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Amazon Shuts Down Ed-Tech Platform Amazon Academy in IndiaShuts Down Ed-Tech Platform Amazon Academy in India
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
3 min read
Key Points: Amazon has drawn the curtains over its online educational services in India.Ā The tech giant will leave India’s crowded Edtech market in 2022 to cut down costs.Ā The company will discontinue operations for its Amazon Academy – an online platform launched for high...
Amazon’s $1 Billion Movie Venture: Revolutionizing Cinema
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
3 min read
Key points: Tech heavyweight Amazon will invest $1 billion in releasing movies in cinemas each year.Ā The value of cinema stocks has increased exponentially after this news broke out. The movie theatre industry has struggled to reach the pre-pandemic levels in terms of business due...
Top 5 Tech Deals You Can’t Miss This Black Friday
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
3 min read
If you live in the U.S. or have been in the country during thanksgiving, you very well know the importance of Black Friday shopping. Shoppers from across the U.S. flock in large numbers to get their hands on the best deals. Did you know that...
Tech in FIFA 2022 World Cup – what’s new?
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
4 min read
Introduction The FIFA 2022 World Cup kicked off yesterday in Qatar. While many will remain glued to their television screens throughout the world, some tech enthusiasts are on the prowl to find out what technology is being used in this grand sporting event held in...
Convicted! Elizabeth Holmes receives over 11-year prison sentence for Theranos fraud
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
3 min read
Key Points: Elizabeth Holmes, the brain behind the infamous blood-testing startup Theranos has received over 11 years of prison sentence. Once hailed as Silicon Valley’s wonder kid, Holmes is guilty of defrauding investors. The court issued an order to start her sentence on April 27,...
First Twitter, Now Meta – Tech Layoffs Continue in Full Force as Recession Looms
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
3 min read
Key Points: Facebook’s parent company, Meta is about to lay off thousands of employees. This would be the first noteworthy layoff event in the company’s history. Many tech companies in the U.S. and different parts of the world have laid off a sizeable amount of...
Formula 1 and AWS: Renewed Partnership to Elevate Fan Experience
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
6 min read
Introduction Formula 1 (F1) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have renewed their partnership, making AWS one of the leading global partners of F1. This exciting collaboration aims to revolutionize the fan experience by integrating innovative technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine...
Why are Twitter’s most active users ditching the platform?
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
3 min read
Key points: Is Twitter dying? While we won’t go that far yet, Twitter is struggling to keep its most active users hooked to the platform This could soon become Elon Musk’s headache as he inches closer to completing a $44 billion deal to buy the...
What stopped millions from messaging today? WhatsApp outage explained
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
2 min read
Key points: WhatsApp was down for a brief amount of time today There was a noteworthy rise in the number of reports on Downdetector.com around 3:17 AM ET WhatsApp’s services were restored around 5 AM ET The popular messaging application, WhatsApp was down for nearly...
Australia’s New Privacy Rules and Corporate Penalties: A Tighter Rein on Data Security
Karan Virdi,
3 years ago
3 min read
Key points: Australia will soon introduce strict penalties for companies that cannot safeguard customer data The move to introduce such penalties comes shortly after two huge cybersecurity breaches left millions of customers vulnerable to cybercriminals As per the new rules, the penalties for breaches of...