Business News Startups Fresh round of layoffs come to Byju’s, set to impact over 1000 employees Edtech major Byju’s continues to downsize its workforce – according to media… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Mojocare to downsize operations as investors uncover financial irregularities Amid growing demand for stronger corporate governance in India’s privaetly-funded startups, health-tech… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20232 minute read
Business Futurism News Mercedes-Benz to bring ChatGPT to over 900,000 vehicles in the US So far, OpenAI’s conversational AI chatbot ChatGPT is being used on PC… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20233 minute read
Global News Security Massive cyberattack hits US energy dept., other federal agencies In an alarming cybersecurity breach, several U.S. federal government agencies have fallen… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 16, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta rolls our Instagram broadcast channels to users globally Meta has decided to bring Instagram’s broadcast channels to more countries. In… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google has reportedly warned its own staff about AI chatbots, including ‘Bard’ Tech titan Google may be one of the biggest proponents of AI… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Google’s ad unit faces potential breakup as European Commission alleges abuse of dominant position in ad market The European Commission – the executive arm of the EU – has… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Twitter Twitter faces $250Mn lawsuit by music publishers over alleged copyright infringement Twitter’s chaotic run, specially post its ownership change to Elon Musk, is… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 20233 minute read
Business Cloud Computing News AWS is back up after suffering massive outage Outages are not a rare occurrence on the web, and the same… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News YouTube significantly lowers content monetization eligibility criteria In a move that is sure to increase competition among creators, while… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Twitter Dorsey claims India threatened to shut down Twitter, govt terms accusations as “outright lie” Twitter may count India as one of its key markets, but the… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming Global News FTC moves to block the $69Bn Microsoft-Activision deal, files injunction and temporary restraining order Microsoft’s anticipation on completing its acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, doesn’t… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 20233 minute read
Enterprise Global News Venture Capital Salesforce introduces AI Cloud, announces $500Mn generative AI startup fund At a time when industry giants like Google and Microsoft are doubling… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News India’s Supreme Court revives ban on bike taxi apps in Delhi In a dramatic turn of events, the Supreme Court has slammed the… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter Twitter refuses to pay Google Cloud bills, putting its Trust and Safety operations in jeopardy: Report Elon Musk’s Twitter, once again, finds itself embroiled in a contract standoff.… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News India will “regulate AI in same way as other emerging tech”, says Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar In a press conference today that highlighted India’s progress in terms of… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 9, 20232 minute read
Apps Internet News Whatsapp gets ‘Channels’ for broadcasting messages and other content Whatsapp has been rolling out additional features in a rather quick release… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 8, 20232 minute read
Gaming News Apple’s new Game Porting toolkit could enable users to play Windows games on MacOS It seems that Apple has set its sights on transforming the Mac… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 7, 20232 minute read
Business News BSNL, India’s state-owned telecom, receives nearly $11 Bn bailout to upgrade tech, roll out 4G & 5G In a significant move that would challenge the Jio-Airtel duopoly in India’s… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 7, 20233 minute read
Business News Startups Apple acquires AR headset startup Mira Days after announcing its ‘Vision Pro’ mixed reality headset, Apple has announced… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 7, 20232 minute read
Global News Venture Capital Sequoia to split into three: China, US – Europe and India – SEA businesses to become separate entities In a significant development, legendary VC firm Sequoia announced that it is… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 6, 20233 minute read
