Culture & Policy Internet News Security International alliance of 40 nations, led by the U.S., to pledge against ransom payments to cybercriminals A coalition of 40 nations, spearheaded by the United States, is set… Praneetha BandaruOctober 31, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Apple sends out state-sponsored iPhone attack warning to several Indian Opposition leaders A recent spate of assertions by several prominent opposition political leaders in… Praneetha BandaruOctober 31, 20233 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Biden’s Executive Order sets new benchmarks for safe and trustworthy AI in the U.S. U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a groundbreaking Executive Order to set… Praneetha BandaruOctober 30, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Byju’s CFO Ajay Goel steps down six months after joining The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of India’s edtech giant Byju’s, Ajay Goel,… Praneetha BandaruOctober 24, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News U.S. FCC votes 3-2 to advance reinstatement of net neutrality rules rolled back during Trump tenure In a significant and hotly debated decision, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 19, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News LinkedIn to hand pink slips to 668 employees in second round of layoffs this year Months back, Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn had laid off 715 employees and… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 17, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Meta takes action to counter misinformation during Israel-Hamas conflict Amid warning signs from government officials, and general public alike, Meta is… Praneetha BandaruOctober 13, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Google says it will protect generative AI users from copyright claims amid growing protests from original creators Generative AI has already proved its mettle when it comes to generating… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 13, 20233 minute read
China Culture & Policy News Security India acts against China’s Vivo over alleged visa violations, illegal foreign transfer worth $13Bn The Indian government has taken into custody a Chinese employee of the… Praneetha BandaruOctober 12, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News After Twitter, Now Meta warned by European Commissioner on Israel-Hamas misinformation, has 24 hours to take action In the midst of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, pointed warnings are been… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 12, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News U.S. IRS drops $28.9 billion tax bombshell on Microsoft It seems that Microsoft is in hot waters with the Internal Revenue… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 12, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Japanese PM Fumio Kishida expected to propose Generative AI rules to G7 nations A common notion held in the tech circles these days, is the… Praneetha BandaruOctober 9, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News FTC, 17 U.S. states file antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, accusing it of monopolistic practices Amazon’s practices, this time — and perhaps incoming — have earned the… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 27, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s plans 4k-5k job cuts in restructuring move: Reports Byju’s, once a shining beacon of success in the Indian startup ecosystem,… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 27, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Community Notes on ‘X’ tweaked, allowing for a more balanced fact checking Users may have noticed that social media platform X recently brought several… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 15, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Alphabet trims global recruiting team by hundreds Just when it seemed that the layoffs were behind us and things… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 14, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Oyo India and Europe heads depart months before a potential IPO Heads of Indian hospitality unicorn Oyo’s India and Europe business have left… Staff@The Tech PortalSeptember 6, 20231 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News X to collect biometrics of premium users for “safety, security and identification purposes” X, the erstwhile Twitter, is now set to collect even more sensitive… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 1, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global News Microsoft restructures Activision deal, to sell Activision cloud gaming rights to Ubisoft as it looks for UK approval In a massive change, Microsoft has restructured the proposed deal to acquire… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 22, 20233 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News X will remove account blocking feature, says Musk X owner Elon Musk announced that the popular micro-blogging site will be… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 21, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News X deliberately slowed down access to Threads, Bluesky, NY Times and others, before reversing it: Report For all the talk of Elon Musk being a “free speech absolutist,”… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 16, 20232 minute read
