Crypto News Venture Capital CoinFund now has $158Mn for its Seed IV Fund to invest in crypto startups With the crypto world seemingly stabilising after a rather chaotic early year,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 2023
A.I. Business News Infosys bags $2Bn AI deal with existing client amid global AI push Infosys, one of the first-movers when it comes to using AI in… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 2023
Apps News Twitter Twitter increases rate limits, makes changes to its revenue sharing policy for creators Amidst its internal struggles and an intense competition with Threads, Elon Musk’s… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 2023
Futurism News Space ISRO successfully places Chandrayaan-3 into orbit, lunar landing expected August 23rd India’s space agency ISRO has successfully launched and placed into orbit, country’s… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 14, 2023
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter tweaks DM settings to reduce spam, including from verified users In a tweak that will be implemented “as soon as July 14”,… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 13, 2023
A.I. Internet News Google’s Bard AI chatbot gains support for 40+ languages, now available in over 230 regions Google is not holding back when it comes to its competition with… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 13, 2023
Acquisitions Business News Startups Swiggy acquires retail logistics startup LYNK in all-stock deal Swiggy has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire retail logistics startup… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 13, 2023
Business Electric News Tesla talks to Indian government to set up supply chain in India for affordable electric cars In the midst of a global shift towards sustainable transportation, automaker Tesla… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 13, 2023
Internet Microsoft News Security Chinese hackers exploit Microsoft cloud vulnerability, US govt. email accounts compromised In a significant data breach, Chinese state-linked hackers accessed nearly 25 email… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 13, 2023
Apps Internet News Gmail will now let you share availability from Google Calendar Gmail is getting more intuitive by the day, with a new release… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 12, 2023
Culture & Policy Gaming News Online gaming, casinos to attract 28% GST in India, country’s highest indirect tax bracket In a setback to a fledgling online gaming industry in the world’s… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 12, 2023
Apps China Internet News Apple launches online store on Tencent’s WeChat messaging app in China Amidst a rise in WeChat and Douyin users in China, Apple has… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 12, 2023
Business Gaming Global News Microsoft gets crucial US court win against FTC for its Activision-Blizzard acquisition Microsoft’s efforts to seal its blockbuster deal to acquire Activision Blizzard just… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 11, 2023
Gaming Global News EA Games announces new Marvel-partnered ‘Black Panther’ title A new third-person, single-player game is in the works, and is set… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 11, 2023
Acquisitions News Startups CarTrade Tech to acquire OLX India’s auto business in $70Mn deal Popular online used cars platform CarTrade Tech is set to acquire the… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 11, 2023
Business Futurism News Setback to India’s semiconductor plans as Foxconn withdraws from $19.5Bn Vedanta joint venture India’s ambitious semiconductor ambitions just got a huge setback. Electronics manufacturer Foxconn… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 10, 2023
Apps Global Internet News Threads soars to 100 million users in five days, way faster than ChatGPT or any other internet platform/app It’s official – Threads has surpassed 100 million users well within five… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 10, 2023
Futurism News Google’s Med-PaLM 2 is currently in field testing Google’s AI experiment in the healthcare space is making some headway. It… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 10, 2023
Global News Security Massive leak at Bangladesh govt site exposes data of millions of citizens In a major cybersecurity breach, a government website in Bangladesh has exposed… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 9, 2023
Business Culture & Policy News Startups Byju Raveendran proposes formation of committee to provide strategic guidance in EGM Byju Raveendran, founder of troubled edtech major Byju’s, in a recently held… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 7, 2023
Futurism Global News GPT-4 is now generally available GPT-4, which was first released in March, has now been made generally… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 7, 2023