Culture & Policy News Startups Swiggy to lay off hundreds from its cloud kitchens business The catastrophic economic impact of coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented layoffs… Shalabha SarathApril 22, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Google’s head of quantum computing hardware John Martinis steps down Quantum computing is a dream that the tech world is aching to… Upneet SinghApril 21, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Facebook pulls down events that invite protests against stay-at-home orders Large swathes of population across most states in the US have been… Shalabha SarathApril 21, 20202 minute read
Facebook sets up a COVID-19 fundraising platform in India Making another major stride in its contributions to the containment of coronavirus… Shalabha SarathApril 21, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News India’ COVID-19 tracker app ‘Aarogya Setu’ races to 50 Million downloads in record time Aarogya Setu, the COVID-19 contact tracing app launched by the Indian Government,… Sajid SaleemApril 16, 20202 minute read
Google to slow down hiring in 2020 as it looks to realign spending to “fewer strategic areas” COVID-19 is turning into a massive black hole that is gulping in… Sajid SaleemApril 16, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Tiktok parent ByteDance on a hiring spree as other unicorns lay off workforce due to coronavirus closures Against a backdrop unprecedented layoffs in the corporate sector, Chinese internet giant… Shalabha SarathApril 15, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Amazon fires more employees over coronavirus-linked criticism of warehouse working conditions In a move that may further add to the scrutiny it has… Shalabha SarathApril 14, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy News Prime Minister Modi announces extension of nationwide lockdown in India till May 3rd In what was largely expected, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 14, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Amazon to hire 75,000 more workers to meet increased demand due to coronavirus As consumers rush to online retailers to get most of the stuff… Upneet SinghApril 14, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy News Now the US Senate has banned Zoom over security concerns: Report In a string of bad press that Zoom continues to garner, the… Shalabha SarathApril 9, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Jack Dorsey donates $1 Billion to COVID-19 relief activities Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, has announced a $1 billion fund… Sajid SaleemApril 8, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy E-commerce News After BigBasket, Uber will now help Flipkart in delivering essential items Uber India has tied up with e-commerce giant Flipkart to help deliver… Sajid SaleemApril 6, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News YouTube acts against content linking coronavirus to 5G after attacks on 5G towers in the UK YouTube will now remove or limit visibility of content featuring conspiracy theories… Shalabha SarathApril 6, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet News Twitter suspends 20,000 accounts linked to Saudi, Serbian and Egyptian governments Twitter has announced that it has removed 20,000 accounts from its platform… Upneet SinghApril 4, 20202 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet News Disney+ debuts in India, starts at ₹1499 a year Disney+ has finally arrived in India. The streaming service from Disney, which… Staff@The Tech PortalApril 3, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy News Indian IT major Wipro and Azim Premji Foundation donate ₹1125 crores towards controlling coronavirus pandemic Adding to the list of private undertakings which have made monetary contributions… Shalabha SarathApril 1, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Startups upGrad appoints former BYJU’s exec Arjun Mohan as India CEO Upgrad, the online learning platform focusing on short/medium term higher education courses,… Sajid SaleemApril 1, 20203 minute read
Culture & Policy News Facebook announces a $100 Million grant for newsrooms covering COVID-19 pandemic Facebook has announced yet another financial package for COVID-19 related activities, this… Sajid SaleemMarch 31, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy News Amazon reportedly did not notify workers at a US facility after one of them tested positive for COVID-19 In what would easily amount to irresponsible and negligent behavior, the management… Sajid SaleemMarch 26, 20203 minute read
Business Culture & Policy News Amazon stops accepting cash as a mode of payment in India to prevent COVID 19 spread Amazon, in an announcement on its website, has promulgated that it is… Upneet SinghMarch 26, 20202 minute read