ByteDance’s edtech Biz in India is closing down

Image Source: Flickr.com TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is bringing the curtains down on its edtech biz in India, according to unconfirmed media reports. ByteDance continued to operate its education learning app Snapslove despite Indian government imposing blanket ban on its popular short video app TikTok. ByteDance has so far not made any official comment…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 22, 20210Comments

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Amid China Tech Crackdown, ByteDance is eyeing for an IPO – Top Tech News

Here are the top tech news from the world of technology 1) Amid China Tech Crackdown, ByteDance is eyeing for an IPO Image Source: Flickr.com TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is planning for an IPO in Hong Kong stock market by early 2022, media reports claim. As per Financial Times, ByteDance management is currently proactively working…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 9, 20210Comments

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Amazon Forays into Encrypted Messaging Biz – Top Tech News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1 Amazon Forays into encrypted messaging Biz People walking through Amazon's AWS logo. Amazon’s cloud business unit AWS announced on Friday that it is acquiring encrypted messaging app Wickr. The financial details of the deal were not announced. The company said in its official statement…

ByGirish ShettiJune 26, 20210Comments

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Microsoft To say “RIP” to Internet Explorer in 2022 – Top Tech News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1 Microsoft To say “RIP” to Internet Explorer in 2020 Microsoft has decided to pull the plug on Internet Explorer, a web browsing platform that today almost stands as redundant. Microsoft has said that it will stop providing support to Internet Explorer 11 on…

ByGirish ShettiMay 20, 20210Comments

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Clubhouse’s anticipated Android launch will take few more months – Top Tech News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology…check it out 1 Clubhouse’s anticipated Android launch will take few more months Over the last few months, Audio app Clubhouse has emerged as one of the biggest things in the social media world. However, the only blip in its triumphal success is its…

ByGirish ShettiMarch 23, 20210Comments

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Youtube Refuses to Ban Trump’s Premature Election Victory video – Top Trending News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology....check it out 1 Youtube Refuses to Ban Trump’s Premature Election Victory video Youtube has refused to take down the video from its platform that shows Donald Trump declaring premature election victory. The Google owned streaming giant argued that the video does not…

ByGirish ShettiNovember 5, 20200Comments

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ByteDance pulls plug on Vigo apps in India – Top Trending News

1 ByteDance pulls plug on Vigo apps in India Chinese internet behemoth ByteDance has decided to pull the shutter down on two of its apps in India – Vigo Video and Vigo Lite. Unlike TikTok, these two apps failed to garner positive traction in the Indian market. The company said that these two…

ByGirish ShettiJune 15, 20200Comments

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Bytedance Winds up Overseas News Aggregator app TopBuzz

Bytedance, parent company of global sensation TikTok, has pulled the plug on its artificial Intelligence based news aggregator app TopBuzz. Launched in 2015, TopBuzz was one of the company’s earliest products that was solely catered to the global markets. Image Source: Flickr.com TikTok’s parent company apparently ran out of patience after the TopBuzz app failed to capture…

ByGirish ShettiJune 5, 20200Comments

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Facebook Challenges Zoom with Messenger Rooms – Top Trending News

1 Facebook Challenges Zoom with Messenger Rooms Image courtesy: The Verge In the wake of exponential demand for video conferencing apps during the ongoing pandemic lockdown, Facebook on Friday launched a video conferencing tool and also expanded its live streaming features. With this, Facebook has now become the most high profile challenger to Zoom…

ByGirish ShettiApril 27, 20200Comments

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TikTok Finally Agrees to Build Data Center in India

In the wake of relentless public pressure over privacy issues, TikTok’s parent company Bytedance has finally agreed to build a local data center in India. Bytedance, which is the world’s most valuable startup, will invest nearly $100 Mn and take anywhere between 6-18 months to achieve this goal. public pressure over privacy issues & security concerns,…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 22, 20190Comments

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