A.I. Culture & Policy News Google to restrict Gemini AI’s responses for election queries With elections coming up across some of the biggest democracies globally (including… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 13, 2024
Internet News Apple will allow developers to distribute apps through their website The European Union (EU) has been flexing its regulatory muscles, and Apple… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 12, 2024
News Startups Continued financial troubles force India’s Byju’s to vacate most offices, shifts employees to WFH Byju’s, the once high-flying, $22bn valued Indian edtech story, is finding it… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 12, 2024
A.I. News Elon Musk’s xAI to open-source Grok chatbot Elon Musk’s feud with OpenAI takes a new turn as his AI… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 11, 2024
Internet News Reddit is reportedly aiming for a $748Mn fundraise in upcoming IPO Reddit, “the front page of the internet”, is inching closer to its… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 11, 2024
Internet News Security Microsoft discloses persistent cyber intrusions by Russian hackers Earlier this year, tech titan Microsoft revealed that it was facing cyber… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 10, 2024
A.I. Culture & Policy News OpenAI reinstates Sam Altman to the board, appoints new members OpenAI, the AI research lab best known for ChatGPT, has weathered a… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 10, 2024
News Security India’s Election Commission fixes critical security flaw that compromised anonymity of RTI applicants In the lead-up to India’s crucial general elections scheduled for April-May 2024,… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 8, 2024
Business Internet News Flipkart to roll out quick commerce service in coming months: Report Walmart-owned Flipkart, one of India’s largest ecommerce players, is (once again) preparing… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 7, 2024
Apps Internet News X eyes payments license in New York, California X – erstwhile Twitter – continues to make headway towards Elon Musk’s… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 7, 2024
Apps Internet News Microsoft to pull the plug on its Android subsystem in Windows 11 from March 2025 Microsoft has decided to end its support for running Android apps on… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 7, 2024
Apps Internet News Apple’s iOS 17.4 comes with new transcripts for Apple Podcasts, and more iOS 17.4 – Apple’s latest update to its mobile operating system –… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 6, 2024
Apps News Meta-owned Facebook, Instagram, and Threads suffer global outage Meta’s family of apps were today hit with an outage, resulting in… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 6, 2024
Business China Gadgetry News Apple’s iPhone sales plunge 24% in China amid a resurgent Huawei Apple’s grip on the Chinese smartphone market, once a significant source of… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 6, 2024
Apps Google News Delisted Indian apps return to Google Play Store after complying, seek government intervention The policies of Apple and Google regarding their app stores have long… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 5, 2024
Culture & Policy News Former Twitter (now X) CEO, other execs sue Elon Musk, seek $128Mn for pending dues Last week, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 5, 2024
Gadgetry News Apple brings M3 chip to new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models Apple has refreshed its popular MacBook Air lineup, offering a performance upgrade… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 4, 2024
Culture & Policy Internet News Apple hit with €1.8Bn EU fine on Spotify’s complaint The European Union (EU) has now levied a hefty fine of €1.8… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 4, 2024
Crypto News Bitcoin surges past $64,000 mark, approaches all-time high The world of cryptocurrency has been abuzz with excitement in recent weeks… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 4, 2024
A.I. Culture & Policy News A new advisory by India’s IT ministry talks about strict regulations for AI platforms Considering the focus on AI in recent months, concerns regarding the potential… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 4, 2024
A.I. Global News Elon Musk files lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman Elon Musk, the tech magnate behind Tesla and SpaceX, has now filed… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 2, 2024