The company behind the popular Japanese messenger application LINE looks headed for its IPO in Japan and the US within the coming couple of months. However, the plan could backfire. Market conditions ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Line Corp., the Japan-based operator of the namesake mobile messenger, will list its shares in New York and Tokyo next month, as the iconic Asian mobile messenger app seeks ...

Mobile messaging is a fast-growing market if Facebook’s $19 billion purchase of WhatsApp is anything to go by, but even the biggest companies in the space are struggling to expand beyond the regions ...

In a concerted effort to augment its AI capabilities, SoftBank Group Corp. SFTBY recently unveiled plans to merge its Yahoo Japan Internet business with messaging service provider LINE Corporation LN.

2022 has seen the news wires flooded with NFT and Metaverse chatter, as mainstream players go Web3. While NFTs and the Metaverse gain traction, regulatory uncertainty shrouds the ever-expanding world ...

The fight of the messengers takes a new and exciting turn. Within three weeks of its launch, Line Messenger has managed to gain over 5 million users in India. Line Messenger offers free communication ...

Mobile messenger Line has unleashed its latest standalone app, a location-sharing service called Line Here. Line users can already share their location in chats, but Line Here extends that service to ...

Line Next, a venture dedicated to the growth of the nonfungible token (NFT) ecosystem, has raised $140 million as it prepares to launch a global NFT marketplace in January 2024. The Line Next venture ...

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One of the best ways for a mobile game to succeed in Asia is to get a distribution deal with the top messaging apps. Now, Facebook is getting into that business with its Messenger app. Doodle Draw ...