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Indian fintech major Razorpay acquires digital lending firm TERA Finlabs
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian payments and fintech firm Razorpay has acquired TERA Finlabs, a startup involved in providing businesses with embedded financial...
After Branson, now Jeff Bezos reaches space aboard New Shepard flight, lands safely
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX and NASA may be the names that first come to mind when talking about space, but this time...
PolicyBazaar parent PB Fintech looks to raise $870Mn through IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0PB Fintech, the parent company of online insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar, which allows users to compare between, and choose from,...
Samsung to host virtual Unpacked event on August 11, new foldables expected
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The latest Unpacked event is here, as Samsung finally put an end to the leaks and rumors circling the...
TwitterDeck up for a major revamp amid hopes to develop a subscription product
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0TweetDeck, the social media dashboard feature on social giant Twitter, is all set for a revamp, as per an...
Instagram hand overs control to users, allows them to choose how much sensitive content they see
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It comes as no surprise to anyone that internet is an unsafe and toxic place, which can have just...
‘Julia’ programming language parent, ‘Julia Computing’ raises $24Mn in Series A
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Julia Computing- the creator of the high-performance programming language Julia, today announced that it has raised a sum of...
Spinny scores $108Mn in fresh capital as it looks to dominate India’s used car market
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Spinny, a platform for selling used cars online, has raised $108Mn in a funding round led by Tiger Global...
Swiggy raises $1.25Bn at a $5.5Bn valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Food aggregation and delivery platform Swiggy has just raised a sum of $1.25 billion through a recently closed, two-tranche...
YouTube acquires Indian social commerce start-up Simsim
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The social commerce sector has gained traction in recent times as companies around the world are now eyeing this...
Captain Fresh, a B2B seafood marketplace, raises $12Mn to expand distribution and grow team
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0This is a weird one. Captain Fresh, a B2B seafood marketplace, has raised $12Mn seed funding lead by venture capital...
Private equity major Blackstone to acquire majority stake in online learning platform Simplilearn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Private equity fund Blackstone has announced that it will be acquiring majority stakes in Simplilearn Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a...
Lenskart raises $220 million as it eyes expansion in SE Asia and the Middle East
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The IPO of food delivery giant Zomato may be the talk of the town in the start-up sector, but...
Pegasus spy scandal reportedly engulfed 300 Indians including politicians, journalists and businessmen
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The wild west of Internet is filled with malice and unforeseeable threats, especially when it comes to data privacy...
Zoom is acquiring cloud call center company Five9 in a $14.7Bn all stock deal
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Video conferencing platform Zoom, which has become a household name during the past year or so, announced on Sunday...
Voice assistant-as-a-service startup ‘Slang Labs’ raises $500k in Google led funding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Slang Labs, one of the industry leaders in India in terms of in-app voice assistants, and a pioneer of...
Zomato IPO closes, shares over-subscribed by 38 times
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato, a company that has been operating in loss ever since it was first established, had one of the...
Reliance Retail to acquire majority stake in Just Dial
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Local search and listings platform Just Dial Ltd., which prides itself in being a one-step solution for finding contacts...
SpaceX warned by FAA that its Starship launch tower in Texas is “unapproved”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk has a ton of dreams when it comes to his beloved Starship line of rockets. But at...
Google sets up second cloud region in India at Delhi-NCR
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a bid to extend its service offerings to customers in India and the Asia-Pacific region, Google Cloud on...
Logistics upstart Delhivery bags $100 million from FedEx Express as it looks to go global
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Home-grown logistics and supply chain management firm Delhivery has just raked in an impressive $100 million as part of...
Payments giant Paytm files for a $2.2 Bn IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Well, the day is finally here. After months and months of speculations and new reports emerging every few weeks,...
Xiaomi breaks into the top two largest smartphone vendors globally for Q2 2021
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Xiaomi has dominated the Indian smartphone market for quite some time now, thanks to its solid on-a-budget offering. However,...
Popular news aggregation app Inshorts raises $60Mn in new funding round led by Vy Capital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The latest in a list of firms that have benefited from the sudden growth in the media industry thanks...
OYO raises $660 million debt fund to clear past debts and strengthen balance sheet
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Hospitality and hotel aggregation platform OYO Hotels and Homes, on Friday, revealed that it has raised a debt funding...
WhatsApp rolls out public beta for improved multidevice support
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0WhatsApp was introduced as a mobile phone app when it was first launched, but over the years, it has...
RBI bans MasterCard from issuing new cards amid data storage row
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a blow to credit and debit card vendor MasterCard, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has indefinitely banned...
Google Meet puts 60-minute cap on group video calls for free users
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Over the last year, Google Meet has become indispensable to millions, as people grappled to get used to the...
Twitter to pull the plug on Fleets from August 3rd owing to lack of usage
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Social media platforms, by large, usually follow the same blue print. A feature gets famous somewhere, which is then...
Netflix will diversify into video games, hires former FB exec as VP of Game Development
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Netflix, the biggest video streaming service in the world, is now planning to take its first flight beyond the...
OneCode, a startup that aims to mobilize sales agents across India, raises $5Mn led by Sequoia India’s Surge
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0OneCode, a company that aims to digitize the sales ecosystem of India, has announced that it has raised $5Mn...
Twitter says largest number of account information demands in second half of 2020 came from Indian government
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Social networking giant Twitter has been at loggerheads with the Indian government for quite a while now, be it...
Blockbuster opening for Zomato IPO, shares oversubscribed by 5% on day 1 of bidding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato is one of the biggest startups to emerge from India, and thus, when news of its Initial Public...
Storytelling platform Pratilipi raises $48Mn led by game-maker Krafton to expand in house publishing wing
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Pratilipi, an Indian startup directed towards helping writers and authors share their work with the world through its innovative...
Zomato raises $562.3 million from anchor investors ahead of IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Home-grown food delivery startup Zomato is gearing up for its Initial Public Offering this week, and news has it...
Twitter takes down fake accounts it had mistakenly verified
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Months after it brought it’s verification process back to life, Twitter Inc. on Tuesday said that a handful of...
CCI approves SoftBank’s $450Mn investment in Swiggy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As Zomato nears its debut in the public markets, the food delivery market is heating up, thanks to growing...
Social commerce startup Trell raises $45Mn to expand influencer led shopping platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0E-commerce, a thing that was unheard of a decade ago and has become an integral part of our lives...
Global PC market continues to grow in 2nd quarter of 2021, Lenovo takes the lead
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Even though COVID 19 cases are going down around the world, the business world has already found its solace...
SpaceX could partner with Indian companies for satcom equipment amid Starlink’s possible India debut in 2022
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX has been had at work for the past few years, sending satellites to fill out its low Earth...
Ola raises $100Mn in debt for its electric business as EV factory nears completion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A few days ago, home-grown ride hailing startup Ola announced that the production of its first electric-powered scooters is...
Android 12 will allow you to start games as they are being downloaded
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Game lovers have something big to rejoice about, especially if they are loyal to Google and its Android. The...
Mobikwik planning a $255Mn raise through IPO amid India’s incoming tech IPO boom
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0MobiKwik, the payments platform from India, is looking to test the waters of the public markets (much like a...
Flipkart raises $3.6Bn at a $37.6Bn valuation as it preps for an early 2022 IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While 2020 was the year of aggressive growth, 2021 has been the year for rising valuations and huge public...
Twitter appoints resident grievance officer in compliance with IT rules
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter Inc. might have been the last social media platform to agree to the new IT rules in India,...
Virgin Galactic creates history, flies Richard Branson and crew to space and back
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what was perhaps unconceivable for well near our nearest past, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has achieved the unthinkable....
President Amit Nayyar and four other top execs quit Paytm ahead of upcoming IPO: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fintech and online payments platform Paytm has been gearing up for its Initial Public Offering (IPO) for quite some...
Ola founder shares update on electric scooter production
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Homegrown ride-hailing platform Ola is all set to jump on the bandwagon of electric vehicles, this time in a...
Ex US prez Donald Trump files class-action lawsuits against Google, Facebook, and Twitter
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Former President Donald Trump is not one to accept defeat easily, as is evident from his reactions after he...
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- Apple rolls out AI-based ‘App Review Summaries’ in latest iOS 18.4 beta March 6, 2025
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- Court denies Elon Musk’s bid to immediately halt OpenAI’s for-profit shift but expedites trial March 5, 2025
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