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It’s safe to say WhatsApp didn’t have the ideal start to 2021. Less than a week into the new year, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app had already annoyed hundreds of thousands of users with its scary-worded notification about a planned policy update. The backlash grew fast and millions of people, including several high-profile figures, started […]

WhatsApp is doing fine despite months-long backlash over policy update

This entry was posted in Apps Social Telegram WhatsApp and tagged facebook on May 6, 2021 by Manish Singh

Apple’s new AirTag item trackers are pretty small, but not quite small enough to slip into most wallets without adding an obvious bit of bulk. Fortunately, as one talented AirTag owner has found, that’s nothing you can’t fix with a heat gun, a bit of soldering and an understanding that you could totally fry your […]

Someone already turned Apple’s AirTag into a slim, wallet-friendly card

This entry was posted in Gadgets hardware TC and tagged apple on May 6, 2021 by Greg Kumparak

Twitter today confirmed earlier reports that it’s testing a new Tip Jar feature. The new addition utilizes a number of different payment platforms, including PayPal, Venmo, Patreon, Cash App and Bandcamp (all region-dependent). “Tip Jar is an easy way to support the incredible voices that make up the conversation on Twitter,” the company wrote in […]

Twitter Tip Jar lets you pay people for good tweetin’

This entry was posted in Apps PayPal Social and tagged twitter on May 6, 2021 by Brian Heater

Months after Apple’s App Store introduced privacy labels for apps, Google announced its own mobile app marketplace, Google Play, will follow suit. The company today pre-announced its plans to introduce a new “safety” section in Google Play, rolling out next year, which will require app developers to share what sort of data their apps collect, […]

Following Apple’s launch of privacy labels, Google to add a ...

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Android app stores app-store Apps Google Play Mobile mobile app privacy Security and tagged google on May 6, 2021 by Sarah Perez

If you ask Nik Bonaddio why he wanted to build a new mobile trivia app, his answer is simple. “In my life, I’ve got very few true passions: I love trivia and I love sports,” Bonaddio told me. “I’ve already started a sports company, so I’ve got to start a trivia company.” He isn’t kidding […]

BigBrain aims to bring live mobile trivia back to glory

This entry was posted in Apps First Round Capital Mobile Social Startups TC on May 6, 2021 by Anthony Ha

If you ask Nik Bonaddio why he wanted to build a new mobile trivia app, his answer is simple. “In my life, I’ve got very few true passions: I love trivia and I love sports,” Bonaddio told me. “I’ve already started a sports company, so I’ve got to start a trivia company.” He isn’t kidding […]

BigBrain aims to bring live mobile trivia back to glory

This entry was posted in Apps First Round Capital Mobile Social Startups TC on May 6, 2021 by Anthony Ha

TikTok is expanding its integrations with third-party apps. The company today announced the launch of two new tool sets for app developers, the TikTok Login Kit and Sound Kit, that will allow apps on mobile, web and consoles to authenticate users via their TikTok credentials, build experiences that leverage users’ TikTok videos and share music […]

TikTok’s new developer tools allow apps to offer ‘Login with ...

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile TC on May 6, 2021 by Sarah Perez

Snap on Wednesday announced its plan to soon launch a Creator Marketplace, which will make it easier for businesses to find and partner with Snapchat creators, including lens creators, AR creators and later, prominent Snapchat creators known as Snap Stars. At launch, the marketplace will focus on connecting brands and AR creators for AR ads. […]

Snap to launch a new Creator Marketplace this month, initially ...

This entry was posted in advertising Advertising Tech Apps augmented reality brands Creators marketplace Media Mobile Social and tagged snapchat on May 6, 2021 by Sarah Perez

AI is fundamental to many products and services today, but its hunger for data and computing cycles is bottomless. Lightmatter plans to leapfrog Moore’s law with its ultra-fast photonic chips specialized for AI work, and with a new $80M round the company is poised to take its light-powered computing to market. We first covered Lightmatter […]

Lightmatter’s photonic AI ambitions light up an $80M B round

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Fundings & Exits Gadgets hardware machine learning Startups TC on May 6, 2021 by Devin Coldewey

Ace Games, a Turkish mobile gaming company founded by a former Peak Games co-founder, has raised a $7 million Seed funding round led by Actera Group. Co-investment has come from San Francisco’s NFX. Former gaming entrepreneurs Kristian Segerstrale, Alexis Bonte, and Kaan Gunay also participated. Firat Ileri is previous investors from the pre-seed round. The […]

Turkey’s Ace Games raises $7M to develop casual and ‘hyper ...

This entry was posted in ceo Mobile San Francisco TC Zynga on May 6, 2021 by Mike Butcher