Culture & Policy Global News Global Microsoft Cloud outage cripples airlines, stock exchanges, banks and more, services slowly coming back up Nothing short of a Global digital catastrophe unfolded today, as a major… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 19, 20242 minute read
News Startups InMobi plans $10 billion India IPO next year: Report InMobi, one among India’s first tech unicorns from the country’s early startup… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 18, 20243 minute read
Apps Internet News Apple launches public betas for iOS 18, MacOS Sequoia & others, but no ‘Apple Intelligence’ yet Apple has launched the first public betas for its 2024 software updates,… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 16, 20243 minute read
Global News Google-parent Alphabet nears deal to acquire cybersec upstart Wiz for $23Bn: Report Alphabet, Google’s parent company, is reportedly on the verge of acquiring cybersecurity… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 15, 20242 minute read
Futurism News Space Rare Falcon 9 engine failure disrupts Starlink launch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket experienced a rare failure on Thursday evening during… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 12, 20242 minute read
Business News Markets favour a Jio spin-off from Reliance, with possible $112Bn valuation IPO in 2025: Jeffries report Reliance-owned Jio, which is backed by the likes of Google, Microsoft, Meta… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 11, 20242 minute read
Gadgetry Global News Samsung launches Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 with Galaxy AI and Gemini Samsung has once again disrupted the smartphone market with the launch of… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 10, 20243 minute read
A.I. News Startups Investments in AI startups surge to $24Bn in Q2 2024: Crunchbase data Over the past months, AI has emerged as the proverbial golden goose… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 10, 20242 minute read
News Space Europe’s heavy lifter Ariane 6 launches successfully, but develops anomalies later After a period of dependence on foreign launch providers, Europe finally achieved… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 9, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Apple removes 25 VPN apps from Russian App Store at Russian Govt’s behest Apple has removed several virtual private network (VPN) applications from its App… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 9, 20242 minute read
A.I. Apps News OpenAI fixes security flaw in ChatGPT Mac app that led to conversations being stored in plain text A significant security vulnerability was recently discovered in OpenAI’s newly launched ChatGPT… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 4, 20242 minute read
A.I. News Apple plans Apple Intelligence integration into Vision Pro headset: Report According to a new report by Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, tech titan Apple… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 1, 20242 minute read
Apple Culture & Policy Global News Apple’s app store ‘steering’ policies violate EU’s Digital Markets Act, says regulator In a first that Apple would perhaps not want to be remembered… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 25, 20243 minute read
News Startups Zepto gets $665Mn in fresh fundraise, valuation doubles to $3.6Bn Zepto is building a significant warchest as it takes on the likes… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 21, 20243 minute read
News Venture Capital General Catalyst acquires Venture Highway with India in focus Popular Silicon Valley-based VC General Catalyst, has announced the acquisition of India’s… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 20, 20242 minute read
Business News Nvidia surpasses Microsoft to become most valuable company globally, market cap reaches $3.34Tn The pecking order of the tech world has changed once more, and… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 19, 20243 minute read
A.I. Apps Internet News Google launches a dedicated Gemini app in India with support for 9 Indian languages Google is doubling down on its India strategy, announcing today the launch… Staff@The Tech PortalJune 18, 20243 minute read
Business News Startups Travel booking platform Ixigo makes public market debut, lists at 49% premium Ixigo, one of the largest online travel booking platforms in India, has… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 18, 20241 minute read
News Oyo going for fresh fundraise at $2.5Bn valuation, down from peak of $10Bn: Reports Oyo, one among the many poster children of Indian startup ecosystem, is… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 17, 20242 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp video calls receive an upgrade with screen sharing, 32-participant limit and more World’s most popular IM app, the Meta-owned WhatsApp, is rolling out significant… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 20242 minute read
Business Global News OpenAI revenue doubles to $3.4Bn in six months: Report The AI boom continues to be beneficial for the likes of OpenAI,… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 13, 20242 minute read