Apps Internet News YouTube will require fan accounts to make their distinction from official artist channels ‘obvious’ Fan channels and accounts dedicated to actors, singers, celebrities, and inspirational personalities… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Deloitte resigns as Byju’s auditor, three board members quit Byju’s governance troubles have taken a turn for the worse. Media reports… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 20232 minute read
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, 20233 minute read
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, 20232 minute read
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, 20233 minute read
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, 20233 minute read
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, 20232 minute read
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, 20232 minute read
Global News Venture Capital Sequoia to split into three: China, US – Europe and India – SEA businesses to become separate entities In a significant development, legendary VC firm Sequoia announced that it is… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 6, 20233 minute read
Apple Futurism Gadgetry News Apple enters the AR/VR game with ‘Vision Pro’, its mixed-reality headset Building onto literally years of anticipation, Apple finally unveiled ‘Apple Vision Pro’,… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 5, 20234 minute read
Apple Internet News WWDC 2023: iOS 17 gets a new AI-driven Journal app, new lock screen mode, offline maps and more Apple’s WWDC, the Cupertino giant’s flagship annual developer’s conference is here, and… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 5, 20233 minute read
Business News Startups Byju’s says it will aim for an IPO for test-prep arm Aakash in 2024 Aakash, the offline test preparation giant that Byju’s acquired in 2021 for… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 5, 20232 minute read
Global Internet News YouTube is rolling back its election misinformation rules In a move that is likely to ignite a firestorm of debates,… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 5, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Amazon to pay nearly $30Mn to settle FTC-DOJ lawsuit over Alexa, Ring privacy violations As the digital landscape continues to evolve, it becomes increasingly crucial for… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 1, 20233 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Byju’s valuation gets a 62% mark down from Blackrock, now valued at $8.4Bn In a sign of the intensifying funding winter and challenging macroeconomic conditions,… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 30, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Fidelity marks-down value of its Meesho investment by 10% In a global economic scenario where tech unicorn valuations are bearing the… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 30, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News You can now edit WhatsApp messages within a 15-minute window For a long time, the only recourse to correct a typo on… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 23, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Security Meta slammed with record €1.2Bn fine in EU, ordered to halt transfer of EU user data to the US within 6 months In a resounding blow to social media company Meta, European regulatory authorities… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 22, 20233 minute read
Gadgetry News Security Millions of low-cost Android devices and Smart TVs have pre-installed malware, new research shows While there has been frantic launches of low-cost Android devices from 100s… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 22, 20233 minute read
Business News Startups Zomato says it turned EBITDA positive in Q4 FY23, narrows loss to ₹188 crores Amid the current largely depressed global macro-economic scenario, tech startups are facing… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 19, 20233 minute read
Business Cloud Computing News Amazon to invest $12.7Bn in India for AWS expansion In a move that will heat up the recently competitive cloud computing… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 18, 20233 minute read