A.I. News Grok can now do image analysis Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, will now come… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 3, 20252 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Several VPN apps, including Cloudflare’s, removed from app stores through Indian govt order: Report India, which starting banning several apps starting 2020 — particularly Chinese —… Ashutosh SinghJanuary 3, 20252 minute read
Global News Transportation Tesla Cybertruck explodes outside Trump Hotel in Las Vegas, 1 killed, several injured A Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas… Soumyadeep SarkarJanuary 2, 20252 minute read
News Startups Accel raises $650Mn for its eighth India focused fund After announcing its $650Mn eighth European fund in May 2024 – Accel,… Ashutosh SinghJanuary 1, 20252 minute read
News Science Space ISRO successfully launches ‘SpaDeX’ space docking experiment, key to India’s space station ambitions After successfully inserting Aditya-L1 into a halo orbit at Lagrange Point 1… Ashutosh SinghDecember 30, 20242 minute read
Business News Security AT&T and Verizon hit by cyberattack, confirm their networks are now clear AT&T and Verizon, two of the biggest telecommunications companies globally, recently suffered… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 30, 20242 minute read
A.I. Global News OpenAI lays out transition plan for switching to a public benefit corporation OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT, may change its corporate structure – a… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 27, 20243 minute read
A.I. News ChatGPT and Sora go down for hours before being restored OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Sora were briefly down for users on Thursday, December… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 27, 20242 minute read
A.I. Business News Microsoft exploring alternatives to OpenAI model for 365 Copilot: Report Despite investing $13.75 billion in OpenAI since 2019, Microsoft is reportedly exploring… Ashutosh SinghDecember 26, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Elon Musk’s xAI secures $6Bn in Series C fundraise xAI, Elon Musk’s AI venture, has now secured $6 billion in a… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 26, 20242 minute read
Gadgetry News Apple working on a ‘Doorbell’ that unlocks with Face ID: Report Apple now seems to be aggressively pushing into the smart home market… Ashutosh SinghDecember 26, 20242 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Global Internet News Russia threatens WhatsApp ban amid legal compliance deadlock Just as Iranian authorities voted to lift the ban on Meta’s WhatsApp,… Ashutosh SinghDecember 25, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Trump could ‘maybe’ allow TikTok to function in the US Tiktok may not be banned from the US after all. This time,… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 23, 20242 minute read
A.I. Internet News OpenAI announces ‘o3’ reasoning models OpenAI has announced a new generation of reasoning models, which will act… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 21, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Amazon workers go on strike ahead of Christmas rush Christmas rush is here for most shopping and commerce platforms, and thousands… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 20, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Google trims 10% of managerial staff, CEO Sundar Pichai announces Google, which has recently been accelerating its AI initiatives with models like… Ashutosh SinghDecember 20, 20242 minute read
A.I. Global News OpenAI makes ChatGPT accessible through phone calls for users in the US OpenAI is now bringing ChatGPT to landlines. As surprising as this sounds,… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 19, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Startups SoftBank-backed Perplexity AI valued at $9Bn in new $500Mn fundraise Perplexity AI, which has seen a large chunk of the venture capital… Ashutosh SinghDecember 19, 20242 minute read
Business News Startups MobiKwik’s $67Mn IPO, oversubscribed 120 times, sees bumper debut as stock climbs 85% India’s tech IPO boom continues with another overwhelming debut of One MobiKwik… Ashutosh SinghDecember 18, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Google takes on OpenAI’s Sora with its ‘Veo 2’ AI video generation model Google is now taking on OpenAI’s Sora with Veo 2, a next-gen… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 17, 20242 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google appoints Preeti Lobana as new India head Google, recently facing a new probe by the Indian competition watchdog, has… Ashutosh SinghDecember 16, 20242 minute read
