Culture & Policy Global News A New York Lawyer is in trouble for using ChatGPT to write legal brief OpenAI’s ChatGPT has claimed the attention of millions ever since it was… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 29, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Latest round of layoffs begin at Meta, set to be last of three-part job cuts Meta has initiated a fresh round of layoffs, according to media reports.… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 24, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Account sharing no more: Netflix initiates crackdown on password sharing Gone are the days of freely granting access to your Netflix, to… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 24, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News You can now edit WhatsApp messages within a 15-minute window For a long time, the only recourse to correct a typo on… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 23, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Disney to cut 2,500 jobs, part of previously announced restructuring plan In a recent development, media and entertainment giant Disney is set to… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 23, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Reliance JioMart lays off nearly 1000 amid restructuring post Metro acquisition Reliance Industries’ online wholesale venture JioMart is making headlines once again, though… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 23, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Security Meta slammed with record €1.2Bn fine in EU, ordered to halt transfer of EU user data to the US within 6 months In a resounding blow to social media company Meta, European regulatory authorities… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 22, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming Internet News ‘Battlegrounds Mobile India’ set for an India comeback Krafton, the South Korean game developed, launched Battlegrounds Mobile India in the… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalMay 19, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Google Internet News Google to disable third-party cookies for some Chrome users next year In a significant development aimed at enhancing user privacy, Google has unveiled… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 19, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Futurism News OpenAI’s Sam Altman raises concerns over AI’s potential to harm, highlights urgency of regulation In the vast expanse of technological progress, artificial intelligence (AI) stands as… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 17, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Media group VICE files for bankruptcy In a significant turn of events, media company Vice has filed for… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 15, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Twitter Linda Yaccarino to be Twitter’s new CEO, Musk confirms Updated: Elon Musk confirmed in a tweet that Linda Yaccarino has been… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 12, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Economic Offences Wing files FIR against BharatPe founder Ashneer Grover and family The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi police in India, has… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 11, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter to purges inactive accounts It is a common sight to see users create accounts on social… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 9, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Twitter Elon Musk threatens to reassign NPR’s Twitter account to “another company” The feud between media companies and Elon Musk over Twitter verification badges… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 3, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Joint proposal by Apple and Google aims to end misuse of Bluetooth tracking devices such as Airtags Apple and Google have jointly submitted a proposal for industry specification which… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 2, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News India blocks 14 instant messaging (IM) apps allegedly used by terror groups The Indian government is known to axe apps that prove to be… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 1, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Dropbox lays off 500, trims workforce by 16% due to ‘AI era of computing’, slow growth Cloud storage provider Dropbox became the latest name to reduce its workforce… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 27, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News OpenAI to let users disable chat history in ChatGPT, previews new subscription plan ChatGPT has been making headlines ever since it was unveiled, and amidst… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 26, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News U.S. Appeals court sides with Apple in Epic Games antitrust case The long-running anti-trust tussle between Apple and Epic just got another interesting… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 25, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Delhi High Court directs India’s competition watchdog to consider ADIF’s plea against Google’s new payment policy The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been directed to investigate the… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 24, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter restores Blue checkmarks for several accounts with over 1Mn followers, even if they didn’t pay The drama at Twitter continues to unfold. Barely a few days after… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 24, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Several celebs lose legacy Twitter Blue tick verification badges, including Shah Rukh Khan, the Pope among others Twitter has started the removal of legacy blue checkmarks from users on… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 21, 20233 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News More layoffs reportedly expected at Meta this week, to impact teams working in Reality Labs, Facebook among others In what has become an increasingly common scene, another wave of job… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 19, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News WhatsApp, Signal, other encrypted IM apps urge UK govt to ‘rethink’ Online Safety Bill WhatsApp, Signal, and a host of other messaging services have joined forces… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 19, 20233 minute read
