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Zomato net revenue up 18% QoQ as losses reduce
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal, talking about these loss reductions, says, “The real driver here is focus and mindset. Our...
Zomato reorganising itself under a new parent named ‘Eternal’, with each business headed by its own CEO: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato, while faring decently at the time of its Indian stock market debut, hasn’t had it easy ever since....
Alibaba, 270 other Chinese companies a step away from US stock exchange delisting
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In the midst of increased scrutiny from domestic regulators, Chinese titan Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has a new headache....
Amazon net sales rise by 7% to $121 billion in Q2 2022, clocks loss against its Rivian investment
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Unlike Microsoft, Meta, and Google-parent Alphabet, e-commerce powerhouse Amazon managed to exceed Wall Street expectations in what was a...
Apple beats Wall Street estimates with $83Bn in Q3’22 revenue, iPhone leads sales as India revenue doubles
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple revealed their June quarterly revenue reports on Thursday, and boy! has the company surprised everyone. Apple logged in...
Ola reportedly laying off 1,000 employees as focus shifts on EV business
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ride-hailing giant Ola, which has vastly diversified since launch, is staring down the barrel of adversity as the global...
PriceLabs nabs $30 Mn to scale its dynamic price management solution for the rental industry
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India based Pricelabs, a SaaS company that provides short-term rental pricing management solution, has announced $30 Mn minority growth...
Battlegrounds Mobile India removed from Google Play Store and Apple App Store in India, Google cites government order
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A year after PUBG made a comeback in the Indian market with a rebrand as Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI),...
Jack Ma to relinquish control of Ant Group: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Jack Ma, the Chinese billionaire who has maintained a low public profile ever since his outburst against the ruling...
Gmail’s new material design revamp now rolls out to everyone
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has rolled out the new design for Gmail that was announced in January. The update, apart from aesthetic...
Google Street view makes a comeback in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google Street View, a feature unveiled 15 years ago, has been relaunched in India for a select number of...
Meta Q2’22 revenue drops by 1% to $28.82Bn, EPS dives down 32%, Facebook MAUs and DAUs up
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Already under pressure from investors, its users and regulators alike, Facebook parent Meta’s earnings did not bring much joy...
Instagram’s Mosseri addresses concerns around platform’s increasingly reel-focused algorithmic fed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The year is 2014. You’re still sometimes in awe of the impressive capacitive touch screen on your new phone,...
Russia says it will leave International Space Station after 2024 amid rising post-Ukraine war tensions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0For many years, the International Space Station (ISS) has been a symbol of international cooperation. In particular, it highlights...
Artfi nabs $3.2Mn in latest round as it looks to create an NFT ecosystem for fine art
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Artfi, a blockchain-based fine art Fintech project of the art connoisseur Asif Kamal has raised $3.26 Million USD at...
Alphabet clocks 13% rise in Q2’2022 revenue, net income falls but Google search ads revenue up
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Like fellow tech behemoth Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet missed Wall Street estimations too, as it reported its performance in...
Microsoft revenue rises 12% in Q4 FY22, but Windows and Xbox services take a hit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Despite clocking a year-over-year rise of 12% in its quarterly revenue, tech giant Microsoft fell well below Wall Street...
Shopify lays off about 1000 employees as pandemic-driven e-commerce upsurge reverse
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what has become an unsettling trend for businesses over the past few months, e-commerce player Shopify has decided...
Meta will now let creators make money from videos that have licensed music
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The rivalry that has ensued between social networking giant Meta (via Facebook, Instagram) and TikTok has resulted in a...
Seedstars’ SIV II Fund announces first close at $20Mn, plans seed investments in nearly 100 startups
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is said that the early bird gets the worm. Swiss pre-seed and seed-stage venture capital firm Seedstars clearly...
Zomato scrip drops by 14%, market cap below last private equity valuation as IPO lock-in period ends
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Just as journalists, interns, 9-to5ers and day traders were all about to place their breakfast orders for the morning,...
Within months of $1Mn pre-seed, Better Opinions now lands $2.5Mn from Metaplanet, others
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0‘Better Opinions’, a rather unique startup that lets users trade their opinions on events in various categories, has now...
Policybazaar confirms IT systems hack, says no “significant customer data” was exposed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Cyberattacks and data breaches have become increasingly common over the years, as companies like Flipkart’s Cleartrip, Ronin Network, Bizongo,...
Lawmaker Karti P. Chidambaram asks Indian fraud regulator to investigate edtech decacorn Byju’s finances
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Karti P. Chidambaram, an Indian Lawmaker who is a Member of Parliament, has asked India’s fraud regulator, Serious Fraud...
Amazon to acquire healthcare company One Medical for $3.9Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon is not a name one is likely to expect in the healthcare industry. This is something the e-commerce...
a16z will be shifting its headquarters to the ‘cloud’, along with three new physical offices
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0For a long time, businesses have operated on a simple model – one headquarters with numerous branch offices across...
Instagram videos under 15 minutes will now be shared as reels
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Instagram has announced in a blog post, that all videos posted on the platform, which are under 15 minutes...
Amazon plans to bring its Starlink rival, ‘Project Kuiper’ to India: Reports
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon is continuing to double down on its India investments, as it sees the world’s second largest internet market...
Facebook introduces new ‘feeds’ page to display posts of friends, groups exclusively
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Facebook news feed is about to evolve according to the standards of current times. Facebook seems to have...
Microsoft Teams back online after major outage
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Employees around the globe were perhaps breathing a sigh of relief, as constant pings from their Microsoft Teams’ accounts...
Tesla Q2’22 revenue up by 42%, with first sequential decline in quarterly profits in over a year
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Factors such as an extended shutdown at its Shanghai assembly plant, an economic downturn, supply chain disruptions, labour shortage,...
OnePlus to launch the 10T 5G and OxygenOS 13 next month
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0August seems to be the month of new devices. We earlier reported on Samsung’s “Unpacked” event on August 10,...
Xiaomi logs in 200 Mn smartphone sales in India despite goverment crackdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Xiaomi, a company that makes a case for the quickest, most widely accepted and preferred company in India since...
With nearly 30Mn digital health records done, Eka Care raises $15 Mn in Series A round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bengaluru based healthcare tech startup Eka Care has raised $15 Mn in its latest series A round, led by...
Netflix clocks largest quarterly loss in Q2 2022 by losing 970K subscribers, growth in Asia Pacific
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Netflix’s horrid run this year persists as its subscribers continues to drop off like flies. In the first quarter...
Samsung announces upcoming ‘Unpacked’ event, here’s what to expect
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Annual events by companies such as Samsung, Google, and Apple are always something to look forward to, especially when...
RBI wants to ban cryptocurrencies, need for global collab on regulation, says India’s finance minister
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Reserve Bank of India has expressed it’s desire to ban cryptocurrencies to the Indian government, Finance Minister Nirmala...
Netflix is testing a feature that will charge users for accessing their account in another home
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If someone has a Netflix account, there is a high chance that the account will end up being shared...
Snapchat for Web set to launch on Desktop
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If corny filters, 1000-day streaks and text-free talking is your thing, and you do not wanna make the hassle...
Travel portal Cleartrip suffers data breach, hackers post stolen data for sale on the dark web
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Once again, Flipkart-owned online travel aggregator Cleartrip has been the victim of a data breach. However, this time is...
The technological advances that have enabled instant money transfers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Think about your last money transaction. Was it with physical cash? Probably not. The days of cash payments are...
Popular online game Wordle to get a board game iteration
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The colors yellow and green, despite being factually two of the most common colors occuring in nature, saw a...
Facebook is testing a feature that will let you have up to 5 profiles for a single account
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0One of the long-standing stances of Facebook is that users should not have multiple accounts on its platform. This...
Credit line fintech OneCard becomes India’s latest unicorn post $100 Mn series D round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Pune-based fintech OneCard has become the lastest to grace the lineup of Indian Unicorn startups, as the firm’s latest...
Twitter’s new “Unmentioning” feature will let users leave conversations once and for all
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Recent times have seen Twitter take steps to ensure that its platform remains a safe space for its users,...
Twitter takes Musk to court for pulling out of the deal, wants acquisition to go through as committed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ever since it came out that Elon Musk was pulling out of his storied, fancied Twitter acquisition, it was...
Lightspeed raises $500 Mn Fund IV, to invest in early-stage startups across India, Southeast Asia
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As they say, technology can never be stopped. The potential in tech-startup space is not just on the book,...
NASA shares first image from James Webb, the “deepest and sharpest infrared view of the universe” till date
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is said that the sky is the limit, but for NASA and others like it, it is merely...
Byju’s yet to receive $250 million of its recent $800Mn fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Earlier this year, edtech decacorn Byju’s announced the closure of its $800-million investment round, which was part of its...
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