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Ola raises $500Mm from Temasek and Warburg Pincus as it pushes the pedal on electric scooter production
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Coming at a time when its business has been hit hard by the pandemic, ride-hailing service Ola has raised...
Ravi Shankar Prasad, the man behind the new IT laws, resigns from PM Modi’s cabinet
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Even as the latest IT rules continue to bind the major social media intermediaries operating in India in a,...
PhonePe further widens gap with GPay, owns 46% market share of UPI in June
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0UPI payments have been becoming increasingly popular in India over the past few years, and for good reason too....
PayU in talks to acquire BillDesk in what might be the second-largest Indian internet-based acquisition to date: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0One of the largest acquisitions in the internet-based solutions segment may be on the cards, as fintech start-up PayU,...
Zomato IPO opens next week, priced at ₹72-76 per share
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato, one of the biggest companies to emerge from India’s burgeoning startup culture, has grown by unimaginable bounds over...
Google faces new antitrust lawsuit filed by US state attorney generals, targeting Play Store commission
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Seems like Google has really not had any time to catch its breath over the past few months, as...
NCLAT orders the scrapping of corporate insolvency case against OYO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what is good news for hotel aggregator platform OYO Hotels & Rooms (and definitely a major setback for...
Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI contract amid Amazon-Microsoft dispute
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It seems that the Jedi are not returning after all. More than an year after Microsoft was awarded the...
Nintendo announces new Switch model with a 7-inch OLED screen
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Video game fans, and especially those who are loyal to Nintendo, sure have a reason to rejoice, as the...
NRAI writes to CCI, alleging Swiggy and Zomato’s unfair practices hurt restaurants
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Online food ordering and delivery platforms Zomato and Swiggy have become heavily popular among consumers in the country, owing...
No protection will be given to Twitter for non-compliance with IT rules: Delhi HC
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The feud between Twitter and the ruling BJP government just got rougher for the popular micro-blogging site. Once again,...
Merchants fintech services major Pine Labs closes $600Mn investment round ahead of IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With its IPO (which is likely to take place in the US) around the corner, digital payments provider Pine...
Logistics and supply chain management integrator Locad raises $4.9 million in seed round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While many companies have had to suffer a setback due to the COVID pandemic, the period has also seen...
Online furniture and appliance rental firm Furlenco raises $140 Mn to fuel international expansion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A host of Indian start-ups have raised capital through funds during the golden year of the Indian start-up ecosystem,...
Swedish firm MTG acquires PlaySimple, operator of 9 word games, for $360Mn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0People have been stuck in their homes for over an year now, thanks to the COVID 19 pandemic. This...
Gaming and entertainment platform WinZO raises $65 million in Series C funding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In yet another stroke of good news for the Indian start-up ecosystem (which has flourished in 2021), gaming and...
Facebook takes down 30 million pieces of content in compliance with India’s new IT rules
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Major social media intermediaries have bowed down to the Centre and its new IT rules (Twitter has been slammed...
ION Energy, a startup that improves life of lithium ion batteries, raises $3.6Mn from Amazon’s climate pledge fund
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Five-year-old energy-tech start-up ION Energy has raised $3.6 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Amazon’s Climate...
Flipkart launches Shopsy, a Shopify like platform to help small businesses go online
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Walmart owned Flipkart is trying its hand at building a Shopify of its own, and has launched Shopsy, a...
UPI records all-time high of 2.8 Bn transactions worth ₹5.47 lakh crores in June
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The pandemic sent waves across the digital payments sector, raising it to great heights before pulling it down again....
Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand and deepen their presence in new markets....
Google publishes first transparency report under IT rules, says it received more than 27,000 complaints in April
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The new IT rules have come into effect, binding the major social media intermediaries with a host of regulations...
Instagram working on ‘Exclusive Stories’, a feature that is similar to ‘Super Follow’ on Twitter
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tech giants are facing scrutiny across the globe, thanks to a massive increase in awareness about data collection practices...
Didi Chuxing raises $4.4 billion in biggest Chinese IPO in the US since 2014
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In April, we had reported that Didi Chuxing, Uber’s Chinese counterpart and the biggest ride-hailing firm in the country,...
SpaceX blasts off 88 satellites into orbit as part of Transporter-2 mission, marks first onshore landing of Falcon 9 first stage
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX has launched one mission after the other, whether it be leading mankind’s domination of space or looking to...
Razorpay founders and senior execs launch ‘MarsShot Ventures’ angel fund
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fintech start-ups are having the time of their lives during the pandemic, as the shift to online services has...
Online pharmacy TABLT raises $3Mn from Siti Cable for pan India growth
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Healthcare has become more important than ever before, especially with the 2nd wave of COVID 19 that ravaged India...
Server leak puts Byju’s student data at risk, now resolved
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the shift to online education thanks to the pandemic, edtech start-ups have witnessed an unprecedented boom in their...
Reliance Jio and NXP Semiconductors collaborate on 5G hardware for upcoming Jio Phones
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After joining forces with Google for the software side of its new ‘Jio Phone’, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio has...
Facebook backs India’s new IT rules, says they “make sense”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The new IT rules have been a source of contention between major social media intermediaries (namely, Twitter) and the...
Sequoia Capital’s largest cohort to date for Surge includes 23 start-ups
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The fifth (and largest) cohort of venture capital firm Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator program for India and SouthEast Asia,...
Gamified learning platform Quizizz raises $31.5Mn to expand teams across US and India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the sudden shift in education favoring remote learning solutions, edtech startups around the world have been flourishing like...
Zomato reportedly invests $120Mn in Grofers, valuation soars past $1Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Both Zomato and Grofers have ridden through the tough times of 2020, and have come out the stronger. While...
[Update: Map withdrawn] Twitter shows India’s J&K and Ladakh territories as separate countries
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Update: The map has now been removed. Before: Twitter and the Indian government keep locking horns over one issue...
Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal slams US e-commerce giants for being “arrogant,” alleges they flouted Indian laws
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India is the second-largest internet market in the world and a large market for many global powerhouses, especially US...
Twitter’s Global Legal Policy Leader Jeremy Kessel to be next interim resident grievance officer in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Earlier today, we reported that Dharmendra Chatur has stepped down from his position as the interim resident grievance officer...
‘Super Card’ credit card provider ‘Slice’ raises $20Mn, adds rewards and bill splitting features
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Slice, one of India’s most innovative fintech startups that has took upon the goal of revolutionizing the credit card...
Leading language-learning app Duolingo files for IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the onset of the pandemic, the shift to online education has been accelerated, and edtech platforms like BYJU’s...
SpaceX targets next month for first Starship orbital launch
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX has been betting big on its latest horse-the Starship, and while the world is barely catching on to...
Facebook becomes a $1 Trillion company
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Like it or not, social media platforms have flourished like never before over the last year, giving rise to...
Etsy acquires Brazilian competitor El07 for $217Mn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Etsy, the popular online marketplace focused around creative products, has acquired El07, often known as the Etsy of Brazil,...
‘Battlegrounds Mobile India’ maker Krafton leads $9Mn round in Indian game streaming platform ‘Loco’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Just a few days after its game PUBG Mobile made its reentry in India as Battlegrounds Mobile India, it...
Twitter’s interim resident grievance officer for India quits amidst feud with government
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In the latest development in the Twitter v/s Indian government feud, the micro-blogging site’s interim resident grievance officer for...
Healthtech unicorn PharmEasy to acquire 66% stake in publicly listed diagnostics major Thyrocare
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Indian healthcare sector has gone online in recent times, a trend that has only seen acceleration due to...
AWS acquires encrypted messaging service Wickr for an undisclosed sum
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon Web Services (AWS) has acquired encrypted messaging service Wickr for an undisclosed amount, beginning the foray of the...
Instagram tests feature that allows users to post from desktop
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Most people, including myself, use social media on multiple devices. It can be smartphones, laptops, iPads, or others. A...
Reliance Jio joins forces with Google for 5G, low cost ‘JioPhone Next’ to hit the market from September 10
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A titan is always formidable in its environment, and an alliance between two titans makes each of them stronger....
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance clocks $73Bn in revenue, announces new energy business, Google partnership and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Reliance, India’s biggest conglomerate, touched never seen before heights over the past year, and today’s AGM announcements make that...
Indian court rules no coercive action to be taken againt Twitter India MD for ‘assault’ video
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Just weeks after the new IT rules in India came into effect, Twitter has run into trouble with the...
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