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Microsoft Teams was down yesterday because Microsoft failed to renew an authentication certificate
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft Teams, the slack competitor from Microsoft has been down globally since morning. And while it would have been...
TCL won’t make any new Blackberry smartphones going forward
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0TCL communications and Blackberry’s four year long partnership, through which TCL produced Blackberry-branded handsets along with providing tech support,...
After India and China, OYO lays off around 350 employees in the United States
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Continuing its firing spree, budget hotel chain OYO has now reportedly laid off around 360 of its employees in...
French payments giant Wordline is buying rival Ingenico for $8.6 Billion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Two of France’s largest payment companies are merging together in what will eventually become the world’s fourth largest payments...
Apple supplier Wistron may soon start assembling iPhone PCBs in India: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India’s aggressive push to become an electronics manufacturing hub may soon receive some much needed impetus. Taiwan-based Wistron, one...
WeWork has a new CEO and he is a real estate veteran, not tech
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A failed IPO and billions of dollars of investor money, and WeWork seems to realised that it is not...
Apple closes all stores and offices in China due to coronavirus outbreak
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amid coronavirus outbreak in China, technology giant has confirmed that it will close its corporate offices, stores and contact...
Amid rising misinformation on Coronavirus, Facebook deletes posts to curb it
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The deadly coronavirus has turned into a global epidemic, with WHO declaring it as a major outbreak. But if...
Amazon publishes its 2nd transparency report for 2019
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon has quietly published its transparency report and reported a slight dip in the number of government demands for...
India provides updates on nationwide optical fibre network, data center parks, $1 billion+ quantum tech scheme and more
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India’s central government today came out with its annual budget speech, and the budget had big, detailed focus towards...
WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from today
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Just a month after WhatsApp ended support for some of the older smartphone models, the Facebook-owned instant messaging platform...
Google has open-sourced the tools needed to make 2FA security keys
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Security keys are relatively unknown and their use limited, so we don’t expect a lot of people to know...
Amazon is back into the trillion dollar club powered by rising prime subscriptions, soaring AWS revenues
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon is back into the trillion dollar market cap club, as its fifth member. The e-commerce giant had a...
Fintech startups OkCredit, Khatabook, BharatPe and Niyo apply for NBFC licenses: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amid a rather dilapidated economy, India’s lending sector has seen increased activity off late. And startups don’t want to...
Ola to commence London operations from February 10th
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After proving its mantle in the Indian market, Ola has set its eyes at the ride hailing market in...
Moto G, the line-up that revived Motorola, has sold over 100 million units worldwide
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Motorola, after changing multiple hands in ownership, had to fight back to regain its lost name in the phone...
Cloud kitchen upstart Faasos picks up $5.4 million in fresh round from Alteria Capital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Alteria Capital is in the news for its second investment in as many days. Cloud kitchen startup Faasos has...
Doubtnut gets $15 million in a new Tencent-led round for its multi-lingual online learning platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In yet another display of the tremendous financial faith investors are putting into Indian ed-tech companies, multi-lingual online learning...
Adonmo secures $3 million from Alibaba’s Bace Capital for its contextually-targeted outdoor advertising platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ad-tech startup Adonmo, which touts itself as India’s first contextually-targeted digital out-of-home (OOH) advertising company, has raised $3 million...
Arvind Krishna to replace Virginia “Ginni” Rometty as IBM CEO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0International Business Machines, popularly known as IBM, has announced that its chief executive officer Virginia “Ginni” Rometty is stepping...
Twitter’s misinformation reporting tool will be back during US presidential elections of 2020
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter is continuing to lead the way when it comes to ensuring sanctity of political elections. After banning all...
Infosys exits Danish startup UNSILO for $800K, less than half of its original $2 million investment
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Infosys has announced that the company has completed sale of its stake in Denmark-based startup UNSILO for $800,000, according...
Samsung leads 2019 as global smartphone market grows by 1%: Canalys Research
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Q4 of 2019 came as an auspicious affair for mobile phone vendors as the global smartphone market grew by...
[UPDATE: Spicejet denies] Massive data breach at SpiceJet affects over 1.2 million passengers: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Data is the currency of the 21st century and thus, any company which puts its customers private data in...
Electric scooter maker Ather Energy launches Ather 450X, a performance focused take on the original 450
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ather Energy, the Hero Motocorp backed electric scooter maker has announced a new performance oriented model of its original...
Banks will not charge fees for UPI and RuPay transactions if MDR is zero
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian Banks’ Association and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) have reached an agreement that puts an end to...
Zetwerk secures $2.2 million funding from InnoVen Capital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Zetwerk, a Bangalore-based startup which operates a manufacturing services platform, has secured $2.2 million (₹16 crore) in a new...
Infibeam reports Q3 FY20 results, profit down to ₹26 crore, revenue decreases 6% QoQ to ₹143 crore
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Infibeam Avenues Limited, the parent company running e-commerce marketplace infibeam.com among other software businesses, reported its earnings for Q3...
Apple postpones its online store launch in India to September
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple has been planning to launch its official online store as well as offline stores in India for quite...
Apple reports record Q1 2020 numbers, revenue up 9% YoY at $91.8 billion, EPS up 19%,
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple announced its Q1 2020 numbers a few hours back, and the company seems to have bounced back from...
UK will allow Huawei’s 5G equipment, but under restrictions for ‘high risk’ vendors
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The US-China trade war, which can trace it roots to spying allegations on China’s Huawei, has become a pain...
UrbanClap is now ‘Urban Company’, announces six new service-specific sub brands
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In an announcement which had quite a lot of social media hype preceding it, UrbanClap has today announced a...
Insurance startup Acko is raising $4.2 million in debt funding from Alteria Capital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Online insurance startup Acko, is continuing to raise more money. According to the company’s regulatory filings (via Paper.vc), Acko...
Softbank looks to make self driving buses a reality in Japan by April this year
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Japanese tech behemoth Softbank is pushing itself once again, to be at the forefront in development of self-driving buses...
Yet another profitable quarter for Tesla, shares jump as earnings beat expectations
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Looks like Tesla is finally getting into the groove, as the company reported yet another profitable quarter, getting $105...
Facebook reports Q4’2019 earnings, revenue up by 25% but shares tank amid slowing profits
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is the season of earnings reports coming in from the top tech companies in the US. While we...
SpaceX launches 60 more satellites as a part of its Starlink satellite internet constellation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX, a company that challenges the norms time and again, is on a mission to provide high speed Internet...
After the UK, now European Union defies blanket ban on Huawei in its 5G policy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Trump’s opinions about Huawei and other Chinese companies(and in fact the country itself) have been more than open. He...
Google paid over $6.5 million to hackers who helped it discover security vulnerabilities across its products
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tech companies paying Hackers to find potential vulnerabilities in their systems might sound like fiction to some people but...
Bizongo raises $30 million to grow its B2B automated packaging platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bizongo, a startup which operates a business-to-business marketplace for packaging solution to e-commerce, logistics, cosmetics and others, has confirmed...
Cred reports ₹64 crore expenditure in FY19 with zero operating revenue
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Freecharge founder Kunal Shah launched his second startup named Cred in November 2018. It is basically a platform for...
Online consumer lending platform MoneyTap raises $70 million in equity and debt funding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Online lending platform MoneyTap has announced that it has raised ₹500 crore (~$70 million) in a new funding round,...
General Motors lays out $3 billion investment plan for production of electric vehicles at its Detroit plant
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0General Motors is speeding up its EV fleet development plans with some solid investment. After revealing Origin, the self-driving...
Real-time payments a root cause behind increased fraud losses for banks: FICO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the ease of online payments and rise in real-time payment platforms, frauds related to the same are also...
Vivo to launch first flagship smartphone under its sub-brand iQOO in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0More Vivo news coming in folks. As it becomes India’s second largest smartphone maker, Vivo is all geared up...
Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani awarded with Padma Shri, India’s fourth highest civilian honor
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what would be etched in history, as perhaps one of the biggest recognitions to India’s growing entrepreneurship ecosyste,...
Tiger Global has reportedly closed $3.75 billion for its 12th venture fund, focus on US, China and India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tiger Global Management has closed a massive $3.75 billion global private investment vehicle. According to a report citing sources...
Vivo dethrones Samsung to become India’s 2nd largest smartphone maker in Q4’19
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0If you live in India, chances are that at one point or another, you or a family member owned...
Info Edge is launching a ₹100 crore India-focused fund
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Info Edge, best known for being an early investor in Indian unicorns like Zomato and policy bazaar, is launching...
- 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