companies worldwide, supply chain disruptions,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 20, 20223 minute read
Business Gadgetry News Global smartphone market declines 9% in Q3 2022, worst Q3 since 2014 Along with the decline in the demand for PCs in the third… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 19, 20223 minute read
