Inside the rise and fall of Indian Twitter rival KooKoo, the Indian social media platform aiming to rival Twitter, has closed down due to unsuccessful acquisition negotiations. The company st...
08 Jul, 2024, 04.29 PM IST
Koo calls it a day; Paytm Bank, auditor lock hornsOnce touted as India’s response to Twitter, it’s curtains for homegrown microblogging app Koo. Details on this and more in today’s ETtech T...
03 Jul, 2024, 08.07 PM IST
Going after regional audiences; not competing directly with Threads, X: Koo cofounder Aprameya RadhakrishnaRadhakrishna said Koo can be social-media-as-a-service, tailoring itself in compliance with the laws of the country it operates in.
18 Aug, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
Will Meta’s Threads unwind Twitter in India? Opinions varyIndia is the largest market for the Meta apps of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram and analysts said this would give a solid head start to T...
07 Jul, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Koo lays off 30% of its workforce over the course of the yearThe three-year-old firm added that it was important for businesses of all sizes to adopt 'efficient and conservative approaches' to see thi...
20 Apr, 2023, 07.47 PM IST
Koo promises lifetime free verification for all notable personalitiesThe company said the free lifetime verification will be available to all notable personalities and creators across the world enabling them ...
31 Mar, 2023, 03.37 PM IST
India push for digital sovereignty risks more online surveillanceIndia's push for digital sovereignty will have enormous consequences for the country's 1.4 billion population, tech experts and rights grou...
06 Feb, 2023, 07.35 AM IST
Twitter abruptly suspends Koo’s new query handleKoo CEO says no reason given for action, asks Musk on Twitter: How is this free speech?
17 Dec, 2022, 12.00 PM IST
Data localisation to be scrapped in new Bill, Amazon layoffs to hit India staffThe government will propose to allow transfer of data and its storage in “trusted geographies” in the revised draft of the data protection ...
16 Nov, 2022, 07.32 AM IST
Transparency on algorithms needs to be conscious step for social media platforms: Koo co-founderWhile self-regulation should be the first step, separate instructions are needed in cases where platforms are not living up to the expectat...
21 Nov, 2021, 01.10 PM IST
Koo app clocks 1 crore downloads in less than 18 months of operationsAccording to the Koo app, its growth accelerated since February this year with 85 lakh downloads registered in the past six months alone. I...
26 Aug, 2021, 01.34 PM IST
Twitter's local rival Koo gains; downloads, use rise 5x in 3 daysTraction on the Koo platform is going up amid ongoing dispute between Twitter, govt
29 May, 2021, 07.19 AM IST
Koo’s valuation rises five times in three months in new funding roundTiger Global is leading Koo app’s new funding round, while there are two new investors—IIFL’s venture capital fund and South Korea's Mirae ...
26 May, 2021, 08.45 AM IST
Koo to foray into 22 Indian languages this yearKoo is also planning to introduce content in Urdu and Sanskrit and is currently present in eight Indian languages plus English
24 Mar, 2021, 06.03 AM IST
Samsung keen on bringing more connected devices in IndiaSamsung expects the demand for internet-connected appliances to grow as 5G is rolled out going forward.
03 Jul, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
Hyundai plans to roll out electric vehicles from Chennai plantHMIL plans to launch eight new products between 2018 and 2020. Among these would be an electric SUV that will be rolled out in 15 cities ac...
28 Jun, 2018, 06.39 PM IST
Hyundai to check feasibility of bringing mini e-SUV hereMahindra & Mahindra has the biggest play in the electric vehicles segment with cars and small commercial vehicles.
07 Aug, 2017, 11.45 AM IST