Futurism News Startups Softbank leads $500Mn round in China’s Didi’s self-driving unit Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has acquired $500 million for its autonomous… Shalabha SarathMay 29, 2020
News Startups Venture Capital Softbank attempts Paytm Mall-Grofers merger as additional startup capital dries up With COVID-19 pandemic severely impacting all forms of economic activity, startups aren’t… Upneet SinghMay 29, 2020
Business News Indian airline Spicejet’s ‘SpiceXpress’ recieves government approval for drone trials Spicejet‘s freighter arm SpiceXpress has received the Indian aviation regulator DCGA’s (Directorate… Shalabha SarathMay 29, 2020
News Security Google warns limited users in India who were targeted by state sponsored cyberattacks Google’s security experts have notified between 51-100 Indian users that their accounts… Shalabha SarathMay 29, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Trump signs executive order to weaken a law that provides protection to social media companies US President Donald Trump, in his ever so same attitude of taking… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 29, 2020
Business News Startups Apple buys Ontario based Inductiv for its tech that automates error corrections in ML input data feeds Apple, the company that gave the world iPhones and Mac computers, has… Upneet SinghMay 28, 2020
Business News After Facebook-Jio deal, Google eyes stake in Vodafone Idea while Microsoft explores Jio: Reports Looks like an otherwise battered Indian telecom market (except Jio ofcourse), has… Upneet SinghMay 28, 2020
Business News Startups Softbank Vision Fund to lay off 10% of its workforce following historic losses Following a $17.7 billion loss amid crumbling valuations of portfolio startups, Softbank… Shalabha SarathMay 28, 2020
Electric News Startups Ola enters global electric two wheeler market with Amsterdam-based Etergo’s acquisition Ola Electric, the electric vehicles arm of Ola that was branched out… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 28, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg calls out Twitter on fact-checking Trump’s tweet, says private companies “should not be arbiter of truth” The Trump vs Twitter battle just saw a major participant joining in… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 28, 2020
Futurism News Space SpaceX’s first manned space mission called off due to bad weather, next attempt on Saturday Weather played spoilsport on a day that would have otherwise marked the… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 28, 2020
Apps News Facebook launches ‘Collab’, an app that lets you create music with friends in real-time There is yet another experimental app out from Facebook’s NPE team, this… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 27, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Trump threatens to “shut down or heavily regulate” social media after Twitter labels his tweets for misinformation Donald J. Trump said that he, as President of the United States… Upneet SinghMay 27, 2020
Futurism News Space Watch LIVE as SpaceX launches its first ever manned mission to space aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft SpaceX is ready to finally achieve the goal it set out for… Upneet SinghMay 27, 2020
News Startups Swiggy testing delivery of supplies on credit, to partner restaurants through ‘Swiggy Staples Plus’ Swiggy is offering a chance for its partner restaurants to get supplies… Upneet SinghMay 27, 2020
News Security Sensitive information of over 29 million Indian jobseekers leaks online A regular sweep of the internet by cyber security firm Cyble uncovered… Shalabha SarathMay 27, 2020
News Startups Amazon in advanced talks to acquire autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox: WSJ Amazon is reportedly devising a major venture into the autonomous vehicle industry.… Shalabha SarathMay 27, 2020
Global News Startups Swedish digital health consultation platform Doktor.se lands €45M in Series C Doktor.se, the Swedish health tech startup that provides digital consultations to patients… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 27, 2020
Culture & Policy News Google to reopen some of its offices with 10% capacity, will scale up to 30% by September With the world gradually accepting a reality that we might have to… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 27, 2020
Apps Internet News Facebook launches Catchup, an experimental audio calling app that lets you know who’s up for a chat Facebook has announced the launch of its audio-only calling app, CatchUp, that… Upneet SinghMay 26, 2020
Apps Crypto News Facebook announces ‘Novi’, its rebranded digital wallet for users to hold and send ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency Facebook is rebranding the ‘Calibra’ digital wallet that it had earlier proposed… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 26, 2020