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
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Meta to let creators create and sell NFTs on Instagram, expands Subscriptions and launches Professional Mode on Facebook profiles Meta has been working to integrate non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Instagram for… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 3, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News YouTube debuts streaming subscriptions through ‘Primetime Channels’ in the US When it comes to watching trailers and teasers of upcoming films or… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 2, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Elon Musk dissolves Twitter’s board of directors, appoints himself CEO, set to fire 25% workforce Less than a week after the ownership of Twitter finally went into… Soumyadeep SarkarNovember 1, 20223 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Govt notifies changes to IT Rules, grievance appellate committees to be formed, social media platforms mandated to comply Last year, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 29, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Musk era begins at Twitter, CEO Parag Agrawal, other senior execs reportedly fired This time, Elon Musk did not have any last-hour tricks up his… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 28, 20223 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Indian competition watchdog hands fines worth ₹392 crore to Oyo and MakeMyTrip for anti-competitive practices The Competition Commission of India (CCI), India’s anti-competitive watchdog, has handed hefty… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 20, 20223 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Musk reverses earlier decision, says SpaceX will keep funding Starlink internet network in Ukraine In February, soon after Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, Musk agreed… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 17, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Global Internet News Instagram expands video selfie age verification option to India and Brazil Social media companies have rolled out a ton of measures to make… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 14, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News New savings account by Apple, Goldman Sachs, will let Apple Card users save and grow their Daily Cash Apple is teaming up with Goldman Sachs to bring forth a new… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 14, 20222 minute read
