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Telegram Moves In To Capitalise On WhatsApp's Flaws

Telegram Moves In To Capitalise On WhatsApp’s Bad Rep After Bezos Hack...

Taking a dig on WhatsApp for the recent spyware controversy, which also…

Aman Rawat 31st January, 2020

Uber Eats Deal: Here’s How Much Uber’s 9.6% Stake In Zomato Is Worth

Here’s How Much Uber’s 9.6% Stake In Zomato Is Worth After The Uber Ea...

After creating a major buzz in India with the recent acquisition of…

Bhumika K. 31st January, 2020

Allen Acquires Peak XV-Backed Doubt-Solving Edtech Platform Doubtnut

Doubtnut Raises $15 Mn Funding In Series A Led By Tencent

Edtech startup Doubtnut has raised $15 Mn in a fresh round of…

Team Inc42 31st January, 2020

TikTok Ticks Again: Indians Spend Over 5.5 Bn Hours On The Platform In 2019

TikTok-Addicted Indians Spent Over 5.5 Bn Hours On The Platform In 201...

Users in India spent over 5.5 Bn hours on TikTok in 2019,…

Shanthi S 31st January, 2020

WhatsApp Payments Looks At Global Launch After India Delays

WhatsApp Payments Looks At Global Launch After India Delays

While WhatsApp was very keen on beginning its digital payments journey with…

Kritti B. 31st January, 2020

Google Launches Tangi App To Take On TikTok In The Short Video Game

Google Launches Tangi App To Take On TikTok In The Short Video Game

Chinese short video TikTok has overtaken Instagram in various markets including India…

Kritti B. 31st January, 2020

Here’s How A Doubt Button Can Help WhatsApp To Curb Fake News

Can A ‘Doubt Button’ On WhatsApp Curb Fake News Menace?

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is one of the biggest sources of fake news and…

Aman Rawat 31st January, 2020

Govt May Tell Social Media Firms To Keep Database Of Users’ Mobile Numbers

Govt May Ask Facebook, Twitter To Store Mobile Numbers Of Indian Users...

Taking Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill’s proposal of voluntary verification of social…

Shanthi S 30th January, 2020

Urbanclap Rebranding To Urban Company

UrbanClap Rebrands To Urban Company With Six New Sub-Brands

After teasing a big announcement for the past few days, UrbanClap has…

Team Inc42 30th January, 2020

google news literacy india - featured

Google Announces $1 Mn Google.org Grant To Promote News Literacy In In...

Google has announced a $1 Mn grant through Google.org to help improve…

Team Inc42 29th January, 2020

Bihar: Rising Startup Hub Despite Inadequate Enabler & Investor Support

How Bihar Is Rising Up As A Startup Hub Despite Inadequate Enabler And...

“In Bihar, we started seeing the major startup…

Prashasti B. 28th January, 2020

Facebook has now said that the alleged hack of Jeff Bezos’ phone took place due to security flaws of smartphone maker Apple.

Facebook Blames Apple For Jeff Bezos’ Phone Hack

Citing that WhatsApp can’t be hacked, US-based social…

Aman Rawat 27th January, 2020

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