Culture & Policy Internet News Google removes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels for their alleged attempts to spread disinformation Google has deleted more than 2,500 youtube channels linked to China in… Upneet SinghAugust 6, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter, Youtube and Facebook take down Trump video clip where he claims children are immune to COVID-19 In a rare uniform action taken across the aisle by social media… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 6, 2020
News Startups Byju’s has acquired WhiteHat Jr., a live coding platform for kids, for $300 million in all-cash deal In a deal that was rumoured for quite some time, ed-tech behemoth… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 6, 2020
Apps Internet News Instagram Reels goes global with launch in over 50 countries, including the US Facebook has announced today, that it will be launching Instagram reels in… Chinni SinghAugust 5, 2020
Gadgetry News Samsung announces the Galaxy Tab S7 In a line-up that is perhaps the last standing competition to the… Upneet SinghAugust 5, 2020
Gadgetry News Samsung unveils its latest flagships in the Note line-up, the Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra Samsung is back at unveiling those big, over-sized devices. The Note line-up,… Upneet SinghAugust 5, 2020
‘Files by Google’ introduces 4 digit pin-protected ‘Safe folder’ Google today announced that it will be launching a new security feature… Chinni SinghAugust 5, 2020
Apps Business Culture & Policy News Disney’s revenue falls, but Disney+ manages to reach 60.5M subscribers within nine months of launch The Walt Disney Company announced its quarterly earnings today, and it was… Chinni SinghandUpneet SinghAugust 5, 2020
Futurism News Space Third time’s the charm, as SpaceX finally completes the Starship 150m ‘hop’ test After two failed attempts, SpaceX has finally managed to take flight with… Upneet SinghAugust 5, 2020
News Space SpaceX aborts Starship’s 150m “hop” test, another attempt may happen today After facing failure yesterday, SpaceX was ready to have another go at… Upneet SinghAugust 5, 2020
Apps Business News Messenger updates its chat plugin to help businesses connect with non-Fb users Facebook Messenger is launching a new feature which will facilitate connections between… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 2020
News Venture Capital Sequoia Capital India announces Star India’s Gayatri Vasudev, GoJek’s Ajey Gore and Salesforce’s Shweta Rajpal as its newest senior execs One of India’s earliest ‘startup-friendly’ and perhaps the most iconic VC firm,… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 2020
Apps Internet News WhatsApp launches ‘Search the Web’ feature in limited geos to limit misinformation spread Whatsapp today introduced a new feature to restrict the spread of misinformation-‘Search… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 2020
Apps Business Culture & Policy News Twitter faces $250M in fines as FTC investigates the platform for alleged misuse of user data The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter for misusing user data… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 2020
News Startups IoT startup Probus lands seed round from Unicorn India Ventures As the decades have passed, both the need and cost of electricity… Upneet SinghAugust 4, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy News Trump asks for a “substantial portion” of the Microsoft-TikTok deal, sets a deadline for 15th September TikTok is getting tossed around everywhere in the US, with no conclusion… Upneet SinghAugust 4, 2020
Gadgetry News Google launches Pixel 4a at $349, teases Pixel 4a(5G) and Pixel 5, company’s first 5G enabled smartphones Google today dropped yet another line-up of sorts in its Pixel range… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 3, 2020
News Startups OYO to merge its hotel and residential units business in Japan OYO Japan announced that it will be consolidating its two units –… Chinni SinghAugust 3, 2020
Apps Business Internet News Microsoft says it is ‘committed to acquiring‘ TikTok, plans to close all discussions by September 15th Confirming the widely reported news that it is planning an acquisition of… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 3, 2020
Futurism News Space Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley return home with SpaceX Crew Dragon’s successful splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico In a moment that would be forever etched in mankind’s history, NASA… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalAugust 3, 2020
Enterprise News Space NASA astronauts to return home after spending 2 months on the ISS in historic SpaceX Demo-2 mission Astronauts and history makers Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be returning… Upneet SinghAugust 2, 2020