Twitter is shutting down Fleets – Top Tech News

Here are top trending news from the world of technology 1 Twitter is shutting down Fleets A user browsing Twitter on Smartphone...image source: Pixabay Twitter’s Fleets is all set to disappear, alas permanently. The microblogging giant has officially announced that its Fleets feature will not be available from August 3rd. Twitter has cited ‘low adoption’…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 15, 20210Comments

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Pratilipi raises $48 Mn in Series D, Eyes Global Expansion

Self-publishing platform Pratilipi announced on Wednesday that it has raised $48 Mn in a Series D round led by South Korean gaming giant Krafton Inc. The fresh funding round comes barely weeks after it raised INR 22 Cr debt funding from Alteria Capital. Techpluto had exclusively reported about the debt funding. The Series D round…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 14, 20210Comments

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Apple working on Buy Now & Pay Later Feature – Top Tech News

Top trending stories from the world of technology 1) Apple working on Buy Now & Pay Later Feature Has Apple acquhired music Analytics startup Asai. Apple is currently working on a feature that will allow customers to make payment for Apple pay purchase in installments. This feature popularly known as ‘buy now and pay later’…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 14, 20210Comments

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Bijak allots Bonus Shares worth 99 Lacs to the Co-Founding Team

Closely on the heels of expanding its ESOP pool earlier this year, the agriculture startup Bijak has now allotted bonus shares worth 99 Lakh to its co-founding team. The company has passed a resolution to allot 9,90,000 shares at Rs 10 each to its co-founders. Nukul Upadhye has been allotted highest number of bonus shares, with…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 12, 20210Comments

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Joe Biden mounts challenge against Big Tech – Top Tech News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1) Joe Biden mounts challenge against Big Tech Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden reacts during the annual Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany February 16, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert America’s President Joe Biden has signed barrage of executive orders in a bid to throttle anti-competitive…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 10, 20210Comments

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Ola raises $500 Mn in a pre-IPO funding from new & existing investors

Home grown cab-hailing giant Ola has raised $500 Mn led by existing investors Temasek Holdings and private equity major Warburg Pincus. Fort Canning and Ola’s CEO Bhavesh Agarwal also participated in the round. The round has been unofficially tipped as the ride hailing major’s pre IPO round. However, the Mumbai-based company may raise more funds…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 9, 20210Comments

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Pentagon dumps Microsoft’s cloud contract worth $10 Bn – Top Tech News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1) Pentagon dumps Microsoft’s cloud contract worth $10 Bn Pentagon has announced it is cancelling $10 Bn cloud computing contract awarded to Microsoft in 2019. Pentagon now plans to divide the contract between Microsoft and Amazon. The contract has been wrangled in…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 7, 20210Comments

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IPO bound Pine Labs gets a Top-up of $315 Mn, closes the round at $600 Mn

Fintech major Pine Labs announced on Tuesday that it has added an additional $315 Mn in the ongoing funding round. Subsequently, the unicorn fintech major has closed the ongoing funding round at $600 Mn. The latest funding tranche, like its previous funding round, was funded by scores of crossover and international investors. Fidelity management, Black…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 6, 20210Comments

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China blocks Didi Chuxing app – Top Tech news

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1) China blocks Didi Chuxing app China’s cyberspace regulator has ordered a blanket ban against Didi Chuxing app. This means that Chinese netizens can no longer download Didi Chuxing app from the app store until further notice. This development has come days after Didi…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 5, 20210Comments

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Clarity Money: Detailed Analysis With Pros & Cons

Are you constantly having trouble keeping track of your finances? Does tracking your active subscriptions seem too tedious? Do you fall prey to unhealthy spending behaviors and make bad financial decisions? If your answer to the above questions was a resounding yes, then you might be in dire need of a personal finance app like…

ByPrashant SharmaJuly 5, 20210Comments

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