E-commerce Internet News Amazon Flex, the service that lets independent contracters deliver orders, is now available in more than 35 Indian cities Amazon has scaled up Amazon Flex’s delivery reach to more than 35… Chinni SinghJune 19, 20202 minute read
Business News Jio Platforms gets $1.5Bn from Saudi sovereign fund PIF Reliance-owned Jio Platforms has been raising money left and right from the… Upneet SinghJune 18, 20202 minute read
Business News India’s government-owned teleco BSNL asked to limit Chinese equipment usage amid heated border row The incident at Galwan valley has instigated the Indian government to take… Upneet SinghJune 18, 20202 minute read
Internet News Twitter introduces Audio Tweets for iOS users Twitter on Wednesday, launched audio tweets which will allow users to share… Chinni SinghJune 18, 20202 minute read
Consumer Tech Futurism News SpaceX Starlink is looking for beta testers located in “high altitude” areas for its satellite internet service The time when a select few will be able to access Elon… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 18, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Facebook to add option for turning political ads off in light of U.S. Elections After Cambridge Analytica, everyone was shocked when Facebook said that not only… Upneet SinghJune 17, 20202 minute read
Apps Business News Facebook’s $5.7Bn Jio Platforms deal under scrutiny from Indian antitrust watchdog Facebook’s deal with Jio for a 10% stake in the largest telecom… Upneet SinghJune 17, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News US Justice Department to roll back protections enjoyed by social media companies on user content: WSJ Following Donald Trump’s dramatic signing of an executive order to curtail protections… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 17, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Apple’s Inclusion and Diversity head Christie Smith departs amid civil unrest in the US over racial killings Apple’s head of diversity and inclusion, Christie Smith is reportedly leaving Apple… Chinni SinghJune 17, 20202 minute read
Futurism News Space Elon Musk confirms SpaceX will build ‘floating spaceports’ to launch Starship rockets to Mars, Moon and beyond As if SpaceX real achievements weren’t sci-fi enough, the company’s latest plans… Chinni SinghJune 17, 20201 minute read
Gadgetry News Samsung has been granted a new patent for a ‘Flexible display device’ using ‘rollers’ After a unusually long hiatus, Samsung is back on the patents map,… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 17, 20201 minute read
Apps News Google is integrating Meet in the Gmail app on mobile phones Meet, Google’s video-conferencing competitor to Zoom, MS Teams and others, has announced… Upneet SinghJune 17, 20202 minute read
Facebook will save US users from ads bought by foreign state-controlled According to recent news, Facebook has decided to hide all ads from… Partner ContentJune 16, 20203 minute read
News Science New Oxford University trials suggest dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 death risks by a third COVID 19 has shaken up the very foundations of the modern world… Upneet SinghJune 16, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups PaisaBazaar lays off over half of its employees PaisaBazaar, the digital lending unit of PolicyBazaar recently said that it has… Chinni SinghJune 16, 20202 minute read
News Startups Beenext closes two new funds totaling $160 million, significant investments planned in India Singapore based venture capital firm Beenext, has announced the closure of two… Upneet SinghJune 16, 20202 minute read
Futurism News Space SpaceX has to prove usability of low latency internet via Starlink within next month to qualify for $16 billion in US federal funding SpaceX has been hustling to build the world’s first ever global, high… Upneet SinghJune 16, 20202 minute read
Apps News WhatsApp payments finally make a debut starting with Brazil, India next? WhatsApp has finally launched digital payments on its platform in Brazil, months… Upneet SinghJune 15, 20203 minute read
News Startups Edvizo, a platform for students to compare and select coaching institutes, gets $150K in seed Bangalore based edtech startup Edvizo, has raised $150k from Inflection Point Ventures… Upneet SinghJune 15, 20203 minute read
Electric News Tesla adds USB-C ports and Qi wireless phone charging to US-made Model 3 vehicles Tesla has started adding a Qi wireless phone charger and USB-C ports… Chinni SinghJune 15, 20201 minute read
Apps News Tiktok-parent Bytedance is shutting down ‘Vigo’ short form video apps in India Bytedance, the Chinese internet giant that owns popular short form video app… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 15, 20202 minute read
