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
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
