Business Culture & Policy News Apple to open new facility in Munich as part of investment plan in Germany Apple announced today that it is planning to invest more money into… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 10, 20212 minute read
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Culture & Policy Internet News Australia passes landmark law, makes it mandatory for Google and Facebook to pay for news The Australian Parliament on Thursday moved forward with the passing of the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 25, 20212 minute read
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Culture & Policy News UK court rules Epic Games’ case against Apple can’t continue in London while US trial is ongoing Epic Games’ crusade in Europe against tech giant Apple has reached a… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Bone cancer survivor set to board SpaceX flight for Inspiration4 ‘all-civilian’ mission Earlier, SpaceX had announced Inspiration4, its all-civilian private spaceflight mission in the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 22, 20212 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Uber loses battle in UK Supreme Court, has to classify drivers as “workers” now Uber Technologies Inc. has not had the best of times with the… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 19, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy News Space NASA’s Perseverance nails landing on Mars, beams back first pictures of Martian surface Perseverance is the key to success, they say. On Friday, National Aeronautics… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 19, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy News Facebook fined in Italy (again!) over misleading information on data protection The Italian Competition Authority Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM),… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 17, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News Epic Games takes it fight against Apple to Europe The feud that started last August with Apple removing Fortnite from the… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 17, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Bitcoin waltz past the $50,000 mark buoyed by grand investments Bitcoin, the latest frenzy to take the investment world by storm, has… Upneet SinghFebruary 17, 20212 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News India’s supreme court seeks response from Facebook, Whatsapp over privacy policy change The Supreme Court has decided to intervene to protect the privacy of… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 16, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News ISRO and MapMyIndia working on indigenous Google Maps substitute The Government of India’s mission for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat has seen a… Upneet SinghFebruary 14, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy News XPRIZE reveals details about the $100M potluck by Elon Musk for developing carbon capture technologies Back on January 22, Elon Musk announced a competition with a massive… Staff@The Tech PortalFebruary 8, 20213 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Jammu and Kashmir finally gets back 4G internet, 18 months after suspension Almost two years after they had been suspended by the government, high… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 5, 20212 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Myanmar military government blocks Facebook and Instagram, silences online activity Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, and other… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 4, 20212 minute read
