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Indian TikTok clone gets Google, Microsoft backing in $100 million fund raise BENGALURU (Reuters) - The parent of a TikTok copycat from India has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft, months after the Chinese-owned short-video app was banned in the country. The app, Josh, is one of several home-grown short-video platforms that have sprung up since India blocked the wildly popular TikTok in June amidst a border crisis with China, attracting global investor interest in applications filling the gap. Bengaluru-based VerSe Innovation, which...

Article content BENGALURU — The parent of a TikTok copycat from India has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft , months after the Chinese-owned short-video app was banned in the country. The app, Josh, is one of several home-grown short-video platforms that have sprung up since India blocked the wildly popular TikTok in June amidst a border crisis with China, attracting global investor interest in applications filling the gap. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Indian TikTok clone gets Goo...

Indian TikTok clone gets Google, Microsoft backing in US$100 million fund raise Toggle share menu Advertisement 22 Dec 2020 02:05PM Share this content Bookmark BENGALURU: The parent of a TikTok copycat from India has raised more than US$100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc's Google and Microsoft, months after the Chinese-owned short-video app was banned in the country. The app, Josh, is one of several home-grown short-video platforms that have sprung up since India blocked the wildly popular TikTok in June amidst a border crisis with China, att...

InMobi’s Glance turns unicorn in less than 2 years The Google strategic investment also allows Glance to seek deeper integrations with the Android ecosystem, worldwide. (InMobi/LinkedIn) Share Via Read Full Story Mobile-advertising entity, InMobi has seen a second unicorn emerge from its group, as its lock screen platform subsidiary, Glance has raised $145 million in a primary investment round from Google and existing investor Mithril Capital. Two individuals aware of the deal, saidthat the funding values the firm at a little over $1 billion dollars. InMobi and Glance did not confirm the v...

Stay isolated in room during domestic, international layovers: Air India to crew New strain of coronavirus: Air India has directed its crew laying at all domestic and international stations to remain isolated in their allocated rooms. (AP) . Updated: 22 Dec 2020, 07:18 AM IST ANI New strain of Covid: Air India has directed its crew laying at all domestic, international stations to remain isolated in their allocated rooms The Civil aviation ministry banned all flights arriving from the United Kingdom from December 22 Share Via Read Full Story New Delhi: Air India has directed its crew layin...