Business Culture & Policy Electric News Elon Musk opens “Giga Texas” Tesla Factory at Cyber Rodeo event Adressing a crowd of around 1,000 in an indigenous Texan outfit (Not… Guntas SinghApril 8, 20222 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Elevation Capital announces new $670Mn India fund, one of the largest India-focused VC funds till date Elevation Capital, formerly known as SAIF Partners, and a name that has… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 8, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter will finally let you “unmention” yourself from tweets or threads you don’t want to be a part of If you are on Twitter and part of a community, one thing… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 8, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Mass layoffs at edtech unicorn Unacademy, months after raising a $440Mn round In a situation that looks scaringly similar to the much storied Better.com… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 8, 20222 minute read
Internet News Now you can search using text and images together on Google Google is making the process of searching online easier with its new… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 7, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Tata launches highly anticipated super app ‘Tata Neu’ Tata digital’s highly touted and anticipated “super app” Tata Neu is now… Guntas SinghApril 7, 20222 minute read
Crypto News Startups CoinBase launches trading platform in India, allows users to purchase tokens using UPI Popular US cryptocurrency exchange CoinBase has made its India debut, with whopping… Guntas SinghApril 7, 20222 minute read
Apps Business Internet Mobile Tata digital kickstarts close group tests for UPI payments: Report Tata digital have commenced tests on its new UPI Payments initiative. The… Guntas SinghApril 7, 20222 minute read
Business Crypto News Binance.US, the American affiliate of crypto giant Binance, landsover $200Mn in first ever external fundraise The war chest of Binance.US continues to grow, as the American affiliate… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 7, 20222 minute read
Code Internet News No F8 developer conference to be held by Meta this year, goes on a ‘brief break’ Once again, a developer conference has been canceled. The only difference? It… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 7, 20222 minute read
Global News Amazon hikes price of Amazon Music Unlimited plans for Prime subscribers If you are an Amazon Prime subscriber, then you get the subscription… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 6, 20222 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter rival Koo rolls out “self-verification” to lure users to its platform, with Government IDs as its basis Koo, the Indian homegrown social media app that is a Twitter rival,… Guntas SinghApril 6, 20222 minute read
Business News Startups Short form video app ‘Josh’ parent lands $805Mn in fresh round, largest for any Indian startup this year When TikTok (along with a host of other Chinese apps) banned by… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 6, 20222 minute read
Business Global Internet News Elon Musk, Twitter’s largest shareholder, now joins its board Over the past week, Elon Musk has been busy – whether it… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 5, 20222 minute read
News Startups Futwork raises $1M as it banks on India’s gig economy to help companies scale their outbound tele-calling sales ops Futwork, a young sales-as-a-service startup from Mumbai that helps companies scale their… Guntas SinghApril 5, 20222 minute read
Business China Global News Chinese fast fashion ecommerce player Shein could be valued at $100B after raising $1B With e-commerce booming in the modern era and becoming a $1 trillion… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 5, 20222 minute read
Global Internet News [Updated:] Elon Musk polls users for an edit button, CEO Agarwal cautions, now Twitter says feature is in the works Update: Twitter informed users that it is working to make the long-awaited… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 5, 20222 minute read
Business News India’s Supreme Court refuses Amazon’s request for interim hold of sale of Future Retail Assets In what comes as a relief to the Indian retailer company Future… Guntas SinghApril 5, 20222 minute read
Apps Business Internet News Elon Musk buys 9.2% stake in Twitter for $2.9Bn, causes company shares to soar A recent US securities filing has disclosed that Elon Musk (Founder, SpaceX… Guntas SinghApril 4, 20222 minute read
Business Crypto Gaming News Startups Global crypto giant FTX could invest in esports upstart MPL: Report Indian gaming upstart and household fantasy cricket platform MPL (Mobile Premier League)… Guntas SinghApril 4, 20222 minute read
Business Electric News Tesla reports strong Q1 2022 numbers despite an “exceedingly difficult” quarter After Tesla’s impressive performance in the final quarter of last year, it… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 4, 20222 minute read