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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. Global app spending reached $65 billion in the first half of 2022, up only slightly from the $64.4 billion during the same period in 2021, as hypergrowth fueled by the pandemic has slowed down. But overall, the app economy is continuing to grow, having produced a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and… Source link

A Californian is going viral after sharing the biggest culture shocks she faced after moving to Iowa. The clip comes courtesy of Katie Bishop (@katphishhbishh), a podcaster and CRNA student now living in Iowa. Her video, about the most surprising differences between her old state and new one, now has over 800,000 views. Bitcoin ETFs: What are they and how to invest in them? It’s the latest entry in a long line of posts about culture shocks TikTokers have faced after moving. In one clip, an… Source link

The rally in crude oil prices may have a long way to go, warns one top strategist. “It is not unfathomable for prices to rocket to $200 a barrel by summer, spur a recession and end the year closer to $50 a barrel ($200 call options have been bid). To be clear, this is not our base case, but such a scenario does not sound implausible today. Two weeks ago, such a notion would have been ludicrous. Brent traded in a $20 range over the past 24 hours. Nothing sounds crazy, anymore,” said RBC… Source link

Before Kentucky’s TyTy Washington Jr. even released a wild 3-pointer at the buzzer, doomsday Arkansas bettors had to know it was going in. Those who took the Razorbacks -3 at BetMGM felt good on Saturday afternoon, but only for a moment. Arkansas took a lead late in the game and was on the verge of a nice win over the Wildcats. Arkansas led 73-70 in the final 30 seconds when Kentucky missed a three and had to foul. Davonte Davis missed a free throw with 13 seconds left but hit the second one,… Source link

Shipping containers are unloaded from ships at a container terminal at the Port of Long Beach-Port of Los Angeles complex, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 7, 2021. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson As we head closer to the second anniversary (if that’s the right word for it) of the pandemic, it’s clear we’ve made some great progress fighting COVID-19. We have testing and vaccines that work. We know masks and social distancing are effective…. Source link

Ransomware cyberattacks have skyrocketed, and no part of the economy is safe. From infrastructure companies like Colonial Pipeline to meat producers like JBS to a huge attack linked to Russia just over the Fourth of July weekend, the attacks have escalated. According to George Kurtz, CEO of cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike (CRWD), the company is seeing a “massive” increase in ransomware attacks. And they’re targeting everything from private businesses to government entities. “Ransomware… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, July 8, 2021 Quits have never been a bigger part of restaurant worker churn By now, Morning Brief readers have likely become familiar with everyone’s favorite hipster economic data report: JOLTS.  Short for the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS), the report has been closely watched by investors for… Source link

They sit parked in megalots all across North America — next to a big stone quarry in Troy, Missouri, by an auto assembly plant in Silao, Mexico, and filling the vast parking areas outside the Kentucky Motor Speedway near Owensboro. Tens of thousands of bright, shiny, never-been-driven Ford (F) and GM (GM) trucks and SUVs. They appear to be ride ready, but they aren’t. Buyers are lined up to buy them, but they can’t. The problem, as you might have guessed, is the vehicles have no… Source link

“Unbelievable” photos have emerged of swarms of people in parks and at beaches days after tough coronavirus restrictions were relaxed. On Monday, people in the UK who had been in lockdown all year were allowed to again meet in parks and gardens as two separate households or groups of six while maintaining social distancing. However, photos have emerged from popular Brighton Beach and the Hyde Park area of Leeds showing keen Brits packed together in scenes that have not been witnessed since the… Source link

Inside the crazy celebration of Zdeno Chara’s goal originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington Thursday’s game was full of fun moments for Capitals fans as Washington stormed back from a 3-0 deficit against the New York Islanders to win 6-3. Perhaps the best moment of all, however, came after Zdeno Chara’s goal. Chara scored his first goal as a Capital on Thursday as he fired a blistering slap shot from the point that found the back of the net. Being on the point, Chara was near the bench… Source link