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Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. And in the U.S., app usage surged ahead of the time spent watching live TV. Currently, the average American watches 3.7… Source link

New Delhi: Google has made a ‘pre-announcement’ about an upcoming safety section in Google Play that it claims will help people understand the data an app collects or shares, if that data is secured, and additional details that impact privacy and security. The new feature is aimed at providing more control to the user over their own data. The announcement follows Apple’s iOS 14.5 update which has also introduced a new safety feature where apps will have to request permission for… Source link

Bloomberg Biden Tax Rule Would Rip Billions From Big Fortunes at Death (Bloomberg) — Jeff Bezos has an ex-wife, a girlfriend, four children and billions of reasons to watch whether Joe Biden’s tax overhaul wins congressional approval.The Amazon.com Inc. founder’s heirs may have to pay more than $36 billion if the president succeeds in closing a loophole that helps the rich transfer much of their fortunes tax-free at death.Under current rules, whoever inherits the Amazon shares Bezos… Source link

Google Google on Wednesday announced the launch of a new entertainment hub for Android tablets… Source link

Roku Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google failed to reach a renewal agreement over the distribution of YouTube TV, meaning that the online-cable service will no longer be available in Roku’s channel store. The companies’ carriage agreement for YouTube TV had been up for renewal, sparking a dispute between Roku ROKU, -2.81% and Google GOOG, -0.74% GOOGL, -1.48% about the new terms. Roku said that Google Source link

Roku’s streaming devices are among the most popular in the US.  Sarah Tew/CNET Roku said Friday that Google‘s… Source link

Bloomberg Copper Extends Rally to Top $10,000 With All-Time High in Sight (Bloomberg) — Copper topped $10,000 a metric ton for the first time since 2011, nearing the all-time high set that year as rebounding economies stoke demand and mines struggle to keep up.Prices rose as much as 1.3% to $10,008 a ton on the London Metal Exchange, before slipping back to trade near unchanged. The metal hit a record $10,190 in February 2011.Copper has been among the best performers in a month where metals… Source link

Google has announced new Play Store policies and guidelines designed to make app listings more succinct, accurate, and less of an eyesore. New guidelines affecting the screenshots and videos meant to demonstrate an app’s features and functionality will come into force in the second half of 2021, while specific details about the enforcement of new policies for app titles, icons, and descriptions are coming “later this year.” The new app metadata policies will ban a variety of tricks… Source link

TipRanks These 2 Penny Stocks Could Rally Over 100%, Says Oppenheimer Speaking of economic opportunity, and the general benefits of wide-ranging growth, President John Kennedy once said, “A rising tide lifts all boats.” As the COVID crisis fades, and economic activity starts returning to normal, we may be seeing just such a situation. The corporate earnings season, which is underway now, is clobbering expectations for the first quarter of 2021. We’ve seen reports from 121 S&P-listed… Source link

The Guardian Alphabet: revenue soared for Google owner as Covid brought more people online Company exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with $55bn in revenue, even as it continued to face landmark antitrust lawsuits Alphabet, the Google parent company, saw revenue jump 34% from a year ago. Photograph: Marcio José Sánchez/AP Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported record profits for the second consecutive quarter and a 34% jump in revenues but warned bumper traffic and ad sales during… Source link