‘EQ’, the electric vehicles brand floated globally by German luxury automaker Mercedes Benz, will enter India. According to an...
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India to offer subsidised loans, specialised industrial clusters, infra support to attract foreign mobile component makers
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India’s electronics exports have been touching record highs every year since 2014. The electronics export segment is one of...
Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 security patch after NSA detects flaw
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The US National Security Agency (NSA) detected a flow in Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system which could allow hackers...
Amazon pushes further investment in India, pumps in another ₹1,700 crore amid Bezos visit
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon is continuing with its mega investment spree into India unit, as it looks to increase market share and...
India’s second largest bank announces ‘API Portal’ with 250 APIs for devs to co-create banking/fintech solutions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As financial services space continues to get disrupted by fintech startups in India, traditional financial institutions like banks have...
Amid rising frauds, Flipkart reduces return window for fashion products to 10 days
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A pertinent issue that most online retailers in India face right now, are product returns. The high rate of...
Samsung acquires TeleWorld Solutions to accelerate 5G network expansion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 05G, the next-generation communication technology is going mainstream, and it is mainstreaming rapidly. While commercial roll outs are still...
Netflix gets 24 Oscar nominations including 2 in ‘Best Picture’, the most for any studio
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Golden Globes may not have been the best of the outings for Netflix, but the content behemoth looks set...
Visa acquires fin-tech startup Plaid for $5.3 billion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As a part of the company’s efforts to tap into consumers’ growing use of fin-tech services, Visa has announced...
India investigates anti-competitive practices by Amazon and Flipkart
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Competition Commission of India (CCI), which is India’s anti-trust body, has highlighted a wide range of issues on e-commerce...
India lost ₹9,440 crores (~$1.3 Billion) to internet shutdowns in 2019: Study
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what continues to highlight the growing need for regulation over Government authority for ‘limitless’ internet shutdown, a new...
Early stage impact investor Ankur Capital closes second fund at ₹240 crore
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ankur Capital, an early-stage venture capital fund that focuses on technology disruptions for the next billion, has announced the...
Amazon fires employee responsible for leaking customer data to third parties
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon has fired several employees responsible for compromising customer information like mobile number and email address, a year after...
Samsung launches ‘X Cover Pro’, a $499 rugged enterprise phone targeted at industrial businesses
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Right towards the end of CES 2020, Samsung made a rather uninformed announcement. The company announced the launch of...
Amid declining business, Walmart India fires top executives across divisions, halts expansions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0World’s largest retailer Walmart is struggling in the Indian market. While the over $16 billion Flipkart acquisition resulted in...
EpiFi, a neobanking platform by former Google Pay India execs, bags $13.2M in seed from Sequoia, others
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India has seen a surge of inclusive tech startups in the financial services space off late. And there has...
Logistics startup Pando secures $9 Million to expand in Southeast Asia and Europe
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Logistics has now become a critical value differentiator for B2B as well as B2C ecommerce companies and thus, new...
Facebook stock sees upward rally, would the company risk it in light of 2020 elections?
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook has had a rough year since it was found that the platform could have been used to sway...
Oyo is reportedly firing thousands of employees across China and India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Oyo, after witnessing a phase of aggressively expansion into multiple geographies globally, seems to be facing the heat now....
Samsung debuts into gaming monitors segment with its ‘Odyssey’ line of curved gaming monitors
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Samsung has always been the top dog in the ‘display’ market, with its top notch monitors and beautifully designed...
Amazon warned buyers of using ‘Honey’, an ecommerce browser extension that PayPal bought for $4B
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Honey is a popular web extension that allows users access to discount codes and save money at online retailers,...
PayU acquires majority stake in digital credit lender Paysense at a $185 million valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After Razerpay launched corporate credit cards and other neo banking services, its PayU that is trying its hand in...
CES 2020: Key Takeaways For the Enterprise
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #technology #ttm, 0Like every year, CES 2020 continued its tradition of being the most exciting consumer electronics destination, with the display...
World Bank’s IFC is taking a 4.5% stake in Sachin Bansal’s NAVI in a $30M deal
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Two in a row for Sachin Bansal today. While we just got the news of him acquiring distressed insurance...
Facebook’s redesigned web interface to roll out by Spring 2020
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook had announced its redesigned web interface in April last year which features a lighter design, navigation changes, among...
Mamaearth nabs $18.2 million funding to expand operations to Southeast Asia
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Indian baby care products startups Mamaearth has announced that the company has raised $18.2 million in a new funding...
Flipkart founder Sachin Bansal acquires DHFL General Insurance for ₹100 crore (~$14M)
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Sachin Bansal, the founder of now Walmart-owned Flipkart is continuing with his investments in the financial services space. In...
Zomato gets $150M from Ant Financial as possible UberEats India acquisition nears close
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0More financial spice is now being added to the Indian food delivery culinary. Zomato has received a $150M cheque...
Disappointing Golden Globe for Netflix, manages 2 awards on 34 nominations, Amazon Prime & Hulu get 2 apiece
, , Apps, Consumer Tech, Social Tech, 0This year’s Golden Globes award were supposed to be momentous for Netflix. The streaming company was nominated in 34...
Amazon launches Fire TV edition with more automotive partners, expands Echo Auto to India
, , Apps, Consumer Tech, Gadgets, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, 0Amazon has outlined its growing ambitions at CES 2020 for both its Alexa voice assistant enabled echo devices and...
InMobi losses rise to ₹54 crore in FY19, 20% year-on-year jump in revenues
, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, 0InMobi has reported a net loss of ₹54 Cr for the fiscal year 2019, representing a 53 percent year-on-year...
Poor iPhone sales in 2019 leads to lower compensation for Tim Cook
, , Consumer Tech, Gadgets, Reviews, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, 0Apple has been the ‘it’ brand for smartphones ever since the company launched its first iPhone in 2007. However,...
“Alexa, educate my child on ‘eating right’” could soon be common in India’s schools
, , Apps, Consumer Tech, Gadgets, IoT, Social Tech, 0As India witnesses a growing young demographic, this demographic has also gravitated heavily towards junk. Blame it on the...
Tesla announces a price cut for its China made Model 3 cars before delivery begins
, , Auto, Consumer Tech, IoT, Showcase, Social Tech, 0Tesla has been teasing China its very own locally produced cars ever since it inaugurated its Shanghai facility in...
Uber made a $9.3 million profit in India for FY19 despite global slowdown
, , Apps, Auto, Consumer Tech, Social Tech, Technology, 0In what would perhaps be one of those rare moments of ‘Bazinga!’ coming in for Uber, the company has...
Budget hotel chain Treebo gets $458,000 in fresh round from media giant Bennett Coleman and Co
, , Reviews, Showcase, Social Tech, 0The budget hotel segment is witnessing intense competition in the Indian market. Even with the aggressive approach of SoftBank-backed...
TikTok releases its first transparency report; highest requests came from India
, , Apps, Consumer Tech, Social Tech, Technology, 0In a move that highlights growing tensions over TikTok’s parent firm ByteDance, U.S. Army banned the use of the...
After Grab, Razer Fintech also applies for full digital banking license in Singapore
, , Consumer Tech, Reviews, Showcase, Social Tech, 0Gaming company Razer has partnered with Singapore’s entrepreneurs and Asian billionaires in order to apply for a full digital...
United States auto safety agency will investigate fatal Tesla crash in California
, , Auto, Consumer Tech, Social Tech, Technology, 0Tesla is involved in yet another crash which proved to be fatal on 29th December in Southern California and...
Microsoft locks down on North Korea based hacker group
, , Consumer Tech, Social Tech, Technology, 0Microsoft has recently announced that it has gained control over web domains that were being used by a hacker...
Samsung may soon unveil the world’s first truly bezel less TV
, , Consumer Tech, Gadgets, Social Tech, Technology, 0Samsung has been promising the world its first zero bezel TV for quite some time now. And if experts...
Microsoft takes down 50 domains operated by North Korea-based hackers
, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, 0Microsoft has revealed that a hacking group called “Thallium” which is believed to be operating from North Korea targeted...
Huawei reports record $122B revenue this year despite U.S. sanctions; registers 18% growth
, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, 0Huawei Technologies today revealed that the company’s full-year revenue would jump 18 percent to 850 billion yuan (~$121.7 billion)....
With an eye on Flipkart and Amazon, Asia’s richest man enters Indian e-commerce with online grocery platform ‘Jiomart’
, , Consumer Tech, Digital Marketing, Showcase, Social Tech, 0Reliance Industries, the over $150Bn+ valued Indian business behemoth that is behind the launch of world’s largest telecom by...
Indian government will give 5G spectrum for trials to all players, including Huawei
, , Consumer Tech, Social Tech, Technology, 05G is considered, arguably, the next-big-thing in tech. It is expected to be the force that will drive the...
Tesla delivers its first batch of China-made Model 3 cars in record time
, , Auto, Consumer Tech, Social Tech, Technology, 0In just under an year of Elon Musk’s ground breaking ceremony of Tesla’s China gigafactory, the first batch of...
WhatsApp Beta sees major new upgrades including auto delete messages, universal low data mode & call waiting
, , Apps, Consumer Tech, Social Tech, Technology, 0Whatsapp is continuing with more feature showcases for its Beta users. Apart from the dark mode feature that was...
Indian startups raised $14.5 billion funding in the year 2019
, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, 0Indian startups ecosystem is one of the largest in the world. In fact, it is the third largest after...
Spotify is suspending political advertising in 2020
, , Apps, Consumer Tech, Digital Marketing, Social Tech, 0Leading up to the U.S. Presidential Election, political advertisements on major social media platform has become a major talking...
The food delivery market in India has grown astronomically in the past few years. With the market becoming saturated...
- Google Cloud glitch halts major apps, now resolved June 13, 2025
- Long delayed Siri AI features may only roll out by spring of 2026 June 13, 2025
- Solar Orbiter makes history by capturing first-ever images of the Sun’s south pole June 13, 2025
- BlackRock plans to raise $400Bn and double valuation to $280Bn by 2030 June 13, 2025
- WhatsApp tests Meta AI-powered message summarization and writing suggestion features June 13, 2025