Futurism News Space NASA and ESA launch solar probe on a mission to discover Sun’s polar regions Human beings are like trees in the context that while we have… Upneet SinghFebruary 10, 2020
Gadgetry News Unpacked 2020 Coverage and Live Stream Samsung teases its Moto Razr competitor, the Galaxy Z Flip in an Oscars commercial In a surprise commercial aired during Oscars, Samsung gave glimpse of its… Jeet SutharFebruary 10, 2020
News Startups Pepperfry lands $40 million in fresh round led by industrial adhesives maker Pidilite Pidilite is making yet another bet in new-age startups, as the company… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 10, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Netflix entered Oscars with 24 nominations but managed to win only two Few years ago, it seemed that although streaming companies are booming, they… Jeet SutharFebruary 10, 2020
Business News Startups Venture Capital Softbank’s $108 Billion Vision Fund II fails to reach even half its target Softbank’s hugely publicized Vision Fund 2, a $108 billion mega tech fund… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 10, 2020
Amazon India Business Amazon invests ₹2,500 crore in marketplace and data centre units in India Amazon is pushing further capital into its India business. The US ecommerce… Jeet SutharFebruary 10, 2020
Business News Facebook and US IRS take to court this week over $9 billion in alleged unpaid taxes In a case that would set the benchmark for incoming US governments… Upneet SinghFebruary 10, 2020
News Startups Facebook acquires London-based Scape Technologies For a while now, London-based Scape technologies has been developing a new… Upneet SinghFebruary 9, 2020
Internet News Database containing payment card details of over 440K Indian users found up for sale on darknet Gone are the days when paper notes and gold artifacts were the… Upneet SinghFebruary 8, 2020
Internet News Facebook and Messenger’s official Twitter accounts hacked It is companies like Facebook and Twitter that make claims of safety… Upneet SinghFebruary 8, 2020
Gadgetry News Moto Razr fails the folding test, doesn’t make it anywhere near to 100,000 folds Foldable phones are the new thing in the market and rightly so… Upneet SinghFebruary 8, 2020
Business News Uber claims it is the top ride hailing company in India with over 50% market share Uber had a okayish fourth quarter of 2019, as is evident from… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 8, 2020
Apple Business Apple fined €25 million in France for capping iPhone performance Technology giant Apple has been slapped with a fine of €25 million… Jeet SutharFebruary 8, 2020
Business News Startups Byju’s scores another $200 million in ongoing round, this time from General Atlantic Byju’s funding juggernaut looks in no mood to stop. The company is… Upneet SinghFebruary 8, 2020
News Startups Firstcry, the ecommerce store for baby products, gets another $150M from Softbank, valuation past $1B Firstcry, the Indian ecommerce + offline retailer that specialises in baby products,… Jeet SutharFebruary 7, 2020
Apps News Whatsapp has reportedly received regulatory go-ahead for ‘Whatsapp Pay’ roll out in India After close to two years of intense deliberations, and a rather failed… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 7, 2020
Apps News Startups Twitter-backed ShareChat enters fantasy sports with ‘Jeet11’ Fantasy sports has suddenly become hot pie in India. With the ever-growing… Jeet SutharFebruary 7, 2020
Apps Internet News Instagram will soon let IGTV creators monetize content through ads: Report Amid a plateauing growth for Facebook’s main social media platform, the company… Jeet SutharFebruary 7, 2020
News Startups Digital insurance provider Acko appoints former Google Exec Vishwanath Ramarao as tech and product head Digital general insurance provider Acko announced the appointment of Vishwanath Ramarao as… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 7, 2020
Futurism News Space ISS astronaut Christina Koch returns after her record setting stay in space It takes a different kind of skin to become an astronaut, and… Upneet SinghFebruary 7, 2020
Gadgetry News Micron says it has started shipping world’s first mass produced LPDDR5 RAM for flagship smartphones Micron Technology has today announced that it has started shipping the world’s… Jeet SutharFebruary 7, 2020