Futurism News Space Virgin Galactic records successful maiden commercial space flight After years of anticipation, Virgin Galactic finally embarked on its first-ever commercial… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 29, 2023
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s Byju Raveendran addresses crisis at employee townhall, assures strong comeback Edtech major Byju’s is not having the best of times right now,… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 29, 2023
Electric News Startups Two-wheeler EV maker Oben Electric secures another $5Mn in pre-Series A round Bengaluru-based EV startup Oben Electric has raised a total of ₹40 crore… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 29, 2023
Acquisitions Global News Startups Visa acquires Brazilian payments startup Pismo in a staggering $1Bn all-cash deal In a groundbreaking move, fintech giant Visa has announced that it has… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 29, 2023
News Google launches accelerator program to support services built on top of India’s ONDC open commerce platform In a move that will provide some impetus to India’s ambitious but… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 28, 2023
Gadgetry News Startups Carl Pei’s ‘Nothing’ gets $96Mn ahead of Phone (2) launch Carl Pei’s Nothing – the London-based consumer tech brand founded by former… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 28, 2023
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta introduces new parental controls for Instagram, Facebook, and Messenger Meta is building on to its more recent child-safety measures across its… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 2023
News Startups Venture Capital Arkam Ventures targets $180 million for its second fund Early-stage VC firm Arkam Ventures – portfolio of whom houses companies such… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 2023
Business E-commerce News Amazon India to host Prime Day next month on July 11th-12th With a stagnation coming in to India’s still nascent ecommerce segment, Amazon… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 27, 2023
Business Culture & Policy News Google appeals for dismissal of antitrust directives in India’s Android market case Months after scoring a small victory at a tribunal court, tech giant… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 26, 2023
Business Global News IBM to acquire Apptio for $4.6Bn as it looks to solidify cloud architecture business In a strategic move to bolster its cloud and automation capabilities, tech… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 26, 2023
Business News Startups Byju’s tries to assure investors as it commits to file 2022 earnings by September: Report Last week, edtech decacorn Byju’s lost both it’s auditor – Deloitte –… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 26, 2023
Enterprise Global Google News Amazon to invest additional $15Bn to India, Google to open global fintech operation centre in Gujarat With its massive population, burgeoning middle class, and rapidly growing digital landscape,… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 26, 2023
Apple News Apple plans India debut for Apple Pay, Apple Card: Report India’s fintech sector, already populated with seriously large players, could soon see… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 24, 2023
Apps Internet News YouTube will require fan accounts to make their distinction from official artist channels ‘obvious’ Fan channels and accounts dedicated to actors, singers, celebrities, and inspirational personalities… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 2023
Enterprise Global News Applied Materials to set up collaborative engineering center in Bengaluru with $400Mn investment India’s semiconductor industry seems to be picking up investments in an accelerated… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 2023
Apps Internet News YouTube suffers outage, down for thousands of users After Reddit, YouTube and YouTube TV have become the latest names to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 2023
Business Global News Micron to invest $825 million to set up its first chip factory in India It seems that Tesla and SpaceX aren’t the only American enterprises to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 2023
Culture & Policy News Startups Deloitte resigns as Byju’s auditor, three board members quit Byju’s governance troubles have taken a turn for the worse. Media reports… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 2023
Futurism Global Internet News China’s Ant Group ventures into Large-Language Models with Zhenyi The fallout of ChatGPT and the increasing investments into artificial intelligence just… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 2023
News Venture Capital Blume Ventures announces first close of Fund 1Y at ₹200 crore Blume Ventures, known for its investments in early-stage startups, continues to make… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 2023