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
A.I. Culture & Policy News Amazon introduces AI-generated customer review highlights and summaries It seems that e-commerce major Amazon is jumping on the generative AI… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 15, 20232 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News X reduces eligibility threshold for its ads revenue sharing program X has now decided to lower the requirements for its creator payout… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 13, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News India passes Personal Data Protection Bill, penalties of upto $30Mn for companies found in violation In a significant development in the country’s data privacy landscape, the upper… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 9, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Pepperfry co-founder and CEO Ambareesh Murty suffers cardiac arrest, passes away at 51 Ambareesh Murty, co-founder of the online furniture store Pepperfry, is no more.… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 9, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News X to fund legal bills for employees who have been “unfairly treated” over their actions on the platform In an unexpected move (or maybe expected now, since its Musk?), billionaire… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 7, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google brings contact info removal, SafeSearch blurring, and more to Search Tech major Google has announced several privacy-focused updates to Search. These updates… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 4, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Indian govt. brings back data protection bill, tabled in lower house amid strong Opposition India’s Union Communications, Electronics, and Information Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw, introduced the… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 3, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Tiger-Global backed used cars platform Spinny lays off 300 Spinny, the Tiger Global, ADQ backed used cars platform, is laying off… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 3, 20232 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Venture Capital Peak XV Partners will mark down the value of its Byju’s stake due to “lack of visibility” into company’s audited financials Byjus’ week just went from bad to worse, amid an unravelling flurry… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 26, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Prosus, a major investor in Byju’s, says the company “regularly disregarded advice” despite repeated efforts The Byju’s corporate (mis)governance saga is getting an important chapter added to… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Global Google News Google to pay $338.7Mn in damages in Chromecast patent case In a major blow for Alphabet’s Google, the US-based tech giant has… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20232 minute read
Apple Apps Culture & Policy News Apple faces $1Bn class action lawsuit brought by over 1500 app developers in the UK Apple’s App Store policies and alleged exorbitant commission are once again in… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 25, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s to rework its loan agreement with lenders for its $1.2 billion Term B loan: Report Embattled edtech major Byju’s, which has been fighting one crisis after another… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 24, 20232 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Global News OpenAI, Microsoft, others make voluntary AI safety commitments, pledge to watermark AI content With an ever-increasing confluence around A.I., potential misuse and serious harm are… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 22, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming News Peak XV, Tiger Global, others write to Indian PM expressing serious concerns over new gaming tax India’s new tax policy on online gaming continues to be a point… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 21, 20233 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Dunzo, the Reliance/Google-backed quick commerce app, delays employee salaries, announces further job cuts Cash-strapped quick-commerce firm Dunzo has deferred salary payouts for its employees once… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 19, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter tweaks DM settings to reduce spam, including from verified users In a tweak that will be implemented “as soon as July 14”,… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 13, 20232 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming News Online gaming, casinos to attract 28% GST in India, country’s highest indirect tax bracket In a setback to a fledgling online gaming industry in the world’s… Staff@The Tech PortalJuly 12, 20232 minute read
