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
Apps Internet News India’s COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is now open source India announced today, that it will be open sourcing ‘Aarogya Setu’, one… Upneet SinghMay 26, 2020
Crypto News Startups CoinDCX lands $2.5M in fresh round as India sees surge in cryptocurrency trading amid COVID-19 lockdown India does not have a lot of companies around cryptocurrencies or their… Upneet SinghMay 26, 2020
Crypto News Reserve Bank of India clarifies no restrictions on banks providing accounts to crypto traders While the provision of bank accounts for cryptocurrency traders has been a… Shalabha SarathMay 26, 2020
China News Startups China’s Meituan hits $100 billion valuation mark, reports better-than-expected earnings The latest financial quarter seems to have come as a mixed bag… Shalabha SarathMay 26, 2020
Culture & Policy News Uber to lay off 600 in India as a part of global COVID-19 related job cuts Uber said today, that it will be cutting 600 jobs in India,… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 26, 2020
Futurism News Space China to launch its first rover mission to Mars come July In an effort to emerge as a competitive player against the US… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 2020
Apps Internet News Paytm records over 8.5 million Flight searches as India allows limited domestic flights during lockdown The enforcement of the nationwide lockdown caused many people to be stranded… Upneet SinghMay 25, 2020
News Security In a massive data breach, over 8 billion Thai internet user records leaked Over 8 billion Internet records of Thai users on country’s largest network… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 2020
Apps Internet News Netflix offers free upgrades for new subscribers of basic and standard plans in India Netflix’s new marketing tactic offers users a tease of an upgrade, inviting… Shalabha SarathMay 25, 2020
Culture & Policy News Startups Zomato promotes food delivery business head Mohit Gupta to ‘Co-founder’ role In what could be a signal to the direction that Zomato’s core… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 25, 2020
Internet News Reliance JioMart ecommerce platform goes live across India Reliance-backed JioMart, the platform that has helped Reliance Jio get in some… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 24, 2020