Culture & Policy Startups Ola is ditching incentive-driven model for standardised commissions to retain drivers In a bid to overcome the supply crunch for drivers and to… Jeet SutharJanuary 6, 20202 minute read
Consumer Tech Samsung Samsung Unpacked event to introduce ‘innovative devices’ on February 11 South Korean giant Samsung has confirmed that it will be hosting its… Jeet SutharJanuary 6, 20201 minute read
Startups Budget hotel chain Treebo gets $458,000 in fresh round from media giant Bennett Coleman and Co The budget hotel segment is witnessing intense competition in the Indian market.… Jeet SutharJanuary 2, 20202 minute read
Transportation United States auto safety agency will investigate fatal Tesla crash in California Tesla is involved in yet another crash which proved to be fatal… Jeet SutharJanuary 1, 20201 minute read
Internet Security Microsoft locks down on North Korea based hacker group Microsoft has recently announced that it has gained control over web domains… Upneet SinghJanuary 1, 20201 minute read
Microsoft News Microsoft takes down 50 domains operated by North Korea-based hackers Microsoft has revealed that a hacking group called “Thallium” which is believed… Jeet SutharDecember 31, 20192 minute read
E-commerce With an eye on Flipkart and Amazon, Asia’s richest man enters Indian e-commerce with online grocery platform ‘Jiomart’ Reliance Industries, the over $150Bn+ valued Indian business behemoth that is behind… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 31, 20192 minute read
Futurism Space Elon Musk shares more details on SpaceX Starship, just in time for 2020 Elon Musk has not let the holiday season affect work at any… Upneet SinghDecember 31, 20192 minute read
Internet News Singapore Grab and Singtel partner up for full digital bank license in Singapore In a bid to liberalize Singapore’s banking sector, Monetary Authority of Singapore’s… Jeet SutharDecember 30, 20192 minute read
Apps Internet WhatsApp Beta sees major new upgrades including auto delete messages, universal low data mode & call waiting Whatsapp is continuing with more feature showcases for its Beta users. Apart… Upneet SinghDecember 29, 20192 minute read
Startups Indian startups raised $14.5 billion funding in the year 2019 Indian startups ecosystem is one of the largest in the world. In… Jeet SutharDecember 28, 20192 minute read
Internet News Wikimedia Foundation is ‘deeply concerned’ about India’s new intermediary liability laws Wikimedia, the parent company of the world’s biggest online encyclopedia has shown… Upneet SinghDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Business E-commerce Internet Amazon leads the S&P 500 list after its ‘record’ holiday sales We all get a little lavish around the holidays. After all, it’s… Upneet SinghDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Data/Research Internet Wikipedia to become accessible to Turkish citizens after censorship case win Wikipedia is arguably the world’s biggest source of data. Even though the… Upneet SinghDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Startups Food delivery startup Swiggy enters online payments space with Swiggy Money India’s digital payments space has been a mixed bag. While the sheer… Jeet SutharDecember 27, 20192 minute read
Startups Indonesian edtech Ruangguru bags $150 million in Series C Indonesian edu-tech startup Ruangguru has today announced raising of $150 million in… Jeet SutharDecember 26, 20191 minute read
Apps WhatsApp Beta finally gets the much-awaited Dark Mode feature WhatsApp has reportedly been working on a much-requested Dark Mode feature for… Jeet SutharDecember 26, 20191 minute read
Internet Twitter Twitter bug allowed to match 17 million phone numbers with accounts Looks like this year isn’t ending without yet another data leak story.… Jeet SutharDecember 25, 20192 minute read
Business China E-commerce China’s JD.Com’s logistic unit taps banking partners for $10 billion Hong Kong IPO JD.com is the second largest Chinese E-commerce company after Alibaba. And with… Upneet SinghDecember 24, 20192 minute read
Startups UPI-based payments platform BharatPe reports $3.2M in FY19 losses with little revenue Highlighting the rather unsuccessful business model that UPI is, online payments platform… Jeet SutharDecember 24, 20192 minute read
Startups Bike-sharing startup Vogo set to raise $2 million bridge round Trying to solve the last-mile connectivity issues at a lower price point… Jeet SutharDecember 24, 20192 minute read
