Business Startups Venture Capital SoftBank planning to raise $108 billion for Vision Fund 2 On Friday, SoftBank announced its second private investment fund which will be… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 29, 2019
China Futurism Space Space startup iSpace becomes first from China to put satellites into orbit In an achievement that continues to highlight China’s rapid progress in space… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 26, 2019
Culture & Policy Startups Whatsapp partners with India’s Niti Aayog to promote women entrepreneurship in the country In a bid to seriously push for a more women inclusive entrepreneurship… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 26, 2019
Business Startups WeWork plans an IPO soon as September: Report WeWork is planning its IPO in September, earlier than many investors had… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 25, 2019
Apps Consumer Tech Netflix rolls out a ₹199 (~$3) mobile-only monthly plan in India After months of speculation and anticipation, Netflix had finally launched a cheaper… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 24, 2019
Culture & Policy India could soften stand on data localisation, new Data Protection Bill suggests only “critical” data needs local storage The Indian government will be softening the Data Protection Bill which proposed… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 24, 2019
Business E-commerce Alibaba opens its platform to small businesses in the US The US-China trade war may continue to linger on for some time… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 23, 2019
Uncategorized Uber tests an all-inclusive monthly pass that combines car rides, Eats, and JUMP rides Uber is currently testing a monthly subscription pass in the US, that… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 23, 2019
E-commerce Startups Anand Piramal invests undisclosed amount in Snapdeal Snapdeal is far from over. The company, which once was in a… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 23, 2019
Apps Culture & Policy TikTok owner ByteDance announces plans to establish a data center in India ByteDance, the Chinese firm that owns the controversial video-sharing app TikTok, announced… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 23, 2019
Crypto India’s Inter-ministerial Committee proposes ban on cryptocurrencies within the country What has been a speculation for quite some time, has now been… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 23, 2019
Futurism Space ISRO successfully launches Chandrayaan-2, soft landing on Moon’s south pole expected in September this year After a couple of delays caused due to technical glitches, India’s maverick… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 22, 2019
Electric Startups EV startup SmartE picks up $15 Million in Series B from Japan’s Mitsui & Co. SmartE, an electric mobility startup that helps commuters ferry across city in… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 22, 2019
Culture & Policy Its confirmed, ‘The Eternals’ will start the next line-up of Marvel movies, releases Nov 2020 All that speculation, anticipation has finally turned out to be true. Marvel… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 21, 2019
Consumer Tech Idea Payments Bank shuts shop, customers given July 26th deadline to transfer funds Idea Payments Bank, one among the seven who were given licenses by… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 20, 2019
Business Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal will buy back shares in the company in a $2Bn round Confirming previous reports, Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, via Cayman Islands-registered company RA… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 19, 2019
Consumer Tech Jio is India’s second-largest telecom operator by subscriber count, beats Airtel Jio, the 2.5 yrs old aggressively placed mobile operator from India’s Reliance… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 19, 2019
Culture & Policy Microsoft partners with Indian state of Telangana to improve STEM learning adoption in women In a bid to increase participation of women in STEM learning and… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 19, 2019
Electric Futurism Tesla unveils its new V3 Supercharging station in Las Vegas On Thursday, Tesla announced the opening of a new V3 Supercharger station… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 19, 2019
Business Consumer Tech Netflix shares drop by over 12% after subscriber loss in the US, sluggish growth outside For the first time since 2011, Netflix reported a loss of around… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 18, 2019
Business Startups eBay invests around $150 million in Paytm Mall acquiring over 5% stake in the e-commerce entity Twin sets of big news coming in from eBay. While the company… Shreyes MadgaonkarJuly 18, 2019
