Tesla has been ruling the electric automobile market for years now, with many competitors trying to reach outshine the...
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Amazon acknowledges fake review problem, reveals 200Mn fake reviews were blocked in 2020
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon Inc., in a new blog post, has confessed to having a fake review problem, all the while still...
China’s first crewed mission in five years, to new space station, launches successfully
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It may be the Americans, with NASA and SpaceX at the helm, who are ahead of the race in...
OnePlus officially merges with OPPO, will continue to launch products independently
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It isn’t really a hidden fact, that OnePlus was always a part of the larger Chinese consumer electronics conglomerate,...
App and Cross browser testing platform BrowserStack raises $200Mn at $4Bn valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Over the past year, businesses around the world have been presented with a choice-either go online, or go under....
Spotify rolls out Clubhouse competitor Spotify Greenhouse, sets up Spotify Creator Fund
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ever since wildly popular audio chatting platform Clubhouse made its way to iOS users, there have been many attempts...
Alphabet’s Waymo raises $2.5 billion in second external funding round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. and Google’s former self-driving project, has raised $2.5 billion in its second external...
Mobile game spending up 40% in Q1 2021 compared to pre-pandemic, reaches $1.7Bn per week: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The pandemic has given millions of people a lot of free time on their hands, resulting in them spending...
Rocket Labs bags NASA contract for mission to study Mars
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Space is the final frontier and led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, NASA, and other players,...
Singapore based online car marketplace Carro turns unicorn with new $360 million funding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0There was a time when only a few startups achieved the coveted unicorn status every year, and stories like...
Apna, a platform for Job Seekers, raises $70 million to scale up business in new and existing geographies
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The job market of 2021 is tough, with number of candidates far surpassing the number of openings. This, in...
Android gets Earthquakes Alerts, Starred Messages, Gboard updates and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Android users will have access to a whole set of new features which would roll out this summer. A...
Twitter loses legal indemnity in India owing to non-compliance of IT rules; UP Police files FIR
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Social media giants have been inviting more and more scrutiny from governments around the world, thanks to the dangers...
Twitter stops “beating around the bush” and hires Chief Compliance Officer in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter and Indian government have been at odds for quite some time now, be it the farmers protest earlier...
Contract life cycle management platform SimpliContract raises $1.8Mn in seed round led by Kalaari Capital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0AI based SaaS contract life cycle management platform SimpliContract has just raised a value of $1.8 million in its...
Google Workspace now open for everyone with a Google account, gets paid upgrade
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google is gearing up to be a serious contender to Microsoft, it seems. After several updates over the past...
Byju’s tops India’s unicorn valuation charts following a $350Mn fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0BYJU’s (often stylized as Byju’s), the most valued edtech startup globally, has just bagged a new title, one that...
Indian government’s NIC email system not affected by data breaches in Air India, Domino’s: MeitY
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In the modern era where everything is digitized and the concept of privacy diminishes by the day, data breaches...
Winning bid of $28 Million gets a trip to space with Jeff Bezos aboard Blue Origin’s ‘New Shephard’ rocket
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The space industry is being privatized at a fast rate, spearheaded by Elon Musk and his company SpaceX. However,...
Karnataka High Court gives CCI nod to resume antitrust probe against Amazon and Flipkart
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0US tech giants have seen better days, with Google being the latest name – it was fined $123 million...
Edtech platform Classplus looking to raise $30Mn in round led by Tiger Global: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Backed by the huge bloom in the edtech sector owing to the pandemic, the Amazon of online education-Classplus, is...
“Population: One” maker BigBox VR becomes Facebook’s latest VR gaming studio acquisition
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook has evolved throughout the years to come at the forefront of social media, and with WhatsApp and Instagram...
Microsoft to roll out dedicated cloud gaming hardware to expand Xbox Cloud gaming
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tech giant Microsoft is planning to make the gaming experience better and cooler for its Xbox user base spanning...
Swedish fintech giant Klarna raises $639Mn to continue US expansion, valued at $45.6Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Swedish fintech firm Klarna sees its valuation shoot to an enviable $45.6 billion following a $639-million funding round led...
Fintech upstart BharatPe acquires rewards platform Payback India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0BharatPe, the leading payment and lending service provider, began its venture into acquisitions on Thursday as it acquired PAYBACK...
OnePlus Nord CE 5G comes to India starting at ₹22,999, the slimmest OnePlus yet since 6T
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At its Summer Launch event on June 10, Chinese company OnePlus finally launched its latest device, the OnePlus Nord...
Tesla Model S ‘Plaid’ now open for delivery in the US, reaches 0-60 mph in ‘under 2 seconds’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tesla has ruled the electric market for quite some time, with a valuation that eclipses any of its competitors,...
El Salvador legalizes Bitcoin as legal tender, offers citizenship and permanent residence for Bitcoin holders
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Mere days after it announced that it was looking forward to making Bitcoin, the popular cryptocurrency, as “legal tender,”...
Tata group’s digital expansion picks up pace, to acquire majority stake in 1mg
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tata Digital Limited, the digital businesses-overseeing arm of one of India’s largest business conglomerates Tata Sons, is back in...
Zomato appoints former CFO Akriti Chopra as co-founder ahead of IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Online food delivery platform Zomato’s business has been booming since 2020, as people have resorted to ordering food online...
Fastly glitch results in global outage for CNN, BBC, Reddit, and others, issue now resolved
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Several of the world’s leading websites suffered outages as the internet went into a blackout due to glitches in...
WWDC 2021 shows Apple’s even greater commitment to user privacy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0One of the most anticipated developer events of the year, Apple WWDC 2021, finally took place on June 7,...
Capital Float raises additional ₹500 Mn in debt as it looks to scale up credit business
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Capital Float, a well-known name in the Buy Now Pay Later and credit provision market, which is deeply invested...
Digital transformation platform Whatfix raises $90Mn to bolster presence in the US and expand into new markets
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Last year and the COVID 19 pandemic brought on an unprecedented need for digital adoption, where businesses that did...
PC shipments in India reach 4 million units in Q1 2021, HP overtakes Lenovo to take top place in market
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The first quarter of the year shows that tides are turning. While we are still reeling from the pandemic,...
Facebook and Instagram will now reward creators with commissions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The creator economy has evolved into a wide and vibrant industry enveloping numerous creators across the globe, partnering with...
Google to change global advertising practices after $268Mn fine by French anticompetition watchdog
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The biggest US tech giants have been having a hard time in Europe, with regulators across the continent clamping...
Flipkart looks to raise $3Bn from SoftBank and sovereign wealth funds: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Despite having established a firm presence in the Indian subcontinent, ecommerce is still a cash draining business. Expenses are...
Koo tries its luck in Nigeria as the country implements an indefinite Twitter ban
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With Twitter being indefinitely suspended (but still available in certain parts of the country for those who dare) in...
Pakistan-based KTrade gets $4.5Mn in fresh round to take stock trading digital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ever since the Gamestop fiasco last year, more and more people are turning to stock trading to supplement their...
Four more Twitter accounts, critical of central govt., restricted in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Social media is supposed to be a platform where people can come together and share their opinions and discuss...
Breathe app on watchOS gets upgrades, tvOS to be upgraded for Spatial audio to run
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0WWDC 2021 has been a much-anticipated event, and so far, it has not disappointed. With loads of features for...
Apple unveils macOS with Universal Control, changes to Siri and Shortcuts
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple’s WWDC bombarded us with new updates to its operating systems, just like every year. The company has been...
iPadOS 15 gets multitasking, a refreshing new ‘Quick Note’ feature and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple’s 32nd annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) promised to hold a plethora of surprises, and it delivered. WWDC21 followed...
iOS 15 gets ‘focus’ Notifications stacks, interactive iMessages and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The wait is finally over. With the WWDC 2021 (Apple’s annual developer’s event, which is full of announcements on...
Facetime to receive a slew of new updates that turn it into a pseudo video conferencing platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Last year, video conferencing took over the world, leading to a steep rise in video conferencing platforms, led by...
Paytm confirms IPO plans
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Paytm, amid massive speculation and build-up towards an impending IPO, has confirmed the same via a notification to its...
Tata Digital signs MoU to invest up to $75 million in heath-tech startup CureFit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The health management space is a sector that has been growing rapidly over the last year, attracting the attention...
Historic G7 deal to make companies like Facebook, Apple pay higher taxes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Recently, there has been a growing unrest among regulatory agencies over the alleged evasion and inflation of taxes by...
El Salvador set to make history by becoming first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With Bitcoin having a topsy-turvy journey (influenced mostly by the actions of Elon Musk) in recent times, many have...
- OpenAI launches AI agent ‘Operator’ to perform tasks independently January 24, 2025
- Nvidia-backed Perplexity introduces AI assistant-like feature for Android devices January 24, 2025
- Reliance plans world’s largest AI data centre in India January 24, 2025
- India’s NCLT halts data sharing ban on WhatsApp and Meta January 24, 2025
- ChatGPT down globally, issue persists despite resolution January 23, 2025