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Uber loses battle in UK Supreme Court, has to classify drivers as “workers” now
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Uber Technologies Inc. has not had the best of times with the courts in recent times. On Friday, it...
WhatsApp to move ahead with controversial privacy policy, reveals plans for users who will not accept the terms
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular messaging app WhatsApp, which has suffered a heavy backlash in India and around the world over its recent...
Tesla lowers rates of base Model 3 and Model Y, prepares for delivery slowdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the market expanding and competition heating up, EV maker Tesla has dropped prices of its basic level Model...
WhatsApp to roll out in-app banner to explain new privacy policy after severe backlash
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Users will soon start to see an in app-banner, clicking on which will take them to a screen...
NASA’s Perseverance nails landing on Mars, beams back first pictures of Martian surface
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Perseverance is the key to success, they say. On Friday, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) can claim the...
Indian PC market registers 27% growth in October-December quarter: IDC
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The previous year, a big chunk of which was spent in lockdown, has seen a massive surge in usage...
WhatsApp adding a new ‘log out’ feature: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Days after the Supreme Court issued a notice to Facebook and WhatsApp over the latter’s new privacy policy, a...
YouTube announces roadmap for 2021, plans to expand Shorts in the US, launch 4K on YouTube TV
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0YouTube has announced a list of new features that it will be rolling out this year, including additions to...
Twitter launches voice DMs in India, roll out in phases
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter users in India, take note. Starting February 17, Twitter will be rolling out its latest feature of voice...
Epic Games takes it fight against Apple to Europe
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The feud that started last August with Apple removing Fortnite from the iOS system, has now elevated a step...
SpaceX raises $850Mn in fresh fundraise, valued at $74bn: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX has raised $850 million in an equity funding round last week, according to a report by CNBC. This...
Facebook v/s Australia: Social media giant restricts users and publishers from viewing or sharing news
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you are a Facebook user in Australia, count yourself unlucky. Facebook has finally followed through on its threat...
Amazon brews fresh trouble in India over docs highlighting strategy to dodge regulators, Indian retailer group calls for ban
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) urged the central government to ban the local operations of Amazon, the...
Facebook fined in Italy (again!) over misleading information on data protection
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Italian Competition Authority Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM), more commonly known as the Italian Completion...
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites into orbit but booster fails to land
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX has launched another batch of 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, adding to its constellation that aims to...
Carl Pei’s ‘Nothing’ opens doors for users to invest, shares worth $1.5mn available
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Nothing is coming on top these days, it seems. Carl Pei, the co-founder of OnePlus, announced on Tuesday that...
Tata Group agrees to acquire majority stake in BigBasket: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tata Group, the car to tea conglomerate, has been looking to build a ‘superapp’ in the second most populated...
Unacademy acquires networking platform TapChief, announces Unacademy Pro
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The online learning industry has taken the world by storm, and India boasts some of the biggest e-learning startups...
Amazon acquires Sydney-based Shopify competitor ‘Selz’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0US e-commerce giant Amazon continues to further its campaign of aggressive expansion, including new adding ways for businesses to...
Bitcoin waltz past the $50,000 mark buoyed by grand investments
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bitcoin, the latest frenzy to take the investment world by storm, has seen a grandiose growth stream in the...
Byju’s closes in on yet another edtech rival, set to acquire ‘Toppr’: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Online teaching has become the new norm post-2020, where it is being seen not just as a replacement but...
BlueStacks announces BlueStacks 5 with major improvements, just as it reaches 1bn downloads
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 02020 was inarguably THE year for online gamers worldwide, with the pandemic making a significant impact on the gaming industry,...
India’s supreme court seeks response from Facebook, Whatsapp over privacy policy change
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Supreme Court has decided to intervene to protect the privacy of citizens, the apex court of the country...
India to allow local firms to conduct mapping and surveying without license
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The days of Indian companies seeking licenses to create and publish maps and geographical information are over. Local companies...
Pencil, a platform for writers, raises $1 million to democratize reading
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Pencil, a startup that aims to revolutionize the publishing industry by turning books into live content, has raised $1...
NASA Mars rover Perseverance reaches final arc of descent, set to face “seven minutes of terror” before landing
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0NASA’s very own Mars rover Perseverance is set to complete its seven-month journey from Earth this week and land...
ISRO and MapMyIndia working on indigenous Google Maps substitute
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Government of India’s mission for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat has seen a lot of technological advancements happen in the...
Bitcoin attracts Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Jay Z, duo invests $23.6mn for its development
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Be it Elon Musk or Twitter, popular cryptocurrency bitcoin never seems to stay out of the headlines. On Friday,...
Amid row with Twitter, Indian Govt prepares draft to regulate social media
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amid the intensifying face-off between popular microblogging site Twitter and the Narendra Modi administration, with the popular social media...
Koo, the Twitter look-a-like from India crosses 3 million users
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While the government’s cold war with Twitter over the removal of questionable content regarding the farmers’ protest continues, the...
Rivian, the EV maker behind R1T and R1S trucks to go public by September: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon and Ford Motors backed Rivian, is expected to go public and invite investments by September this year according...
Snapchat parent partners with ShareChat’s Moj to roll out Camera Kit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian social media and networking service ShareChat announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a partnership with Snapchat...
BharatPe doubles valuation to $900m, raises $108m
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0BharatPe, India’s payments and lending platform, might soon join RazorPay, and other fintech organisations in the country to become...
Bumble sets IPO at $43 per share, aims to raise $2.2 billion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bumble Inc. announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 50 million shares of its Class A...
TikTok outlasts Trump, forced sale to Oracle shelved indefinitely
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0When former President Donald Trump had set his plan of the forced sale of TikTok’s US assets in motion,...
Starlink will go public once cash flow stabilizes: Elon Musk
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX’s Starlink has been up and running for a while now, and is growing ever closer to realizing its...
Tesla called upon by Chinese regulators over car quality concerns
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While Chinese companies like Huawei have been facing difficulties in the US, Tesla has been flourishing in the market...
SpaceX bags $332Mn contract from NASA for space-transport of Lunar Gateway components by 2024
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a new move towards humanity’s attempt to conquer space, American space administration agency NASA has announced that it...
Twitter and YouTube comply with Indian government requests to take down content amid farmers protests
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After the farmers protest took on a somewhat ugly turn on 26 January, the government has clapped down on...
EA acquires mobile gaming company Glu for $2.1bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), the company behind popular games like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Apex Legends, Fifa 21...
Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin, plans to start accepting it as a mode of payment soon
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk and Co. never seem to stay out of the headlines. Just a few days after the test...
XPRIZE reveals details about the $100M potluck by Elon Musk for developing carbon capture technologies
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Back on January 22, Elon Musk announced a competition with a massive prize pool of $100 million to help...
Reddit raises $250Mn in Series E, weeks after Gamestop-powered growth push
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular online public discussion forum Reddit Inc. has announced that it has doubled its valuation to currently rest at...
Advantage Future Retail, as Delhi High Court removes stay on Reliance-Future Group deal
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Kishore Biyani’s Future Retail Ltd got a reprieve on Monday when the Delhi High Court overturned a previous order...
Kong gets $100 million to help enterprises scale rapidly on cloud, valuation triples to $1.4Bn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0And we have yet another cloud computing upstart, riding high on the massive digital burst that COVID 19 brought...
Twitter exploring new revenue sources including exclusive content and subscriptions: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Currently, Twitter is a free to use social media platform, even though it does show a whole lot of...
Twitter receives directions to ban 1,178 accounts from Indian government amid farmers protests
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the ongoing farmers protests in India, Twitter has found itself in a bit of a pickle, where it...
Dailyhunt parent raises over $100 million to expand short video platform Josh
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0VerSe Innovation, the parent firm of the popular news app Dailyhunt and short-video platform Josh, has announced that it...
New Google fit feature will allow Pixel users to track heart and respiratory rate using camera
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has announced that it will be updating the Google Fit app on Pixel phones to enable heart and...
- Apple is working with SpaceX and T-Mobile to bring Starlink satellite connectivity to iPhones January 30, 2025
- Netflix rolls out ‘Season Download’ feature for iPhone and iPad users January 30, 2025
- SoftBank to lead $500Mn investment in AI robotics startup ‘Skild AI’: Report January 29, 2025
- X partners with Visa to provide ‘digital wallet’ and ‘peer-to-peer payments’ services January 29, 2025
- DeepSeek’s AI models trigger historic US tech stock sell-off January 28, 2025