Apps Internet News [Update: Restored] WhatsApp, Instagram suffer outage for users across the globe [Update] Thankfully, the outage was short-lived and both services have now been… Upneet SinghMarch 20, 20211 minute read
Business News Coinbase set to sell 114.9 million shares in direct listing IPO Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably witnessed… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 17, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Chinese govt. reportedly asks Alibaba to divest stakes in media assets Alibaba, the biggest company in China and the only thing close to… Upneet SinghMarch 16, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News $5B lawsuit against Google on Chrome’s incognito mode to continue as judge denies motion to dismiss Google, much like every other major tech giant in the world, has… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 15, 20212 minute read
Internet IT & Web-tech News Microsoft races to stop mass cyber attack that caused damage to millions worldwide The mass cyber-attacks on Microsoft Corp.’s widely used business email software, Exchange,… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 12, 20213 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Huawei may be banned in India amid security concerns: Reuters India and China have seen relations worsen after the Galwan Valley dispute… Upneet SinghMarch 12, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News India will take a “calibrated” approach to cryptocurrencies, govt. “open to experimentation”: FM Nirmala Sitharaman Cryptocurrency holders in India have been wary of investing more of their… Upneet SinghMarch 6, 20212 minute read
News Venture Capital Blume Ventures closes secondary vehicle fund with Avendus Capital, raises ₹350 crore Early-stage venture capital firm Blume Ventures announced on Friday that it has… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 5, 20212 minute read
Electric News Transportation Flipkart to roll out over 25,000 electric vehicles for its delivery fleet by 2030 E-commerce firm Flipkart announced on Wednesday that it plans to deploy more… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 24, 20212 minute read
Apps Business News Reddit adds another $116 million to its Series E round Two weeks after Reddit had announced a Series E funding round of… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 24, 20212 minute read
News Airtel partners with chipmaker Qualcomm for 5G services in India Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s second-largest telecom operator and next only to Reliance-owned… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 24, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News Facebook v/s Australia: Social media giant restricts users and publishers from viewing or sharing news If you are a Facebook user in Australia, count yourself unlucky. Facebook… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 18, 20213 minute read
Apps Business News Tata Group agrees to acquire majority stake in BigBasket: Report Tata Group, the car to tea conglomerate, has been looking to build… Upneet SinghFebruary 16, 20212 minute read
News Unacademy acquires networking platform TapChief, announces Unacademy Pro The online learning industry has taken the world by storm, and India… Upneet SinghFebruary 16, 20212 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News India’s supreme court seeks response from Facebook, Whatsapp over privacy policy change The Supreme Court has decided to intervene to protect the privacy of… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 16, 20212 minute read
News India to allow local firms to conduct mapping and surveying without license The days of Indian companies seeking licenses to create and publish maps… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 16, 20213 minute read
Business Crypto Internet News Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to start accepting it as a mode of payment soon Elon Musk and Co. never seem to stay out of the headlines.… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 8, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Jammu and Kashmir finally gets back 4G internet, 18 months after suspension Almost two years after they had been suspended by the government, high… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 5, 20212 minute read
Apps News PayPal to shut down domestic payment business in India from April 1 PayPal users In India, beware! PayPal Holdings Inc has decided to close… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 5, 20212 minute read
Business News Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO, AWS head Andy Jassy to take charge Jeff Bezos, the former world’s wealthiest person (point to Elon Musk) and… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 3, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News [Update: Now restoring] Twitter blocks several Indian accounts due to ‘legal demand’ amid farmer protests, sparks outrage Update: Twitter has now started to restore the restricted accounts. The company… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 1, 20212 minute read