China Culture & Policy News Security India acts against China’s Vivo over alleged visa violations, illegal foreign transfer worth $13Bn The Indian government has taken into custody a Chinese employee of the… Praneetha BandaruOctober 12, 20232 minute read
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Business News Samsung Electronics Sees Signs of Recovery in Memory Chip Market with Q3 Profit Beat Samsung, the South Korean tech giant, reported a preliminary third-quarter profit drop… Praneetha BandaruOctober 11, 20232 minute read
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Internet News Security Record DDoS attack hits 398Mn requests per second, mitigated by AWS, Google, Microsoft, and others In a staggering turn of events, the cybersecurity world has been shaken… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 11, 20233 minute read
Business News PC shipments witness 9% decline in Q3 2023, expected to have finally bottomed out: Gartner In 2023, the PC market faced both challenges and glimmers of hope.… Praneetha BandaruOctober 10, 20233 minute read
Internet News Security Google kills passwords, starts offering passkeys as default for signing into accounts Google will now actively encourage users to set up passkeys for their… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 10, 20232 minute read
A.I. Apps Business News ChatGPT mobile app sees record 15.6Mn downloads, $4.6Mn revenue in September, but growth slows The popularity of ChatGPT saw OpenAI roll out a mobile-only version of… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 10, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Spotify restricts free user features in India as it looks to gain premium user base Spotify is making a renewed attempt to increase the number of its… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 9, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Japanese PM Fumio Kishida expected to propose Generative AI rules to G7 nations A common notion held in the tech circles these days, is the… Praneetha BandaruOctober 9, 20232 minute read
News Startups Fast-Fashion startup Virgio, valued at $160Mn in last fundraise, announces abrupt pivot, a year after launch When it had launched last year, it was expected that fashion platform… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 9, 20232 minute read
News ADIA Invests ₹4,966.80 Crore in Reliance Retail Ventures The past months have seen several high-profile names make investments in Reliance… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 8, 20232 minute read
Apps News Twitter X tests three tiers of premium subscription X, formerly known as Twitter, is on the brink of introducing a… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 7, 20232 minute read
Apps Global News Security Prices for WhatsApp Zero day hacks reportedly skyrocket to millions The cost of hacking smartphones using WhatsApp are going steadily up, driven… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 20232 minute read
A.I. News OpenAI explores in-house AI chip making: Report OpenAI, the ChatGPT maker that has been behind the recent AI surge,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 20232 minute read
Global News UK competition watchdog probes AWS, Google, Microsoft, alleged anti-competitive practices in focus The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK has initiated a… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 5, 20233 minute read
A.I. Gadgetry News Google unveils Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, pre-orders start today Google’s flagship smartphone lineup — and one of its better performing hardware… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 5, 20234 minute read
News Startups B2B upstart Bizongo secures $50Mn in fresh capital Mumbai-based B2B vendor-digitisation platform Bizongo has successfully secured a fresh $50 million… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20232 minute read
News Startups In a first, fintech unicorn Slice and North East Small Finance Bank announce merger, RBI approves In what is a first in India’s financial sector space, and could… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Gmail set to get more stringent with inbox rules to further avoid spam In a world where email continues to remain a cornerstone of digital… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20232 minute read
