News Startups Venture Capital GoJek defies ongoing investment sentiment, raises $1.2 billion in fresh round to take on Grab While global economy continues to go down deeper into turmoil and financial… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 17, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Facebook, Reddit, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and Youtube join hands to fight the COVID-19 infodemic Coronavirus is dangerous, no doubt about it. But something that’s just as… Upneet SinghMarch 17, 20202 minute read
News Startups App-based small ticket consumer loans provider Smartcoin gets $7 million in Series A Smartcoin, a startup that lets general public take small-ticket loans through an… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 17, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News First human clinical trials for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine begin in the US A clinical human trial for the coronavirus, first of its kind, has… Sajid SaleemMarch 17, 20202 minute read
Apps News Startups Urban Company, formely UrbanClap, acquires Australian on-demand beauty services startup Glamazon Urban Company (formerly known as Urban Clap) has acquired an Australia based… Upneet SinghMarch 17, 20202 minute read
Gadgetry Gaming News Microsoft just made its biggest reveal(s) on the new Xbox Series X Gaming industry’s biggest event, the E3 conference, recently joined an ever increasing… Upneet SinghMarch 16, 20203 minute read
Internet News Microsoft Teams goes down as work from home becomes the new normal Not finding something when you need it the most- really frustrating right?… Sajid SaleemMarch 16, 20201 minute read
Crypto News Another volatile day for Bitcoin, touches $4400 before recovering as investors continue to pull out from risk assets A new week, a new beginning- not for the cryptocurrency market though,… Sajid SaleemMarch 16, 20201 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Microsoft’s Bing launches a COVID-19 real-time dashboard to track the global pandemic In an effort to keep general populace informed of the spread of… Shalabha SarathMarch 16, 20202 minute read
News Startups Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 cohort could go fully remote The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has disrupted economic activities in an unprecedented manner.… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 16, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Alphabet-owned Verily’s website to screen people for COVID-19 launched, initially only in Northern California Verily, Google’s sister company has launched a much storied screening website for… Shalabha SarathMarch 16, 20202 minute read
Futurism News Space SpaceX aborts launch of 6th batch of Starlink satellites due to an engine power issue Unlike the textbook style successes that SpaceX achieved with its previous five… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 15, 20202 minute read
Apps Internet News Hotstar rolls back Disney+ content, says launch will happen on March 29th as scheduled People have been religiously waiting for Disney+ to make its debut in… Upneet SinghMarch 14, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups OYO is offering cash incentives to COVID-19 impacted hotels in Japan to get them on-board The effect of the coronavirus has spared none and plagues even the… Upneet SinghMarch 14, 20202 minute read
Business News Apple is closing its stores in the US and elsewhere outside China till March 27 in response to COVID-19 outbreak While we recently reported about Apple re-opening all of its branded stores… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 14, 20202 minute read
Business News Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft board Arguably one of the most iconic technology leaders the world has ever… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 14, 20202 minute read
Code Culture & Policy News Microsoft Build is the latest big tech event that is going online-only due to coronavirus pandemic Microsoft’s Build conference, one of the company’s and the tech community’s most… Upneet SinghMarch 13, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Contact less delivery, financial support and more, Zomato, Swiggy train delivery fleet to curtail coronavirus spread Coronavirus fears have resulted in companies asking almost their entire workforce to… Shalabha SarathMarch 13, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Futurism News US FDA issues emergency approval for a new, 10 times faster coronavirus test Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency approval for a new… Sajid SaleemMarch 13, 20202 minute read
China Gadgetry News Apple will reopen all of its 42 branded stores in China China, the epicentre of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, is starting to… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 13, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Existing agreements with record labels could defer Apple Music combined subscription bundle Apple had reportedly been working on an all-encompassing subscription for its users… Shalabha SarathMarch 13, 20202 minute read