Apps News Instagram finally brings a dedicated iPad app with Reels as default feature After 15 years, Instagram has concluded that the iPad audience is large… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 3, 20253 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Google will not be forced to sell Chrome as federal judge rules on antitrust case Google has been given a major reprieve – a US federal judge… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 3, 20253 minute read
A.I. Acquisitions News Startups OpenAI confirms $1.1Bn acquisition of Statsig, reshuffles executive leadership OpenAI has confirmed that it is acquiring the product testing startup Statsig… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 3, 20252 minute read
A.I. News Anthropic gets $13Bn in latest round, valuation triples to $183Bn Anthropic, the OpenAI rival founded by former OpenAI senior leaders, has raised… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 2, 20252 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Global News Switzerland launches a new multilingual open-source AI model ‘Apertus’ amid transparency concerns Within the breakneck global AI race, Switzerland has announced the launch of… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 2, 20252 minute read
Business News India’s Urban Company and boAt secure regulator nod for IPOs Urban Company (the home services platform) and Imagine Marketing (the parent of… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 2, 20252 minute read
A.I. News Venture Capital India and US VCs launch ‘India Deep Tech Investment Alliance’ with $1Bn commitment for deep-tech companies A group of eight US and Indian venture capital and private equity… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 2, 20252 minute read
Culture & Policy News Games24x7, MPL and PokerBaazi start large-scale layoffs as India’s ban on real-money gaming takes effect Games24x7, the parent company of My11Circle and RummyCircle, has reportedly started another… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 2, 20252 minute read
News Venture Capital Elev8 Venture Partners closes debut fund at $160Mn to back growth-stage Indian startups Elev8 Venture Partners has announced the final close of its debut venture… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 2, 20252 minute read
A.I. Business News OpenAI to build gigawatt-scale data center in India as part of $500Bn Stargate project: Report OpenAI is reportedly planning to establish a massive data center in India.… Ashutosh SinghSeptember 1, 20252 minute read
A.I. Business News Meta could use AI models from Google and OpenAI on its social media platforms Meta is looking at the possibility of using artificial intelligence (AI) models… Ashutosh SinghAugust 31, 20252 minute read
A.I. Business News Meta hosted AI chatbots that posed as celebrities without permission: Report Meta’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, were reportedly found… Ashutosh SinghAugust 31, 20252 minute read
Global News Apple’s retail footprint grows in India with two new stores Tech titan Apple aims to further cement its presence in India, and… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 29, 20252 minute read
A.I. Business News Reliance and Meta announce $100Mn joint venture to build India-focused open-source AI solutions Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Meta (the social media giant) have announced… Ashutosh SinghAugust 29, 20252 minute read
Business Internet News Jio could IPO in first half of 2026, says Mukesh Ambani at 2025 Reliance AGM Reliance-owned telecom upstart Jio, which counts the like of Facebook, Google, Abu… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 29, 20251 minute read
News Venture Capital Elevation Capital raises $400mn to back late stage deals Venture capital firm Elevation Capital has now announced raising of $400Mn for… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 29, 20252 minute read
Apps News Meta tests new long-form text feature on Threads as it looks for more users Meta’s microblogging app Threads is testing a new feature that allows users… Ashutosh SinghAugust 29, 20252 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming News A23 files legal challenge in Karnataka HC against India’s real-money gaming ban The Indian government’s new Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025,… Ashutosh SinghAugust 28, 20252 minute read
A.I. Business News AI hardware drives record $46.7B Nvidia revenue in Q2 amid geopolitical challenges Nvidia, the chip manufacturing giant, has reported its second-quarter financial results for… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 28, 20253 minute read
A.I. Apps News WhatsApp rolls out Meta AI-powered ‘Writing Help’ to assist in drafting messages WhatsApp has begun rolling out a new feature called ‘Writing Help’, which… Ashutosh SinghAugust 28, 20252 minute read
A.I. News Google releases ‘Gemini 2.5 Flash Image’ model with advanced editing and photo generation capabilities Google has released its newest artificial intelligence (AI) model, ‘Gemini 2.5 Flash… Ashutosh SinghAugust 26, 20252 minute read
