News Security India’s Election Commission fixes critical security flaw that compromised anonymity of RTI applicants In the lead-up to India’s crucial general elections scheduled for April-May 2024,… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 8, 20242 minute read
Gadgetry News Apple brings M3 chip to new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models Apple has refreshed its popular MacBook Air lineup, offering a performance upgrade… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 4, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Apple hit with €1.8Bn EU fine on Spotify’s complaint The European Union (EU) has now levied a hefty fine of €1.8… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 4, 20242 minute read
Business News Reliance and Disney to merge India businesses to form a new $8 billion media giant The Indian media landscape is now set for a seismic shift: in… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 29, 20243 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Byju’s faces shareholder rebellion following vote to remove founder Byju Raveendran as CEO Byju’s, the edtech giant, is embroiled in a shareholder rebellion as investors… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20243 minute read
Global News Space US back on lunar surface after 52 years, but lander signal weak After decades, America has finally returned to the moon. The past week… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 23, 20243 minute read
A.I. News SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son plans ambitious $100Bn AI chip project The whispers of a seismic shift in the AI chip landscape have… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 20, 20242 minute read
Business Internet News RBI extends Paytm Payments Bank’s operation-ceasing deadline as it gets new banking partner The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced an extension to the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 16, 20242 minute read
A.I. News OpenAI unveils Sora, its AI-powered text-to-video model OpenAI, the Sam Altman-led, Microsoft-backed AI firm that took the world by… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 16, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Sam Altman in fundraising talks to the tune of ‘trillions’ for AI chip venture: WSJ OpenAI founder Sam Altman is looking to capitalise no the surging demand… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 9, 20242 minute read
Business News Zomato reports rise in revenue, profit in Q3 FY24 Zomato has announced its financial results for the third quarter of the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 8, 20243 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp to enable interoperability across messaging platforms As the clock ticks towards the enforcement of the European Union’s (EU)… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 7, 20242 minute read
News Startups Paytm under investigation for FEMA violations amid regulatory scrutiny: Reuters Paytm, the troubled Indian fintech giant, has now found itself under the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 5, 20242 minute read
Business News Apple faces China struggles as iPhone sales decline, but global revenues grow Apple, the tech juggernaut, is facing a formidable challenge in its Chinese… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20243 minute read
Business News Reliance-owned Viacom18 set to acquire 60% stake in Disney India for $3.9Bn: Report It seems Disney India’s acquisition with Mukesh Ambani-owned Viacom 18 is finally… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 2, 20242 minute read
News Startups Paytm to cut ties with Paytm Payments Bank amidst regulatory ban Yesterday, the Reserve bank of India (RBI) imposed further restrictions on Paytm… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 1, 20243 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s cuts valuation by over 99% in latest rights issue Byju’s, the prominent Bengaluru-based edtech giant, is reportedly open to accepting a… Srihari RishabhJanuary 29, 20243 minute read
Business News Microsoft briefly surpasses $3Tn market cap, second to do so after Apple In a remarkable turn of events, Microsoft experienced a historic moment as… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 25, 20242 minute read
Internet News Netflix surpasses Q4’23 expectations with 13.1Mn subscriber surge Netflix, the global streaming juggernaut, has reported a strong performance in the… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 24, 20243 minute read
Business Internet News Sony terminates $10Bn mega entertainment merger in India with Zee Group A Sony-Zee streaming merger that was once hailed as a solid rival… Praneetha BandaruJanuary 22, 20242 minute read
A.I. Gadgetry News Loaded with the new Gemini powered ‘Galaxy AI’, Samsung announces the S24 line-up Samsung has pulled the curtains off its highly-anticipated Galaxy S24 series at… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 17, 20243 minute read