Apps Culture & Policy Internet Uber announces in-trip audio recording, ridecheck and PIN verification safety features in India In-trip audio record, a safety feature by Uber that was in reports… Parampreet SinghJanuary 9, 20202 minute read
Facebook executive shares memo acknowledging social network’s influence in US Prez Donald Trump’s 2016 win Facebook came under heavy fire after it was speculated that the platform… Upneet SinghJanuary 9, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Futurism Research Toyota announces plans of turning its idea of a futuristic “Woven city” into reality Japan-based Toyota Motor corp announced today of plans to transform its idea… Parampreet SinghJanuary 7, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Zoho CEO defends proposed attendance at Indian right wing organisation event amid severe backlash India is going through a rather ‘not natural to India’ kind of… Upneet SinghJanuary 7, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Disappointing Golden Globe for Netflix, manages 2 awards on 34 nominations, Amazon Prime & Hulu get 2 apiece This year’s Golden Globes award were supposed to be momentous for Netflix.… Upneet SinghJanuary 7, 20202 minute read
Culture & Policy Startups Ola is ditching incentive-driven model for standardised commissions to retain drivers In a bid to overcome the supply crunch for drivers and to… Jeet SutharJanuary 6, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Startups OYO to reportedly lay off 2000 employees by February 2020 OYO, the multi-billion dollar Indian hotel aggregator upstart, may finally be showing… Upneet SinghDecember 19, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Uber agrees to pay $4.4 million for settling federal sexual harassment probe Uber is settling a charge made against the company in 2017 from… Jeet SutharDecember 19, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Startups Online skilling platform for professionals Springboard announces $11M Series A from Reach Capital, IFC and others Springboard, a silicon valley headquartered online learning platform has announced today, raising… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 18, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Netflix clocks $1 billion in revenue from Asia Pacific, in nine months of 2019 Netflix has asserted it’s dominance as the leading streaming platform around the… Upneet SinghDecember 17, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet TikTok owner’s new music streaming app has hit the market TikTok owner ByteDance had earlier said that the company is all set… Jeet SutharDecember 12, 20191 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet As India’s streaming war intensifies, Netlfix plans a $420 million spend on regional content With the advent of new streaming services everyday, the market is getting… Upneet SinghDecember 6, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet Linkedin’s Chief People Officer resigns over compliance issues LinkedIn’s senior executive in charge of human resources has resigned, supposedly over… Upneet SinghDecember 5, 20191 minute read
Apps Culture & Policy Internet TikTok surges into Top 10 most downloaded iPhone apps of 2019, Youtube, Instagram on top TikTok’s case as a serious contender to take on the likes of… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 4, 20191 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet Google parent Alphabet announces Sundar Pichai as new CEO, Larry Page and Sergey Brin to step down Google’s parent Alphabet Inc has announced that current Google CEO Sundar Pichai,… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 3, 20192 minute read
China Culture & Policy China does it again, makes facial scan mandatory for availing telecom services Oh China, thy art so cruel. In yet another blatant elimination of… Upneet SinghDecember 3, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Startups WeWork will layoff 2,400 employees There’s more bad news incoming from WeWork, though its the employees this… Aditya SrivastavaNovember 22, 20192 minute read
Google to curb political ad targeting and false claims Following global cues, Google too has announced to revise its rules on… Aditya SrivastavaNovember 21, 20192 minute read
Business Culture & Policy E-commerce Amazon tells US Congress that it uses aggregated seller data to develop its own products In order to boost its business in third-party marketplace, Amazon acknowledged to… Aditya SrivastavaNovember 20, 20192 minute read
Culture & Policy Security Laws allow Federal and State governments to intercept data: India’s Home Ministry India’s winter parliament session has just commenced, and there are already some… Staff@The Tech PortalNovember 19, 20192 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Startups WeWork is being investigated by New York State Attorney General: Report To make matters worse for the already gruesomely beleaguered WeWork, a Reuters… Staff@The Tech PortalNovember 19, 20191 minute read
