Disney+ has over 50 million paid subscribers worldwide, 8 million of them through Hotstar in India Disney+, the Walt Disney Company’s attempt to dominate the streaming market, seems… Upneet SinghApril 9, 20202 minute read
Apps News Security Amid Google ban, Zoom hires former Facebook security head as adviser Things seem to be moving fast at Zoom, specially since a gamut… Shalabha SarathApril 9, 20202 minute read
Gaming News Startups Online quizzing platform Zupee bags $8 Million in Series A from Matrix India and others Online skill-based gaming app Zupee, has announced raising of an $8 Million… Sajid SaleemApril 8, 20202 minute read
Business News WeWork sues Softbank for its $3 billion share purchase walkout WeWork, as anticipated, is suing Japanese tech conglomerate Softbank, for the latter’s… Upneet SinghApril 7, 20202 minute read
News Science Human trials for a second potential COVID-19 vaccine begin in the US Appearing to be a competent participant in the global race to produce… Shalabha SarathApril 7, 20202 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Airbnb announces $1 billion debt+equity fundraise, to focus on ‘Experiences’ and long-term stays While the hospitality industry takes a beating due to the ongoing coronavirus… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 7, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy E-commerce News After BigBasket, Uber will now help Flipkart in delivering essential items Uber India has tied up with e-commerce giant Flipkart to help deliver… Sajid SaleemApril 6, 20202 minute read
News Startups Swiggy lands $43 Million as a part of Series I round from a group of Korean investors Ever since India imposed a nationwide lockdown, e-commerce companies have found it… Sajid SaleemApril 6, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter suspends 20,000 accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments Twitter has announced that it has removed 20,000 accounts from its platform… Upneet SinghApril 4, 20202 minute read
Internet News Google shares data on how people movement has changed in cities amid coronavirus pandemic Tech Giant Google on Thursday released locational data for users in over… Sajid SaleemApril 3, 20202 minute read
Futurism News Science Space SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype SN3 suffers massive failure during pressure testing SN3, SpaceX’s third iteration in its Starship prototype roster, suffered a massive… Sajid SaleemandStaff@The Tech PortalApril 3, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups OYO invokes “force majeure” clause, ceases all payments to partner hotels: Report After OYO raised concerns over declining business last week, asking its partner… Upneet SinghApril 3, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Disney+ debuts in India, starts at ₹1499 a year Disney+ has finally arrived in India. The streaming service from Disney, which… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 3, 20203 minute read
Internet News YouTube reportedly developing a Tik Tok rival called ‘Shorts’ Love it or hate it, there is no denying the popularity of… Sajid SaleemApril 2, 20202 minute read
Business News Softbank abandons $3 billion WeWork tender offer to buy Adam Neumann’s, investor shares Troubled Japanese tech conglomerate Softbank, has announced via a statement, that it… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 2, 20203 minute read
Business News Xerox is dropping its $35 billion hostile takeover bid for HP Bringing an end to perhaps one of the most storied hostile takeover… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 1, 20202 minute read
News Security Yet another information breach at Marriott results in leaking of data for 5.2 million guests In its second information breach in three years, global hospitality chain Marriott,… Shalabha SarathApril 1, 20202 minute read
Business News Huawei posts a 5.6% increase in yearly profits in the US despite trade ban Ever since the Chinese telecom giant Huawei was blacklisted by the US… Sajid SaleemMarch 31, 20202 minute read
Business News Tesla sales set to plummet after record-breaking 2019 COVID-19 has totally crippled humanity, both socially and economically. The world has… Sajid SaleemMarch 31, 20202 minute read
News Science Medtronic is making its portable ventilator design and software available for free to all Medtronic, the Dublin-based medical equipment maker which was in the news for… Shalabha SarathMarch 31, 20203 minute read
News Startups Venture Capital Tiger Global was on a share purchase spree in TikTok parent Bytedance since 2018, current valuation at around $90Bn: Report In a testament to TikTok’s (and perhaps the short format video) popularity,… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 31, 20202 minute read
