A.I. Culture & Policy Global News LinkedIn announces AI enhancements to ease job hunt LinkedIn is deepening AI integration across the platform, as internet companies continue… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 14, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Google to face £13.6Bn UK class action over alleged abuse of ad market dominance The online advertising market is a multi-billion dollar industry, and Google sits… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 6, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Microsoft cuts hundreds of jobs at Azure and Mixed Reality divisions: Report Layoffs are, once again, coming to tech giants, and among them, once… Soumyadeep SarkarJune 5, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News Stripe limits new sign-ups in India to invite-only amid stringent regulatory compliance California-headquartered payments giant Stripe has encountered a temporary roadblock in its India… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 31, 20242 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News ChatGPT ‘Sky’ voice put on hold, OpenAI denies any resemblance to Scarlett Johansson OpenAI has now announced that it would temporarily suspend the use of… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 21, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Electric News Uber, Aaveg get licenses to operate ‘premium bus services’ in Delhi Delhi would soon see commuting options in the form of private buses,… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 17, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Apple adds new accessibility features including Eye Tracking, more Apple has now unveiled a range of features for users with special… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 16, 20243 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Google fights back against Epic’s proposed Play Store revamp, files injunction The legal tussle between Epic Games and Google continues, with Google now… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 7, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News LinkedIn India Head Ashutosh Gupta departs after 11 years After a highly successful eleven-year run, Ashutosh Gupta, the Country Manager for… Soumyadeep SarkarMay 1, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups Ola Cabs CEO Hemant Bakshi quits within 3 months of joining Ola, the Indian ride-hailing upstart that rivals Uber in India, is seeing… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 30, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News iPadOS now designated under EU’s Digital Markets Act, given 6 months to ensure compliance The European Union (EU), which has been taking bold steps to contain… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 30, 20243 minute read
A.I. Business Culture & Policy News UK competition watchdog investigates Microsoft, Amazon’s AI deals with Mistral, Anthropic, others The red-hot race for dominance in artificial intelligence (AI) is facing a… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 25, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Google lays off employees, restructures several teams After a brief pause, the dreaded layoffs cycle that saw 1000s losing… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 18, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy Electric News Tesla lays off 10% workforce, key execs leave, several departments considerably reduced Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a fresh wave of layoffs at the… Global Staff @ The Tech PortalApril 16, 20242 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Instagram introduces Nudity Protection in private messages In response to growing concerns over user safety in online spaces, popular… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 12, 20243 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy Internet News Security Microsoft warns of AI threat to elections, hints at China interference The democratic process worldwide is facing a new threat: the use of… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 8, 20243 minute read
Culture & Policy News Byju’s lays off another 500, mostly in sales: Report Byju’s, which continues to grapple with a multitude of challenges – financial… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 3, 20243 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News OpenAI cuts Sam Altman’s control over VC arm, Ian Hathaway appointed to lead According to recent disclosures filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),… Soumyadeep SarkarApril 1, 20242 minute read
Culture & Policy Global News EU launches first investigations under Digital Markets Act against Apple, Alphabet, and Meta Th EU, which launched Digital Markets Act — one of the most… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 26, 20243 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News Google to restrict Gemini AI’s responses for election queries With elections coming up across some of the biggest democracies globally (including… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 13, 20243 minute read
A.I. Culture & Policy News OpenAI reinstates Sam Altman to the board, appoints new members OpenAI, the AI research lab best known for ChatGPT, has weathered a… Soumyadeep SarkarMarch 10, 20243 minute read
