News Startups Venture Capital Banking technology platform Zeta joins unicorn club with a $250 Mn fundraise With cash from investors flowing in like never before, Indian start-ups are… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 24, 20212 minute read
Internet News Security 4.5Mn Air India travellers fall victim to massive data breach that involves several global airlines A massive cyberattack on ‘Sita’, the IT giant which operates data processing… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 22, 20212 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News TikTok parent ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming to step down as CEO Zhang Yiming, Chief Executive Officer at ByteDance Inc., the parent company behind… Manasi VarmaMay 20, 20212 minute read
Gadgetry News Google’s WearOS looks set to take on Apple’s WatchOS through new Samsung partnership Despite being a dominant force in the global tech landscape, Google hasn’t… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 19, 20213 minute read
Gadgetry Internet News Google’s Android now powers over 3 billion devices, adds 500Mn more since May’19 As is the norm prior to every Google I/O (sans the 2020… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 19, 20211 minute read
China Culture & Policy News Apple reportedly stores user data locally in China, thus making it easier for government access An investigative report released by the New York Times has brought to… Manasi VarmaMay 18, 20213 minute read
Business News Auto ecommerce major CarTrade to go public, hopes to raise ₹ 2,000 Crore through IPO CarTrade, the online market platform for buying and selling automobiles, has decided… Manasi VarmaMay 17, 20212 minute read
Apps Business News Gojek and Tokopedia merge to form ‘GoTo Group’, Indonesia’s largest tech company The strongest alliances are formed in the toughest of times. With COVID… Upneet SinghMay 17, 20213 minute read
Futurism News Space China lands maiden Mars rover Zhurong, becomes 2nd nation after the US to land a rover on red planet Humanity’s conquest of space just recorded a significant victory, and got etched… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 15, 20212 minute read
Business China News Alibaba registers first loss as a public company even with revenue growing by 64% to $28.6Bn Amazon has done a lot of business over the past year, thanks… Upneet SinghMay 14, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News India to offer $2.46Bn worth of incentives to companies setting up battery manufacturing plants in the country Unlike many other countries in the west, India is still highly reliant… Manasi VarmaMay 13, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Space Dogecoin to the moon: SpaceX accepts Dogecoin as payment for lunar mission scheduled for next year The meme-inspired cryptocurrency Dogecoin is reaching new heights, literally. Elon Musk and… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 10, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News WhatsApp scraps May 15 deadline for implementation of controversial privacy policy The controversy regarding WhatsApp’s privacy policy is one that has been going… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 7, 20212 minute read
Apps Internet News PUBG Mobile set to return to India, rebranded as “Battlegrounds Mobile India” When the Indian government banned the popular battle royale game PUBG last… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 6, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Space SpaceX successfully lands Starship prototype for the first time during a test flight We have all heard the phrase ‘third time is the charm’. Except… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 6, 20212 minute read
Business News Amazon breaks all estimates with $108.5 Bn Q1’2021 revenue, expects even better Q2 The COVID-19-fueled momentum continues for e-commerce behemoth Amazon, as people continue to… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 30, 20212 minute read
Business News Facebook revenue surges to $26.17 Bn, thanks to higher priced ads The tech industry boomed over the last few months, as is evident… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 29, 20213 minute read
Business News Apple records increased sales across all products in “blowout quarter”, revenue up 53.7% at $89.58 billion With the March quarter of 2021 having wrapped up, tech companies are… Manasi VarmaApril 29, 20213 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Urban Company raises fresh capital, valuation soars past $2Bn The Indian start-up ecosystem is going through a golden phase, churning out… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 27, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Space SpaceX and NASA’s Crew 2 manned mission launch is a success SpaceX , undoubtedly, is the biggest name in the space game at… Upneet SinghApril 23, 20213 minute read
Gadgetry News Apple launches new M1-powered, 5G iPad Pro and AirTags item tracker Apple usually kicks off the year with its WWDC event, which is… Upneet SinghApril 20, 20213 minute read
