Twitter started rolling out its ephemeral ‘Stories’ like feature called ‘Fleets’ globally on Wednesday, but was met with performance...
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Facebook reveals more on its AI program that detects hate speech and misinformation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook published a series of posts on Thursday, detailing, among other things, the platform’s progress in identifying hate speech...
Apple executive thrashes Facebook over its criticism of restricting targeted ads on iPhones
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple is locking horns with the Menlo Park-based social media giant Facebook over its criticism of the new restrictions...
Twitter receives censures from Indian government for failing to take down controversial posts about Supreme Court
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A parliamentary panel headed by Bhartiya Janata Party MP from Delhi, Meenakshi Lekhi, has questioned Twitter over its failure...
Apple introduces App Store Small Business Programme, cutting commision fee for small scale developers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple announced its new App Store Small Business Programme today, which is aimed to help small businesses and indie...
‘Kitchens Centre’ raises fresh Series A from Village Global for its ‘shared kitchens’ concept
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Village Global, an American early-stage venture capital firm backed by entrepreneurs such as Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos...
Twitter is slowing down the global rollout of Fleets to fix performance and stability issues
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter announced the global rollout of its transient tweets called ‘Fleets” on Wednesday, but the company’s support team said...
IBM to acquire APM start-up Instana to upgrade its Hybrid Cloud services
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0IBM, on Wednesday, announced its plans to acquire the APM startup Instana for an undisclosed value. The acquisition comes...
Apple to get rid of the delay that occurs when you open a customized shortcut on iOS 14
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0What should come as a sigh of relief for iPhone users and especially those who have updated to the...
Facebook NPE team launches E.gg, an experimental collage maker for iOS users
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook New Product Experimentation team has officially launched its new creatives app, E.gg, which will be available to download...
Google released a Chrome version optimized for Apple’s M1 chip, but pulled it down after crashes
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple introduced brand new Macs based on their own M1 silicon chip during the ‘One More Thing’ event on...
Microsoft introduces a new security processor ‘Pluton’ to prevent cyberattacks on Windows PCs
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft has been trying everything possible to protect Windows-powered PCs from the threat of hacks or data theft, and...
Twitter rolls out ‘Fleets’ globally
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter, much like every social media platform there is today, introduced Stories on its platform earlier this year, giving...
Youtube introduces ‘Audio ads’ as users shift to listening more of audio on the video streaming platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has recently been pushing its video streaming platform Youtube towards becoming a more robust cash making machine. And...
Amazon launches prescription medicine delivery platform ‘Amazon Pharmacy’ in US
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon adds another string to its bow as it expands its e-commerce offering to include medication, at least in...
Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey testify before US congress on content moderation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are back to testifying in a U.S. congressional hearing on...
Flipkart acquires AR startup Scapic to build an immersive online shopping experience
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0One of India’s leading e-commerce giants, Flipkart, has announced the acquisition of the Augmented Reality (AR) startup Scapic today....
Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine has shown 94.5% efficiency based on initial Phase-3 trial data
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The development of vaccines seems to have been picking up some pace currently, after Pfizer announced results of its...
Airbnb files for an IPO amid falling revenue
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The home and hotel rental platform, Airbnb has at last filed for an IPO today. The company was expected...
Huawei sells Honor smartphone brand to Chinese state-backed companies
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After weeks of speculation, Huawei has confirmed that it is selling off its budget smartphone brand, Honor in an...
Reliance acquires Urban Ladder for $24.4Mn
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a bid to further expand its presence in the online retail market of India, Mukesh Ambani led Reliance...
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 leads $100mn funding round in sales readiness startup MindTickle
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Pune and San Francisco-headquartered startup, MindTickle, which provides sales readiness and sales enablement solutions, announced on Monday that it...
SpaceX launches four astronauts into space as part of joint ‘Crew Dragon’ mission with NASA
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0American private space company, SpaceX, after a successful demonstration of its Dragon capsule earlier this year, has now successfully...
Netflix testing a TikTok like feed for funny videos, because why not?
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Gone are the days when every social media platform had something different to offer. Instagram, the photo sharing app,...
PS5 sees huge demand after launch, still no official launch date for India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Sony’s next-gen console and Xbox rival, Playstation 5(PS5) was launched on Thursday in core markets. The launch day saw...
Microsoft says state backed hackers orchestrated cyber attacks on COVID-19 vaccine makers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the onset of the global pandemic, the number of COVID-19 cases hasn’t been the only thing that’s been...
vpnMentor discovers an unsecured database with private data of 100,000s Facebook users
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A research team at vpnMentor has recently discovered a potential scam that might have stolen login credentials and credit...
Instagram update brings dedicated tabs for Reels and Shops at the homescreen
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Instagram, today, announced that the platform is rolling out a redesigned home-screen, bringing Reels and Shops to the center...
Xbox Series X already sold out in India, Series S still available for purchase
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft’s next-gen consoles, Xbox Series X and Series S, went on sale in India on 10th Nov. However, the...
US Government appeals against the order that blocked the TikTok ban scheduled for November 12th
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0TikTok was due for its last day in USA yesterday, i.e. November 12, the same day, a divestiture deadline...
Disney+ crosses 73 million paid subscribers in an year of launch
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The COVID-19 pandemic might have been problematic for several businesses around the world, however, there are some for whom...
ShareChat establishes a new “ShareChat Lab” in Silicon Valley, its first venture outside India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular Indian social media platform, ShareChat has announced that it has established a new ShareChat Labs, a Centre of...
OTT platforms and online news portals will now be regulated by the Indian I&B Ministry
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a move that is set to bring in popular OTT platforms such as Netflix under tighter Indian government...
ByteDance files petition in the U.S federal appeals court seeking to vacate Trump’s ban
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has filed a petition in the U.S federal appeals court seeking to vacate current US...
PUBG Mobile set for a comeback in India, announces a $100M investment
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Rejoice PUBG Mobile fans as the developer has announced it is making a return to the Indian market soon....
YouTube now up and running after a brief worldwide outage
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The world’s largest online video sharing platform, YouTube, was restored soon after an unusual worldwide outage which started on...
Bid farewell to Google Play Music, as it shuts down across the world
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you are trying to open the Google Play Music app and a message splashes up saying “Google Play...
Future Retail – Reliance deal dispute moves ahead as Delhi High Court issues summons to Amazon
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The dispute remains unresolved between the U.S e-commerce giant Amazon and India’s Future Retail Ltd, as FRL has urged...
The 13 inch Macbook Pro just became faster, thanks to Apple’s new M1 chip
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After unleashing the power of its new M1 chip on the crowd favorite Macbook Air, Apple is bringing the...
Spotify acquires podcast advertising platform Megaphone for $235M
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Swedish audio streaming giant Spotify, today, announced the acquisition of podcast advertising and publishing platform Megaphone. The company has...
Meet the all new ‘Macbook Air’, powered by Apple’s own M1 architecture
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In its probably last launch event of the year, that Apple called “One More Thing”, the Cupertino giant too...
Krafton and Microsoft’s collaboration could potentially revive PUBG mobile in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The parent company of PUBG, Krafton Inc. announced on Saturday that they will be partnering with Microsoft to host...
Data of almost 20 million BigBasket users allegedly leaked, put for sale on dark web
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0One of the largest grocery e-commerce platforms in India, BigBasket, has reportedly faced a data breach as a cyber...
Huawei plans selling budget smartphone brand ‘Honor’ to Digital China and the Shenzhen govt in China for $15B
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The news around Huawei possibly selling off its budget smartphone brand Honor, is getting even stronger now. According to...
Take a dive into the world of Vikings with the new Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The name itself, “Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla” echoes of an experience filled with Norse mythology, and talks about ‘Valhalla,’ a...
Sony is preparing to launch its own drone project -“Airpeak” in spring 2021
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Looks like Sony is ready to take to the skies as it has announced a new brand called, Airpeak,...
Google faces investigation from India’s competition watchdog for abusing app store dominance to promote its own payments app
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is a tumultuous time for big tech companies, as governments around the world (especially the US) have come...
Paytm plans to disburse ₹1000 crore in loans to MSMEs in India by March 2021
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After the Indian government hailed the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in the country as the...
Apple places manufacturing partner Pegatron on probation over labor violations
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple Inc. has placed its Taiwanese manufacturing partner Pegatron Corp. on probation after discovering labor violations, and has said...
Donald Trump’s twitter feed filled with warning labels after Joe Biden declared President Elect
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Now, the President has claimed that he has won the state of Pennsylvania by a huge margin, if we count just...
- SoftBank in talks to secure $16.5Bn in loan for AI investments in the US: Bloomberg April 1, 2025
- OpenAI secures $40Bn in fresh funding, valuation at $300Bn April 1, 2025
- India approves government-backed $4.3Bn bailout of Vodafone Idea, to acquire 49% stake March 31, 2025
- Blackstone eyes small stake in TikTok’s US operations: Report March 31, 2025
- Apple doubles down on AI-powered healthcare, aims to roll out AI health coach, more March 31, 2025