Business Culture & Policy News Coronavirus outbreak leads to Geneva Motor Show 2020 cancellation Amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, Switzerland has banned any large public gatherings.… CarThrustFebruary 28, 20202 minute read
Business News Startups U.S. food delivery upstart DoorDash, last valued at $13B, confidentially files for its IPO DoorDash, the SoftBank backed U.S. based food delivery upstart, has announced that… Upneet SinghFebruary 28, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Security Sports retail chain Decathalon leaks personal information of 123 Million people Popular sports equipment retail chain Decathalon is the latest addition to the… Sajid SaleemFebruary 27, 20202 minute read
Business News Google Pay revenues in India surged 155% to $156M in FY 2018-19 with $710K in profits Google Pay, the UPI enabled payments service that Alphabet-owned Google runs in… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 27, 20203 minute read
Electric News Tesla and Panasonic end joint solar cell production venture amid strained ties In an eventual public acknowledgement of a strained partnership, Panasonic has announced… Sajid SaleemFebruary 26, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy News Disney-owned Hotstar blocks John Oliver’s episode that is critical of Indian PM Narendra Modi Internet and content censorship is further deepening its roots in the vibrant… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 26, 20202 minute read
News Startups Grab raises US$856 Million to expand into financial services amid rumors of a merger with rival Gojek Amid swirling rumors of a merger with Gojek, Southeast Asia’s most valuable… Sajid SaleemFebruary 26, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter suspends dozens of pro-Bloomberg accounts for ‘platform manipulation and spam’ Amid growing concerns regarding the exploitation of social media platforms for political… Sajid SaleemFebruary 25, 20202 minute read
Gadgetry News Sony unveils its first 5G flagship, the Sony Xperia 1 II (a.k.a Mark two) Sony is banking on 5G to bring back some of the lost… Sajid SaleemFebruary 24, 20203 minute read
Gadgetry News Huawei launches Mate Xs, a $2700 foldable sequel to MateX, and a 5G version of the iPad Pro inspired MatePad Pro 5G Foldable phones are the new frenzy in the market, and have come… Upneet SinghFebruary 24, 20202 minute read
Business Futurism News SpaceX could raise $250 million at a $36 billion valuation: Report SpaceX, Elon Musk’s child of prodigy, is looking to raise a heavy… Upneet SinghFebruary 22, 20202 minute read
Business Futurism News Alphabet’s Loon and Softbank’s HAPSMobile to usher in era of flying mobile towers, Airtel backs alliance Google-parent Alphabet Inc. and SoftBank are joining forces to bring to the… Upneet SinghFebruary 22, 20202 minute read
Business Electric News Tesla given green light to cut trees for its Gigafactory in Germany A few days back, we reported how Tesla’s plan to build its… Upneet SinghFebruary 22, 20202 minute read
Business News Now Flipkart moves against Competition Commission’s antitrust probe While Amazon vs India’s competition regulator CCI (Competition Commission of India) has… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 21, 20202 minute read
Apps News Google bans close to 600 apps with 4.5B+ downloads from play store for ‘disruptive’ ads Google has recently banned 600 apps from Play store, banning their developers… Upneet SinghFebruary 21, 20202 minute read
Business News Morgan Stanley to acquire online discount brokerage ETrade in a historic $13 billion deal Wall Street is tough, and not every company can fathom to survive… Upneet SinghFebruary 20, 20202 minute read
News Venture Capital Founders Fund has closed $3 billion for a pair of new funds Founders fund, the venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery,… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 20, 20201 minute read
News Startups Swiggy gets $113 million to take on the ‘Zomato-Uber Eats India’ combine India’s food delivery sector is back in action. After Zomato’s takeover of… Upneet SinghFebruary 20, 20202 minute read
News Startups Unacademy cracks $110 million in fresh round from Facebook, General Atlantic, Sequoia and others India’s edtech space is continuing to roll in big monies. While there… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 19, 20202 minute read
Apps News Facebook tests a tabbed News feed with easier access to ‘Most Recent’ and ‘Already Seen’ feeds Just a few days back, we reported how Instagram can probably bring… Upneet SinghFebruary 18, 20202 minute read
Futurism News Space SpaceX partners with Space Adventures to ferry private citizens to space aboard Crew Dragon Space Travel just got further to being a more commonly used term.… Upneet SinghFebruary 18, 20202 minute read