China's military presence intensifies around Taiwan, triggers alertTaiwan's military is on high alert as China intensifies its military presence around the island. Six Chinese naval vessels and two aircraft...
25 Sep, 2024, 02.13 PM IST
Taiwan security bodies 'paying great attention' to Hezbollah beeper explosionsTaiwan's national security team is closely monitoring the detonation of pagers linked to a Taiwanese firm in Lebanon. The devices, allegedl...
19 Sep, 2024, 09.53 AM IST
Koo halts salary payments from April; founder says company 'will remain operational'Koo cofounder Mayank Bidawatka had first said in September 2023 that the company was looking to raise funds or tie up with a strategic part...
25 Apr, 2024, 06.26 PM IST
Microblogging site Koo in talks for acquisition by VerSe InnovationKoo’s cofounder Mayank Bidawakta stated in a LinkedIn post that the microblogging platform was in discussions with “multiple partners” for ...
28 Feb, 2024, 05.57 PM IST
Dailyhunt to acquire India's X alternative Koo: ReportBengaluru-based news content aggregator Dailyhunt is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Indian start-up Koo, an alternative to social ...
28 Feb, 2024, 10.36 AM IST
Technology firms to support non-profit forming SRO to vet fact-checkersAlthough Snap, Twitter and Jio haven't officially confirmed that they will support MCA, others like Google, Meta, ShareChat and Koo have gi...
08 Apr, 2023, 10.00 AM IST
Can detect and block child sexual abuse materials in less than five seconds, claims KooKoo said its in-house ‘No Nudity Algorithm’ proactively and instantaneously detects and blocks any attempt by a user to upload a picture or...
23 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Twitter rival Koo integrates ChatGPT to help users create contentKoo users will be able to use ChatGPT directly within the app to help them draft posts about current events, politics or pop culture.
13 Mar, 2023, 03.50 PM IST
Koo signs MoU with Telangana government, to open development center in HyderabadKoo was launched in March 2020. The objective was to enable users to express themselves online in their mother tongue. Currently, it is ava...
20 Jul, 2022, 11.35 PM IST
Delhi Metro signs up on homemade social media KooThe urban transporter had entered the social media in 2018 and has been actively engaging with its stakeholders via these platforms, offici...
23 May, 2022, 06.14 PM IST
Koo takes a jibe at Twitter; says it has had an edit button for over 20 months nowThis comes a day after Tesla CEO Elon Musk snagged a seat on the Twitter board and held a poll on the platform asking users if they'd like ...
06 Apr, 2022, 09.27 PM IST
Koo prepares for Assembly polls in five states, plans to curb misinformation & fake newsThe homegrown social media platform said it has also restricted over 800 handles so far.
05 Mar, 2022, 10.36 AM IST
New social media guidelines a move in right direction, says Koo founderWho made the initial post, who reposted it and all such information is publicly available on Koo, says Aprameya Radhakrishna
25 Feb, 2021, 06.58 PM IST
Koo app downloads surge as tensions escalate between Twitter and GovtIn the last seven days alone, Twitter's homegrown rival Koo app has seen a ten-fold increase in downloads leading to a cumulative three mil...
11 Feb, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut says Twitter's time is up, shares plans to move to 'home-grown' Koo appThe actress said she was 'absolutely thrilled' about the new app.
10 Feb, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
LG chairman apologises over gas leak, fireLG Chem, the group's key subsidiary and South Korea's largest chemical company, is reeling from the deadly gas leak at its LG Polymers Indi...
20 May, 2020, 05.47 PM IST
LG chairman who headed business empire for 23 years diesKoo Bon-moo is credited with expanding the business empire, centred around consumer electronics, displays and chemicals, founded by his gra...
21 May, 2018, 12.05 AM IST