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Exponent Energy lands $13Mn in Series A to scale its fast-charging battery tech for EVs

Having electric vehicles on the road is not enough, and there is…

WhatsApp’s native app for Windows is now publicly available on the Microsoft Store

If users wanted to use WhatsApp on their Windows computers, they could…

a16z cuts its biggest individual cheque for WeWork founder Adam Neumann’s new startup, turns unicorn

In 2021, we saw numerous startups gobble up insane amounts of funds…
Apple

Apple has laid off about 100 contractual recruiters as it looks to make more “deliberate” spending

After a relative lull, layoffs are once again occurring in the tech…
LinkedIn

LinkedIn doubling down on visual content creation

With the demand for and popularity of video content rising by the…

Meta is testing end-to-end encrypted backups on Messenger

When one considers the fact that Meta has been testing end-to-end encryption…
Disney+

Disney surpasses Netflix with 221Mn streaming subscribers, Disney+ adds over 14Mn new subs in Q3 FY22

The fortunes of streaming services Netflix and Disney+ could not be more…

Samsung unpacks Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 at August event

At the long-awaited Unpacked event on Wednesday, Samsung finally unveiled what many…

Snap brings Snapchat+ to India for just ₹49 per month

Four years ago, Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel made the controversial statement that…

SaaS upstart CleverTap valuation jumps to nearly $775Mn after latest Series D fundraise

A pandemic-induced high over the past year ensured that the SaaS industry…

WhatsApp will now let users control who sees their online status, leave groups silently, and more

Many of us have those kinds of relatives who are extremely dedicated…

Chaos on the Internet as Google Search was apparently down for users globally, now restored

If you tried to search something on Google this morning, you very…

SoftBank Vision Funds continue money loosing spree with a $21.6Bn quarterly loss, among highest ever since inception

Tough market conditions have left their mark not just on numerous companies…

dezerv. bags $21Mn in Series A, makes its wealth management platform public

dezerv., a wealth management platform that has been on invite-only mode so…
Nykaa

Nykaa to acquire local discovery and e-commerce platform Little Black Book

This was hinted at two months ago, when it was revealed that…

Amazon acquires Roomba-maker iRobot for $1.7Bn as it doubles down on smart home market

Alexa, Echo, Smart Plug, and Ring Doorbells are some of the devices…

Clubhouse is beta testing ‘Houses’, a new way that will let users engage with curated communities

Clubhouse, the social audio app that saw a rather meteroic rise during…
Alibaba

Alibaba beats analyst estimates despite tough quarter, clocks $30.69Bn in Q2’2022 revenue

Alibaba has clocked a decent performance in an otherwise tough quarter. While…

Meta makes its first-ever bond offering, looks to raise $10Bn

At a time when it is experiencing tightening cash reserves and a…