Apps Internet TikTok banned by U.S. Navy TikTok is the new frenzy and it’s just as popular as it… Upneet SinghDecember 22, 2019
#Uberbanned Startups Uber ordered to halt its operations in Colombia Smooth operation of its services seems to be distant dream for Uber… Jeet SutharDecember 21, 2019
Startups OYO appoints Ankit Gupta as COO & SVP of Frontier Businesses OYO has been making major changes to its senior management and in… Jeet SutharDecember 21, 2019
Google fined $166M by French competition regulator for unclear advertisement rules In the first major amid possibly many such fines coming Google’s way,… Upneet SinghDecember 21, 2019
Electric Futurism Tata Motors launches the Nexon EV electric car with 300Km range, 0-60kmph in 4.6s As India looks to aggressively push its all-electric agenda, the country has… Upneet SinghDecember 20, 2019
Internet Security Facebook updates user privacy settings, numbers will no longer be used for friends suggestions Amid a long drawn controversy over how facebook uses your phone number… Upneet SinghDecember 20, 2019
E-commerce Startups Lenskart scores $231M in a Series G round led by Softbank Vision Fund 2 at a $1.5B valuation India’s Lenskart, an online retailer of spectacles, sunglasses and literally all things… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 20, 2019
Acquisitions Google acquires Canadian game maker Typhoon Studios Google recently launched its own game streaming platform Stadia and the company… Jeet SutharDecember 20, 2019
Startups Neobanking startup Kaleidofin raises ₹36 crore Series A funding led by Oikocredit Ever since India’s aggressive push towards digital financial services for the unbanked,… Jeet SutharDecember 20, 2019
Facebook Gadgetry Facebook is reportedly developing its own OS to power company’s hardware products The excessively dynamic nature of tech ensures that most companies have to… Jeet SutharDecember 20, 2019
Business Startups Court in Germany bans Uber services via rental cars Uber services via rental cars have been banned by a German court… Upneet SinghDecember 19, 2019
Business Culture & Policy Startups OYO to reportedly lay off 2000 employees by February 2020 OYO, the multi-billion dollar Indian hotel aggregator upstart, may finally be showing… Upneet SinghDecember 19, 2019
Facebook acquires Madrid-based cloud gaming startup PlayGiga Facebook has acquired Madrid based cloud gaming startup PlayGiga, making it a… Upneet SinghDecember 19, 2019
Culture & Policy Uber agrees to pay $4.4 million for settling federal sexual harassment probe Uber is settling a charge made against the company in 2017 from… Jeet SutharDecember 19, 2019
Startups Fintech startup ZestMoney secures new $15 million funding led by Goldman Sachs ZestMoney, an Indian fintech startup that is helping secure loans and make… Jeet SutharDecember 19, 2019
Futurism Space Europe’s space agency launches a dedicated satellite to study exoplanets While the likes of SpaceX, NASA and India’s ISRO are generally the… Upneet SinghDecember 18, 2019
Startups German intercity bus aggregator Flixbus to soon start operations in India Flixbus started its operation as an intercity bus aggregator in Germany around… Jeet SutharDecember 18, 2019
Startups Ed-tech startup Byju’s reveals that it is now profitable One of India’s most valued and celebrated tech companies, Byju’s, has revealed… Jeet SutharDecember 18, 2019
Culture & Policy Startups Online skilling platform for professionals Springboard announces $11M Series A from Reach Capital, IFC and others Springboard, a silicon valley headquartered online learning platform has announced today, raising… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 18, 2019
Business Startups WeWork fetches mega $1.75B financing deal from Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs has pledged to bail out WeWork by introducing a line… Upneet SinghDecember 18, 2019
Business E-commerce Amazon restricts third party sellers in the US to use FedEx as a delivery partner on prime orders Amazon has announced that they are restricting the ability of third party… Upneet SinghDecember 18, 2019