Culture & Policy News Trump signs executive order to ban any transactions with Bytedance and WeChat in the US U.S. President Donald Trump today signed two separate executive orders, each of… Chinni SinghAugust 7, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google removes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels for their alleged attempts to spread disinformation Google has deleted more than 2,500 youtube channels linked to China in… Upneet SinghAugust 6, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter, Youtube and Facebook take down Trump video clip where he claims children are immune to COVID-19 In a rare uniform action taken across the aisle by social media… Staff@The Tech PortalAugust 6, 20201 minute read
Apps Business Culture & Policy News Disney’s revenue falls, but Disney+ manages to reach 60.5M subscribers within nine months of launch The Walt Disney Company announced its quarterly earnings today, and it was… Chinni SinghandUpneet SinghAugust 5, 20203 minute read
Apps Business Culture & Policy News Twitter faces $250M in fines as FTC investigates the platform for alleged misuse of user data The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Twitter for misusing user data… Chinni SinghAugust 4, 20201 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Trump asks for a “substantial portion” of the Microsoft-TikTok deal, sets a deadline for 15th September TikTok is getting tossed around everywhere in the US, with no conclusion… Upneet SinghAugust 4, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Australia plans to make internet giants such as Facebook and Google pay for local news and content In a move that could act as precedent for other governments globally,… Chinni SinghJuly 31, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google finally held accountable for the 2016 data merge with DoubleClick Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai clearly prepared for last night’s Congress meeting, but… Upneet SinghJuly 30, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Apple grilled by Congress for suppressing competition and extracting commissions on App Store Last night’s Congress hearing turned out to be a ruthless probe in… Upneet SinghJuly 30, 20203 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Zuckerberg considered Instagram a threat at the time of acquisition, new emails reveal In a lengthy US Congress grilling that lasted for over six and… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 30, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Bezos admits stolen and counterfeit goods being sold on Amazon, unsure of the seller verification process In a grilling of the CEOs of some of the world’s biggest… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalJuly 30, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News TikTok gets a $50 Bn valuation tag from ByteDance investors amid takeover bid: Report In continuation of Bytedance’s efforts to distance TikTok from its Chinese roots,… Upneet SinghJuly 29, 20203 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Facebook postpones second quarter results as Zuckerberg prepares to appear before Congress The Wednesday of July 29th will become a historical date, for the… Upneet SinghJuly 28, 20203 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google will allow employees to work from home till July 2021 Google has extended work from home till July 2021, allowing its over… Chinni SinghJuly 27, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Tiktok announces a $200Mn ‘Creator Fund’ for U.S. creators In a bid to not lose its current biggest market (after the… Upneet SinghJuly 24, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Facebook forms new ‘equity and inclusion team’ to study racial bias within FB, Instagram’s platform algorithms The conversation around Facebook and potential racial bias, backed by political motives,… Upneet SinghJuly 22, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Spotify introduces video podcasts to select creators, with a global rollout planned soon Spotify today announced in a blog post that it is rolling out… Chinni SinghJuly 22, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Mark Zuckerberg finds US Government’s response to the threat of COVID-19 “disappointing” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a lot on his hands in the… Upneet SinghJuly 18, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Microsoft is reducing workforce after closing retail stores As the unspoken king of the PC business-Microsoft enters a new fiscal… Sujay GoswamiJuly 17, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Apple will spend $400 million on affordable housing in California Apple has allocated more than $400 million on affordable housing programs and… Chinni SinghJuly 13, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News India could establish new data regulatory body to curb US dominance in country’s digital space: Report India has been tinkering with its data policies from some while now,… Upneet SinghJuly 13, 20202 minute read
