Koo launches Talk to Type feature, to support 22 Indian languages
Koo also claims that it is the first social media platform globally to use this feature in the Indian regional and local languages - Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, and Marathi - apart from English
BusinessToday.In | May 4, 2021 | Updated 21:23 IST
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Koo, the desi version of the microblogging site Twitter, on Tuesday announced a new Talk to Type feature that allows its users to post content on the platform using voice commands. This Talk to Type feature is magical and takes creation for regional language creators to the next level, said Aprameya Radhakrishna, CEO and Co-founder of Koo.
Chinese Investment In Koo Clean-Bowled : Eminent Investors Including Javagal Srinath To Buy Out Shunwei Stake
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A team of investors which includes former Indian Cricketer Javagal Srinath have bought out the stake of Chinese venture capital firm Shunwei Capital in Made-In-India micro-blogging platform Koo,
Economic Times has reported.
Shunwei, decided to give up its 9 per cent minority stake in Koo s parent company Bombinate Technologies, amid criticism of a Chinese stake in which has been dubbed as a homegrown rival to Twitter. It has now fully exited the company.
In February, Koo s founder and CEO Aprameya Radhakrishna had assured that the company was in talks with Shunwei to exit Koo.
MapmyIndia Releases Maps & Nearby Search to Help Indians Locate Corona Vaccination Centers across the Country By Team Startupcity | Monday, 01 March 2021, 13:06 Hrs MapmyIndia, a digital mapping and advanced location-based and IoT technology firm has launched maps and nearby search features as a part of its mobile application and official website, to help Indians find Coronavirus vaccination centers across the country. The Government of India has also integrated these features into cowin.gov.in, their official Corona vaccination registration portal to guide the people and connect them to their nearby vaccination centers. “In the fight against COVID, each one of us has a role to play. Since the pandemic entered India, MapmyIndia took upon the task of real-time geospatially mapping all corona related places - testing, treatment and isolation centres as well as containment zones. To make the critical vaccination effort seamless, MapmyIndia has put all the vacc