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WhatsApp experiments a ‘Newsletters’ tool
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Newsletters, even though many have discarded their importance these days, continue to still be a popular means of dissemination...
Microsoft and Nintendo announce 10 year partnership to make Call of Duty available on Nintendo consoles
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft continues to expand its reach beyond its own Xbox console and Nintendo expands its selection of third-party titles....
Uber to buy 25k EVs in India from Tata Motors for its electric cab fleet
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Recent times have seen the ride-hailing industry jump the EV wagon, with most major ride-hailing companies transitioning to an...
WhatsApp for iOS gets picture-in-picture for video calls
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0WhatsApp is taking a page from Apple’s Facetime and introducing a feature that it had started testing last year...
Meta to bring Twitter-like paid subscription named ‘Meta Verified’ to Facebook and Instagram
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Meta is taking a page out of Twitter’s book and launching a subscription service of its own. According to...
Tencent says reports of shutting down XR business untrue, says it is making personnel adjustments
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following a media report that it was eliminating roles across its “extended reality” (XR) business, Chinese tech giant Tencent...
OpenAI addresses concerns about bias in ChatGPT’s AI, announces ability for users to customize ChatGPT
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The ChatGPT fervor has well and truly taken the global tech sector by storm – so much that it...
Youtube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down after 9 years, Neal Mohan to take over
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After helming world’s largest video streaming platform for over nine years, Susan Wojcicki, Youtube CEO since 2014, has decided...
Microsoft acknowledges Bing user complaints, including ones that leads to it responding outside of ‘its designed tone’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bing has been making the headlines ever since Microsoft introduced the AI-powered search engine, integrated ChatGPT, and even the...
Nearly 250 Google employees stage protest in Zurich over layoffs: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The better part of the previous year (and this year so far) has seen numerous companies and startups reduce...
PhonePe lands another $100Mn as a part of its $12Bn valued ongoing round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian fintech major PhonePe has secured an additional $100 million in primary capital as part of an ongoing round....
Epic Games files appeal against Google in India for alleged non-compliance of anti-trust order
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It seems Google’s recent Android setback in India, perhaps was just the beginning of a slew of other lawsuits...
InsuranceDekho nabs $150Mn from Goldman Sachs, TVS Capital, plans expansion in Tier 3/4 towns across India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At a time when the funding winter has made it difficult for numerous startups to raise funds and investors...
Drone upstart Garuda Aerospace gets $22Mn in Series A
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the promising future of the Indian drone industry, it is unsurprising that the drone market in the country...
Alibaba exits Paytm, sells remaining stake
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Last month, Alibaba sold 3.1% of its stake in India’s Paytm in a block deal. Now, the Chinese tech...
Twitter brings longer, 4000 character tweets for ‘Blue’ subscribers in the US
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk has been promising longer tweets for a while, and now, he has delivered. The social media company...
Yahoo to layoff nearly 20% of its workforce as part of adtech unit restructuring
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As advertisers continue to pull back on spending and pare back their marketing budgets, companies like Yahoo have felt...
SpaceX succesfully test-fires Starship booster ahead of debut orbital launch
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The debut orbital flight of SpaceX’s gargantuan Booster 7 is yet to come, but from the looks of it,...
Zomato clocks 75% rise in revenue for Q3 FY23, net loss widens to ₹347 crore
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato’s shares rose slightly (to ₹54.60 per share) on Thursday as the foodtech giant clocked a 75% rise in...
OnePlus 11 5G comes with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, available for pre-orders, starts at $699
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tuesday promised the launch of an impressive range of OnePlus products, and from the looks of it, the company...
Mass layoffs at Disney as COVID streaming boom subsides
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the streaming boom coming to an end and a sizeable quarterly drop in subscriptions, Disney has opted for...
Twitter Blue goes live in India, Brazil and Indonesia
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter is continuing to gradually expand the roll out of its paid verification service, Twitter Blue. After having launched...
Microsoft gains an “Edge” in search engine race with AI, ChatGPT-like capabilities
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0When it comes to search engines, Google continues to capture the lion’s share of the market. Bing, Microsoft’s own...
WhatsApp brings voice messages, reactions and more to Status
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0WhatsApp is showering its Status updates with love, with a slw of beta tested additions now being rolled out...
ChatGPT’s success pushes Google to introduce Bard, its own AI chatbot
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It was only a matter of time before this happened. The meteoric rise in the popularity of OpenAI’s super...
Dell will lay off over 6500 employees amid sharp drop in PC sales
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As the demand and sales of PCs continue to drop in the midst of an economic slowdown and subsidence...
SpaceX may attempt Starship launch next month, says Musk
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If things go according to plan, we may see a Starship rocket launch as soon as next month. In...
India to ban over 230 betting and loan apps, with several of them being China-origin
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With an overwhelming rise in notorious betting and online “quick loan” apps in the country, India had been seeing...
Twitter launches Blue in six more countries, launches new Spaces tab
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter Blue, which went through a phase of utter confusion during the early days of the Musk era, has...
Indian government to take up equity in Vodafone Idea against nearly $2B worth of dues
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a relief to Vodafone Idea, the telecom operator that has fallen into hard times with its inability to...
Apple misses expectations on revenue, profits led by iPhone sales decline in Q1 2023
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple’s financial performance for the first quarter of the year seems to be one of the company’s poorest-performing quarters...
Byju’s fires more staff in fresh round of layoffs: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The funding winter, which has been specially severe for India’s high profile unicorns, has forced multiple startups to trim...
Reliance to accept India’s CBDC as payment option across retail stores
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The fag end of the previous year saw the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) commence the retail and wholesale...
Meta clocks 4% drop in Q4 revenue, Reality Labs continues to bleed, massive buyback sends stock soaring
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook-parent Meta successfully beat Wall Street estimates for its revenue for the final quarter of 2022, even though it...
Tesla clocks gross impairment loss of $204 million in Bitcoin
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0EV giant Tesla, which has been a big proponent of cryptocurrencies courtesy CEO Elon Musk, has revealed a recorded...
Twitter pulls the plug on CoTweets
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The pace of sweeping changes across Twitter has slowed down over the past months, but every now and then,...
Apple supplier begins production of components for AirPods in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The next generation of AirPods may have components that are produced in India. In the latest instance of Apple...
Chrome users on Android can now lock incognito sessions behind biometric authentication
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has announced that it is bringing an additional layer of security and privacy to Chrome for users of...
Google to comply with Competition Commission of India (CCI) directives, bring changes to Android and Play Store billing
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After a protracted legal battle it could not win, Google has finally decided to comply with the directives issued...
YouTube teams up with ASU, Crash Course, to offer online courses for college credit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0YouTube has been pushing into the edtech sector for quite a while – in this vein, it recently unveiled...
Zomato reintroduces Gold with free deliveries, VIP access, and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The streak of Zomato’s loyalty programme has been marred with discontinuations and relaunches, and now, the food delivery aggregator...
Microsoft doubles down on OpenAI investment with a new “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0OpenAI, which came to the larger internet’s limelight after the breakthrough AI talkbot ChatGPT, is set to receive even...
Spotify to cull its workforce by 6%, Chief Content Officer to depart
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Continuing the trend set by the likes of high-profile companies such as Microsoft, Google-parent Alphabet, Meta, Twitter, Amazon, and...
Amazon debuts ‘Air’ in India, its air cargo network for prime deliveries
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon India has taken to the skies with the launch of Amazon Air, its dedicated cargo fleet for its...
Oil & gas major Petronas backs Indian battery-tech startup Log9 in $40Mn Series B fundraise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Petronas, the Malaysian oil & gas major, has backed Log9, an Indian deep-tech startup in the EV battery space,...
India introduces stringent endorsement guidelines for social media influencers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Being a social media influencer is a career that has appealed to many, and several of them have been...
Now that you are beginning to bring in a great deal of cash from your job as a forex...
Google to reduce workforce by 6%, lay off up to 12,000 employees
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The faltering global economy just forced yet another big tech company to reduce its workforce in order to keep...
PhonePe gets $350Mn in latest round from General Atlantic, valued at nearly $12Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fundraising hasn’t been as bright as it was during 2021 for Indian startups. In 2022, reports suggest that Indian...
- Reliance rolls out JioCoin, a blockchain-based reward token January 22, 2025
- Microsoft will no longer be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud infrastructure provider January 22, 2025
- Netflix raises subscription prices in select markets, sees record subscriber growth in Q4 2024 January 22, 2025
- Meta allows linking of WhatsApp accounts with Instagram and Facebook via Accounts Center January 22, 2025
- Trump scraps Biden’s AI safety executive order, claiming it restricts AI innovation January 22, 2025