News Space Startups [Updated]: Skyroot Aerospace to launch India’s first privately developed rocket on Friday Update: The original launch date was set for November 15, but has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 9, 20223 minute read
Business Internet News Twitter usage at an “all-time high”, says Elon Musk Musk’s acquisition of Twitter had sparked fears and concerns that users would… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20222 minute read
News Startups Paytm disbursed 9.2 million loans in Q2 FY23, net loss widens to ₹571.5 crores One97 Communications, the parent company of fintech giant Paytm, revealed on Monday… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20222 minute read
Crypto Culture & Policy News US justice department has seized $3.36Bn worth of cryptocurrency The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), has announced seizure of cryptocurrency… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalNovember 8, 20221 minute read
Business News Startups Indian edtech unicorn Unacademy lays off 10% of its employees, 2nd such instance within this year With schools, colleges, and universities resuming offline classes and welcoming students back… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Accounts impersonating others without specifying them as parody will be permanently booted off Twitter, declares Musk Elon Musk is all for memes and free speech – the former… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20223 minute read
Business News With growth stalling, Meta now reportedly planning to lay off thousands this week Facebook parent Meta is the latest among US’ BigTech to reportedly look… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 7, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Mass layoffs lands Twitter in lawsuit, being sued for alleged violation of federal and California laws For months, Twitter was embroiled in a lawsuit with Elon Musk to… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 5, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Expected mass layoffs at Twitter have begun Twitter layoffs are finally happening. A tumultuous first week at the social… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 4, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp launches Communities, lets groups add up to 1024 members, and more Earlier this year, Meta-owned WhatsApp introduced Communities, a step further than the… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 3, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Meta to let creators create and sell NFTs on Instagram, expands Subscriptions and launches Professional Mode on Facebook profiles Meta has been working to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Instagram for… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 3, 20222 minute read
News Startups Cashkaro gets $16Mn in latest fundraise, targets 100Mn users Cashkaro, the popular cashback and coupouns platform, has announced fresh fundraise worth… Staff@The Tech PortalNovember 3, 20222 minute read
Business News Amazon freezes hiring in its advertising business, days after reporting Q3 2022 earnings Amazon’s advertising business, which remains one of the more profitable divisions of… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 3, 20222 minute read
Internet News Musk announces Twitter Blue to cost $8/month, comes with paid verification, priority in replies, fewer ads, and more Twitter Blue, as reported earlier, is getting a revamp, and now, Elon… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 2, 20222 minute read
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