Culture & Policy Internet News Google faces new antitrust lawsuit filed by US state attorney generals, targeting Play Store commission Seems like Google has really not had any time to catch its… Manasi VarmaJuly 8, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy News NCLAT orders scrapping of corporate insolvency case against OYO In what is good news for hotel aggregator platform OYO Hotels &… Manasi VarmaJuly 7, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Ravi Shankar Prasad, the man behind India’s controversial new IT laws, resigns amid Cabinet reshuffle Even as the latest IT rules continue to bind the major social… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 7, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract amid Amazon-Microsoft dispute It seems that the Jedi are not returning after all. More than… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 7, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News No protection will be given to Twitter for non-compliance with IT rules: Delhi HC The feud between Twitter and the ruling BJP government just got rougher… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 6, 20213 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News NRAI writes to CCI, alleging Swiggy and Zomato’s unfair practices hurt restaurants Online food ordering and delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy have become heavily… Manasi VarmaJuly 5, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News UPI records all-time high of 2.8 Bn transactions worth ₹5.47 lakh crores in June The pandemic sent waves across the digital payments sector, raising it to… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 2, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand… Soumyadeep SarkarJuly 2, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google publishes first transparency report under IT rules, says it received more than 27,000 complaints in April The new IT rules have come into effect, binding the major social… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 30, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook backs India’s new IT rules, says they “make sense” The new IT rules have been a source of contention between major… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 30, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Facebook becomes a $1 Trillion company Like it or not, social media platforms have flourished like never before… Upneet SinghJune 29, 20212 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News [Update: Map withdrawn] Twitter shows India’s J&K and Ladakh territories as separate countries Update: The map has now been removed. Before: Twitter and the Indian… Upneet SinghJune 28, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal slams US e-commerce giants for being “arrogant,” alleges they flouted Indian laws India is the second-largest internet market in the world and a large… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 28, 20212 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Twitter’s Global Legal Policy Leader Jeremy Kessel to be next interim resident grievance officer in India Earlier today, we reported that Dharmendra Chatur has stepped down from his… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 28, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Indian court rules no coercive action to be taken againt Twitter India MD for ‘assault’ video Just weeks after the new IT rules in India came into effect,… Upneet SinghJune 25, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Windows 11 now official with new design, support for Android apps; Nadella terms it beginning of a ‘new era’ for Windows Finally, Windows 11 is official. The announcement came in from Microsoft about… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJune 25, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy News John McAfee, the controversial founder of antivirus software giant McAfee, found dead in Spanish prison John McAfee, the name behind one of the most popular antivirus software… Upneet SinghJune 24, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook, Google fail to halt passage of strict new antitrust bills by US House Committee The going seems only to be getting tougher for US tech giants,… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 24, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News After Amazon and Flipkart, Google faces antitrust probe in India over abuse of dominant position in Smart TV sector Antitrust probes have become a common occurrence as tech giants continue to… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 23, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy News India tightens e-commerce rules for Amazon and Flipkart, including ban of flash sales and appointment of Chief Compliance Officer In the midst of an antitrust probe, e-commerce powerhouses Amazon and Walmart’s… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 22, 20213 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Battlegrounds Mobile India reportedly found sending user data to China South Korea’s Krafton may have hoped for a better time in India… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 21, 20212 minute read
