Apps Internet News WhatsApp to let users silence unknown calls, rolls out new Privacy Checkup Indian users are (unfortunately) intimately familiar with spam calls, and the increasing… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 21, 2023
Business Internet News Musk meets Modi, talk about possible Tesla and Starlink India debut Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced his intentions to invest in… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 21, 2023
Global Internet News Security Reddit faces ransom demands: Hackers threaten to leak stolen data amidst API pricing controversy As if thousands of subreddits going dark or finding alternative means of… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 20, 2023
Business Global News Intel commits €30 billion to Europe expansion, will set up two new chip factories in Germany In a new move, tech giant Intel has unveiled a massice investment… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 2023
Culture & Policy Internet News Subreddits get creative: Innovative protests emerge amidst Reddit’s API rule changes The ripples of the new changes to Reddit’s API rules continue to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 2023
Business News Startups Fresh round of layoffs come to Byju’s, set to impact over 1000 employees Edtech major Byju’s continues to downsize its workforce – according to media… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 2023
News Startups Venture Capital Mojocare to downsize operations as investors uncover financial irregularities Amid growing demand for stronger corporate governance in India’s privaetly-funded startups, health-tech… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 2023
Business Futurism News Mercedes-Benz to bring ChatGPT to over 900,000 vehicles in the US So far, OpenAI’s conversational AI chatbot ChatGPT is being used on PC… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 2023
Global News Security Massive cyberattack hits US energy dept., other federal agencies In an alarming cybersecurity breach, several U.S. federal government agencies have fallen… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 16, 2023
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta rolls our Instagram broadcast channels to users globally Meta has decided to bring Instagram’s broadcast channels to more countries. In… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 2023
Culture & Policy Internet News Google has reportedly warned its own staff about AI chatbots, including ‘Bard’ Tech titan Google may be one of the biggest proponents of AI… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 2023
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Google’s ad unit faces potential breakup as European Commission alleges abuse of dominant position in ad market The European Commission – the executive arm of the EU – has… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 2023
Culture & Policy News Twitter Twitter faces $250Mn lawsuit by music publishers over alleged copyright infringement Twitter’s chaotic run, specially post its ownership change to Elon Musk, is… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 15, 2023
Business Cloud Computing News AWS is back up after suffering massive outage Outages are not a rare occurrence on the web, and the same… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 2023
Apps Internet News YouTube significantly lowers content monetization eligibility criteria In a move that is sure to increase competition among creators, while… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 2023
Apps Culture & Policy News Twitter Dorsey claims India threatened to shut down Twitter, govt terms accusations as “outright lie” Twitter may count India as one of its key markets, but the… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 2023
Culture & Policy Gaming Global News FTC moves to block the $69Bn Microsoft-Activision deal, files injunction and temporary restraining order Microsoft’s anticipation on completing its acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, doesn’t… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 2023
Enterprise Global News Venture Capital Salesforce introduces AI Cloud, announces $500Mn generative AI startup fund At a time when industry giants like Google and Microsoft are doubling… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 2023
Business Culture & Policy News India’s Supreme Court revives ban on bike taxi apps in Delhi In a dramatic turn of events, the Supreme Court has slammed the… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 2023
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter Twitter refuses to pay Google Cloud bills, putting its Trust and Safety operations in jeopardy: Report Elon Musk’s Twitter, once again, finds itself embroiled in a contract standoff.… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 12, 2023
Culture & Policy Internet News India will “regulate AI in same way as other emerging tech”, says Union IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar In a press conference today that highlighted India’s progress in terms of… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 9, 2023
