Culture & Policy News Elon Musk’s Neuralink under US govt scanner over alleged violations of the Animal Welfare Act Elon Musk’s Neuralink is the latest venture to get into trouble. The… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 6, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Meta Oversight Board slams VIP cross-check system, says it gives preferential treatment to select users In October 2021, Facebook-parent Meta had asked its Oversight Board to review… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 6, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming News All real-money online games to have federal oversight in India, regulations to encompass games of skill and chance both A new Reuters report – which cites a government document and three… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 5, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Kanye West’s Twitter account suspended twice in two months, this time for “incitement to violence” It seems that Kanye West cannot stay out of controversy, not when… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 2, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Netflix to expand its “Preview Club” to tens of thousands users worldwide from early 2023 Ever wanted to sneak a peak into your favourite TV show or… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 1, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Telegram discloses details of users and channels involved in copyright infringement in India In an incident that wouldn’t serve Telegram well when its come to… Soumyadeep SarkarDecember 1, 20222 minute read
Crypto Culture & Policy News RBI to commence first retail pilot for Digital Rupee from December 1 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) continues to test and work on… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 29, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Internet News Twitter Twitter to relaunch Verified service next week with multicolour check marks, certain banned accounts to be restored Twitter’s verification service has been in a state of confusion ever since… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 26, 20224 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Amazon summoned by India’s Labour Ministry over alleged “forced” terminations of employees Amazon India has been summoned by India’s Labour Ministry to appear before… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 24, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Meta releases transparency report for H1 2022, notes 10.5% rise in global government requests for user data Facebook-parent Meta – which was in recent news for drastically reducing its… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 24, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Alphabet joins mass layoff cycle, 10K underperforming employees to be sacked by early 2023: Report “Mission: Downsize” has been the name of the game for the majority… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 23, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Musk says no more layoffs at Twitter, will actively hire again Twitter, which shed two-thirds of its workforce into just three weeks in… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 23, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy E-commerce News India to issue guidelines to combat fake reviews on online platforms The current e-commerce age has highlighted a great drawback that comes with… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 21, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Zomato confirms 3% workforce being laid off across verticals In the latest instance of employees getting the boot from amid challenging… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 19, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Amazon initiates largest round of layoffs in company history In what is the sequel to an earlier report, Amazon has initiated… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 17, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Google agrees to pay $391.5Mn in largest Attorney General-led consumer privacy settlement in the US It seems you are not safe even when you turn off location… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 15, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Meta confirms layoffs, set to reduce headcount by over 11,000 and extend hiring freeze throughout Q1 2023 Confirming earlier reports of Meta laying off in masses, the Facebook-parent has… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 9, 20223 minute read
Crypto Culture & Policy News US justice department has seized $3.36Bn worth of cryptocurrency The United States Department of Justice (DOJ), has announced seizure of cryptocurrency… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalNovember 8, 20221 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Accounts impersonating others without specifying them as parody will be permanently booted off Twitter, declares Musk Elon Musk is all for memes and free speech – the former… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 8, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Mass layoffs lands Twitter in lawsuit, being sued for alleged violation of federal and California laws For months, Twitter was embroiled in a lawsuit with Elon Musk to… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 5, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Expected mass layoffs at Twitter have begun Twitter layoffs are finally happening. A tumultuous first week at the social… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 4, 20222 minute read
