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Facebook to add option for turning political ads off in light of U.S. Elections

After Cambridge Analytica, everyone was shocked when Facebook said that not only…

Facebook’s $5.7Bn Jio Platforms deal under scrutiny from Indian antitrust watchdog

Facebook’s deal with Jio for a 10% stake in the largest telecom…
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US Justice Department to roll back protections enjoyed by social media companies on user content: WSJ

Following Donald Trump’s dramatic signing of an executive order to curtail protections…

Apple’s Inclusion and Diversity head Christie Smith departs amid civil unrest in the US over racial killings

Apple’s head of diversity and inclusion, Christie Smith is reportedly leaving Apple…

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX will build ‘floating spaceports’ to launch Starship rockets to Mars, Moon and beyond

As if SpaceX real achievements weren’t sci-fi enough, the company’s latest plans…

Samsung has been granted a new patent for a ‘Flexible display device’ using ‘rollers’

After a unusually long hiatus, Samsung is back on the patents map,…
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Google is integrating Meet in the Gmail app on mobile phones

Meet, Google’s video-conferencing competitor to Zoom, MS Teams and others, has announced…

New Oxford University trials suggest dexamethasone reduces COVID-19 death risks by a third

COVID 19 has shaken up the very foundations of the modern world…

Beenext closes two new funds totaling $160 million, significant investments planned in India

Singapore based venture capital firm Beenext, has announced the closure of two…
Starlink

SpaceX has to prove usability of low latency internet via Starlink within next month to qualify for $16 billion in US federal funding

SpaceX has been hustling to build the world’s first ever global, high…
WhatsApp

WhatsApp payments finally make a debut starting with Brazil, India next?

WhatsApp has finally launched digital payments on its platform in Brazil, months…

Edvizo, a platform for students to compare and select coaching institutes, gets $150K in seed

Bangalore based edtech startup Edvizo, has raised $150k from Inflection Point Ventures…

Tesla adds USB-C ports and Qi wireless phone charging to US-made Model 3 vehicles

Tesla has started adding a Qi wireless phone charger and USB-C ports…
TikTok US joint venture finalized

Tiktok-parent Bytedance is shutting down ‘Vigo’ short form video apps in India

Bytedance, the Chinese internet giant that owns popular short form video app…

Jio Platforms gets another $250Mn from L Catterton, world’s largest consumer-focused PE firm

From announcing deals in days, Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms has brought it…

TPG invests nearly $600Mn in Jio Platforms, total fund raise nears $13.5Bn

Continuing with its record fund raising spree, Jio Platforms has now announced…

SpaceX sends 58 more satellites for its Starlink constellation, total number now stands at 538

SpaceX has launched yet another batch of satellites into Earth’s orbit, which…

UK antitrust watchdog probes Facebook ‘s $400 million acquisition of Giphy

Facebook ‘s acquisition of Giphy and the subsequent addition to Instagram was…

Instagram announces a ton of new special features to support the LGBTQIA+ community during Pride Month

Instagram has today announced a slew of new features on for its…