The companies reached the agreement just days before their previous deal covering YouTube on Roku was set to expire on Dec. 9. Roku has previously said it does not earn any kind of revenue from the YouTube app. Roku and Google have sealed the deal, announcing a multiyear extension for both the YouTube and YouTube TV apps on the Roku streaming platform. The agreement was reached just days before their previous deal covering YouTube on Roku was set to expire on December 9. Roku’s distribution agreement with YouTube TV expired in…
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Customer analytics startup MoEngage raised $30 Mn in a new funding round
MoEngage helps companies measure customer engagement and analyse metrics Its customers include Future Retail, Byju’s, Sharechat, Dominos Pizza MoEngage, a customer analytics startup, announced on December 7 that it had raised $30 million in funding led by Steadview Capital, its valuation to around $500 million in six months. Despite the fact that MoEngage’s valuation has more than doubled, the company has declined to comment on the matter. Existing investors include Multiples Alternate Asset Management, Eight Roads Ventures, F-Prime Capital, and Matrix Partners India. MoEngage, which was founded in 2014, helps…
Read MoreEdtech major Byju’s announced the acquisition of GeoGebra
Edtech company Byju’s acquired Austria-headquartered GeoGebra. GeoGebra will continue to operate as an independent unit within the Byju’s Edtech major Byju’s announced the acquisition of Austria-based GeoGebra on Wednesday. According to people briefed on the matter, the acquisition will be a cash-and-stock transaction worth around $100 million. Byju’s made no comment on the size of the deal. “This acquisition complements Byju’s overall product strategy and integrates GeoGebra’s capabilities to enable the creation of new product offerings and learning formats to its existing mathematics portfolio,” the company said in a statement….
Read MoreA new report reveals $275 Mn worth deal between Apple CEO Tim Cook and china
Apple’s Cook signed a deal worth $275 billion in 2016 with the Chinese government. The deal involved investment in tech companies, startups, projects, and more. Apple CEO Tim Cook signed a $275 billion deal with the Chinese government in 2016 as per a new report. Cook met with Chinese government officials in an attempt to ease regulatory actions that were due to be implemented at the time, and he assured the investment. The agreement aimed to boost China’s economy while also increasing the workforce’s technological skill sets. The Information (via…
Read MorePaytm partners with AWS to provide its startup toolkit to entrepreneurs
Paytm startup toolkit offers solutions in the domain of payments, payouts, banking and distribution Paytm, India’s leading digital ecosystem for consumers and merchants, has teamed with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to provide its startup toolkit to startups onboarded on AWS Activate, a scheme that gives free tools, resources, and more to help startups get started on AWS efficiently. Paytm will provide payment, distribution, and growth options to entrepreneurs in India participating in the AWS Activate initiative. The Paytm startup toolkit is a one-stop shop for solutions in the areas of…
Read MoreKFC India and IDCA join hands to promote deaf cricket
KFC India announced a partnership with Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) With this partnership, the fast food giant becomes the ‘principal sponsor’ for IDCA starting this year KFC India has announced a partnership with the Indian Deaf Cricket Association (IDCA) to increase deaf cricket’s visibility and growth in the country. With this collaboration, Kfc will serve as IDCA’s “primary sponsor” beginning this year and continuing until the ICC Cricket World Cup for the Deaf in 2023. Mithali Raj, the women’s national cricket team captain, along with Sumit Jain, the President…
Read MoreDisney names Susan Arnold as its first woman chair in its 98-year history
Mrs Susan Arnold is the woman to be named to the role in the entertainment company’s 98-year-long history. She has also served in senior roles at some of America’s biggest companies. The Walt Disney Company (DIS.N) named Susan Arnold as its chairman of the board on Wednesday, making her the first woman to hold the position in the company’s 98-year history. Arnold, who has been a member of the board for 14 years, will take over for Bob Iger on December 31. “As I step into this new role as…
Read MorePirated Microsoft users can buy genuine subscription at a discount.
Microsoft may be giving users of pirated software a discount. Microsoft will discount subscriptions of Personal and Family tiers by 50 percent. Piracy is as widespread as it is widely disliked by software companies. Microsoft is one of them, and it has repeatedly launched campaigns urging people not to use pirated software. The most recent is a 50% discount on genuine Office software that Microsoft will provide to users of pirated versions of Microsoft 365. This promotion is valid for both Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family subscriptions. Users…
Read MoreMitto AG managing OTP’s for Google, Whatsapp and twitter involved in spying : Latest report
Mitto AG finds itself in the middle of a global spying business Mitto AG is a private company that has partnerships with over 100 telecom operators across the world. Mitto AG, which assisted technology behemoths such as Google, WhatsApp, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Telegram with OTP services, is now involved in a global spying business. According to a report by the London-based nonprofit The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ), Ilja Gorelik, the company’s co-founder and chief operating officer, provided services to surveillance companies such as “selling access to Mitto’s networks to…
Read MoreCiti announces grant for Indian startups : All you need to know
Approximately 25 early-stage startups will be provided a grant for scaling up activities The lender has tied up with IIT-Kanpur and technology incubator T-Hub for the initiative American lender Citi announced on Monday that it will provide a grant to Indian startups to help them scale up activities with a positive societal impact in agriculture, healthcare, and financial technology. According to an official statement, the lender has partnered with IIT-Kanpur and technology incubator T-Hub to launch a’social innovation lab’ that will carry the initiative forward. The lab has invited applications…
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