December 2023

Blume Ventures backed GreyOrange, a prominent player in AI-driven fulfilment automation has successfully secured $135Mn in its Series D funding round, according to a company press statement. The investment, led by Antheion Capital (formerly Cowen Sustainable Investments), marks a crucial...

Elon Musk’s owned — FKA Twitter — ‘X’, encountered its most significant user-reported outage since the billionaire’s acquisition, causing widespread disruptions that have since been largely resolved. More than 94,000 users reported issues on X at 1:41 p.m. Hong Kong time on Thursday, as...

Apple’s ‘Vision Pro’ mixed reality headset may hit the markets much sooner than originally expected. A Bloomberg report reveals that the Cupertino-giant is fast-tracking production for its Vision Pro headset, with an anticipated launch slated for February of next year. The development...

AI generated music could soon be mainstream. Microsoft’s AI-powered chatbot ‘Copilot’, has now collaborated with AI music startup Suno. This partnership introduces a novel avenue for users to effortlessly craft original songs through Suno’s platform and Microsoft’s Copilot, based on — you...

Sony’s PlayStation 5 has achieved a milestone, surpassing 50 million units in lifetime sales, according to an announcement from the company. The announcement comes as Sony experienced its best-ever Black Friday period sales for the highly sought-after gaming console. Eric Lempel, Senior...

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has given its final authorisation to payment processing giants Cashfree and Razorpay to operate as a Payment Aggregator (PA). This green light from the regulatory body marks the end of a year-long pause on onboarding new merchants for the fintech company...

Vikas Agnihotri, SoftBank’s India operating partner, instrumental in Paytm public market debut as a SoftBank representative, has officially exited the technology-focused investment fund after 3 years. Agnihotri has reportedly left SoftBank in September this year, but the news of his...

Google has unveiled a comprehensive plan to safeguard its platforms and services as part of a broader effort to curb the potential spread of misinformation during upcoming elections. This decision to impose limitations on its generative AI tools comes in response to the growing concerns...

Google has announced a $700 million settlement as part of a resolution to a class-action lawsuit over its Play Store. The settlement, reached in September, involves a payment of $630 million to U.S. consumers and an additional $70 million to a fund designated for U.S. states. The lawsuit...

Apple has announced the suspension of sales for its flagship smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, within the US. This decision is in response to an International Trade Commission (ITC) ban resulting from a protracted patent dispute with medical technology...

Bose, the global audio electronics major, is entering the Indian startup market with a strategic investment in the Gurugram-based smart wearables brand, Noise. This investment, part of a larger Series A funding round, marks a departure from Noise’s previous bootstrapped status. The...

The Indian government introduced a comprehensive Telecommunications Bill in the Lok Sabha today, featuring provisions allowing temporary government control of telecom services in emergencies, redefining Over-The-Top (OTT) services, allowing access to messages and proposing a non-auction...