Culture & Policy News After 7 years at Uber, tech chief Thuan Pham steps down Uber’s Chief Technology Officer Thuan Pham has resigned, effective May 16th, the… Shalabha SarathApril 29, 2020
Apps Business Internet News Whatsapp eyes lending services in India There’s a phrase that has become quite common in big tech these… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 29, 2020
Business News Samsung reports decline in earnings for Q1’20, expects damage to expand further in Q2 Samsung made its earnings for the first quarter of 2020 public, alerting… Upneet SinghApril 29, 2020
Apps Business News Oracle surprisingly bags cloud computing deal with Zoom While the coronavirus pandemic continues to press harder on global economy, there… Upneet SinghApril 29, 2020
Business News Startups Venture Capital VC funding in India barely passes the $2 billion mark in Q1 2020: KPMG report It’s no secret that the world economy is reeling under coronavirus’ impact.… Upneet SinghApril 28, 2020
Business News Angry Birds maker Rovio clocks record rise in profits, announces new game ‘Small Town Murders’ Rovio Entertainment, maker of the popular “angry-birds” mobile game series, has recorded… Shalabha SarathApril 28, 2020
Electric News Tesla’s latest software upgrade will allow vehicles to respond to traffic lights and stop signs A new software update has enabled a section of Tesla’s newest vehicles… Shalabha SarathApril 28, 2020
Futurism News Space SpaceX’s Starship prototype SN4 passes crucial test, ready to move to engine testing SpaceX, the company which has set out to get humanity to Mars,… Upneet SinghApril 28, 2020
Gadgetry News Pixel Buds make a comeback with a medium sized, humble bang All the major smartphone companies have dipped their toes in the wireless… Upneet SinghApril 28, 2020
Apps Internet News Whatsapp records 70% drop in viral messages after limiting forwards While governments globally struggle to fight the human side of coronavirus pandemic,… Shalabha SarathApril 27, 2020
China Culture & Policy News Alibaba demotes top e-commerce executive after internal inquiry on improper behaviour Chinese e-commerce entity Alibaba has demoted its e-commerce chief and senior vice-president… Shalabha SarathApril 27, 2020
News Startups Sequoia announces third cohort of its ‘Surge’ accelerator program, goes online only this time Sequoia Capital has announced the third cohort of its India-based accelerator program,… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 27, 2020
Apps News Startups Twitter-backed regional social media network ShareChat acquires meme sharing app Memer If you thought making memes did not pay anything, you’d have to… Upneet SinghApril 27, 2020
Apps Business News Reliance JioMart goes live on Whatsapp Reliance industries’ latest venture to expand into the retail market, JioMart, has… Upneet SinghApril 26, 2020
Business Gadgetry News Vivo displaces Samsung as India’s 2nd largest smartphone maker by shipments, Xiaomi on top The smartphone market in India performed exceptionally well in Q1 2020, despite… Upneet SinghApril 25, 2020
Apps Internet News With ‘Messenger Rooms’ launch, Facebook joins in the video-conferencing battle Facebook has announced the launch of ‘Messenger Rooms’ today. Messenger Rooms are… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 25, 2020
Google extends identity verification process to all advertisers to curb deceptive ads Google has announced an extension of its mandatory identity verification program to… Sajid SaleemApril 24, 2020
Business News AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson retires, current COO John Stankey to take over AT&T is all set to welcome a new CEO in John Stankey,… Upneet SinghApril 24, 2020
News Startups Vedantu grabs another $7 million as part of an extended Series C round Edtech platforms have emerged as one of those rare sectors, which have… Sajid SaleemApril 24, 2020
Apps News Telegram hits 400 million monthly users, announces new features Telegram, the privacy-oriented IM competitor to Whatsapp, has announced hitting the 400… Shalabha SarathApril 24, 2020
Business News Google plans to slash marketing budget by half, impose hiring freeze COVID-19 is turning into a massive black hole that is gulping in… Sajid SaleemApril 24, 2020