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Banking technology platform Zeta joins unicorn club with a $250 Mn fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With cash from investors flowing in like never before, Indian start-ups are having perhaps their greatest year ever. On...
Credit provider for young professionals, Slice raises $20.6Mn in debt, plans to expand member base to a million in FY22
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian startups have had a banger of a year so far with the fintech market growing like never before,...
Pharmeasy acquires Medlife to create India’s largest medicine delivery platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With COVID 19 once again rearing its ugly head in India, the online pharmacy market is on the rise....
upGrad acquires video learning solutions provider Impartus for $20.5Mn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0upGrad, the ed tech platform offering online course content, lectures and test material for college and university level students,...
Sebi to double the investment cap for AIFs and VCFs; new limit at $1.5 Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), the regulatory authority on issues pertaining to the market in India, has...
4.5Mn Air India travellers fall victim to massive data breach that involves several global airlines
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A massive cyberattack on ‘Sita’, the IT giant which operates data processing for over 90% of the global aviation...
Twitter’s decision to tag toolkit tweets as “manipulated media” dilutes its credibility as a neutral and unbiased platform: Indian government
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The government and Twitter have once again crossed swords after the former objected to micro-blogging site Twitter using the...
Facebook’s latest Transparency Report reveals 40,300 requests for user data by the Indian government
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As WhatsApp continues to face heat in India due to its controversial privacy policy, its parent company Facebook has...
Snap’s next-gen Spectacles come equipped with AR technology, available only for select creators
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Augmented reality (AR) is the future, and Santa Monica-based Snap Inc. is catching on to the trend, looking to...
Snap to launch new iOS video editor app ‘Story Studio’ later this year
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At its Snap Summit today, Snap Inc. has announced that its iOS arm will soon be launching a brand...
Snapchat monthly users reach 500M, daily user base in India shows 100% year-on-year growth
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Snap Inc had many surprises to unveil at the Snap Summit 2021, the company’s annual partner summit which was...
Twitter to release new About tab, starts accepting applications for blue tick verification
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter is all set to get a new avatar, at least as far as user profiles are concerned. The...
India directs WhatsApp to roll back change to privacy policy (again!)
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular social platform WhatsApp has been in a massive storm of controversy, ever since it announced major changes to...
PhonePe looking to acquire Samsung-backed Indian mobile platform Indus OS: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0PhonePe, the Walmart backed payment and UPI transaction platform is looking to acquire Indus OS, the Android fork service...
India looks to form fresh crypto regulations committee as previous blanket ban suggestions appear dated: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Cryptocurrency has reached new heights this year, thanks to the efforts of stalwarts like billionaire Elon Musk. Musk, the...
India’s Agnikul bags $11Mn as it eyes 2022 for the first launch of its smallsat launch vehicle
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 02021 is the year for the Indian start-up ecosystem and the space industry, both of which have registered strong...
Indian space startup Skyroot gets $11Mn in Series A, plans to get ‘Vikram I’ on launchpad by mid-2022
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The space industry is on fire right now, after SpaceX shook the entire market thanks to its futuristic offerings,...
TikTok parent ByteDance co-founder Zhang Yiming to step down as CEO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zhang Yiming, Chief Executive Officer at ByteDance Inc., the parent company behind viral video sharing and social media platform...
China and Elon Musk: The duo wreaking havoc on cryptocurrencies worldwide
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Just over a few days ago, the cryptocurrency market was expanding like crazy, just like it had been for...
Polygon, India’s own crypto, crosses $10 billion market cap
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Polygon, India’s very own offering to the blockchain market, has officially crossed the $10 billion market cap, as of...
Google’s ‘Project Starline’ is an experimental 3D imaging tech that makes communication, more life-like
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is pretty common for big tech companies to spend part of the fortune they have built through their...
Google’s WearOS looks set to take on Apple’s WatchOS through new Samsung partnership
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Despite being a dominant force in the global tech landscape, Google hasn’t had much success on the hardware side...
Google’s Android now powers over 3 billion devices, adds 500Mn more since May’19
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As is the norm prior to every Google I/O (sans the 2020 one since that was cancelled), Google has...
Google Maps receives Live View, safe & eco-friendly routes and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After the pandemic forced Google to postpone (and eventually cancel) its annual I/O developer conference, Google I/O is back...
Google kick-starts I/O, announces new “Smart Canvas”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google Inc. has finally kicked off the latest edition of its highly anticipated developer event Google I/O, and that...
Google AI advancements: next gen AI chips and LaMDA to make AI conversations better
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0AI (and by extension Quantum Computing) is the future of computing, whether we are talking about conversation with virtual...
Music game changing: Apple to add Spatial audio and Lossless Audio on Apple Music at no extra cost, Amazon Music HD made available for free
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Music streaming has grown by unimaginable bounds over the last year, with the COVID 19 pandemic at large. This...
Google News Showcase launched in India with 30 publishers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After being at the epicenter of controversy in Australia, Google has made significant progress in the news subscription business,...
Apple reportedly stores user data locally in China, thus making it easier for government access
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0An investigative report released by the New York Times has brought to light, as to how China has even...
AT&T and Discovery join forces in a $43Bn deal to create a new entertainment powerhouse
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A brand new entertainment powerhouse is on the cards, built as the result of an alliance between AT&T, owner...
South Korea aims to establish semiconductor supremacy with new $450 billion push
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In this day and age, guns don’t decide which country holds power. Machines do. And at the heart of...
Eyewear ecommerce platform Lenskart bags $95Mn in fresh round from KKR
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0KKR, the global investment firm, is all set to invest $95 million in eyewear retail platform Lenskart, through a...
CarTrade to go public, hopes to raise ₹ 2,000 Crore at IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0CarTrade, the online market platform for buying and selling automobiles, has decided to go public. The firm has recently...
Gojek and Tokopedia merge to form ‘GoTo Group’, Indonesia’s largest tech company
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The strongest alliances are formed in the toughest of times. With COVID 19 still ravaging a large part of...
Industrial B2B commerce platform Moglix raises $120Mn in latest funding round, 13th Indian startup to turn unicorn in 2021
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Six-year-old Moglix, the largest e-commerce platform of industrial goods in India, became the first industrial B2B (business-to-business) commerce platform...
Clubhouse to arrive on Android worldwide this week
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A week after the exclusive social audio platform Clubhouse announced the launch of its Android version (as a beta...
Pine Labs rakes in $285Mn at a $3Bn valuation to expand its merchants commerce solutions to more cities
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Pine Labs, the well-known provider of commerce solutions and digital payment services to merchants, situated in India’s Silicon Valley,...
Amazon launches free ad-based streaming service ‘MiniTV’ in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon, the company which is most famous for its e-commerce platform, is a force to be reckoned with, no...
SpaceX successfully puts yet another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As SpaceX continues to excel in its reusable launch rocket tech, we are seeing much more frequent launches aboard...
China lands maiden Mars rover Zhurong, becomes 2nd nation after the US to land a rover on red planet
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Humanity’s conquest of space just recorded a significant victory, and got etched forever into history. China’s latest Martian mission...
Whatsapp will strip off functionalities if you do not accept its controversial privacy policy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0May 15, the deadline to accept WhatsApp’s controversial privacy policy, is but a few hours away. This privacy policy...
SpaceX partners with Google Cloud to enhance Starlink’s network services
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk-run SpaceX’s ambitious Starlink constellation, which is aimed at making high quality broadband network services easily available everywhere,...
Google fined $123Mn by Italy’s antitrust authority over Android Auto case
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As if the conversation around Google and monopolistic practices in USA was not enough, the company is now also...
Disney+ Hotstar sees dip in ARPU due to IPL’s suspension
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 suspended mid-season owing to the growing COVID scare in the country, Disney+...
Crypto exchange Binance reportedly under investigation by US Justice Department and IRS, Bitcoin plummets
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The cryptocurrency market is mostly unregulated – multiple factors influence the price , and yet, there’s no way to...
Alibaba registers first loss as a public company even with revenue growing by 64% to $28.6Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon has done a lot of business over the past year, thanks to COVID 19. The e-commerce market in...
Discord to allow users to sell tickets for virtual events
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Discord, the community-based instant messaging and distribution platform for gamers, has announced a cool new feature. It will now...
OYO shortens work week to 4 days, allows employees to avail infinite no-reasons-asked paid leaves till July
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a bid to protect its employees and customers from the raging COVID pandemic in the country, hotel booking...
Amazon wins legal battle in EU, evades having to pay $303 million back taxes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon has secured a major legal victory on Wednesday after the second-highest court in Europe annulled a 2017 order...
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