Tata digital’s highly touted and anticipated “super app” Tata Neu is now live on Android and iPhone for users...
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CoinBase launches trading platform in India, allows users to purchase tokens using UPI
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular US cryptocurrency exchange CoinBase has made its India debut, with whopping investments and job opportunities. Founder and CEO...
Tata digital kickstarts close group tests for UPI payments: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tata digital have commenced tests on its new UPI Payments initiative. The test is taking place in a closed...
Elevation Capital announces new $670Mn India fund, one of the largest India-focused VC funds till date
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elevation Capital, formerly known as SAIF Partners, and a name that has perhaps been as old in the Indian...
Twitter will finally let you “unmention” yourself from tweets or threads you don’t want to be a part of
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you are on Twitter and part of a community, one thing you might face is getting tagged on...
Mass layoffs at edtech unicorn Unacademy, months after raising a $440Mn round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a situation that looks scaringly similar to the much storied Better.com saga, Indian edtech unicorn Unacademy has laid...
Now you can search using text and images together on Google
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google is making the process of searching online easier with its new “multisearch” feature. While this feature isn’t entirely...
Twitter rival Koo rolls out “self-verification” to lure users to its platform, with Government IDs as its basis
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Koo, the Indian homegrown social media app that is a Twitter rival, has unveiled their new self-verification feature. The...
Binance.US, the American affiliate of crypto giant Binance, landsover $200Mn in first ever external fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The war chest of Binance.US continues to grow, as the American affiliate of the leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance added...
No F8 developer conference to be held by Meta this year, goes on a ‘brief break’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Once again, a developer conference has been canceled. The only difference? It is not the pandemic that is at...
Elon Musk, Twitter’s largest shareholder, now joins its board
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Over the past week, Elon Musk has been busy – whether it is posting polls on Twitter or buying...
Futwork raises $1M as it banks on India’s gig economy to help companies scale their outbound tele-calling sales ops
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Futwork, a young sales-as-a-service startup from Mumbai that helps companies scale their outbound telecalling sales operations, has raised $1M...
Short form video app ‘Josh’ parent lands $805Mn in fresh round, largest for any Indian startup this year
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0When TikTok (along with a host of other Chinese apps) banned by the Indian government two years ago, it...
Elon Musk buys 9.2% stake in Twitter for $2.9Bn, causes company shares to soar
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A recent US securities filing has disclosed that Elon Musk (Founder, SpaceX and CEO, Tesla) has snapped up a...
Global crypto giant FTX could invest in esports upstart MPL: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian gaming upstart and household fantasy cricket platform MPL (Mobile Premier League) has been reported to be in discussions...
Chinese fast fashion ecommerce player Shein could be valued at $100B after raising $1B
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With e-commerce booming in the modern era and becoming a $1 trillion industry by 2025, it is not surprising...
Hours after becoming Twitter’s largest shareholder, Elon Musk polls users for an edit button, CEO Agarwal cautions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Barely a day after regulatory filings revealed his 9.2% stake in Twitter, Elon Musk has sprung into action, and...
India’s Supreme Court refuses Amazon’s request for interim hold of sale of Future Retail Assets
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what comes as a relief to the Indian retailer company Future Retail Ltd, the Supreme court has refused...
Tesla reports strong Q1 2022 numbers despite an “exceedingly difficult” quarter
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After Tesla’s impressive performance in the final quarter of last year, it is natural to expect similar results from...
CityMall scoops up $75Mn to further expand ecommerce across India’s smaller towns and cities
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0E-commerce has grown over the years in India, yet it cannot be denied that it is the top metropolitan...
BharatPe has a new interim CFO: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0For a refreshing change, fintech unicorn BharatPe is making the headlines for something other than co-founder Ashneer Grover or...
Facebook bug promoted misinformation and harmful content on news feed for over six months, now fixed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook is back in news, and it is back to back in news for repeated content moderation news. This...
E3 2022 cancelled, plans for a hybrid return next summer
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular gaming expo E3 stands cancelled in any form, physical or virtual, for the year 2022, Entertainment Software Association...
Google Meet gets picture-in-picture, emoji reactions, YouTube streaming and more features in latest update
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google is bringing a slew of new features to Google Meet, which has been due for an update for...
Google’s ‘highly cited’ label will help you identify original content that has been frequently cited by news outlets
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0New changes are coming to Google search, and this time, the company is adding new tools in its arsenal...
FarMart banks in $32Mn in Series B to digitise India’s agriculture supply chain
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The post pandemic funding blitzkrieg that India’s fintech, ecommerce and healthtech startups have seen, is unprecedented. However, rewind a...
Pi Beam Electric lands $1.7Mn to build an electric vehicle ecosystem for India’s logistics sector
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With climate change starting to show its repercussions, and taking center stage globally, India — despite initial apprehensions —...
Ronin Network breached, over $625Mn stolen in cryptocurrency
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0For all the benefits that are glamourized by enthusiasts, cryptocurrencies have their cons as well. Gaming-focused blockchain Ronin Network...
Netflix, Spotify and other “reader apps” can now include in-app links to their websites on Apple’s App Store
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With increasing heat from regulators and consecutive fines levied on it, Apple has had little choice but to become...
LambdaTest gets $45Mn from Sequoia, Premiji Invest and others for its cloud-based test platform for devs
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0LambtaTest, which provides an end-to end cloud based test orchestration platform to developers globally, has announced closure of a...
Messenger gets new Slack-like shortcuts, including an ‘@everyone’ tag to notify participants in group chats
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Let us see what the shortcuts are all about. The @everyone shortcut lets users notify all participants in a...
AI-based imaging diagnostics health-tech Qure.ai lands $40Mn to fuel global expansion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amidst the funding blitzkrieg that India’s health tech companies have seen, there have been rare pure-play diagnostics companies raising...
Sony’s new, three tier PlayStation Plus subscription service now official, arriving in June starting with Asia
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In line with reports that Sony’s new PlayStation subscription service could roll out as early as coming week, the...
Apple looks to cut down production of iPhone SE 5G and AirPods this year: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Russian invasion of Ukraine has officially been over a month-long, which has resulted in many corporations pulling out...
Edtech Classplus gets another $70Mn to fuel expansion and acquisitions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Education today is moving ahead on a blended model, both online and offline modes, creating a hybrid culture that...
Satellite startup Pixxel bags $25Mn in Series A to build its hyperspectral orbital imagery satellite constellation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0To understand how difficult it is to design, build and launch hyperspectral imagery satellites, there are just around 25...
Elon Musk says he’s giving “serious thought” to creating a new social media platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk is no stranger to the social media sphere, especially since his tweets are as famous as the...
Sony’s PlayStation subscription service ‘Spartacus’ could roll out as early as next week: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With subscription gaming taking over big time, the long-awaited new subscription service for Sony’s PlayStation is due to make...
Privacy Shield debate ends as EU and US reach new agreement over cross-border data transfer
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The clouds of uncertainty that succeeded the invalidation of the Privacy Shield have finally seem to have fended off,...
Reliance-backed Glance acquires ‘Gambit’ to bring NFT-based live gaming on its lock screen app
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Glance, the popular lock screen app that recently received a $200Mn capital backing from Reliance, is putting that money...
Netflix acquires Boss Fight Entertainment, its third game studio acquisition
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The boss fight has come to Netflix. Well, not the boss fight you are wondering, but a similar one...
Ola is acquiring neobank Avail Finance for an undisclosed amount
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India’s ride-hailing major Ola has been advancing beyond its primary offering and venturing deeper into the fintech space. While...
Blue Origin, Boeing, and other American space companies get another shot at NASA’s moon lander contract
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Nearly a year after NASA awarded SpaceX with the $2.9Bn Moon lander contract (which others did not take well),...
Zomato leads $5Mn round in Mukunda Foods, a hardware startup that helps QSRs and cloud kitchens automate cooking processes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With faster food delivery apparently becoming the next ‘let’s-go-after-it’ tech, Zomato — which by the way announced a new...
Microsoft confirms Lapsus$ hacker group has made away with Bing, Cortana source codes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft has earned the distinction to be the latest tech behemoth to be breached by the hacker group Lapsus$,...
Instagram users get more control over what they see on their feed with ‘Following’ and ‘Favorites’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Meta-owned Instagram has now come forward to finally make chronological feed a reality for all users and give them...
YouTube to stream free TV Shows starting with the US, will add 100 titles each week
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Many people across the globe love watching TV shows, something that has contributed to the growth of free TV...
Google Photos gets updated Library Tab layout, new import photos section and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google Photos is set to get a host of changes and new features with the upcoming update. Not only...
Sandbox AQ, Alphabet’s quantum tech group, raises “nine figures” in funding and is now a standalone company
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Advancements in quantum technology have ensured that it is set to bridge the gap between science fiction and reality....
Waymo says that it is ready to remove safety drivers from its autonomous vehicles in San Francisco
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Advances in science and technology have ensured that self-driving cars are less of a pipe dream and something that...
- iPhone users finally get Truecaller’s real-time caller ID January 23, 2025
- Automation upstart Ati Motors raises $20Mn in Series B to fund global expansion January 23, 2025
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features multimodal AI agents, starts at $1,299 January 23, 2025
- Samsung announces AI-loaded Galaxy S25 series with new 3nm chip, starts at $800 January 23, 2025
- LinkedIn faces lawsuit for alleged use of customer data to train AI models without consent January 23, 2025