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Flipkart is resuming grocery services after government clarification on functioning of ecommerce during lockdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Flipkart, after suspending all of its operations earlier, is set to resume delivery of essential goods such as grocery, later...
India goes under nation-wide lockdown from midnight, government to spend $2Bn to fight coronavirus
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his second national address in a week, has announced a nationwide lockdown, starting midnight...
2020 Tokyo Olympics delayed by a year
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After weeks of speculation, the news, that sportspersons and fans alike throughout the world dreaded, has been announced- Tokyo...
India’s MyLabs receives drug regulator CDSCO validation for first “made in India” COVID-19 testing kits
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what is certain to provide massive boost to India’s already unprecedented coronavirus containment measures, Pune based molecular diagnostic...
Twitter expects revenue loss for Q1 2020, but monetizable DAUs surge
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter, just like every other company in the world right now, is expecting a fall in revenue due to...
Chinese telecoms lost 21 million subscribers during pandemic
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0China, home to the world’s largest population, was hit by the coronavirus pandemic first and hard, and has been...
Netflix to lower traffic on Indian internet providers by 25% without much quality compromise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After interventions requested by Indian telecom companies through Department of Telecommunications, Netflix today said that it will be reducing...
Flipkart suspends all operations, Amazon to only deliver essentials as India locks down
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Two of India’s biggest ecommerce players are suspending most of their operations in the country, amid a 3 week...
Apple suppliers suspend iPhone production in India amid lockdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Largely along expected lines, Apple suppliers Foxconn and Wistron have suspended their respective production facilities in India on account...
The US Senate and White House agree on a $2 Trillion stimulus package to arrest sliding economy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Trump administration and the United States senate have reached a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package to...
Coronavirus results in increased user engagement on Facebook, but advertising revenue takes hit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In an investor guidance released by Facebook today, the company has warned investors and the market as a whole,...
Facebook to acquire stake in India’s Reliance Jio in a multi-billion dollar deal, reports FT
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tech giant Facebook could soon be a sizeable shareholder in Mukesh Ambani’s digital operations venture Reliance Jio, according to...
UAE lifts restrictions over Microsoft Skype for Business, Google hangouts
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and subsequent business disruptions that have come with it, the United Arab Emirates...
PhonePe will continue to pay contractual workers during mandatory Work From Home order
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0PhonePe, one of India’s leading payments apps, has announced that it will continue to pay its contractual employees, their...
SoftBank close to investing $300 million in Didi Chuxing’s self driven vehicle unit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Softbank is looking to continue on its mega financing spree, despite significant blows to both Vision Fund I and...
CoinDCX bags $3 million in funding as India opens regulatory gates to cryptocurrency trading
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Less than 3 weeks after Supreme Court of India’s historic judgement to lift an earlier RBI ban on cryptocurrency...
Apple not a trillion dollar company anymore as unprecedented Fed stimulus fails to arrest market slide
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0NASDAQ and other US indices continued to show sharp declines as a virus driven panic sell-off by investors continued...
Indian telecom companies urge video platforms to lower streaming quality to reduce network strain
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Coronavirus pandemic has pushed people back into their homes as India heads for a lockdown. This has resulted major...
Ola announces financial relief for coronavirus affected drivers in India, Australia, but more needs to be done
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India-HQed ride hailing giant Ola, has announced setting up of a dedicated COVID-19 fund for driver partners in Australia....
Uber suspends all services in select cities in India amid coronavirus lockdown
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In line with Indian government guidelines of a complete lockdown in 80 districts where coronavirus infections have been found,...
India launches dedicated Whatsapp chatbot to aware masses on COVID-19, social media companies directed to check misinformation spread
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As dangerous as the coronavirus is, it’s threat is only matched by the spread of misinformation and rumours regarding...
Twitter will verify more health experts disseminating certified information about the COVID-19 outbreak
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0COVID 19 has not just brought about a pandemic, but an infodemic as well. Social media websites have been...
Paytm creates ₹5 crore (~$660K) fund for innovators working on COVID-19 related medical solutions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Coronavirus cases in India have crossed 300, and the country is now diligently observing ‘Janata Curfew’ or self-isolation on...
Apple is donating 2 million N95 masks to US Hospitals in their fight against Coronavirus outbreak
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a press briefing by the US Government’s Coronavirus taskforce, Vice President Mike Pence announced, in a rather impromptu...
Amazon’s Prime Video joins Netflix, Youtube in lowering streaming bit rates to lessen network strain
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After Netflix and Youtube decided to lower streaming bitrates in Europe, where COVID-19 has become ubiquitous, Amazon too has...
Instagram is reportedly working on a “disappearing messages” feature of its own
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Instagram is reportedly working on a “disappearing messages” feature, adding to the long list of features it has borrowed...
After Netflix, now YouTube lowers streaming quality in EU for 30 days to avoid network strain amid COVID-19 outbreak
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After Netflix decided to stream all of its content on Standard Definition to avoid stress on internet infrastructure, YouTube...
Disney delays Disney+ launch in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The impact of COVID-19 outbreak is now reaching Disney as well. The media giant, which was scheduled to launch...
Jack Ma is sending 1.8 million masks, thousands of COVID-19 test kits and protective gear to under-equipped Asian countries
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Jack Ma is continuing with his earlier philanthropic efforts in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic by providing additional 1.8 million...
Fresh amendment to India’s securities law to benefit startups during public listing
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The Securities and Exchange Board of India has brought about a significant change in the Securities Contract Regulations Rule,...
Google cancels I/O 2020 developers’ conference amid COVID-19 outbreak
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While most events/conferences have announced cancellations, there still wasn’t any official news on Google’s annual developers event, the Google...
SpaceX and Tesla “are working on ventilators”, tweets Elon Musk
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Following up his Twitter discussion on Tesla and SpaceX producing ventilators, Elon Musk today confirmed via tweets, that both...
Ola suspends ride-sharing in India as social distancing takes priority
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a bid to promote social distancing and contain the spread of COVID 19 in India, Ola said today...
Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma gives up his salary for the next two months
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Difficult times often bring the best out of people. As much as the COVID-19 pandemic has crippled humanity socio-economically,...
NASA and SpaceX targeting mid-May for first manned mission, despite coronavirus pandemic
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to prevail pan-industry, causing unprecedented losses globally, NASA and SpaceX’s Demo-2 flight test...
Home diagnostic startup Everlywell introduces at-home COVID-19 collection kits, first private firm to do so
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Texas-based Everlywell, a health tech startup that provides home testing for thyroid, metabolism, Vitamin-D among others, has announced the...
Binace Group sets up $50 million India fund to invest in blockchain startups solving industrial, social problems
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Binance Group, which runs one of the largest digital asset exchanges globally, has announced a $50 million fund for...
Anti-Malarial drug found to be effective in treatment of COVID-19, claim new studies
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Scientists throughout the world have gone into overdrive, trying to find ways to contain the spread of COVID-19. From...
Uber rides down by 60-70% due to COVID-19 pandemic, but shares surge as CEO assures of $10Bn+ cash pile
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The catastrophic COVID-19 pandemic, that has lead to the death of over 10,000 people worldwide, hasn’t spared Uber as...
Tesla finally suspends production at California factory, “China is operating normally” says Elon Musk
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tesla has finally announced suspension of production at its Fremont, california factory. This comes after the Elon Musk led...
HMD announces the Nokia 8.3 5G, starts at $650
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0HMD Global, the Finnish telecom company that re-purchased Nokia brand rights from Microsoft in 2016, has announced a slew...
Re-designed Facebook Desktop, including Dark Mode, starts rolling out to most users globally
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook has now started rolling out a new, radically re-designed version of its desktop platform, something that it had...
Microsoft Teams hits 44 Million DAUs as COVID-19 outbreak makes work from home, the new normal
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The COVID-19 pandemic has brought humanity to its knees- literally. The deadly pandemic has already caused astronomical levels of...
Tesla ‘will make ventilators if there is a shortage’, tweets Elon Musk
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk’s love for Twitter just fails to fade. The social media platform has witnessed an array of enunciations...
SpaceX successfully launches sixth batch of Starlink satellites on four-time used Falcon 9 rocket, fails to recover booster
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX’s previously aborted Starlink mission took off successfully today. And while it has become usual for the Elon Musk...
Apple brings back scissor keyboard mechanism to new Macbook Air, 256GB starts at $999
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple has finally launched its highly anticipated 2020 Macbook Air. And the company has ensured to fill it with...
Flipkart-owned PhonePe launches one click payments in partnership with Visa
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0PhonePe, the primarily UPI-powered digital payments services owned by Flipkart (which is in turn owned by Walmart) has today...
Tesla cites “conflicting guidance” from government, asks workers to come to factory despite prohibitory orders
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Despite a statewide shelter in place directive, Tesla has asked its employees to show up for work, stating that...
Telecom operators in India red flag Government requests for call data records for ‘all users’ in some regions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what would certainly come under questionable use of power, the central government of India has reportedly been seeking...
- iPhone users finally get Truecaller’s real-time caller ID January 23, 2025
- Automation upstart Ati Motors raises $20Mn in Series B to fund global expansion January 23, 2025
- Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra features multimodal AI agents, starts at $1,299 January 23, 2025
- Samsung announces AI-loaded Galaxy S25 series with new 3nm chip, starts at $800 January 23, 2025
- LinkedIn faces lawsuit for alleged use of customer data to train AI models without consent January 23, 2025