Futurism News Space 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… Upneet SinghJune 16, 2020
Apps News WhatsApp payments finally make a debut starting with Brazil, India next? WhatsApp has finally launched digital payments on its platform in Brazil, months… Upneet SinghJune 15, 2020
News Startups 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… Upneet SinghJune 15, 2020
Electric News 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… Chinni SinghJune 15, 2020
Apps News 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… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 15, 2020
Business Internet News 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… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 13, 2020
Business Internet News 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… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 13, 2020
Futurism News Space 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… Upneet SinghJune 13, 2020
Apps Internet News UK antitrust watchdog probes Facebook ‘s $400 million acquisition of Giphy Facebook ‘s acquisition of Giphy and the subsequent addition to Instagram was… Upneet SinghJune 13, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy News 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… Upneet SinghJune 12, 2020
Business News Venture Capital Microsoft’s venture fund M12 opens India office with investment focus on AI, cybersec among others Microsoft, the company that played a pivotal role in normalizing the concept… Upneet SinghJune 12, 2020
Consumer Tech Internet News Netflix in talks with India’s Reliance-backed Viacom18 to source more regional content: Reuters The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns have helped OTT platforms make some… Chinni SinghJune 12, 2020
Gadgetry Gaming News Without further ado, let us finally talk about the PlayStation 5 Last night (if you are from India), Sony finally unveiled the PlayStation… Upneet SinghJune 12, 2020
Apps News Facebook tests Google-like Wikipedia info panel in search results Facebook’s battle to take on Google as the web’s search platform, is… Chinni SinghandStaff@The Tech PortalJune 12, 2020
News Startups Venture Capital API platform Postman scores $150 million in Series C at a whopping $2B valuation Application program Interface, or API, is a set of protocols that dictates… Upneet SinghJune 12, 2020
News Science Moderna to start final phase of its COVID 19 vaccine trials by next month Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trials, one of the most accelerated and anticipated among… Upneet SinghJune 11, 2020
Business Electric News With market cap over $185Bn, Tesla becomes world’s most valuable automaker In a feat that most considered impossible till very recently, Tesla has… Chinni SinghJune 11, 2020
Business News Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran will now lead Asia Pacific Uber has announced the elevation of former head of company’s India and… Chinni SinghJune 11, 2020
Code Gadgetry News Android 11 beta: Everything you need to know about the new OS so far Google has been teasing the Android 11 for a long time now.… Upneet SinghJune 11, 2020
Business News Startups Just Eat Takeaway is buying GrubHub for a staggering $7.3Bn The battle to gobble up GrubHub is over, with European food delivery… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 11, 2020
News Startups Anand Mahindra invests $1 million in blockchain based social media startup Hapramp Billionaire Anand Mahindra, owner of multi-billion Indian business conglomerate Mahindra and Mahindra,… Upneet SinghJune 10, 2020