Culture & Policy News Startups Byju’s to lay off 2500 more over next six months as it struggles to profitability Amidst trickling of funding, falling stocks, and cooling investor interest, the purse… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 12, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Kanye West gets booted from Instagram, Twitter, over anti-Semitic posts The past week has not been a pleasant one for Kanye West,… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 10, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News RBI’s pilot of the digital Rupee to commence soon: Report The Reserve bank of India (RBI) has maintained its hard stance against… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 8, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Gadgetry Google News Pixel Watch to be first Android watch with Fitbit integrations, to come at $349 Google has not commanded a strong presence in the smartwatch space, where… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 20223 minute read
Culture & Policy Enterprise Google News Google’s Pixel 7 series comes with Tensor G2 chipset, starts at $599 and $899 Last month, at a time when the internet was going wild with… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 6, 20223 minute read
Culture & Policy Enterprise News Twitter Elon Musk to proceed with the acquisition on original terms after all, Twitter confirms Knowing Elon Musk and his flair for the dramatics, it would be… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 5, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Gadgetry Global News EU parliament passes law for a common charger across electronic devices (excluding laptops) by 2024 end The European Parliament has approved new reforms for charging that demand that… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter expands available options across its ‘Status updates’ test, but Twitter Blue subscribers left out This July, it was discovered that Twitter was testing a feature that… Soumyadeep SarkarOctober 4, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg says Meta will freeze hiring, slash budgets, bring further restructuring: Report After being on the rise for more than a decade or so,… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 30, 20223 minute read
Culture & Policy Gaming News Indian Gaming companies and high-value players slapped with show cause notices for possible tax evasion The online gaming industry gained a huge boost over the past two… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 29, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News [Updated] Despite earlier filings, depositions of Musk and Twitter CEO Agarwal rescheduled ahead of the big trial, Musk’s to be held on October 6-7 Update: Musk’s deposition has been rescheduled to be held on October 6-7,… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 27, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Meta taken to court for circumventing Apple’s privacy rules on iOS and tracking users on Facebook One of the biggest concerns for users online, is the ability of… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 23, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google slashes workforce, projects in R&D division ‘Area 120’ by half This year is a tough time for Google employees – the past… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 15, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google fails to put a stop to its record €4.34 Billion fine in the EU The crackdown on foreign tech powerhouses continues, as the behemoths are finding… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 14, 20222 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News India’s finance minister asks RBI to create a “whitelist” of all legal digital lending apps Recent times has seen India, the world’s second-largest internet market, crack down… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 9, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Instagram hit with €405Mn fine over privacy settings for children The internet, with all its benefits, has made the maintenance of privacy… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 6, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Indian IT ministry summons Wikipedia execs over vandalism of cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s page In India, the game of cricket is often termed as a religion… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 5, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups ED raids Razorpay, Paytm, Cashfree premises amid crackdown on unethical quick lending apps India has been cracking down hard on lending apps that operate in… Soumyadeep SarkarSeptember 5, 20223 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Musk challenges Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a ‘public debate’ over bots on the platform Elon Musk and Twitter are making news again. As Tesla and SpaceX… Soumyadeep SarkarAugust 8, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Indian govt. has withdrawn the controversial Data Protection Bill, a new revamped bill to be introduced soon The controversial Data Protection Bill, that the current Indian government started working… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 4, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Space Russia says it will leave International Space Station after 2024 amid rising post-Ukraine war tensions For many years, the International Space Station (ISS) has been a symbol… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 27, 20223 minute read
