Enterprise Global News Walmart denies interest in acquiring TikTok US Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, has denied a report from ABC News… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 5, 2025
Apps Culture & Policy News Trump delays TikTok deadline, granting a 75-day extension President Donald Trump announced an extension — again — of the deadline… Ashutosh SinghApril 5, 2025
Culture & Policy Gaming News Trump’s tariffs delay US preorders for Nintendo’s Switch 2 The consequences of the sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration are… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 4, 2025
A.I. News College students get free ChatGPT Plus access in the US and Canada OpenAI will now make its premium ChatGPT Plus subscription available at no… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 4, 2025
Apps Culture & Policy News EU prepares $1Bn fine for Musk’s X European Union regulators are reportedly finalizing plans to issue a fine against… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 4, 2025
A.I. News Midjourney’s V7 image model to offer Draft, Relax and Turbo Modes, and more AI firm Midjourney is now starting the “alpha-test phase” of V7, its… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 4, 2025
A.I. Culture & Policy News Automattic to lay off 16% of workforce amid AI’s impact on software makers Automattic — parent of WordPress, Tumblr, and WooCommerce — has announced a… Ashutosh SinghApril 3, 2025
News Startups Digital storytelling platform Pratilipi gets $20Mn to fund expansion Indian digital storytelling platform Pratilipi has now announced a fresh infusion of… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 3, 2025
Business Global News Trump’s tariff announcement sends tech stocks plunging US President Donald Trump has announced a new series of tariffs targeting… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 3, 2025
Apps Business News Amazon bids for TikTok US as Trump’s deadline nears: Report E-commerce giant Amazon, is among those who have reportedly submitted a last-minute… Ashutosh SinghApril 3, 2025
Gaming News Nintendo announces ‘Switch 2’ launches June 5, priced at $450 Nintendo has officially announced that the Switch 2 will be released on June… Ashutosh SinghApril 3, 2025
Electric Global News Tesla deliveries drop 13% in Q1 2025 The first quarter of the year has not been kind to EV… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 2, 2025
Apps Culture & Policy News Court rules against Arkansas’ 18 yrs. social media age verification law, terms it ‘unconstitutional’ A federal judge has ruled that Arkansas’ law (aka Act 689), requiring… Ashutosh SinghApril 2, 2025
Business Internet News Visa offers Apple $100Mn for Apple Card business: Report Visa, Mastercard, and American Express seem to be engaged in an intense… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 2, 2025
A.I. Business News Qualcomm acquires VinAI’s ‘MovianAI’ amid heated global AI race Californian semiconductor giant Qualcomm has acquired ‘MovianAI Artificial Intelligence (AI) Application and… Ashutosh SinghApril 2, 2025
A.I. Global News GPT-4o’s image generator now available to all ChatGPT users OpenAI has officially extended its GPT-4o-powered image-generation capabilities to free-tier users, allowing… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 2025
A.I. Business News Venture Capital SoftBank in talks to secure $16.5Bn in loan for AI investments in the US: Bloomberg Hours after it pumped in part of the $40Bn fundraise for OpenAI,… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 2025
A.I. News Startups OpenAI secures $40Bn in fresh funding, valuation at $300Bn OpenAI has closed a record-breaking $40 billion private funding round, marking the… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 2025
Business Internet News India approves government-backed $4.3Bn bailout of Vodafone Idea, to acquire 49% stake Vodafone Idea, the long struggling yet third largest Indian telecom player, has… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMarch 31, 2025
Apps Business News Blackstone eyes small stake in TikTok’s US operations: Report New York-headquartered private equity major Blackstone is reportedly considering acquiring a minority… Ashutosh SinghMarch 31, 2025
A.I. Apps News Apple doubles down on AI-powered healthcare, aims to roll out AI health coach, more Apple is making a strong AI push into the healthcare industry, with… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 31, 2025