Apps Internet News X rival Bluesky gets ‘Trending’ topics feature, currently in beta Decentralized microblogging platform Bluesky, founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, is… Ashutosh SinghDecember 26, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Elon Musk’s xAI secures $6Bn in Series C fundraise xAI, Elon Musk’s AI venture, has now secured $6 billion in a… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 26, 20242 minute read
A.I. Global News OpenAI reportedly considered a return to robotics with humanoid robots OpenAI – with ChatGPT and its various AI models (including the o3… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 26, 20242 minute read
Gadgetry News Apple working on a ‘Doorbell’ that unlocks with Face ID: Report Apple now seems to be aggressively pushing into the smart home market… Ashutosh SinghDecember 26, 20242 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Global Internet News Russia threatens WhatsApp ban amid legal compliance deadlock Just as Iranian authorities voted to lift the ban on Meta’s WhatsApp,… Ashutosh SinghDecember 25, 20242 minute read
Global News Startups 360 Capital secures €140Mn in first close of climate tech fund Paris-headquartered venture capital firm 360 Capital – which has a portfolio of… Ashutosh SinghDecember 24, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Grok AI chatbot gets a standalone app on iOS, begins testing Elon Musk now appears to be aggressively going after OpenAI (last valued… Ashutosh SinghDecember 24, 20242 minute read
Apps Global News Telegram becomes profitable as revenue rises to $1Bn in 2024 Despite the pressure that Messaging platform Telegram has faced for some time… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 23, 20242 minute read
Business News X hikes Premium+ subscription by 37.5% to $22 per month Elon Musk-owned popular social media company X, which recently made xAI’s latest… Ashutosh SinghDecember 23, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Trump could ‘maybe’ allow TikTok to function in the US Tiktok may not be banned from the US after all. This time,… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 23, 20242 minute read
Business News Stablecoin leader Tether projects $10Bn net profit in 2024 Tether, which announced a $775Mn strategic investment in Rumble, is projecting a… Ashutosh SinghDecember 21, 20242 minute read
Crypto News Startups Tether to inject $775Mn into video-sharing platform Rumble Toronto-headquartered YouTube competitor Rumble is receiving a fresh strategic investment of $775… Ashutosh SinghDecember 21, 20242 minute read
A.I. Internet News OpenAI announces ‘o3’ reasoning models OpenAI has announced a new generation of reasoning models, which will act… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 21, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Amazon workers go on strike ahead of Christmas rush Christmas rush is here for most shopping and commerce platforms, and thousands… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 20, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Google trims 10% of managerial staff, CEO Sundar Pichai announces Google, which has recently been accelerating its AI initiatives with models like… Ashutosh SinghDecember 20, 20242 minute read
Internet News Security flaw in McDonald’s India delivery system exposed sensitive customer data: Report McDonald’s Happy Meals might make you happy, but the latest finding could… Ashutosh SinghDecember 20, 20242 minute read
Crypto News North Korean hackers stole over $1Bn in cryptocurrency this year Cybercrime attributed to North Korean-linked groups has reached unprecedented levels this year.… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 19, 20242 minute read
Global News Apple eyes Chinese AI market, in talks with Tencent and ByteDance for tie-ups China has traditionally been a tough tech market to crack, especially for… Ashutosh SinghDecember 19, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News YouTube announces plans to curb clickbait videos, starts with India The increasing commonness of clickbait titles, especially in video formats, is raising… Ashutosh SinghDecember 19, 20242 minute read
A.I. Global News OpenAI makes ChatGPT accessible through phone calls for users in the US OpenAI is now bringing ChatGPT to landlines. As surprising as this sounds,… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 19, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Startups SoftBank-backed Perplexity AI valued at $9Bn in new $500Mn fundraise Perplexity AI, which has seen a large chunk of the venture capital… Ashutosh SinghDecember 19, 20242 minute read
