Futurism News Startups Elon Musk’s Neuralink plans $500Mn fundraise, seeking a $9Bn valuation: Bloomberg Elon Musk’s neural interface technology company Neuralink, is now reportedly looking to… Ashutosh SinghApril 24, 2025
Apps Internet News Meta opens ‘Threads’ to global advertisers Social media company Meta has now decided to expand ads on Threads,… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 24, 2025
Apps News WhatsApp gets ‘Advanced Chat Privacy’ that blocks chat exports, automatic media downloads WhatsApp has launched a brand new feature called ‘Advanced Chat Privacy’, aimed… Ashutosh SinghandSoumyadeep SarkarApril 23, 2025
Business Culture & Policy News Apple and Meta face combined $800Mn EU fine for violations under Digital Markets Act In a landmark ruling by the European Union, the Union’s antitrust regulators… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 23, 2025
News Venture Capital India-based A91 closes $665Mn for latest fund A91 Partners, the India-based VC firm founded by former Sequoia execs, has… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 23, 2025
China Electric News Xiaomi postpones YU7 EV launch following fatal accident in March Xiaomi’s push into the electric vehicle (EV) sector has hit a major… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 23, 2025
Business Culture & Policy News Intel plans to lay off over 20% of its workforce: Bloomberg With an imminent earnings report in, Intel is now gearing up to… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 23, 2025
Business Electric News Tesla profit down 71% in Q1 2025, revenue falls to $19.3 billion Elon Musk-owned Tesla’s financial performance in the first quarter (January-March period) of… Ashutosh SinghApril 23, 2025
Business Electric News Ather Energy cuts IPO Size by 18% to $308Mn Bengaluru-headquartered EV startup Ather Energy, backed by Hero Group, has now revised… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 23, 2025
Business News Flipkart moves headquarters back to India ahead of IPO Flipkart is now returning home. The Indian e-commerce company, majority-owned by Walmart,… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 22, 2025
Gadgetry News Google looks to import more Pixel smartphones from India Amid escalating trade tensions and shifting tariff regimes, Google parent Alphabet has… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 22, 2025
Gadgetry News LG, Samsung sue Indian Government over e-waste recycling policy Two major South Korean electronics companies, LG and Samsung, have initiated legal… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 22, 2025
A.I. News Third-party tests show OpenAI’s o3 under-delivers OpenAI had first introduced its o3 reasoning model in December, promoting it… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 21, 2025
Apps News WhatsApp begins testing in-app message translation in latest beta Meta-owned popular messaging platform, WhatsApp, is now reportedly testing a new ‘message… Ashutosh SinghApril 20, 2025
Futurism News ‘Precision Neuroscience’, rival to Musk’s Neuralink, receives FDA approval for brain implants Precision Neuroscience, a prominent rival of Elon Musk-owned Neuralink, has announced that… Ashutosh SinghApril 19, 2025
Business Global News Uber looks to acquire Turkey delivery giant ‘Trendyol Go’: Report Uber is reportedly in discussions to acquire Trendyol Go, the food and… Ashutosh SinghApril 19, 2025
News Amid US-China trade war, India’s Modi and Musk discuss deepening US-India tech ties Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has confirmed that he has been in… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 19, 2025
Business China Gadgetry News Apple shipments in China fall 9% YoY for Q1’25, 7th consecutive quarterly decline In what would be a stamp on the continued ascendance of China’s… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 18, 2025
A.I. Global News OpenAI launches ‘Flex processing’ API option for cheaper but slower AI tasks OpenAI has now unveiled a new API pricing model called “Flex processing.”… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 18, 2025
A.I. China Global News Nvidia CEO visits China amid US crackdown on AI chip exports Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made a surprising visit to Beijing on April… Ashutosh SinghApril 18, 2025
A.I. News Startups Y Combinator’s Geoff Ralston launches ‘Safe AI Fund’ to back ethical AI startups Geoff Ralston (the former president of Y Combinator) has re-entered the venture… Ashutosh SinghApril 18, 2025