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U.S. food delivery upstart DoorDash, last valued at $13B, confidentially files for its IPO
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0DoorDash, the SoftBank backed U.S. based food delivery upstart, has announced that the platform is going public in an...
TikTok is ‘fundamentally parasitic’, says Reddit CEO Steve Huffman
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Love it or hate it, there is no denying the popularity of the ever-so controversial video app TikTok. The...
Sports retail chain Decathalon leaks personal information of 123 Million people
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Popular sports equipment retail chain Decathalon is the latest addition to the list of ever-increasing data breach incidents. The...
Tesla and Panasonic end joint solar cell production venture amid strained ties
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In an eventual public acknowledgement of a strained partnership, Panasonic has announced its exit from the joint production venture...
Mozilla introduces new network privacy feature in Firefox that makes it harder to track people online
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Mozilla has begun enabling a Firefox privacy feature for its users in the US that should make it harder...
Rupeek lands $60 million for its gold-backed digital lending platform
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Rupeek, a startup that provides loans in India by using India’s favourite metal Gold as a collateral, has secured...
Google Pay revenues in India surged 155% to $156M in FY 2018-19 with $710K in profits
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google Pay, the UPI enabled payments service that Alphabet-owned Google runs in India, has reported financial numbers for the...
Tesla auto-pilot, distracted driving to blame for fatal 2018 crash, finds NTSB
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0After a thorough investigation into the 2018 fatal Tesla crash, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has found that...
Walmart to turn few of its stores into Flipkart fulfilment centres: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A few weeks ago, Walmart sacked more than 50 employees in India and halted its expansion plans. The development...
Microsoft reveals the biggest features yet of the upcoming Xbox Series X
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Continuing with the string of spec reveals about the newest addition to its revered console lineup, the Xbox Series...
Disney-owned Hotstar blocks John Oliver’s episode that is critical of Indian PM Narendra Modi
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Internet and content censorship is further deepening its roots in the vibrant Indian democracy. As spotted by multiple users,...
Samsung confirms a data breach caused the weird ‘Find My Mobile’ notification
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A few days back, Samsung users reported receiving a weird notification from the in-built “Find My Mobile” application, which...
Grab raises US$856 Million to expand into financial services amid rumors of a merger with rival Gojek
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amid swirling rumors of a merger with Gojek, Southeast Asia’s most valuable start-up, and the Indonesian super-app player, Grab...
Sony unveils its first 5G flagship, the Sony Xperia 1 II (a.k.a Mark two)
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Sony is banking on 5G to bring back some of the lost sheen of its Xperia brand. The Japanese...
Huawei launches Mate Xs, a $2700 foldable sequel to MateX, and a 5G version of the iPad Pro inspired MatePad Pro 5G
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Foldable phones are the new frenzy in the market, and have come to save the declining smartphone market from...
The first ARM-powered Apple Mac may debut in 2021, replacing Intel processors, predicts Ming-Chi Kuo
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0It is being speculated for a long time that Apple will make a shift to home made processors for...
Twitter suspends dozens of pro-Bloomberg accounts for ‘platform manipulation and spam’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amid growing concerns regarding the exploitation of social media platforms for political campaigns worldwide, Twitter has announced the suspension...
Microsoft announces ‘100x100x100’ program to help B2B startups in India get business from enterprises
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0As speculated, Satya Nadella is now in India, for a three-day long visit to re-inforce Microsoft’s focus towards towards...
Netflix India has a new promotional offer in which the first month costs just ₹5
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Amid growing competition in the online streaming space in India, Netflix has been actively trying to ramp up its...
BharatPe raises $75 million in Series C to build its NBFC business
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India may not be in the best of its economic phases, but investment in startups has been on a...
SpaceX could raise $250 million at a $36 billion valuation: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX, Elon Musk’s child of prodigy, is looking to raise a heavy $250 million in the coming month, at...
Scientists develop AI algorithm that successfully finds disease-related genes in humans
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0In what could easily turn out to as one of the most promising researches in recent times, scientists at...
Coronavirus infects one in Samsung’s phone factory in South Korea
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0The pangs of coronavirus don’t seem to be fending anytime soon, as an infected has been found at Samsung’s...
Now Flipkart moves against Competition Commission’s antitrust probe
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0While Amazon vs India’s competition regulator CCI (Competition Commission of India) has been a heated battle already, it isn’t...
Alphabet’s Loon and Softbank’s HAPSMobile to usher in era of flying mobile towers, Airtel backs alliance
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google-parent Alphabet Inc. and SoftBank are joining forces to bring to the world high altitude, flying mobile towers, thus...
Tesla given green light to cut trees for its Gigafactory in Germany
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0A few days back, we reported how Tesla’s plan to build its next gigafactory in Germany was halted right...
Uber helped driver partners access $5 million in micro loans in India under its ‘Uber Care’ program
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Last year, Uber soft launched a new driver benefit program in a pilot stage. The program, called Uber Care,...
Udemy gets $50 million from Benesse Holdings at a $2 billion valuation
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Udemy, arguably one of the most recognized names in the the global online education scene, is announcing a fresh...
Google bans close to 600 apps with 4.5B+ downloads from play store for ‘disruptive’ ads
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google has recently banned 600 apps from Play store, banning their developers from the platform completely for “disruptive” ads...
Google releases Android 11 Developer Preview 1 for Pixel smartphones
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Google usually releases the developer preview of its newer version of Android operating system in March but this year,...
Morgan Stanley to acquire online discount brokerage ETrade in a historic $13 billion deal
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Wall Street is tough, and not every company can fathom to survive it. But those that do, live out...
Ather Energy expands operations to four more cities in India
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Ather Energy is easily among one of the most recognised names in the Indian electric vehicles market. And that,...
Twitter acquires stories photo and video editor Chroma Labs
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Social media platform Twitter has announced that it has acquired Chroma Labs, a platform that offers photos and video...
Unacademy cracks $110 million in fresh round from Facebook, General Atlantic, Sequoia and others
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India’s edtech space is continuing to roll in big monies. While there were investments in Byju’s and Vedantu earlier,...
Founders Fund has closed $3 billion for a pair of new funds
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Founders fund, the venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek in early 2005, has...
Insurance aggregator PolicyBazaar appoints Sarbvir Singh as new CEO: Report
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0PolicyBazaar, one of India’s leading online insurance aggregator, has appointed Sarbvir Singh as its new chief executive officer, reports...
Blume Ventures closes its third fund after raising $102 million
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Blume Ventures has today announced that the VC firm has made the final close of its third fund (Fund...
Swiggy gets $113 million to take on the ‘Zomato-Uber Eats India’ combine
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0India’s food delivery sector is back in action. After Zomato’s takeover of Uber Eats’ operation in India, the market...
TikTok debuts ‘Family Safety Mode’ amid weakening public trust in social media
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Whether you are pro or anti TikTok, there’s no denying its presence. The platform has become a global phenomena...
Reliance injects another $19.6 million into its music streaming service ‘Jio Saavn’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Gone are the days when people would hoard up CDs (and even pay premiums for some OCs) of their...
B2B eCommerce startup MaxWholesale raises $3 million Series A funding
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0MaxWholesale, a business-to-business e-commerce and supply chain platform for mom-and-pop stores, has secured $3 million in its Series A...
Cricket star Virat Kohli and actress Anuskhka Sharma invest in digital insurance platform ‘Digit’
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Digit, one of India’s fastest growing insuretech platform, is added a star studded duo to their already strong investor...
Paytm Money says it now has over ₹5,000 crore worth of assets under management
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Paytm Money, the wealth management arm of Paytm’s parent company One97 Communication, has crossed the milestone of having ₹5,000...
Facebook tests a tabbed News feed with easier access to ‘Most Recent’ and ‘Already Seen’ feeds
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Just a few days back, we reported how Instagram can probably bring back its reverse chronological feed and add...
SpaceX partners with Space Adventures to ferry private citizens to space aboard Crew Dragon
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Space Travel just got further to being a more commonly used term. Space Adventures, a company that turns the...
SpaceX successfully launches 5th batch of Starlink satellites, Falcon 9 booster misses landing
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0SpaceX has, yet again, successfully launched another batch of its Starlink constellation, adding another batch of 60 satellites to...
Oyo revenues surge to $951M in FY 2019, losses grow six fold to $335M amid China expansion
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Oyo hotels and homes private limited, the parent company that owns and operates Indian budget hotel unicorn Oyo rooms,...
Jio parent Reliance Industries consolidates its media and distribution business into Network18
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), the chemicals-to-telecom-to-media behemoth owned by Mukesh Ambani, has announced that the company is consolidating all...
Jeff Bezos announces a $10 billion fund to tackle climate change
TheTechMedia, , Consumer Tech, Showcase, Social Tech, Technology, #TheTechMedia #TechNews #Techupdates #technology #ttm #techupdates, 0Jeff Bezos wants to take a lead in tackling climate change, and has hence announced a massive $10 billion...
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- Microsoft will no longer be OpenAI’s exclusive cloud infrastructure provider January 22, 2025
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- 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