Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Elon’s Twitter buy-out: Jack Dorsey conveys trust in Elon Musk as a solution Jack Dorsey, Co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, has come out in… Guntas SinghApril 27, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Post Musk deal, Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal talks to employees about company’s uncertain future Despite initially adopting a ‘poison pill’ strategy, Twitter has eventually caved in… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 26, 20223 minute read
Apple Business Culture & Policy Global News With Earth Day incoming, Apple says 20% of all material used in production last year was recycled With Earth Day round the corner, tech giant Apple has removed the… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 20, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News WhatsApp Pay gets Indian payments regulator nod for user cap increment to 100Mn When it comes to making payments online, WhatsApp is not the first… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 15, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News At $43Bn, Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter with his “best and final offer”, days after declining board seat The story of Elon Musk and Twitter is not over yet, but… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 14, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News IMDb TV has been rebranded to Amazon Freevee Going forward, Amazon’s IMDb TV will be rebranded as Amazon Freevee in… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 14, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Startups Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal to step back from ride-hailing ops, to focus on electric, quick commerce Bhavish Aggarwal, the co-founder and CEO of ridesharing giant Ola, has decided… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 13, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Electric News Elon Musk opens “Giga Texas” Tesla Factory at Cyber Rodeo event Adressing a crowd of around 1,000 in an indigenous Texan outfit (Not… Guntas SinghApril 8, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter will finally let you “unmention” yourself from tweets or threads you don’t want to be a part of If you are on Twitter and part of a community, one thing… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 8, 20222 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Mass layoffs at edtech unicorn Unacademy, months after raising a $440Mn round In a situation that looks scaringly similar to the much storied Better.com… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 8, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook bug promoted misinformation and harmful content on news feed for over six months, now fixed Facebook is back in news, and it is back to back in… Guntas SinghApril 1, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Global Google Internet News Google Meet gets picture-in-picture, emoji reactions, YouTube streaming and more features in latest update Google is bringing a slew of new features to Google Meet, which… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 20223 minute read
Apple Culture & Policy Internet News Netflix, Spotify and other “reader apps” can now include in-app links to their websites on Apple’s App Store With increasing heat from regulators and consecutive fines levied on it, Apple… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 31, 20222 minute read
Crypto Culture & Policy News Australian competition watchdog sues Facebook-parent Meta for not taking down misleading crypto ads Advertisements make up a chunk of Facebook-owner Meta’s revenue. However, the same… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 18, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Paytm Payments Bank barred from onboarding new customers by India’s central bank, RBI Paytm Payments Bank has been asked by the Reserve Bank of India… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 11, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News UPI payments in India can now be done using feature phones, won’t require internet connection UPI (Unified Payments Interface) has been nothing short of a revolutionary fintech… Staff@The Tech PortalMarch 8, 20221 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Apple halts sales of its products in Russia as Ukraine invasion enters Day 6 With the Russian invasion of Ukraine showing no signs of stopping, Big… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 2, 20223 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Ashneer Grover, Bharatpe’s cofounder on voluntary leave, resigns as MD and Director Ashneer Grover, BharatPe cofounder who took a voluntary leave amid several financial… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 1, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Elon Musk sends Starlink satellite internet to Ukraine amid ongoing Russian invasion The ongoing invasion of Ukraine, by the Russian army has intensified as… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 27, 20222 minute read
Culture & Policy News Karnataka’s online gambling law deemed unconstitutional by state High Court, struck down Gambling is an activity that dates back to the Palaeolithic period, and… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 15, 20222 minute read
Crypto Culture & Policy News India’s central bank deepens its strong stance against cryptocurrencies, terms it “huge threat to macro-economic stability” Cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity over the years and reached impressive heights… Soumyadeep SarkarFebruary 11, 20223 minute read
