News Science Ford to make 50,000 ventilators in association with GE by July Everyone from all around the world, individuals, partnerships and most importantly companies… CarThrustApril 1, 2020
Business News Xerox is dropping its $35 billion hostile takeover bid for HP Bringing an end to perhaps one of the most storied hostile takeover… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 1, 2020
News Security Yet another information breach at Marriott results in leaking of data for 5.2 million guests In its second information breach in three years, global hospitality chain Marriott,… Shalabha SarathApril 1, 2020
Futurism News Space Two more astronauts, 1 each from JAXA and NASA, join first SpaceX operational crew mission to ISS SpaceX is in preparation to launch its first official operational crew mission… Upneet SinghMarch 31, 2020
Gadgetry News Fitbit launches Charge 4 with in-built GPS, NFC and more Fitbit is back into some launch news after a rather silent couple… Upneet SinghMarch 31, 2020
News Science Tesla will ship some ‘extra’ FDA-approved ventilators free of cost to areas in immediate need Elon Musk, taking to Twitter, has announced that he has some “extra”… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 31, 2020
Apps Internet News Snapchat launches ‘App Stories’ to finally allow users to post their stories on other apps Snapchat, after teasing it at last year’s Partner Summit, has finally launched… Upneet SinghMarch 31, 2020
China News Venture Capital Chinese e-commerce giant Pinduoduo raises $1.1 Billion via private share placement Pinduoduo, Alibaba’s competitor in China’s $1 trillion e-commerce market, has reported a… Sajid SaleemMarch 31, 2020
Business News After BSNL, Airtel and Vodafone extend plan validity for migrant and daily-wage workers amid coronavirus lockdown Telecom operators Airtel and Vodafone have extended the validity of connections for… Sajid SaleemandShalabha SarathMarch 31, 2020
Business News Huawei posts a 5.6% increase in yearly profits in the US despite trade ban Ever since the Chinese telecom giant Huawei was blacklisted by the US… Sajid SaleemMarch 31, 2020
News Xiaomi donates ₹15 crore towards covid-19 relief efforts, employees encouraged to donate from salaries As a contribution to the fight against the covid-19 pandemic, Xiaomi India… Shalabha SarathMarch 31, 2020
Business News Tesla sales set to plummet after record-breaking 2019 COVID-19 has totally crippled humanity, both socially and economically. The world has… Sajid SaleemMarch 31, 2020
News Science Medtronic is making its portable ventilator design and software available for free to all Medtronic, the Dublin-based medical equipment maker which was in the news for… Shalabha SarathMarch 31, 2020
Apps Internet News Microsoft adds vertical tabs, smart copy, tracking prevention and more to its Chromium-based Edge browser Microsoft made a slew of announcements today, including a ton of new… Sajid SaleemandStaff@The Tech PortalMarch 31, 2020
News Startups Venture Capital Tiger Global was on a share purchase spree in TikTok parent Bytedance since 2018, current valuation at around $90Bn: Report In a testament to TikTok’s (and perhaps the short format video) popularity,… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 31, 2020
Culture & Policy News Facebook announces a $100 Million grant for newsrooms covering COVID-19 pandemic Facebook has announced yet another financial package for COVID-19 related activities, this… Sajid SaleemMarch 31, 2020
Defense News US Space Force launches its Space Fence Orbital Tracking System to track objects in Earth’s orbit The US Space Force, President Trump’s (really) optimist addition to the United… Upneet SinghMarch 31, 2020
News Science The US FDA approves Battelle’s decontamination system for N95 masks that makes them re-usable In a rather action-packed week from the US FDA, the drug regulator… Shalabha SarathMarch 30, 2020
News Science FDA provides emergency authorisation to Malaria drug ‘Hydroxychloroquine’, to be used to treat 1100 coronavirus patients in New York A drug that US President Donald Trump has backed as a possible… Shalabha SarathMarch 30, 2020
Apps Internet News WhatsApp tests limiting the length of videos in ‘Status Update’ to 15 seconds in India Following measures announced by streaming companies last week, Whatsapp is now testing… Upneet SinghMarch 30, 2020
Futurism News Science Startups Cancer diagnostics startup ‘SaScan’ raises undisclosed amount from Unicorn India Ventures In tandem with its fund-raising announcement, Unicorn India is also announcing the… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 30, 2020