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Nothing, OnePlus co founder Carl Pei’s latest venture, raises $50Mn from strategic and private investors
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Nothing, thanks to the huge brand value of OnePlus co founder Carl Pei, has immediately become a huge name...
At 90, Star Trek actor William Shatner becomes oldest person to go to space with Blue Origin’s latest launch
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0James T. Kirk has once again made it to space. However, this time it was not on his iconic...
Swiggy working on entering social commerce vertical with “Swiggy Bazaar”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Swiggy is Zomato’s biggest competitor. However, the company has been looking to expand into other arenas as well, and...
CarDekho becomes second Indian automobile marketplace to turn unicorn following $250Mn fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0CarDekho, the popular automobile portal for new and used cars, entered the unicorn club after raising $250 million as...
What to expect for Apple’s “Unleashed Event” on October 18
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Here it finally is-Apple’s second virtual event of the season. The Cupertino-based company sent out invites for its “Unleashed”...
Facebook announces ‘Audio’ hub for US, allowing users to enjoy all its audio offerings in one tab
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook is one of the first social media platforms that still exists today (yeah, we are not counting MySpace),...
Unacademy owned ‘Graphy’ buys edtech startup Spayee, a platform that helps educators build online business, for $25Mn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Graphy, a company from the Unacademy group that aims to empower educational content creators to grow their audience, monetize...
Neobank ‘Open’ raises $100Mn in Temasek and Google backed Series C fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Neobanks are the latest trend in the fintech sector, allowing users to avail all the functionalities of a standard...
Truecaller debuts on Nasdaq Sweden at 60 krona/share, valuation breaches $2Bn mark
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Truecaller, the Swedish firm that generates most of its revenue from India, listed on Nasdaq Sweden today, opening at...
Google to prohibit ads denying climate change from next month
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Climate change is one of the hottest topics of the day – its effects are not lost on anyone....
Healthtech startup ‘Twin Health’ raises $140Mn in Series C to help patients reverse chronic metabolic diseases
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Over the past year, a few sectors have witnessed numbers ballooning up, thanks to the changing landscape of the...
Indian Cloud kitchen startup ‘Rebel Foods’ enters unicorn club following $175Mn fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Barely a day after CoinSwitch Kuber announced its entry into the unicorn club, another Indian startup has managed to...
Robotic startup ‘Ishitva’ raises $1 million Pre Series A funding to sort India’s waste management woes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ahmedabad-based robotic OEM startup ‘Ishitva’ has raised over $1 million in its Pre-Series A funding round led by Inflection...
US big tech and India’s SMBs in a muddle due to RBI’s new e-mandate rules for recurring payments
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India is growing up to be one of the biggest fintech markets in the world, thanks to its vast...
India’s gaming poster-boy, Nazara raises ₹ 315 crores in first major fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Diversified gaming and sports media platform ‘Nazara Technologies’ has raised ₹ 315 crores from marquee institutional investors including Singapore...
Microsoft acquires collaboration software ‘Ally’ to strengthen Viva, its employee experience platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a blog post, Microsoft announced the acquisition of Ally, a start-up that is known to provide software that...
Crypto platform CoinSwitch Kuber becomes 30th Indian unicorn of 2021
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 02021 has lifted the crypto industry to new heights and presented it with new challenges. While the market saw...
Normative, touted as the world’s first emissions accounting engine, raises €10Mn in Series A
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Emissions accounting is something that was unheard of a few decades ago. But as the world becomes increasingly aware...
AppLovin to acquire Twitter-acquired mobile advertising platform MoPub for $1.05Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0You may remember that popular micro-blogging site Twitter had acquired mobile ad platform MoPub for nearly $350 million in...
Tesla to pay $137 million in damages to ex-worker over racist treatment
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A San Francisco federal court has decided that Tesla will have to pay $137 million in damages to a...
Celebrating Steve: Apple commemorates 10th anniversary of co-founder’s passing with a homepage makeover
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Steve Jobs is undoubtedly one of the most popular technology icons in the world, and his legacy is being...
Equity management SaaS platform ‘Qapita’ raises $15Mn in Series A
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fintech and equity management solutions provider Qapita has raised $15Mn in Series A funding led by East Ventures (Growth...
Whistleblower sheds light into Facebook’s controversial safety policies
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook is having a rough week. Soon after its major social media platforms – Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp –...
Latest fundraise puts edtech major Byju’s at a $18 billion valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the pandemic accelerating the need for remote learning, the edtech sector has grown at an exponential rate. And...
Meat focused e-commerce platform ‘Licious’ becomes India’s first D2C unicorn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Licious, an eponymous e-commerce platform for fresh meats and seafood, has raised $52 million in its Series G funding...
‘100ms’, a platform that provides zoom-like video-conferencing add-ons to businesses, raises $4.5Mn seed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0There’s no denying the fact that Zoom has been very helpful this past year. With people being forced to...
PVR and NODWIN Gaming join forces to bring e-sports to cinema halls
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Let’s face it, who doesn’t love gaming? The gaming sector, especially the e-sports vertical, has grown at an unprecedented...
Qualcomm and SSW Partners team up to acquire automotive tech company Veoneer for $4.5 billion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At a time when the global semiconductor shortage has adversely affected several of the leading automakers – plummeting their...
[Update: Now back up] Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp suffer major outage
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you, like many others, have been refreshing your Instagram over and over again for the past hour, stop....
Last mile financing solutions provider, ‘Progcap’ raises $30Mn as it aims to disburse $1Bn in credit by March 2022
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Progcap, a fintech company that aims to revolutionize the path of providing financial opportunities to small and mid-size businesses...
Smartstaff, a platform for blue collar employee management, raises $4.3Mn from Blume Ventures, others
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The blue-collar workforce makes up for a big chunk of the workforce in India, and yet, they bear the...
Tesla delivers record 2,41,300 vehicles in Q3 2021
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The global semiconductor shortage has impacted several companies across the world and led to a drop in sales, but...
EV ride hailing firm ‘BluSmart’ raises $25Mn Series A funding led by BP Ventures
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0BluSmart, an EV ride hailing firm with roots in the capital of India-Delhi, has raised $25Mn in a Series...
Twitter to let creators and businesses change accounts into Professional Accounts
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The internet, especially social media, has become one of the most popular places for professionals and businesses to go...
Oyo files for $1.16Bn IPO, reportedly seeking $12Bn valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ritesh Agarwal’s Oyo, which has been struggling ever since the pandemic hit last year, is finally getting back on...
Ola Electric raises $200Mn in latest fundraise, valuation reaches $3Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Thanks to the announcement of its electric scooters S1 and S1 Pro, Ola Electric has become one of the...
Latest Google Lens upgrade to let users search using a combination of text and images
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google is one of the biggest technology based companies in the world, and for good reason. The company has...
Indian central bank’s latest directive set to affect recurring online payments
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fintech comapnies have registered unforeseeable growth ever since the pandemic struck, and India is increasingly becoming a cashless society....
Vedantu becomes 5th Indian edtech startup to enter unicorn club with $100Mn fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If the recent acquisition spree from Byju’s did not already make it clear, the edtech industry has been growing...
Employee helpdesk platform Leena AI raises $30 million from Bessemer Venture Partners and others
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The growing trend of taking your business online has caused a massive shift in the industry, leading to unforeseen...
YouTube toughens stance on COVID-19 vaccine misinformation, cracks down on anti-vaccine videos
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The only thing that travels faster than news is fake news. And in modern times, fake news can travel...
Social commerce unicorn Meesho raises $570 million at a $4.9Bn valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Continuing to bank on its strong (even though controversial) growth numbers, social commerce platform Meesho, has announced a fresh...
Australia’s antitrust regulator calls for curbs on Google’s dominance in adtech space
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 02021 continues to be a tough year for tech giants as countries across the globe are slowly but steadily...
Netflix acquires Night School Studio, a storytelling games maker, best known for ‘Oxenfree’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The competition in the streaming landscape has reached new heights, thanks to the arrival of new players and the...
All you need to know about Amazon’s latest hardware products launched this fall
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Astro home robot is equipped with a rotating screen that’s mounted onto a base with wheels, providing a...
Interactive gaming company ‘WinZO’ announces third Game Developer Fund worth $20Mn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the advent of more powerful GPUs and CPUs, as well as a new generation of consoles, 2020 was...
LinkedIn possibly looking at ‘Paid events’ as a new revenue bastion: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0LinkedIn is somewhat of a black horse in the social media sphere, and has always stood out due to...
Amazon-backed fintech ‘Capital Float’ scores $50Mn in latest fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As the pandemic led to a hesitancy from using cash among the masses and depleted disposable incomes, people began...
B2B startup ‘Bijnis’ mops up $30Mn in Series B to digitize India’s factories
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian business-to-business (B2B) start-up Bijnis headquartered in New Delhi, has raised $30 million in a Series B financing round...
- 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