This week was an eventful one for the tech industry! Amazon launched its Fire TV Channels, offering free ad-supported video content and Microsoft rolled out an incubator program. Google and Apple introduced password-less authentication, while OpenAI raised $300 million. Elon Musk settled a defamation case and Chegg reported their first quarter results. TechCrunch discussed new threats and emerging digital currencies, plus First Republic Bank, Poparazzi, Databricks and more.
This Week in Apps: keep up-to-date about the world of mobile operating systems, apps, and the app economy. According to data.ai, consumer spending on apps decreased 2% in 2020 to $167 billion, but total downloads rose 11% to 255 billion. Jack Dorsey and Elon Musk have stirred things up in the tech industry, with Dorsey's Bluesky platform gaining attention, and Musk's Tesla decisions facing criticism. Google and Apple have partnered to combat unwanted tracking, DistroKid released its first mobile app, and RTRO started a new social networking service. Dorsey and Musk are giants in tech, and their roles are important!
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