Apps News Whatsapp Pay to adhere to India’s data protection rules, readies for full-scale roll out: Report Whatsapp Pay has been legally clamped down from being rolled out to… Shalabha SarathApril 24, 2020
Apps News Security Apple says there is “no evidence” of hackers exploiting loopholes in its Mail app Countering yesterday’s reports that suggested data leak and exploitation by hackers using… Shalabha SarathApril 24, 2020
Apps News Apple and Google’s contact tracing API set to launch for devs next week Couple weeks back, Apple and Google announced a rare collaboration, to roll… Upneet SinghApril 24, 2020
Culture & Policy News Startups Uber has disbursed COVID-19 grants to 55,000 drivers in India through its Uber Care Drivers Fund Uber’s ‘Uber Care Driver Fund’, an INR12.5 crore (~$1.6Mn) COVID-19 relief fund… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 23, 2020
Business News Startups Gojek has acquired Indonesian POS and payment services startup Moka in a $130M deal: Bloomberg Fresh off from an industry-defying $1.2 Billion fundraise, Indonesia’s most valuable startup… Sajid SaleemApril 23, 2020
Gadgetry News Apple plans to launch in house chips for Mac devices starting next year: Report While Apple’s iPhones house the best chips in market, leaving any Snapdragon… Upneet SinghApril 23, 2020
News Security Vulnerabilities in Apple’s mail app reportedly allowed hackers to steal user data for years Vulnerabilities and their exploitation in tech devices is nothing new. The phenomenon… Sajid SaleemApril 23, 2020
Apps News Security Zoom announces key security overhaul with AES 256-bit encryption and data center control Video conferencing platform Zoom, after days and weeks of bans, criticisms, hacks… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 23, 2020
Futurism News Space SpaceX successfully puts another batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit SpaceX continues to taste success with its Starlink satellite launches. The company… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 23, 2020
Apps Internet News Google launches tile layout for ‘Meet’, a brilliant new ‘night mode’ and an even better noise cancellation feature Video conferencing is at an all-time high, thanks to lockdowns imposed globally… Upneet SinghApril 23, 2020
Facebook and Instagram will now show location of high-reach accounts to users in the US We are not saying that Facebook interfered with the presidential election in… Upneet SinghApril 23, 2020
Snapchat parent Snap Inc. reports better than expected Q1’20 revenue and user growth, does not provide Q2’20 guidance Snap Inc. on Tuesday reported the quarterly revenue and user base growth… Sajid SaleemandStaff@The Tech PortalApril 22, 2020
News Startups OYO reportedly cutting salaries for all employees by 25%, internal memo reveals Fresh from a lay-off, OYO has now reportedly announced 25% salary cuts… Sajid SaleemApril 22, 2020
Apps Internet News Facebook expands Messenger kids to 70+ countries, introduces new features Facebook has announced the launch of Messenger Kids across 70 new countries… Shalabha SarathApril 22, 2020
Gadgetry News Motorola Edge+ leaks a day prior to its official launch Motorola has been able to grow under the radar, readying itself for… Upneet SinghApril 22, 2020
Business Internet News Lockdowns help Netflix record 16 million new subscribers in Q1’20, reports lower-than-expected EPS Streaming giant Netflix has released this year’s first quarterly earnings and has… Sajid SaleemApril 22, 2020
Culture & Policy News Startups Swiggy to lay off hundreds from its cloud kitchens business The catastrophic economic impact of coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented layoffs… Shalabha SarathApril 22, 2020
Business Gadgetry Internet News Alphabet owned Loon deploys first commercial internet balloons in Kenya After what has been years of delay, Google’s Loon project seems to… Upneet SinghApril 22, 2020
Business News Facebook invests $5.7 Billion in Reliance Jio In a deal that has been under media highlight for quite some… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 22, 2020
Culture & Policy News Google’s head of quantum computing hardware John Martinis steps down Quantum computing is a dream that the tech world is aching to… Upneet SinghApril 21, 2020
News Startups Paytm says its Payments Bank deposits have now crossed ₹1000 crores, introduces Direct transfer of subsidies Paytm Payments Bank Ltd., a subsidiary of Indian digital payments giant Paytm,… Shalabha SarathApril 21, 2020