TikTok Chinese Rival’s curious success in e-commerce – Top Trending news

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1 TikTok’s Chinese Rival’s curious success in e-commerce Image Credit: Flickr Block Inspect TikTok’s arch Chinese Rival, Kuaishou, has reportedly found unexpected success in its e-commerce business. Kuaishou, which competes with TikTok’s Chinese version Douyin, said that its online shopping orders have…

ByGirish ShettiSeptember 18, 20200Comments

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Not Desi Clones but another Chinese app is filling the TikTok Void

Indian government’s decision to ban popular video sharing app TikTok threw TikTok’s millions of users up for grab. It virtually opened up a lucrative market that TikTok’s desi clones simply found difficult to resist, opening a battle ground that is now witnessing an intense competition. Fuelled by patriotic zeal and riding high on atam nirbhar…

ByGirish ShettiAugust 17, 20200Comments

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After getting banned in India, TikTok exits Hong kong market

Barely weeks after getting banned in India, TikTok on late Monday evening announced that it is exiting the Hong kong market. TikTok’s parent company Bytedance has been forced to take this tough decision in response to the tough security law that came into effect in Hong Kong since last week. TikTok has said to Reuters that…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 7, 20200Comments

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Mitron, TikTok’s alternative in India, raises first VC fund

Please note this is an updated article inclusive of latest updated information India’s homegrown video-sharing app, Mitron, has reportedly raised INR 2 crore from 3 one4 capital and LetsVenture. Angel investor Arun Tadanki led syndicate participated in the round on behalf of LetsVenture. News channel CBNC TV18 first reported this news. LetsVenture has also confirmed the…

ByGirish ShettiJuly 1, 20200Comments

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59 Chinese apps including TikTok banned by Indian Government

In a big development, Indian government on late Monday evening announced a ban on operation of 59 Chinese apps including popular apps like TikTok and UC Browser. This is a breaking story and further details are still awaited. ‘TikTok’ and ‘59 Chinese apps’ are currently trending on Twitter. Twitter is also flooded with the list that…

ByGirish ShettiJune 29, 20200Comments

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Here is a look at top TikTok Alternatives in India

A tsunami of anti-Chinese wave has swept India since last week after a border skirmish with China led to the martyrdom of 20 Indian soldiers. This is the bloodiest and most violent clash between two Asian giants after the infamous 1962 war and the one that is likely to have an adversarial impact on the…

ByGirish ShettiJune 23, 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

Not Just Startups

Majority of Google Employees will work from home until 2021 – Top Trending News

Here are the top trending news from the world of technology 1 Majority of Google Employees will work from home until 2021 Image Credits: Flickr Omar Cafini According to The Information, Google has extended the work from home policy for majority of its employees till end of this year. Previously, the tech giant had…

ByGirish ShettiMay 11, 20200Comments

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Uber’s Rival Lyft Resorts to mass lay off – Top Trending News

1 Uber’s rival Lyft resorts to mass lay off Image Source: Flickr Coronavirus pandemic has ensured that the year 2020 will be season of layoffs and while Uber (like many other companies) is still in the process of planning a layoff strategy, its less illustrious rival Lyft on Wednesday made a major announcement on…

ByGirish ShettiApril 30, 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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