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The pandemic has cut us off from our families and friends and turned us all into shut-ins. It isn’t surprising, then, that an increasing number of adults are using children’s shows as a kind of digital duvet, streaming them for their hypnotic, soothing qualities.
Also in today’s letter:
Two more freshly minted unicorns
Byju’s global play
Kids’ shows are the new Chicken Soup for the Soul
Hi, it’s Shephali. A few weeks ago I saw an odd message from someone in a WhatsApp group.
Services back up after thousands of Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp users suffer outage
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Last Updated: Apr 09, 2021, 11:03 AM IST
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A configuration change caused Facebook services to be unavailable to some people. We quickly investigated and resolved the issue, a Facebook spokesperson said.
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Facebook Inc said services on its platforms including Instagram and WhatsApp had been fully restored after thousands of users reported connectivity issues for more than an hour on Thursday. A configuration change caused Facebook services to be unavailable to some people. We quickly investigated and resolved the issue, a Facebook spokesperson said in a statement.
Byju Raveendran of Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd that runs edutech start-up Byju’s.
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April 8, 2021
Indian edtech unicorn, BYJU’s, on Thursday said it is expanding its presence in Latin America and Southeast Asian markets, through the launch of its new one-on-one live tutoring platform, ‘BYJU’s Future School’.
Through this launch, BYJU’s will team up with WhiteHat Jr to offer students personalised learning in areas of Math, Science, Coding, Music, Fine Arts among others, for kindergarten to eighth grade (K-8) students.
WhiteHat Jr., acquired by BYJU’s in 2019, will continue to offer its core kids coding platform in India, while looking at expanding to international geographies through the newly integrated ‘BYJU’s Future School’ platform.
Indian edtech giant Byju’s to expand to international markets
Byju’s plans to expand to international markets in the second half of next month as the Indian edtech giant, valued at over $13 billion, looks to accelerate its growth, TechCrunch has learned and confirmed.
The Bangalore-based startup, which acquired 33-year-old tutor Aakash for nearly $1 billion earlier this week, plans to launch in the U.S., UK, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico next month and explore other geographies later this year, it told employees in an email.
The startup’s international business, to be called Byju’s Future School, is being led by Karan Bajaj, the founder of coding platform WhiteHat Jr, which Byju’s acquired for $300 million last year.
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Byju s Future School, which will start off by offering maths and coding tutorials and subsequently be expanded to include science, music, english and fine arts classes, will be headed by WhiteHat Jr CEO Karan Bajaj.
Byju s Founder CEO Byju Raveendran. Byju’s will launch its new product Byju’s Future School in the US, UK, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico next month, in what would be its biggest push for international expansion.
Bengaluru/Mumbai:Byju’s will launch its new product Byju’s Future School in the US, UK, Brazil, Indonesia and Mexico next month, in what would be its biggest push for international expansion.