Culture & Policy Gadgetry News Apple to face a $935 Mn class action in the UK for alleged throttling of older devices Apple will be facing this lawsuit on behalf of 25 million iPhone users in the UK who used any of 10 iPhone models between iPhone 6 and iPhone 10. Guntas SinghJune 16, 2022
Apps News Samsung Wallet goes live in select regions, holds IDs, digital Keys and more Samsung Wallet allows users convenient access to credit/debit cards, Membership cards, digital Keys, documents and a lot more. Guntas SinghJune 16, 2022
Business Global News Spotify to slow down recruitment by 25% The list of companies, specially in tech, that are laying off employees… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 16, 2022
Business News Startups upGrad’s valuation doubles as it picks up $225Mn in latest fundraise The pandemic was instrumental in ensuring that online education rose to prominence… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 16, 2022
Business Gadgetry News Startups Carl Pei’s ‘Nothing’ gets $200Mn backing, teases debut smartphone launch Carl Pei’s Nothing has bagged a $200Mn backed by Alphabet’s venture arm EQT Ventures and Apple’s Tony Fadell for its debut smartphone launch. Guntas SinghJune 15, 2022
News Startups Groyyo lands $40Mn in Tiger Global led Series A for its B2B manufacturing and supply chain platform Groyyo claims to have empowered over 400+ manufacturers across 150+ product categories and is clocking $100 million+ annualised topline. Staff@The Tech PortalJune 15, 2022
Apps Internet News WhatsApp gets official support for data transfer from Android to iOS Android users can relate to the hassle that accompanied their endeavours to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 2022
Business Crypto News Amid crypto meltdown and hiring freeze, Coinbase to lay off 18% of its global workforce The crypto winter has been hard for crypto enthusiasts, cryptocurrencies, and crypto… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 2022
News Venture Capital Sequoia Capital launches funds worth $2.85Bn to drive investments in India and SE Asia While Sequoia has launched India funds before, this marks the maiden fund of the company that is dedicated to the South-East Asian region. Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 2022
Crypto Global News Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies plummet as crypto lending platform Celsius halts withdrawl The hardships being faced by conventional global economy are showing signs of… Guntas SinghJune 14, 2022
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Meta has former COO Sheryl Sandberg under review for personal use of corporate resources Meta Platforms Inc., (formerly facebook), tends to struggle to make headlines for… Guntas SinghJune 13, 2022
Business News Reliance owned Viacom18 bags IPL digital streaming rights for $2.6Bn, Disney’s Star India gets India TV rights for $3Bn The IPL is the golden egg of the BCCI – unarguably the… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 2022
Business Internet News On media rights auction Day 1, IPL receives bids worth $5.5Bn, digital streaming at $2.27Bn Cricket is not just a game, it is indeed nothing short of… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 2022
Business News Startups Snapdeal, Unicommerce, and Stellaro consolidated under one, ‘AceVector’ group India’s multi-billion-dollar retail industry (slated to reach nearly $2 trillion by 2030)… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 2022
Business News Amazon backs out of mega IPL media rights race: Report Amazon has reportedly removed itself from contention for media and streaming rights… Guntas SinghJune 10, 2022
Business China Electric News Tesla cancels three online hiring events for China scheduled in June A week after Elon Musk directed company executives to pause all hiring… Guntas SinghJune 10, 2022
Business Futurism Internet News Meta has reportedly scaled back plans for its AR glasses, won’t be launching the first version by 2024 Earlier, Facebook parent Meta had announced that it was pouring in billions… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 10, 2022
Business News Startups Venture Capital CRED valued at $6.4Bn in GIC led Series F round Serial entrepreneur Kunal Shah’s brainchild CRED, the popular credit card bill payment… Guntas SinghJune 9, 2022
Apps News Startups Aerotime, an app that declutters calendars to enhance workplace productivity, gets seeded with $2Mn Bengaluru based workplace optimization app Aerotime has raised $2Mn in a seed… Guntas SinghJune 9, 2022
Business News Startups Goldman backed online beauty retailer Purplle raises $33Mn, turns unicorn Mumbai-based online self-care and beauty product retail platform Purplle has raised $33… Guntas SinghJune 9, 2022
Internet News Startups Pepper Content gets $14Mn in latest round for its content marketplace, eyes US expansion Pepper Content, the Indian content marketplace that helps nearly 100K creators earn… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 9, 2022