LogiNext, a California-based logistics automation platform has announced that it has secured $39 million in a new Series B...
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After failing to find buyers, Walmart could sell its wholesale business in India to Flipkart
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After being unable to find a buyer for its wholesale business, Walmart has apparantly turned to its own acquired...
Paytm files FIR against fraudsters amid steep rise in cases of phishing and scam
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With the rise of online payment service providers in the Indian market, the cases of online frauds has also...
London’s Met Police to employ facial recognition amid mounting human rights criticism
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0AI and facial recognition can feel like the natural next step in evolution of technology, but the ugly side...
Activision to start a Call of Duty league as it looks to cash in on Esports
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0E Sports is one of the things that just came out of nowhere and swept everyone off their feet....
Digital lender Capital Float partners with Japan’s Credit Saison to provide $210 million in loans to Indian MSMEs
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Capital Float, the digital lender backed by Amazon, Sequoia India among others, has announced a new partnership with one...
Google DataSet Search comes out of Beta, allows researchers to search for over 25 million public datasets
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google’s DataSet Search, a feature announced in September 2018, is now out of beta. The new search feature allows...
Online home decor platform Livspace secures $60 million in fresh round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Online home design and renovation platform Livspace, has announced raising $60 million funding from Hong Kong-based Tahoe Investment Group,...
Scooter rental startup Bounce scores $105 million in Series D, eyes expansion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Bounce, which is an app-based two-wheeler rental startup, has secured $105 million in its new Series D round of...
Facebook says “vulnerabilities in operating systems” responsible for Jeff Bezos’ Whatsapp-based phone hack
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In case you have been living under a rock for the past few weeks and have just gotten out,...
Tinder gets new security features to prevent untoward incidents on a date
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tinder is following in Uber’s footsteps to introduce more security features in the app for users who are stuck...
Meet ‘Vyomitra’, ISRO’s half humanoid robot set to be in space this year in preparation for first human spaceflight
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0ISRO has come about as a strong competitor/partner for space companies like NASA and SpaceX. In ISRO, India found...
NASA announces Cargo list for first commercial lunar payload services
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0NASA today gave an update to its Commercial Lunar Payload Service program (CLPS) which is scheduled to carry cargo...
Tesla reaches key milestone by becoming America’s first car maker to hit $100 billion valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk-led electric car maker Tesla has set a key milestone as the company’s stock hovers above a market...
Customer support logs for over 250 million Microsoft users leaked, now fixed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0There’s yet another major data breach story coming in, this time via Microsoft. Apparently, over the New Year, Microsoft...
INDwealth is raising a $12M Series C round for its AI powered wealth management platform for the rich
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Tiger Global has had a rather subdued investment activity in India off late. The investment firm has signaled that...
Amazon asks court to temporarily block Microsoft’s $10 billion Pentagon JEDI contract
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a move that was by and large expected, Amazon, through its AWS business unit, has asked a court...
PhonePe’s new ATM feature allows users to withdraw cash via nearby shops
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Online payments market is heating up in India with increasing competition as new players keep entering. In an move...
Smart parking solutions startup Park+ bags $11 million funding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With Internet of Things (IoT) getting more traction, new startups are coming to solve issues in the smart home...
Major security flaw found in an Apple’s Safari browser that risks user data
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Multiple security flaws have been exposed by Google researchers in Apple’s Safari web browser. The irony is that the...
A startup making robo waiters just raised $32 million in a round led by Softbank
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Every sci fi movie ever has had a scene of robots working among humans, as an integral part of...
UN wants an investigation over Saudi crown prince’s alleged involvement in Jeff Bezos’ phone hack
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Jeff Bezos’ phone was reportedly hacked after he and the current crown prince of Saudi, Mohammed bin Salman, had...
Netflix grows its subscribers base by 8.8 million in Q4 2019
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Despite increasing competition in the online media streaming segment and addition of new players in the market — Disney+...
Vodafone is the latest company to leave Libra Association
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Last year, in June, Facebook officially announced Libra after months of speculations about the project. Soon after the announcement,...
Device shipments to grow by 0.9% in 2020 due to 5G: Gartner
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Gartner today published its annual global shipments report and 2020 is predicted to be an exciting year for hardware...
Apple dropped its idea of end to end encryption on user’s backups under pressure from FBI: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0We have all seen memes on social media about the ‘FBI Agent’. Well it is partially true since government...
Zoomcar raises $30 million from Sony Innovation Fund in its on-going Series D round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The popularity of self-drive rental cars is rising in India and with that several startups like Zoomcar and Drivezy...
Zomato acquires UberEats India in an all-stock deal worth $350 million
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Days after raising $150 million from Ant Financials at $3 billion valuation, online food delivery platform Zomato has now...
Google partners with Airtel in India to take on AWS and Microsoft Azure on cloud
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has landed a deal with Airtel for growing its cloud customer base in one of the most emerging...
Apple CEO Tim Cook suggests a change in global corporate tax policies
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple has made it clear time and again that the company is not happy with the current regulations surrounding...
SpaceX successfully tests crucial crew abort system, setting stage for space station crewed missions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Elon Musk-led SpaceX has today successfully launched its Crew Dragon spacecraft using a Falcon 9 rocket, in a major...
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip isn’t as expensive as the Galaxy Fold
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0At its “Unpacked” event in San Francisco on 11th February, along with the Galaxy S20 flagship smartphones, the company...
In a major management reshuffle, Samsung names Roh Tae-moon as new mobile chief
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As Samsung aims to take on Chinese smartphone makers to make up for the lost market share in the...
Samsung to invest $500 million for setting up its first mobile display plant in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Samsung, which once dominated the Indian smartphone market and is currently the second largest smartphone vendor in India, is...
State government to wait for successful global trials before developing Virgin Hyperloop One’s proposed track in Mumbai
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Changing political winds, changing governments are often one of the biggest negatives for businessmen and industrialists. And specially in...
Amazon announces partnership with thousands of mom-and-pop (kirana) stores across India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon has been doubling down on its investments in India and Jeff Bezos has made some very exciting announcements...
SpaceX to perform its last test today before launching an actual crew to International Space Station
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX and NASA are going to collaborate for a final test which would lead up to SpaceX launching actual...
Internet explorer under active threat by Hackers, Microsoft has no immediate Patch
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After a major security flaw was found in Mozilla’s Firefox browser this week, a similar vulnerability has now been...
Prepaid connections partially restored in India’s Jammu and Kashmir, social media ban continues
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The conditions within the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir have been tense, to put it mildly. After...
Facebook sued for ‘anticompetitive conduct’ by four developer companies
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook is yet again facing a legal dispute in a U.S federal court for its alleged anticompetitive conduct. And...
Elon Musk shares updates on SpaceX Starship development
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0There are some fresh updates on SpaceX’s Starship, the aircraft that the Elon Musk headed company plans to use...
Jack Dorsey is taking advise from Elon Musk on fixing Twitter
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A video is making rounds online in which Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is asking for advise from Elon Musk,...
Xbox console streaming preview rolls out to countries supporting Xbox One for Insider users
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Microsoft has started the decade with a piece of interesting news for gaming enthusiasts, with a significant update to...
Facebook halts controversial plan to sell ads on WhatsApp
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It seems like social media giant Facebook is taking a back seat with its plan to include ads on...
POCO to become a seperate entity from its parent company Xiaomi
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Xiaomi has found its holy grail in the Indian market. The pocket friendly phones have allured the average budget...
New Cambridge Analytica email chain highlights Facebook’s careless handling of the data misuse scandal
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ever since it ended, the U.S. presidential elections of 2016 have been under immense scrutiny. All of that scrutiny...
Wipro Ventures announces close of its $150 million Fund II with focus on enterprise startups
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Wipro Ventures, the investing arm of Indian IT major Wipro, has today announced the close of its second fund,...
“Doing no great favour to India”, Trade minister Piyush Goyal on Jeff Bezos’ $1B India commitment
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While the media was going Gaga over Jeff Bezos’ kite flying, his so-called billion dollar “incremental” investment into Indian...
Toyota bets big on air taxis as it leads Joby Aviation’s $590 million Series C round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0California-based aerospace company Joby Aviation, which has been working on an electric aircraft for over a decade, has announced...
Google-parent Alphabet just debuted in the trillion-dollar market cap club
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0We finally have yet another member joining the exclusive and highly elite trillion-dollar club of companies with market valuations...
- 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