Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s to lay off 2500 more over next six months as it struggles to profitability Amidst trickling of funding, falling stocks, and cooling investor interest, the purse… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 12, 2022
News Startups EV solutions startup Vecmocon lands $5.2Mn from Tiger Global, Blume Ventures Vecmocon, an EV solutions company that provides several crucial tech components to… Staff@The Tech PortalOctober 12, 2022
Gadgetry News Meta’s newest VR headset, the Quest Pro, set to hit the shelves from October 25 at $1499 Meta continues to double down on AR and VR technology, and the… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 12, 2022
Gadgetry News Apple and telecom major Airtel meet this week to discuss 5G roll-out across iPhones in India We began this month with 5G debuting in the Indian market. And… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 11, 2022
Apps Internet News YouTube is finally rolling out ‘handles’ for channels and creators A handle, which is a pretty common feature across social media platforms,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 11, 2022
Apps Internet News Snapchat parental controls make a India debut, access through in-app ‘Family Centre’ After debuting them in the US nearly a month ago, Snapchat has… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalOctober 10, 2022
Culture & Policy Internet News Kanye West gets booted from Instagram, Twitter, over anti-Semitic posts The past week has not been a pleasant one for Kanye West,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 10, 2022
Crypto News Hackers loot Millions by exploiting loophole in blockchain bridge used in Binance’s BNB Chain This year has proved to be bad for cryptocurrencies – prices of… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 8, 2022
Culture & Policy News RBI’s pilot of the digital Rupee to commence soon: Report The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has maintained its hard stance against… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 8, 2022
Business News Samsung warns of 32% Q3’2022 profit drop, its first in three years Rising inflation rates across the world, reduced consumer spending, geo-political tensions and… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalOctober 7, 2022
Business News Judge grants Elon Musk breather in Twitter trial, gets until October 28 to complete buy-out We were correct to assume that the Musk-Twitter drama had yet to… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 7, 2022
Business Culture & Policy Gadgetry Google News Pixel Watch to be first Android watch with Fitbit integrations, to come at $349 Google has not commanded a strong presence in the smartwatch space, where… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 2022
Culture & Policy Enterprise Google News Google’s Pixel 7 series comes with Tensor G2 chipset, starts at $599 and $899 Last month, at a time when the internet was going wild with… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 2022
News Startups Falca gets $3Mn in Pre Series A for its agri-tech supply chain platform Falca, a rural agritech supply chain platform, that provides one stop farming… Staff@The Tech PortalOctober 6, 2022
Gaming News Twin DDoS attacks spoil free-to-play launch of Overwatch 2 Running into unexpected obstacles during important events isn’t uncommon, but when the… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 2022
Culture & Policy Enterprise News Twitter Elon Musk to proceed with the acquisition on original terms after all, Twitter confirms Knowing Elon Musk and his flair for the dramatics, it would be… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 5, 2022
Culture & Policy Gadgetry Global News EU parliament passes law for a common charger across electronic devices (excluding laptops) by 2024 end The European Parliament has approved new reforms for charging that demand that… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 2022
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter expands available options across its ‘Status updates’ test, but Twitter Blue subscribers left out This July, it was discovered that Twitter was testing a feature that… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 2022
Business News PayU parent Prosus terminates $4.7Bn Billdesk acquisition as pre-conditions remain unmet PayU’s $4.7Bn acquisition of Indian fintech major Billdesk, among the biggest in… Staff@The Tech PortalOctober 3, 2022
Gadgetry News Reliance-owned Jio to launch JioBook, a ₹15,000 laptop with a built-in 4G SIM: Report On the heels of 5G coming to India and Reliance Jio numbering… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 3, 2022
Business News India gets 5G, Airtel debuts service, slated to spread across entire country by March 2024 After what has been a long-awaited wait, 5G services have officially been… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 1, 2022