Business News Coronavirus results in increased user engagement on Facebook, but advertising revenue takes hit In an investor guidance released by Facebook today, the company has warned… Shalabha SarathMarch 25, 2020
Business News Facebook to acquire stake in India’s Reliance Jio in a multi-billion dollar deal, reports FT Tech giant Facebook could soon be a sizeable shareholder in Mukesh Ambani’s… Sajid SaleemMarch 24, 2020
Culture & Policy News India goes under nation-wide lockdown from midnight, government to spend $2Bn to fight coronavirus Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second national address in a week,… Sajid SaleemMarch 24, 2020
Culture & Policy News 2020 Tokyo Olympics delayed by a year After weeks of speculation, the news, that sportspersons and fans alike throughout… Sajid SaleemMarch 24, 2020
News Science India’s MyLab receives drug regulator CDSCO validation for first “made in India” COVID-19 testing kits In what is certain to provide massive boost to India’s already unprecedented… Shalabha SarathMarch 24, 2020
Business News Chinese telecoms lost 21 million subscribers during pandemic China, home to the world’s largest population, was hit by the coronavirus… Upneet SinghMarch 24, 2020
Crypto News Startups CoinDCX bags $3 million in funding as India opens regulatory gates to cryptocurrency trading Less than 3 weeks after Supreme Court of India’s historic judgement to… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 24, 2020
Business News Apple not a trillion dollar company anymore as unprecedented Fed stimulus fails to arrest market slide NASDAQ and other US indices continued to show sharp declines as a… Shalabha SarathMarch 23, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Startups Ola announces financial relief for coronavirus affected drivers in India, Australia, but more needs to be done India-HQed ride hailing giant Ola, has announced setting up of a dedicated… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 23, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Uber suspends all services in select cities in India amid coronavirus lockdown In line with Indian government guidelines of a complete lockdown in 80… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 23, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy News Paytm creates ₹5 crore (~$660K) fund for innovators working on COVID-19 related medical solutions Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 300, and the country is now… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 22, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News India launches dedicated Whatsapp chatbot to aware masses on COVID-19, social media companies directed to check misinformation spread As dangerous as the coronavirus is, it’s threat is only matched by… Upneet SinghMarch 21, 2020
Culture & Policy News Jack Ma is sending 1.8Mn masks, 210K COVID-19 test kits, ventilators and more to under-equipped Asian countries Jack Ma is continuing with his earlier philanthropic efforts in the ongoing… Upneet SinghMarch 21, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Ola, Uber suspend ride-sharing in India as social distancing takes priority In a bid to promote social distancing and contain the spread of… Upneet SinghMarch 20, 2020
Business Culture & Policy News Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma gives up his salary for the next two months Difficult times often bring the best out of people. As much as… Sajid SaleemMarch 20, 2020
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Disney delays Disney+ launch in India The impact of COVID-19 outbreak is now reaching Disney as well. The… Sajid SaleemMarch 20, 2020
Culture & Policy Electric News Tesla finally suspends production at California factory, “China is operating normally” says Elon Musk Tesla has finally announced suspension of production at its Fremont, california factory.… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 20, 2020
Code Internet News Re-designed Facebook Desktop, including Dark Mode, starts rolling out to most users globally Facebook has now started rolling out a new, radically re-designed version of… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 20, 2020
Business News Tesla ‘will make ventilators if there is a shortage’, tweets Elon Musk Elon Musk’s love for Twitter just fails to fade. The social media… Shalabha SarathMarch 19, 2020
Culture & Policy Internet News Telecom operators in India red flag Government requests for call data records for ‘all users’ in some regions In what would certainly come under questionable use of power, the central… Upneet SinghMarch 19, 2020
Futurism News Space SpaceX successfully launches sixth batch of Starlink satellites on four-time used Falcon 9 rocket, fails to recover booster SpaceX’s previously aborted Starlink mission took off successfully today. And while it… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 18, 2020