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Apr 12, 2021 • 3min
APKPure app contained malicious adware, say researchers
Security researchers say APKPure, a widely popular app for installing older or discontinued Android apps from outside of Google’s app store, contained malicious adware that flooded the victim’s device with unwanted ads. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 9, 2021 • 4min
Both& introduces a line of D2C transmasculine clothing
Historically, the transmasculine community has been neglected by the fashion world. But Both& is a new brand looking to offer clothing tailored specifically for transmasculine bodies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 9, 2021 • 5min
Consumers now average 4.2 hours per day in apps, up 30% from 2019
The coronavirus pandemic has increased our collective screen time, and that’s particularly true on mobile devices. According to a new report from mobile data and analytics firm App Annie, global consumers are now spending an average of 4.2 hours per day using apps on our smartphones, an increase of 30% from just two years prior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 8, 2021 • 3min
Google I/O will return as a virtual event May 18-20
When the pandemic arrived in the U.S. early last year, companies scrambled to figure out what to do with their long-standing, in-person developer events. For Apple and Microsoft, that meant going virtual – something companies have done with mixed results. For Google, it meant calling off I/O all together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 8, 2021 • 3min
E-bikes and earbuds among the first third-party hardware to support Apple’s Find My tracking
Yesterday we noted that Apple launched a new Find My Certification Asst. app, designed to test support for third-party hardware. Find My, of course, has been a long-standing feature for Apple’s own hardware like iPhones, AirPods and Macs, but back at WWDC, the company announced plans to open it up to manufacturers. Today the company […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 7, 2021 • 4min
Facebook confirms ‘test’ of Venmo-like QR codes for person-to-person payments in U.S.
Facebook confirms it’s testing a new QR code feature and payment links for use with Facebook Pay to make it easier for people in the U.S. to send or request money from one another. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 7, 2021 • 7min
Real raises $10M from Lightspeed, Megan Rapinoe and others to rethink therapy
The last year has put a spotlight on mental health, and startup Real is looking to shake up the space with a product that makes group therapy available on-demand. Founded by CEO Ariela Safira, Real is inspired by a long-standing methodology in the world of mental health: Group therapy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 6, 2021 • 7min
India’s CRED valued at $2.2 billion in new $215 million fundraise
Two-year-old CRED has become the youngest Indian startup to be valued at $2 billion or higher. Bangalore-based CRED said on Tuesday it has raised $215 million in a new funding round — a Series D — that valued the Indian startup at $2.2 billion (post-money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 6, 2021 • 5min
Tim Cook drops hints about autonomous tech and the Apple car
Apple CEO Tim Cook dropped a few hints in an interview released Monday about the direction of the much-anticipated Apple car, including that autonomous vehicle technology will likely be a key feature. “The autonomy itself is a core technology, in my view,” Cook told Kara Swisher in an interview on the “Sway” podcast. “If you […] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 5, 2021 • 9min
Three ways VC firms can construct sustainably diverse portfolios
Underrepresented founders are the most undervalued asset class in the U.S. today, and investors are starting to realize that diversity is not charity -- it’s economic opportunity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
