Culture & Policy Internet Netflix gets 24 Oscar nominations including 2 in ‘Best Picture’, the most for any studio Golden Globes may not have been the best of the outings for… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 13, 20201 minute read
Culture & Policy Internet India lost ₹9,440 crores (~$1.3 Billion) to internet shutdowns in 2019: Study In what continues to highlight the growing need for regulation over Government… Staff@The Tech PortalJanuary 13, 20202 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Amazon fires employee responsible for leaking customer data to third parties Amazon has fired several employees responsible for compromising customer information like mobile… Parampreet SinghJanuary 12, 20201 minute read
Facebook wtf? Refuses to put a stop to political advertising Facebook likes to poke the bear, the bear obviously being the general… Upneet SinghJanuary 9, 20202 minute read
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
