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Xiaomi is crowdfunding a new experimental device, a ‘Portable electronic air compressor’, for ₹2299 apiece
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Xiaomi has launched yet another, one of those odd new experimental pieces of tech today. The company is crowdfunding...
Plum, a platform that eases group health insurance hassles for companies, raises $930K in seed round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0When you are a small business, a startup or are just starting up, it can be a hassle to...
Apple will spend $400 million on affordable housing in California
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple has allocated more than $400 million on affordable housing programs and projects for the poor and homeless in...
India’s Supreme Court allows delivery of official court summons via WhatsApp and E-mail
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Accepting a long pending demand from the country’s legal fraternity, India’s Supreme Court has passed an order that would...
After Intel, Reliance Jio Platforms gets nearly $100 million from chip giant Qualcomm
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0There is more tech firepower coming onboard Reliance Jio Platforms’ captable. Days after Intel’s $253 million investment into Reliance-owned...
Zomato revenues double to $394Mn, losses decline as ‘per order’ profits see uptick in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zomato on Friday, published its Mid-COVD 19 performance report, and the numbers look encouraging fro the food delivery upstart....
OnePlus Nord leak might tell us everything we need to know about the new device
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The hype is real, as the OnePlus Nord is turning out to be one of the most anticipated phones...
Freshworks makes third buyout this year, acquires IT orchestration and cloud management startup Flint
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Freshworks has acquired India based IT orchestration and cloud management platform Flint, to expand on the customer engagement services...
Amazon bans and then un-bans TikTok from employees’ mobile phones
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what was the most bizzare day for the TikTok-Amazon relationship (if there is any), the ecommerce website banned...
Yet another Facebook SDK issue sends iOS apps crashing, now resolved
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Since today morning all iOS users’ iPhones and iPads have been crashing for certain apps due to yet another...
Rivian raises a gigantic $2.5 billion as it races to launch an all electric line of pickup trucks
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Rivian, possibly the only other electric vehicle maker with the financial and technological might to take on Tesla, is...
Whatsapp Business gets QR codes and a new way to share catalogs
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After quietly building a strong 50M MAU base of mostly small and medium businesses, Whatsapp today announced the introduction...
Policy Bazaar founder says capital raise from Softbank was a ‘Mistake’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is not often that you see unicorn founders speaking up to a tune that may not be favored...
Apple releases first iOS14 public beta
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you are one of those who can not wait for a final public release of Apple’s majorly revamped...
Tesla ‘very close’ to launching fully autonomous driving tech, says Elon Musk
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tesla has, over the years, made a reputation in the industry for their ground breaking technology and ahead-of-the-curve thinking....
TikTok parent Bytedance plans new corporate structure & overseas headquarters, publishes transparency report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a bid to firefight everything that is currently going wrong with Tiktok, its parent Bytedance is apparently pulling...
Instagram Reels launches to a ‘broad base’ of users in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Instagram announced today, that it will launch its short-form video, TikTok-look alike Reels, to a “broad base” in India...
Zoom clarifies its US origins amid growing negative sentiments against Chinese apps in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zoom has reiterated that it has no ties with China, to preclude any attacks from the Indian government and...
Cab aggregator Didi to be among the first to test Chinese central bank’s Digital Currency
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Moving aggressively towards its government-backed digital currency plans, the Chinese central bank has now roped in cab aggregator Didi,...
Flipkart acquires $35M worth stake in Indian fashion brand Arvind’s Fashions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a bid to accelerate growth of its cashcow Fashion ecommerce vertical, Flipkart has announced buying a minority stake...
Nvidia surpasses Intel to become the most valuable chipmaker in the world
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In the latest of the ‘Who’s got a bigger market cap?’ game, the titan of the chipmaking industry has...
Fisker gets $50M to commercially launch its ‘Ocean’ all-electric SUV by 2022
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Fisker, the electric carmaker that was once considered a potent rival to Tesla, has landed some much needed external...
JioMeet gets a design revamp amid comparisons with Zoom UI
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0JioMeet has decided that it can’t, in good conscience, keep the old design that it almost replicated as-it-is from...
Asus ROG phone 3 and Lenovo Legion among the first to run on Snapdragon 865+ chipset
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Qualcomm has launched its latest and greatest Snapdragon 865 Plus mobile chipset today, a worthy successor to the powerful...
Spotify makes it easier for users to create personalized workout playlists
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Spotify said that its listeners have created over 1 million workout playlists in the last two months. With coronavirus,...
United States “looking at” banning TikTok and the likes, says secy of state Mike Pompeo
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Donald Trump’s equally vocal counterpart, the U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said yesterday that the United States is...
Alphabet’s low cost balloon internet ‘Loon’ launches in Kenya
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After launching its first internet balloon in April this year, Alphabet’s Loon is finally initiating its Internet services in...
Facebook, Google, Twitter among others will temporarily not comply with Hong Kong data requests
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a rare show of solidarity, some of the biggest social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Telegram and...
Facebook pushes “Oversight Board” launch to late fall, amid disappointing meeting with Facebook ad ban leaders
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a rather unsurprising turn of events, Facebook’s “efforts” to stop the ad ban haven’t yielded much results, as...
Samsung will unveil the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra on August 5
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Samsung Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra have been an open book for some time now, with almost...
Instagram is testing its TikTok lookalike “Reels” in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Instagram is reportedly testing its short video feature- ‘Reels’ with a small group of users in India. Reels are...
Uber acquires Postmates for $2.65B as it strengthens Uber Eats
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The food delivery business is downright cruel, and punishes those who can’t form alliances. Uber, keeping this in mind,...
Airtel partners with Nokia to power India’s largest open cloud-based VoLTE network
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Airtel, the former champion of the Indian telecom market, and now, the second fiddle to Reliance Jio, has launched...
Paytm and its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma acquire general insurance company Raheja QBE for $76 million
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Paytm and its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma announced on Monday that they are fully acquiring Raheja QBE, a general...
Unacademy is acquiring PrepLadder for $50M as India’s edtech space sees exponential growth
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Unacademy announced on Tuesday that it has acquired PrepLadder- an online learning platform for medical students. The acquisition is...
Samsung expects 23% increase in Q2’20 operating profit due to rising chip demands, Apple display units
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Samsung Electronics flagged a 23% jump in operating profit for the second quarter of 2020, despite the year being...
Sequoia announces two new India, SE Asia focused funds worth $1.35 Billion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Sequoia Limited Partners, a veteran in the Indian startup ecosystem, has announced two new funds for India/SE Asia, with...
Zomato reportedly cut-off from previously raised Ant Financial funding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amid rising India-China tensions and India’s restrictions on foreign investment from China, Zomato is reportedly cut off from the...
Facebook gets into education, launches a new certified curriculum in Indian schools through CBSE
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook has launched “Facebook for Education” initiative in India, the world’s second largest internet market, and has partnered up...
India pushes to develop home-made alternatives to popular apps with a new ‘Innovation Challenge’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following up from the upbeat that India has seen off late around home-made alternatives to popular apps, India’s Ministry...
Sequoia and Lightspeed are launching new India centric investment funds
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Sequoia and Lightspeed, two giants of the venture capital game, have announced new funds for the Indian market as...
UK Government and Bharti Global will invest $1B to acquire Softbank-backed bankrupt satellite company OneWeb
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In search of an alternative for the Galileo sat-nav system, as Brexit left the country scavenging on remains of...
PlayStation joins the #StopHateForProfit campaign against Facebook, suspends all paid/non-paid activity on the platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Joining an ever growing list of large tech companies pulling out of Facebook advertising, Sony’s PlayStation has joined the...
Tesla opens reservations for its all-electric Cybertruck in China
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tesla has started taking reservations for its eerily futuristic truck, named Cybertruck (clearly no brain cells spent there) in...
Uber expands services to Japan’s Tokyo in partnership with domestic taxi services
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After being in Japan for over 6 years now, Uber has finally managed to enter the market of Tokyo,...
Instagram is experimenting with ‘full screen stories’, while getting rid of the swipe for DM
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Instagram is apparently experimenting with its stories section amid increasing popularity. The Facebook-owned platform has been testing these “full-screen...
Apple is closing more stores in the US as COVID-19 infections continue to surge
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As the threat of COVID-19 peaks again in the US, the country is trying to take a halt to...
Facebook swaps one TikTok clone for another, shuts down Lasso ahead of Instagram Reels launch
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook is changing horses just as the race was about to start, realising that its bets were misplaced all...
Google and Apple app stores block 59 Chinese apps as per Indian government orders.
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following the guidelines laid down by the Indian government’s department of telecommunications, the Apple app store and Google play...
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