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
Business Culture & Policy Global News Media group VICE files for bankruptcy In a significant turn of events, media company Vice has filed for… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 15, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Twitter Linda Yaccarino to be Twitter’s new CEO, Musk confirms Updated: Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet that Linda Yaccarino has been… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 12, 20233 minute read
Gadgetry News Google launches the Pixel Fold, starts at $1799 with pre-orders open from today Packed upto the brim with AI announcements, the Google I/O 2023 finally… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 11, 20233 minute read
Futurism Internet News Google’s Bard AI chatbot is now widely available, search becomes more visual with generative AI With the race to develop the most advanced and natural AI technologies… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 10, 20232 minute read
Internet News Twitter Twitter could soon allow voice and video chats, encrypted messaging, says Musk Twitter is taking a page out of WhatsApp and Facebook’s books by… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 10, 20232 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Invesco cuts Swiggy’s valuation by nearly half to $5.5 Billion US-based fund manager Invesco slashed the valuation of food delivery aggregator Swiggy.… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 9, 20232 minute read
Global Internet News Twitter “Security incident” led to Twitter Circle tweets being viewable by the public Twitter has suffered multiple glitches in the past months, and now, the… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 8, 20232 minute read
Gadgetry News Google has announced the Pixel Fold Pretty much validating the rumours we have been hearing all around, Google… Staff@The Tech PortalMay 5, 20231 minute read
Internet News Security Google announces Passkeys to improve online security across major platforms Say goodbye to passwords, and hello to passkeys. Nearly a year after… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 3, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Twitter Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another company” The feud between media companies and Elon Musk over Twitter verification badges… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 3, 20232 minute read
Business News Crisis-hit First Republic Bank shut down by regulators, bought over by JPMorgan As per an official statement by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 1, 20233 minute read
Business News Meta beats estimates to record $28.6Bn in revenue for Q1 2023, Reality Labs continues to bleed In the first quarter of its “Year of Efficiency,” social media giant… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 27, 20233 minute read
