Culture & Policy Internet Netflix gets 24 Oscar nominations including 2 in ‘Best Picture’, the most for any studio Golden Globes may not have been the best of the outings for… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 13, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet India lost ₹9,440 crores (~$1.3 Billion) to internet shutdowns in 2019: Study In what continues to highlight the growing need for regulation over Government… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 13, 2020
Startups Early stage impact investor Ankur Capital closes second fund at ₹240 crore Ankur Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund that focuses on technology disruptions… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 13, 2020
Business Gadgetry Samsung launches ‘X Cover Pro’, a $499 rugged enterprise phone targeted at industrial businesses Right towards the end of CES 2020, Samsung made a rather uninformed… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 13, 2020
Business Amid declining business, Walmart India fires top executives across divisions, halts expansions World’s largest retailer Walmart is struggling in the Indian market. While the… Jeet SutharJanuary 13, 2020
Startups EpiFi, a neobanking platform by former Google Pay India execs, bags $13.2M in seed from Sequoia, others India has seen a surge of inclusive tech startups in the financial… Jeet SutharJanuary 13, 2020
Startups Logistics startup Pando secures $9 Million to expand in Southeast Asia and Europe Logistics has now become a critical value differentiator for B2B as well… Jeet SutharJanuary 13, 2020
Business Culture & Policy Amazon fires employee responsible for leaking customer data to third parties Amazon has fired several employees responsible for compromising customer information like mobile… Parampreet SinghJanuary 12, 2020
Business Internet Facebook stock sees upward rally, would the company risk it in light of 2020 elections? Facebook has had a rough year since it was found that the… Upneet SinghJanuary 11, 2020
Startups Oyo is reportedly firing thousands of employees across China and India Oyo, after witnessing a phase of aggressive expansion into multiple geographies globally… Jeet SutharJanuary 11, 2020
CES 2020 Gadgetry Gaming Samsung debuts into gaming monitors segment with its ‘Odyssey’ line of curved gaming monitors Samsung has always been the top dog in the ‘display’ market, with… Upneet SinghJanuary 10, 2020
Apps E-commerce Internet Amazon warned buyers of using ‘Honey’, an ecommerce browser extension that PayPal bought for $4B Honey is a popular web extension that allows users access to discount… Upneet SinghJanuary 10, 2020
Business Startups PayU acquires majority stake in digital credit lender Paysense at a $185 million valuation After Razerpay launched corporate credit cards and other neo banking services, its… Parampreet SinghJanuary 10, 2020
Business World Bank’s IFC is taking a 4.5% stake in Sachin Bansal’s NAVI in a $30M deal Two in a row for Sachin Bansal today. While we just got… Upneet SinghJanuary 10, 2020
Facebook Internet Facebook’s redesigned web interface to roll out by Spring 2020 Facebook had announced its redesigned web interface in April last year which… Jeet SutharJanuary 10, 2020
Startups Baby care products company Mamaearth nabs $18.2M to expand Southeast Asia Indian baby care products startup Mamaearth has announced that the company has… Jeet SutharJanuary 10, 2020
Acquisitions Business Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal acquires DHFL General Insurance for ₹100 crore (~$14M) Sachin Bansal, the founder of now Walmart-owned Flipkart is continuing with his… Jeet SutharJanuary 10, 2020
Business Startups Zomato gets $150M from Ant Financial as possible UberEats India acquisition nears close More financial spice is now being added to the Indian food delivery… Jeet SutharJanuary 10, 2020
Facebook wtf? Refuses to put a stop to political advertising Facebook likes to poke the bear, the bear obviously being the general… Upneet SinghJanuary 9, 2020
Startups Ed-tech platform Byju’s scores $200 million from Tiger Global Indian ed-tech juggernaut Byju’s continues to attract heavy investor money. After a… Jeet SutharJanuary 9, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy Internet Uber announces in-trip audio recording, ridecheck and PIN verification safety features in India In-trip audio record, a safety feature by Uber that was in reports… Parampreet SinghJanuary 9, 2020
