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In a year rocked by COVID-19 and supply chain disruptions, global smartphone market pockets $448Bn in revenue
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the need for online education, work, and entertainment accelerated by the pandemic and the demand for smartphones going...
Ashneer Grover, Bharatpe’s cofounder on voluntary leave, resigns as MD and Director
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ashneer Grover, BharatPe cofounder who took a voluntary leave amid several financial and non-financial corruption accusations, has now resigned...
Test automation platform Testsigma scoops up $4.6Mn to further strengthen core product
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Three-year-old Testsigma, an open-source, low-code, extendable test automation platform, is known to provide out-of-the-box methods to develop, execute, and...
Elon Musk sends Starlink satellite internet to Ukraine amid ongoing Russian invasion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The ongoing invasion of Ukraine, by the Russian army has intensified as Russian troops have entered Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest...
Coinbase beats estimates in revenue, posts record user numbers in Q4 2021 even as stock tumbles
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With Russian president Vladimir Putin declaring war and invading Ukraine, in what is being termed as the biggest attack...
Prime Venture Partners’ Fund IV exceeds target as it raises $120Mn ahead of final close
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With India having emerged as a prime market, it is only natural that investors will turn towards it and...
Here’s all you need to know about Intel’s Bonanza Mine (BMZ1) blockchain accelerator chip
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The process of mining Bitcoin is complicated as a massive computing system, electricity, and expensive software work together to...
Meta’s newly announced AI projects give a clearer glimpse into the metaverse
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The metaverse was first brought into the international limelight last year as Facebook rebranded itself, but it wasn’t till...
Twitter suspends (and restores) accounts that are keeping people informed about the Russian military
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The tensions between Ukraine and Russia are escalating fast and have entered new dimensions, even as Russia had reportedly...
BharatPe cofounder Ashneer Grover’s wife, Madhuri Jain reportedly fired by BharatPe over misappropriation of funds
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Things do not seem to be heading the right way for BharatPe co founder Ashneer Grover, and more importantly...
IvyCap announces first close at $215Mn for its third fund, targets nearly $270Mn at final close
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0IvyCap Ventures, one of the more prominent VC firms from India having backed the likes of Purplle, Clovia, Bluestone...
Tim Ferriss, AngelList’s Naval Ravikant back ‘Galaxy’, a new $45Mn fund aimed at creating angel investors out of startup founders
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India’s startup ecosystem has evolved rapidly over the past few years. Sheer number of unicorns and the sheer amount...
Amid declining engagement levels, Facebook ‘Reels’ now rolls out globally along with more ad options
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook Reels was born as part of Meta’s push to capitalise on the immense popularity of TikTok and provide...
Hasura, that helps devs built GraphQL APIs faster, turns unicorn with $100Mn in fresh fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The unicorn craze has not left India, as homegrown startups continue to cross the $1 billion valuation mark and...
Spotify removes waitlist, launches Car Thing to Premium users in the US for $89.99
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As of Q4 2021, Spotify had 180 million Premium subscribers across the globe. Its in-car entertainment system, Car Thing,...
Bangladesh’s ’10 Minute School’ gets $2Mn from Sequoia to take quality education to country’s underdeveloped regions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 010 minute school, one of the more popular edtech companies within Bangladesh, has announced raising of a $2Mn seed...
Crypto market in shambles once again due to Russia-Ukraine tensions, bitcoin trading below $37K
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the risk of war on the horizon amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions, ripples have been sent across the globe...
Instagram revises daily time limit options, removes limits lesser than 30 minutes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0You’d remember, that last year, Instagram started testing a new ‘Take a break’ feature, which sends reminders to users...
Flipkart-owned Cleartrip to operate only in India, Middle East business acquired by online travel marketplace ‘Wego’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The pandemic hit the travel and tourism industry, but since last year, the global tourism sector has made a...
You can now see when a Youtube channel is live streaming with TikTok-like Live Rings
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0When TikTok came, it brought along with it a fresh breeze in the social media industry. Within a short...
Global semicon firms send investment proposals worth $20.5Bn to set up semiconductor and display fabs in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Semiconductors have become an indispensable part of modern technology. They are present in communications, computing, healthcare, military systems, transportation,...
Pine labs valued at over $5Bn after fresh $150Mn pre-IPO fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Even as a US IPO is looming over the horizon, leading merchant payments unicorn Pine Labs gobbled up $150...
Social commerce platform Dealshare adds another $45Mn to ongoing round, from ADIA
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Joining in the bandwagon of a slew of high-profile investors investing in India’s rapidly expanding ecommerce market, Abu Dhabi...
Amid quick commerce chaos, Flipkart reduces grocery delivery time for ‘Flipkart Quick’ to a sane, 45 minutes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The pandemic has seen quick commerce take off like a rocket as a vast majority have preferred to shop...
Sequoia rolls out a new $600Mn crypto fund to invest in digital assets and liquid tokens
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As of November 2021, the cryptocurrency market in the world was valued at over $3 trillion. This has attracted...
Sony Innovation Fund, which has made over 100 investments, hits first closing of its $215Mn fourth round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Sony, the Japanese consumer electronics behemoth, is known to lend a helping hand to promising and upcoming startups across...
GEM pumps in $100Mn in blockchain network ‘5ire’, world’s first sustainability-focused Layer 1 blockchain project
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 05ire, the popular sustainable blockchain project, said it received an investment of $100 million from GEM Global Yield LLC...
Twitter partners with Paytm for its ‘Tips’ feature in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The growth of the creator community has attracted the attention of social media platforms, which have scrambled to attract...
Foxconn forms joint venture with Indian mining major Vedanta to set up semiconductor manufacturing in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With India making an aggressive push into the semiconductor manufacturing space, we are seeing results much earlier than anticipated....
Old Macs, PCs get new life with Google’s Chrome OS Flex
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is a perennial issue that any PC, Mac, or smartphone you buy will one day become old and...
Ads arrive on WhatsApp; a new status update on the app, from official ‘WhatsApp’ account provides hint
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0This experiment comes in after Facebook made it clear, several times in 2020 and 2021, that ads would eventually...
Zerodha ends 2021 with ₹1122 crore in profit, ₹2729 crore in revenue, and still hasn’t raised external capital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 02020 is not a year Indians will easily forget. Not only did their normal ways of life get interrupted,...
Bitcoin climbs to breach $44,000 mark for the first time this week
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The tensions between Ukraine and Russia have left ripples across industries worldwide. Now, as we move possibly one step...
Zomato stock hits record low amid flat growth in previous quarter, now trading close to the ₹76 IPO price
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Stock price of restaurant discovery and food delivery platform Zomato, are currently trading at an all-time low, thanks to...
Samsung Galaxy S22 to roll out with Google Messages as default in the US
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series, the successor to the Galaxy S21 lineup, was launched just days back. The US version...
Karnataka’s online gambling law deemed unconstitutional by state High Court, struck down
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Gambling is an activity that dates back to the Palaeolithic period, and over time, has evolved to be more...
Reliance Jio to put in $200Mn in Glance, whose lock-screen platform will integrate with JioPhone Next
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Today, Jio is a household name, and Reliance Industries has carved a niche for itself in multiple industries. Now,...
India bans more Chinese apps over security concerns, including Garena Free Fire – Illuminate
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Since 2020, Chinese apps have been having a hard time in the Indian market as many find themselves facing...
Reliance Jio to launch its own Satellite broadband network to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink, Airtel-owned OneWeb
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has been making big ticket entries into future-looking tech for some time now. Be it...
Insurance behemoth LIC’s IPO set to be biggest-ever in India, govt to sell 5% of its stake
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0For a long time, India’s insurance woes have been handled by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Ever...
Elon Musk is “highly confident” about Starship reaching orbit this year
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a media interaction at his sci-fi like ‘Starbase’ office, Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Spacex, said that...
Indian gaming firm Nazara Technologies pockets ₹4466 in revenue in 9MFY22, 355% growth in PAT
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you, like many others, are fond of mobile gaming, then Nazara Technologies is a familiar name to you....
Zomato stock slumps despite improved financials in Q3’22, growth looks flat, quick commerce in focus
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Adjusted EBITDA loss reduced to ₹270 crore ($36 million) in Q3 FY22 as compared to ₹310 crore ($41 million)...
India’s central bank deepens its strong stance against cryptocurrencies, terms it “huge threat to macro-economic stability”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity over the years and reached impressive heights as it has made their presence known...
Here’s your first look at Google’s Android 13
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A few months after Android 12 rolled out, Android 13 has made its presence known. However, it still has...
Twitter generates $5Bn in revenue in FY2021, clocks 217Mn average mDAUs in Q4
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Micro-blogging site Twitter has come a long way from its initial days, holding the hands of pioneers like Jack...
YC-backed ‘Better Opinions’, which lets users trade on chance of an event happening, gets $1Mn in pre-seed
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 raised...
Uber ends 2021 with strong numbers, bookings up by 51% at $25.9Bn, improved profitablity
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0“Our results demonstrate just how far we’ve come since the beginning of the pandemic,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO. “In...
QIA puts $1.5Bn in Bodhi Tree, James Murdoch and Uday Shankar’s latest investment venture
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0James Murdoch and Uday Shankar, two well known names in the media world, have announced their latest venture, Bodhi...
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