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India to ban 47 apps which are acting as clones of previously banned Chinese apps
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After taking down 59 Chinese apps that allegedly posed a threat to user privacy and security, the Indian government...
SaaS unicorn Freshworks gets $85M from Steadview Capital
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Storied SaaS unicorn Freshworks, has received fresh capital from existing backer Steadview Capital, through a secondary transaction. The London-based...
Japan’s Yokohoma tests the world’s first 60 feet robot, that is straight out of ‘Power Rangers’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a stunning display of what the future holds for robotics, engineers in Japan have released a video of...
Chinese version of PUBG ‘Game of Peace’ to feature new Tesla model 3 in gameplay
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In partnership with Chinese version of the insanely popular PUBG mobile (Game of Peace), Tesla is going to roll...
Rivian eyes summer 2021 to launch world’s first fully electric pickup truck
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After the massive $2.5 billion raised by the company just 2 weeks back, Rivian has finally announced that it will...
Electric two wheeler maker Ather Energy gets another $12Mn from Hero MotoCorp
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ather Energy, the much storied Indian electric two wheeler company has received an investment worth nearly $12Mn from Hero...
Amazon to acquire 9.9% stake in Reliance’s retail arm: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what continues to be a never-ending outpouring of cash in Mukesh Ambani’s majestic retail revolution vision, Amazon is...
Twitter quarterly revenue declines 19%, but user engagement at record levels
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Twitter, and many social media platforms like it that rely on advertising as its bread and butter, witnessed one...
Facebook tests a new layout for pages to make them less cluttered
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook is testing a new layout of Facebook pages to make them more organized and easy to use. This...
Tesla posts fourth consecutive profitable quarter with $6.04 billion in total revenues
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The most valuable automaker in the world, Tesla has released its quarterly report of Q2 2020, announcing a net...
Tiktok announces a $200Mn ‘Creator Fund’ for U.S. creators
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In a bit to not lose its current biggest market (after the India ban) and complement its continued non-China...
SpaceX could raise $1 billion at a $44 billion valuation amid bullish private space market
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX has emerged as one of the most innovative, futuristic and downright path breaking space companies of all times....
Intel’s move to 7nm chipsets delayed till late 2022, share price plunges over 10%
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Intel’s reign over the chip making industry might be coming to an end, as the company finds itself struggling...
Amazon will now provide auto insurance in India, partners with Acko general insurance
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon India announced today that it has begun offering auto insurance in India, forming a partnership with Bengaluru based...
Facebook doubles down on video conferencing, rolls out livestream feature for Messenger Rooms
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Video conferencing has become the staple of today’s industry, and the only real way of managing ways. One might...
Cure.fit expands to the US, weeks after laying off hundreds
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Cure.Fit, the fitness and wellness chain co-founded by Myntra’s co founder Mukesh Bansal, announced today an expansion into the...
Flipkart acquires Walmart’s India wholesale business to launch a marketplace for ‘kirana’ stores
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Walmart backed Flipkart has decided to carry forward the legacy of its parent, and has acquired Walmart’s entire business...
Our core understanding of the ‘DNA’ might change with a new discovery from Imperial College of London
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0For decades, students throughout the world have been learning about Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA). While each one of us may...
Facebook messenger gets a new app lock feature for enhanced user privacy
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Seeing how the company has been accused of storing user data on multiple occasions, Facebook added that the fingerprint...
WhatsApp plans small scale financial services pilots in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0WhatsApp is planning to introduce multiple pilot programs in India over the next few years to develop and scale-up...
Samsung unveils a $1450 priced 5G version of the Galaxy Z Flip
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Samsung is doubling down on its foldable phone efforts, and today unveiled the 5G variant of the much hyped...
Samsung electronics to hold a virtual event, ‘Life Unstoppable’ to reveal various new products
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The next two months are going to be quite eventful for Samsung. Recently, they had announced their ‘Unpacked’ event,...
OnePlus launches its first fully wireless earbuds at dirt cheap prices
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Looks like it was one of those rare days, when we would still see gadget launches that come with...
OnePlus Nord launches with a price tag that takes the company back to its roots
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0OnePlus started as a flagship killer, offering devices that could take on the most expensive phones in the market...
Netflix tests Rs 349 subscription plan in India for HD streaming on mobile
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Netflix India is testing a new plan for just Rs 349 dubbed the ‘mobile+’ plan. With this latest offering,...
Agritech startup VeGrow seeded with $2.5M to build world’s largest asset-light farming model
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0VeGrow, an agri-tech startup that is aggregating small farmlands across the country to stitch together ‘world’s largest’ asset light...
Reliance’s retail business worth $29 billion, says a new Morgan Stanley report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Financial services provider Morgan Stanley has estimated Reliance’s Retail business net asset value at $29 billion, a big chunk...
Facebook forms new ‘equity and inclusion team’ to study racial bias within FB, Instagram’s platform algorithms
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The conversation around Facebook and potential racial bias, backed by political motives, has spun a spider web that has...
Spotify introduces video podcasts to select creators, with a global rollout planned soon
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Spotify today announced in a blog post that it is rolling out a new podcast feature- video podcasts or...
U.S. files indictment against two Chinese hackers aiming to steal COVID 19 research data
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The United States has indicted two Chinese hackers, who have accumulated a long charge sheet over their crime spree,...
Amazon India sellers have crossed $2 billion in cumulative exports
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amazon today announced that India-based MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises) have crossed $2 billion in exports, in support...
Adevinta acquires eBay’s classifieds business for $9.2 Billion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0eBay has sold its classified-ads business to Norway’s Adevinta for $9.2 billion, giving the company a 44% equity stake...
SpaceX catches both halves of Falcon 9 fairing post successful launch of South Korea’ ANASIS-II satellite
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX is like a prodigy that keeps breaking records that were set by the company in the first place,...
China will strike back if EU continues with the Huawei ban, says WSJ
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0China might strike back against European Union firms such as Nokia and Swedish firm Ericsson if the continued demand...
Google Maps’ new update caters to users opting bikesharing with end-to-end directions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Today, Google Maps gets a major update. Google’s ultra-popular mapping platform now provides an end-to-end direction in addition to...
UK seeks alternatives in Japan after banning Huawei from its 5G telecom sector
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After banning Huawei’s 5G equipment for deployment on nationwide networks, with a goal of completely eradicating the telecom operator...
Samsung to unveil five new ‘power’ devices on Aug 5 in a livestream ‘Unpacked’ event
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Samsung is going to unveil five new devices in its upcoming livestream event. At 10 a.m. ET on August...
Alibaba’s fintech arm Ant Group starts much-anticipated IPO process targeting Shanghai and Hong Kong listing
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Alibaba’s money man, the Ant group, which is essentially the Chinese giant’s fintech arm, has started the process of...
MPowered lands $21M in fresh round as it looks to transform real-estate assets into ‘agile profitable centers’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India based unique space-as-a -service startup-MPowered has landed a $21M pre-Series A round for its platform, that allows large...
Uber launches its first intercity bus service in Egypt with COVID-19 safety measures
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Uber announced a new intercity bus service in Egypt, a market which has come to be known as Uber’s...
UAE launches its first Martian satellite ‘Hope’, marks a new ‘space’ beginning for Arab nations
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0On 19th July, as a part of Emirates Mars Mission, UAE launched its first orbiter. Christened ‘Hope’ (al-Amal in...
Twitter says hackers downloaded complete data from 8 accounts during this week’s crypto scam
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The famous Twitter hack of July 2020 will go down in history as one of the biggest failures for...
India’s smartphone market shrunk by 50% in Q2 2020, says Canalys report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While some markets have been actively helped by the coronavirus pandemic, the smartphone market is definitely not one of...
Microsoft is reducing workforce after closing retail stores
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As the unspoken king of the PC business-Microsoft enters a new fiscal year, the company has announced job cuts...
Apple opens its second megastore in Sanlitun, China amid growing Sino-U.S. tensions
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Apple is opening its second megastore in the region of Sanlitun China, a place that has gained huge popularity...
Cloudflare data centers face congestion issue taking a chunk of internet down, now fixed
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A couple of hours back, hundreds of thousands of websites consuming Cloudflare’s web service became unreachable, in what was...
Mark Zuckerberg finds US Government’s response to the threat of COVID-19 “disappointing”
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg had a lot on his hands in the past few weeks, with the rhetoric of...
Online tutoring platform Vedantu lands $100 million in Series D round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0With COVID-19 changing the way students learn, the Indian online education sector has seen an unprecedented, exorbitant bloom ever...
Customer Intelligence platform Zeotap raises $42 million in a Series C round
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0To cope with the uncertainty in the global economy brought along by the coronavirus pandemic, more and more companies...
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