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After expanding its availability in India, Southeast Asia, and last year in Japan, the popular India-based Android lockscreen platform Glance, is reportedly commencing its pilot program in the US.

Reliance Jio has partnered up with Nokia for its 5G equipment portfolio. This will allow the carrier to expand further in India. Jio currently has more than 425 million customers in the country.

Reliance Jio is close to releasing an affordable laptop called JioBook. The device will come with an embedded 4G SIM card, removing the need for a broadband connection to take the device online.

Reliance's JioMart has partnered up with Meta's WhatsApp to offer Indians a new way to shop for groceries. Users can "tap and chat" using WhatsApp and get free delivery with no minimum order.

Reliance Industries announced that Google is investing $4.5 billion for a 7.73% stake in Jio Platforms. This investment is part of the Google For India Digitization Fund announced earlier this week.

Facebook has just announced that it has released a version of WhatsApp for the JioPhone and JioPhone 2. The app is more bare than its Android and iOS counterparts but delivers core functionality.