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India TikTok clone Josh raises $100mn from Google, Microsoft and others
The Indian parent of TikTok clone Josh has raised more than $100 million from investors including Alphabet Inc’s Google and Microsoft. Read more…
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iDiabCare – new mobile application to help monitor diabetics’ health
A Taiwanese solution provider has developed iDiabCare, an app that helps patients control their health and manage their diabetic symptoms. Read more…
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Facebook rolls out TikTok clone called Reels in Instagram app
Facebook rolled out its own version of social media rival TikTok embedding a new short-form video service called Reels in its Instagram app. Read more…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) system ensures your sashimi is always delicious
“Disappointing” tuna sparked an idea: an artificial intelligence (AI) system to make sure your sashimi is always delicious. Read more…
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India to roll out coronavirus app for Reliance’s JioPhone in bid to widen use
India will roll out a version of its coronavirus contact-tracing application that can run on mobile carrier Reliance Jio’s cheap JioPhones. Read more…
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India orders all employees to use contact tracing app Aarogya Setu
India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app Aarogya Setu and keep social distancing. Read more…
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Two million Australians download app to trace COVID-19 patient contacts
SYDNEY (Reuters) – More than two million Australians have downloaded an app to trace contacts of COVID-19 patients hours after its release, the government said on Monday, as states set out plans to expand testing Read more…
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PALO IT app helps care for COVID-19 patients remotely
PALO IT has developed an app to help healthcare professionals provide care for large numbers of COVID-19 patients remotely. Read more…
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Singapore launches TraceTogether app to track coronavirus contacts
Singapore launched the TraceTogether app to allow authorities to identify those who have been exposed to people infected with coronavirus. Read more…
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Grindr’s Chinese owners agree to sell popular gay dating app
Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd said on Friday that it has agreed to sell Grindr LLC, a popular gay dating app. Read more…