Month: May 2021
The makers of the first foldable phone just revealed something much weirder Royole
If you think foldable phones are pretty strange, funky or weird devices, you’re not going to like what’s coming next. Royole, which made the first ever folding smartphone, has just unveiled something which could lead to really, really futuristic tech. As part of SID Display Week, Royole unveiled new stretchable…
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Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu gets $6M Series A led by Pantera, Intudo and Coinbase Ventures
Along with the stock market, cryptocurrency is also seeing an uptick among retail investors in Indonesia. Pintu, a platform focused on first-time cryptocurrency buyers, announced today it has raised a $6 million Series A, led by Pantera Capital, Intudo Ventures and Coinbase Ventures. Other participants in the round included Blockchain.com…
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WhatsApp sues Indian Govt challenging its new IT policy WhatsApp Web
Amid all the controversy around the Indian government’s ongoing tussle with Twitter, Facebook-led WhatsApp has sued the Indian government challenging the upcoming privacy policies and has stated that if these policies are implemented it would be a threat to privacy. The leading messaging platform has moved the Delhi High court…
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Tesla will store Chinese user data locally, following Apple’s suit
The handling of user data in China has become a delicate matter for foreign tech companies operating in the country. Apple’s move to store the data of its Chinese customers in servers managed by a Chinese state-owned cloud service has stoked controversy in the West over the years. A recent…
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Koo raises $30 mn Series B investment led by Tiger Global Logo of Koo
Even as Indian government and Twitter are involved in a spat, the social media platform’s desi rival, Koo, seems to making some strong moves on its financial side. According to a press release from Koo, it has raised $30 million in Series B funding, led by Tiger Global along…
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US admits Xiaomi isn’t a ‘Communist Chinese military company’ after all
The US has formally removed Xiaomi from its trading blacklist. The US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a final order yesterday that vacated the Department of Defense’s designation of Xiaomi as a “Communist Chinese military company” (CCMC), which would have prohibited Americans from investing in the Chinese…
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