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TikTok hit $9M in in-app purchases last month, up 500% over...
TechCrunch reports: "Popular short-form video app TikTok has been slowly ramping up its advertising strategy this year as it increases its focus on monetization. However, the...
Spotify’s officially separating podcasts and music in premium users’ libraries
The Verge: "After at least a month of testing, Spotify is rolling out an updated library look for its premium users that will separate podcasts and...
Mobile games are losing to video in the battle for users’...
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Games remains the single most lucrative mobile app category, according to new data from App Annie, comprising 74% of consumer spending in...
Testim raises $10 million to bring its automated software testing to...
VentureBeat reports: "Automated software testing platform Testim has raised $10 million in a series B round of funding led by SignalFire, with participation from Lightspeed Venture...
Netflix Is Testing an Instagram-Like Feed of Photos and Videos
Variety reports: "Netflix has begun to test a new feed in its mobile app that aggregates trailers, photos and alerts for upcoming shows in an Instagram-like...
Troubled messaging app Kik sued by SEC over initial coin offering
The Verge reports: "The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing messaging app Kik over its 2017 initial coin offering that raised $100...
Snap Sells Placed, Its Location-Based Ad Measurement Unit, to Foursquare
Variety reports: "Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is selling Placed — a provider of user-location data it bought two years ago — to Foursquare, which...
Apple, Google, Microsoft, WhatsApp sign open letter condemning GCHQ proposal to...
TechCrunch reports: "An international coalition of civic society organizations, security and policy experts and tech companies — including Apple, Google, Microsoft and WhatsApp — has penned a...
Following FTC complaint, Google rolls out new policies around kids’ apps...
TechCrunch reports: "Google announced this morning a new set of developer policies aimed at providing additional protections for children and families seeking out kid-friendly apps on...
Windows Mixed Reality Headsets Get Viveport Infinity, the Netflix for VR
Variety reports: "HTC’s Viveport Infinity VR subscription service will be coming to Windows Mixed Reality headsets next month. VR headsets powered by Microsoft’s platform will have access...
