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1. Netflix’s latest experiment is a TikTok-like feed of funny videos
2. Udemy and altMBA co-founders return to edtech with a new, stealthy business
3. MTV partners with Unrd to create a mobile version of ‘Ghosted: Love Gone Missing’
4. Apple will release macOS Big Sur on November 12
5. HBO releases a wellness-focused AR app to promote ‘His Dark Materials’
6. Huawei reportedly set to sell Honor budget phone division for $15B
7. iPhone 12 mini Review: Tiny package, big bang
8. Review: The iPhone 12 Pro Max is worth its handling fee
9. Daily Crunch: Reviewing the biggest and smallest new iPhones
10. Equity Monday: Vaccine news scrambles the stock market, shakes up startups
11. PUBG Mobile plots return to India following ban
12. A better look at Apple’s iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone Mini
13. Apple releases iOS 14.2 with new emojis and accessibility feature that locates people with LiDAR
14. Zynga reports record revenue and strong user growth while still losing $122M
15. PayPal details its digital wallet plans for 2021, including crypto, Honey integration and more
16. iPhones can now tell blind users where and how far away people are
17. Q3 earnings find Apple and Google looking to the future for hardware rebounds
18. Smartphone shipments dip in China for Q3, led by Huawei decline
19. Current and upcoming trends in Latin America’s mobile growth
20. Kandji hauls in $21M Series A as Apple device management flourishes during pandemic
21. Mophie introduces a modular wireless charging module
22. Instagram extends time limits on live streams to 4 hours, will soon support archiving
23. Upstream aims to be the new home for your professional social life
24. TCL announces a $400 5G handset
25. Linktree raises $10.7M for its lightweight, link-centric user profiles
26. OnePlus’s 8T handset brings faster charging and a 120Hz display for $749 
27. Daily Crunch: Quibi is shutting down
28. Watch the trailer for ‘First Person,’ a climate-focused series shot on Snapchat Spectacles
29. Apple, Opera, and Yandex fix browser address bar spoofing bugs, but millions more still left vulnerable
30. Daily Crunch: Pakistan un-bans TikTok
31. Stitcher’s podcasts arrive on Pandora with acquisition’s completion
32. Apple launches a U.S.-only music video station, Apple Music TV
33. What to expect from Apple’s ‘Hi Speed’ iPhone event
34. Hands on with Telepath, the social network taking aim at abuse, fake news and, to some extent, ‘free speech’
35. Revolut lets you track your subscriptions, adds savings bonus in the US
36. YouTube Premium subscribers get a new perk with launch of testing program
37. Google adds ‘Stories’ to its search app for iOS and Android
38. Tone raises $4M to help e-commerce brands text with their customers
39. Google Assistant comes to gaze-powered accessible devices
40. Accessibility’s nextgen breakthroughs will be literally in your head
41. Google takes aim at ‘beauty filters’ with design changes coming to Pixel phones
42. Google now has three mid-range Pixel phones
43. Everything Google announced at today’s hardware event
44. Google’s Pixel 5 get reverse wireless charging and 5G for $699
45. Apple to release new emojis with iOS 14.2
46. The revamped Motorola Razr foldable launches October 2, starting at $1,200
47. Daily Crunch: Judge delays TikTok ban
48. Postmates cuts losses in Q2 as it heads towards tie-up with Uber
49. Apple is (temporarily) waiving its App Store fee for Facebook’s online events
50. Launch Center Pro lets you build custom icons to customize your iOS 14 home screen
51. Airship acquires SMS commerce company ReplyBuy
52. Top 20 iOS homescreen customization apps reach 5.7M installs after iOS 14 release
53. Adobe’s ‘Liquid Mode’ uses AI to automatically redesign PDFs for mobile devices
54. The Galaxy S20 FE is Samsung’s new $699 budget flagship
55. Endel raises $5M to create personalized ‘sound environments’ that improve productivity and sleep
56. Royole returns with another foldable
57. Daily Crunch: This TikTok deal is pretty confusing
58. Indian mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League raises $90 million
59. With $100M in funding, Playco is already a mobile gaming unicorn
60. Original Content podcast: ‘Wireless’ shows off Quibi’s Turnstyle technology
61. Unity Software has strong opening, gaining 31% after pricing above its raised range
62. Daily Crunch: Partial US TikTok ban is imminent
63. Are high churn rates depressing earnings for app developers?
64. iOS 14 is now available to download
65. Zwift, maker of a popular indoor training app, just landed a whopping $450 million in funding led by KKR
66. Triller aims for TikTok with additions of influencers like Charli D’Amelio and Addison Rae
67. Apple to release iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 14 and tvOS on September 16
68. Europe’s top court says net neutrality rules bar ‘zero rating’
69. As low-code startups continue to attract VC interest, what’s driving customer demand?
70. What to expect from Apple’s hardware event
71. TikTok hits 100M users in Europe as the clock ticks on its US business
72. Facebook introduces a co-viewing experience in Messenger, ‘Watch Together’
73. Samsung is holding yet another Unpacked Event on September 23
74. Daily Crunch: Apple revises App Store rules
75. Daily Crunch: Facebook launches a college-only network
76. Microsoft Surface Duo review
77. Motorola gives its foldable Razr another go with the addition of a 5G model
78. Postmates becomes the official on-demand food delivery partner of the NFL
79. As the smartphone market declines, 5G models are set to see continued growth in 2020
80. U.S. holiday shopping season on mobile expected to be largest to date, topping 1B hours on Android
81. Snapchat’s new Lens celebrates tomorrow’s NFL kickoff
82. Rick Moranis breaks acting hiatus for 30 seconds to launch Mint’s $30 a month unlimited plan
83. Daily Crunch: Apple files countersuit against Epic
84. Android 11 has arrived
85. Apple’s next event is September 15
86. OrCam Technologies co-founder Amnon Shashua to speak at Sight Tech Global
87. Facebook Watch is getting 1.25B visitors each month
88. Daily Crunch: India bans PUBG and other Chinese apps
89. Samsung’s got a new budget 5G handset and a fitness tracker with a two-week battery
90. FB Messenger chief Stan Chudnovsky is coming to Disrupt
91. Samsung’s new Galaxy Fold arrives September 18 for $2,000
92. Bambuser raises $45M after shifting focus to live video shopping
93. Dorian raises $3.1M for its no-code, interactive storytelling platform
94. Apple terminates Epic Games’ App Store account
95. Xiaomi plans to bring under-screen cameras to its smartphones next year
96. Daily Crunch: TikTok’s CEO resigns
97. Walmart expresses interest in TikTok, teaming up with Microsoft
98. Samsung is holding another Unpacked event next week for the Galaxy Z Fold 2
99. Fairphone’s new flagship, the 3+, costs just €70 as a modular upgrade
100. Daily Crunch: Spotify is testing virtual events
101. Bingie is an app for all your streaming recommendations and debates
102. Daily Crunch: Judge says Apple can’t block Unreal Engine
103. Facebook is bringing a Shop section to its app, while Instagram expands Live Shopping
104. COVID-19 blamed as smartphone sales plummet 20% in Q2
105. Apple contends Epic’s ban was a ‘self-inflicted’ prelude to gaming the App Store
106. Microsoft’s Seeing AI founder Saqib Shaikh is speaking at Sight Tech Global
107. Report: Apple quietly acquired Israel’s Camerai, formerly Tipit, a specialist in AR and camera tech
108. Yalochat, a fast-growing conversational commerce startup, lands $15 million led by B Capital
109. DoorDash expands with on-demand grocery delivery
110. BlackBerry’s brand switches hands again, set to return as a 5G Android handset
111. Join Twilio’s Jeff Lawson for a live Q&A August 25 at 3:30 pm EDT/12:30 pm PDT
112. Take-Two Interactive acquires Two Dots game developer for $192M
113. TikTok announces a deal with UnitedMasters, its first music distribution partnership
114. Facebook pushes back against Apple’s App Store fees
115. Facebook launches support for paid online events
116. Square’s Cash App tests new feature allowing users to borrow up to $200
117. Google’s Lookout app for vision-impaired now scans food labels and long documents
118. Google, Nokia, Qualcomm are investors in $230M Series A2 for Finnish phone maker, HMD Global
119. iOS 14 redirects web links from News+ publishers directly to the Apple News app
120. Google Maps comes to Apple’s watchOS and CarPlay dashboard
121. Google launches the final beta of Android 11
122. Google discontinues the Pixel 4, nine months after release
123. Special raises $2.26M to build a subscription platform for online creators
124. Here are all the things Samsung announced at today’s Unpacked event
125. Google updates G Suite for mobile with dark mode support, Smart Compose for Docs and more
126. Here’s the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2
127. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 ships August 21, starting at $1,000
128. The 4a and 5 will be Google’s first 5G-enabled Pixels
129. Google’s budget Pixel 4a addresses its premium predecessor’s biggest problem
130. Where is voice tech going?
131. Facetune maker Lightricks brings its popular selfie retouching features to video
132. As remote work booms, Everphone grabs ~$40M for its ‘device as a service’ offer
133. Nebraska and Iowa win advanced wireless testbed grants for rural broadband
134. Top mobile apps see declines in consumer engagement amid increased competition
135. Pandora launches interactive voice ads into beta testing
136. Typewise taps $1M to build an offline next word prediction engine
137. Lenovo brings some unique features to its new gaming phone
138. The 5G version of Samsung’s foldable Galaxy Z Flip arrives August 7
139. Spotify launches video podcasts worldwide, starting with select creators
140. Samsung will introduce five new devices at its upcoming Galaxy Note event
141. TikTok is a marketers’ shiny new toy, but how do you optimize campaigns?
142. Google’s latest R&D project is Shoploop, a mobile video shopping platform
143. Nextdoor launches Sell for Good for easy donations to local nonprofits
144. Waldo is a ‘no code’ automated mobile testing service that anyone can use
145. Tilting Point acquires FTX Games assets and Plamee Studios
146. Apple News adds new audio features, including a daily briefing, alongside expanded local coverage
147. Over 2,500 games removed from Apple’s China App Store in early July, as crackdown begins
148. UK U-turns on Huawei and 5G, giving operators until 2027 to rip out existing kit
149. Spotify debuts new podcast top charts across 26 markets
150. Writing app Ulysses gets new document dashboard and advanced grammar and style check