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Swiggy testing delivery of supplies on credit, to partner restaurants through ‘Swiggy Staples Plus’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Swiggy is offering a chance for its partner restaurants to get supplies like vegetables, meat, poultry etc. on credit,...
Ola enters global electric two wheeler market with Amsterdam-based Etergo’s acquisition
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ola Electric, the electric vehicles arm of Ola that was branched out from Ola’s core business to focus on...
Zuckerberg calls out Twitter on fact-checking Trump’s tweet, says private companies “should not be arbiter of truth”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Trump vs Twitter battle just saw a major participant joining in with his views. Facebook CEO and founder...
SpaceX’s first manned space mission called off due to bad weather, next attempt on Saturday
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Weather played spoilsport on a day that would have otherwise marked the beginning of a new chapter in human’s...
Facebook launches ‘Collab’, an app that lets you create music with friends in real-time
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0There is yet another experimental app out from Facebook’s NPE team, this time for music lovers and creators. And...
CoinDCX lands $2.5M in fresh round as India sees surge in cryptocurrency trading amid COVID-19 lockdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India does not have a lot of companies around cryptocurrencies or their trading, and for good reason. Country’s banking...
Reserve Bank of India clarifies no restrictions on banks providing accounts to crypto traders
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While the provision of bank accounts for cryptocurrency traders has been a contested issue, the Reserve Bank of India...
Sensitive information of over 29 million Indian jobseekers leaks online
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A regular sweep of the internet by cyber security firm Cyble uncovered leaked data of over 2.9 crore Indian...
Amazon in advanced talks to acquire autonomous vehicle start-up Zoox: WSJ
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon is reportedly devising a major venture into the autonomous vehicle industry. The e-commerce-to-cloud giant is said to be...
Swedish digital health consultation platform Doktor.se lands €45M in Series C
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Doktor.se, the Swedish health tech startup that provides digital consultations to patients through its smartphone app, is announcing a...
Google to reopen some of its offices with 10% capacity, will scale up to 30% by September
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the world gradually accepting a reality that we might have to ultimately live with COVID-19 as yet another...
Facebook launches Catchup, an experimental audio calling app that lets you know who’s up for a chat
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook has announced the launch of its audio-only calling app, CatchUp, that lets users make 1-on-1 as well as...
Facebook announces ‘Novi’, its rebranded digital wallet for users to hold and send ‘Libra’ cryptocurrency
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook is rebranding the ‘Calibra’ digital wallet that it had earlier proposed for Libra cryptocurrency, to Novi. Announced today,...
India’s COVID-19 contact tracing app Aarogya Setu is now open source
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India announced today, that it will be open sourcing ‘Aarogya Setu’, one of the first large scale contact tracing...
Paytm records over 8.5 million Flight searches as India allows limited domestic flights during lockdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The enforcement of the nationwide lockdown caused many people to be stranded away from their hometowns, as bans were...
In a massive data breach, over 8 billion Thai internet user records leaked
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Over 8 billion Internet records of Thai users on country’s largest network AIS were reportedly being leaked through a...
China’s Meituan hits $100 billion valuation mark, reports better-than-expected earnings
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The latest financial quarter seems to have come as a mixed bag for Hong-Kong listed, Chinese tech giant Meituan....
Uber to lay off 600 in India as a part of global COVID-19 related job cuts
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Uber said today, that it will be cutting 600 jobs in India, accounting for almost 25% of its total...
China to launch its first rover mission to Mars come July
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In an effort to emerge as a competitive player against the US in space as well, China has decided...
Netflix offers free upgrades for new subscribers of basic and standard plans in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Netflix’s new marketing tactic offers users a tease of an upgrade, inviting them to switch to the more expensive...
Zomato promotes food delivery business head Mohit Gupta to ‘Co-founder’ role
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what could be a signal to the direction that Zomato’s core business will take up, the company has...
Uber will now drop off deliveries in 9 Indian cities via Uber connect
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following Swiggy’s footsteps, Uber has expanded its app to perform multiple non-core business operations, pushing the boundaries of what...
Reliance JioMart ecommerce platform goes live across India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Reliance-backed JioMart, the platform that has helped Reliance Jio get in some $9B worth of cash from global investors...
U.S. puts 33 Chinese companies in its “entity list” over China’s “high technology surveillance” on Uighur Muslims
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The perpetual feud between U.S. and China has registered yet another attack on Chinese companies from the Western superpower,...
IBM reportedly laying off “thousands” of employees amid strategic refocus towards cloud
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0IBM’s bets in the past have not really landed very well. The company was already “not flourishing,” to say...
Alibaba says “steady recovery since march” as earnings beat expectations
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Alibaba Inc., China’s crown jewel, managed to soar above market estimates, and registered a 22% growth in revenue for...
Facebook introduces “Lock Profile” feature in India to further safeguard users from non-friends
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0An app like Facebook, which has been held accountable for security breaches multiple times, has to be extra careful...
Amazon launches food delivery service “Amazon Food” in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If there is a market, Amazon is either in it, or about to enter it. Having said that, the...
Swiggy pilots liquor delivery in Ranchi, expected to roll out service in other areas soon
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Coronavirus, the threat that has taken over the world and put multiple companies out of business, has proven to...
Samsung could launch its next flagship series, Galaxy Note 20 in an online-only event in August
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Against the background of the pandemic, most smartphone companies have either delayed the launch of their devices or resorted...
Google and Apple’s joint COVID-19 contact tracing API now available to health authorities
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple and Google have launched the first public version of their contact tracing API, that enables public health agencies...
Amazon announces its first big budget gaming title, a shooter called ‘Crucible’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon has just announced its first serious entry into the gaming world with Crucible, it’s first big budget game....
India’s NPCI to build its own Data Center in Chennai to host country’s critical digital payments infrastructure
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0National Payments Corporation of India, the entity that is responsible for all things payments in India, has announced building...
Alibaba to spend $1.4 billion in AI development for Tmall Genie speakers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Alibaba has announced that it will invest a massive $1.4 billion (10 billion yuan) in the development of an...
Xiaomi beats analysts’ forecasts, registers 13.6% growth in Q1 2020 revenue
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi has been able to rise above the odds, which were stacked against it and virtually...
Despite controversies, Tiktok parent Bytedance reportedly crosses $100Bn valuation mark in private markets
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Riding high on TikTok’s controversial yet surging popularity, the app’s parent company Bytedance has reportedly crossed the $100Bn mark...
Amazon India opens up 50,000 contractual jobs as ecommerce demand surges
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In stark contrast to the overwhelming figures of company layoffs, Amazon India has decided to create 50,000 seasonal jobs...
Mark Zuckerberg talks about continued remote working for employees, dynamic pays and new Facebook offices
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Mark Zuckerberg’s latest overview of Facebook’s plan of action includes pioneering moves over the next decade. The tech giant...
KKR joins Jio Platforms’ investor list, puts in $1.5B at a $65B valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Less than a week after announcing a $870M investment from General Atlantic, India’s Jio Platforms is raising another $1.5B,...
Netflix will start cancelling memberships for inactive members to save them some cash
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Seldom is the case, when you could have signed up to a service, but probably haven’t used that product...
Ola lays off 1400 employees as COVID-19 sends revenues crashing
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Joining the list of Indian unicorns laying off large number of employees, Ola is reportedly laying off 1400 employees...
Facebook announces ‘Shops’ to help small businesses build a digital storefront amid coronavirus lockdowns
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook’s new intervention could help small businesses get some relief amid the economic implications posed by the pandemic. The...
Khatabook lands $60Mn in fresh capital as small businesses turn to digital economy for post-COVID recovery
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Khatabook, one of the more popular fintech companies in India to have steadily grown over the years, is announcing...
Google beefs up privacy controls and safety on Chrome
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In the times that we live and the web that we browse, almost every click that you make, notwithstanding...
Microsoft teams up with OpenAI to build an Azure powered supercomputer
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In an announcement that could well act as Microsoft’s defining moment in the future that we envision as AI,...
Microsoft announces a slew of feature add ons to Teams at its Build 2020 conference
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft has announced multiple new features for Teams, as the platform continues to perform exceptionally amid coronavirus-forced work from...
Walmart shuts Jet.com, Flipkart’s limited operations negatively impact growth in Q1 2020
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In 2016, Walmart took over then e-commerce newbie Jet, for nearly $3.3B, considering it critical for the company’s omni...
YouTube launches ‘Youtube Select’ to tap into ad revenue through viewers who screen content on TV
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In an effort directed at more lucrative advertising, YouTube has launched a programme to reach more valuable viewers who...
Huawei says “survival is the key word” as it prepares to take financial hit due to new U.S. ban
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The United States, world’s leading face for a capitalist country and the brand endorser for the “free market” has...
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