Culture & Policy Global Google News Google to pay $338.7Mn in damages in Chromecast patent case In a major blow for Alphabet’s Google, the US-based tech giant has… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20232 minute read
Apple Apps Culture & Policy News Apple faces $1Bn class action lawsuit brought by over 1500 app developers in the UK Apple’s App Store policies and alleged exorbitant commission are once again in… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Spotify announces price hike for its premium plans across several markets At a time when the music streaming industry is witnessing intensifying competition… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 24, 20233 minute read
Crypto Global News Sam Altman’s crypto venture Worldcoin takes off In a move that brings AI and crypto closer than ever before,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 24, 20234 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s to rework its loan agreement with lenders for its $1.2 billion Term B loan: Report Embattled edtech major Byju’s, which has been fighting one crisis after another… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 24, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter Elon Musk rebrands iconic Twitter blue bird logo to ‘X’, ‘X.com’ now redirecting users to Twitter X marks the spot, and in more ways than one. Twitter is… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 24, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Global News OpenAI, Microsoft, others make voluntary AI safety commitments, pledge to watermark AI content With an ever-increasing confluence around A.I., potential misuse and serious harm are… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 22, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming News Peak XV, Tiger Global, others write to Indian PM expressing serious concerns over new gaming tax India’s new tax policy on online gaming continues to be a point… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 21, 20233 minute read
Apps Internet News Twitter Twitter is testing a job board feature on profiles of verified organisations Twitter is digging deep into the recruitment landscape, it seems. According to… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 21, 20232 minute read
Business Internet News Netflix crack down on password sharing begins in India Following up on a global crackdown, Netflix has announced that it has… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 21, 20232 minute read
A.I. News Google is testing ‘Genesis’, a news-writing AI platform If only AI was ever too far from the field of Journalism,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 20, 20233 minute read
Business Electric News Tesla clocks $24.93 billion in revenue in Q2 2023, margins take a hit The second quarter of the year saw automaker Tesla pocket a total… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 20, 20233 minute read
News Startups upGrad’s Mumbai offices visited by tax officials, company calls it “routine survey” Once again, an Indian high-value startup seems to have attracted the attention… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 19, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Dunzo, the Reliance/Google-backed quick commerce app, delays employee salaries, announces further job cuts Cash-strapped quick-commerce firm Dunzo has deferred salary payouts for its employees once… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 19, 20232 minute read
Business Gadgetry News India is now Apple’s fifth largest market for iPhone sales, ahead of Germany and France Apple has long been a global leader in the smartphone market, and… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 19, 20232 minute read
A.I. Enterprise Internet News Microsoft rolls out Bing Chat Enterprise in preview, announces pricing for 365 Copilot Soon after it announced an expansion of its partnership with Meta to… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 19, 20233 minute read
Crypto News Venture Capital CoinFund now has $158Mn for its Seed IV Fund to invest in crypto startups With the crypto world seemingly stabilising after a rather chaotic early year,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 20232 minute read
A.I. Business News Infosys bags $2Bn AI deal with existing client amid global AI push Infosys, one of the first-movers when it comes to using AI in… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 20232 minute read
Apps News Twitter Twitter increases rate limits, makes changes to its revenue sharing policy for creators Amidst its internal struggles and an intense competition with Threads, Elon Musk’s… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 20232 minute read
Futurism News Space ISRO successfully places Chandrayaan-3 into orbit, lunar landing expected August 23rd India’s space agency ISRO has successfully launched and placed into orbit, country’s… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 14, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter tweaks DM settings to reduce spam, including from verified users In a tweak that will be implemented “as soon as July 14”,… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 13, 20232 minute read
