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As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs

July 7, 2023

As Instagram’s new Twitter rival Threads soars into the double-digit millions after launching on Wednesday, another Twitter alternative, Bluesky, has hit a milestone of its own. According to a new analysis from app store intelligence provider data.ai, Bluesky has now topped a million downloads across iOS and Android, despite remaining an invite-only app. Of course, […]

As Threads soars, Twitter rival Bluesky hits its first million installs by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

SpeedyBrand uses generative AI to create SEO-optimized content

July 7, 2023

While working at Vetan, a startup helping small- and medium-sized (SMBs) businesses manage employee payroll, Jatin Mehta realized that SMBs often lack the tools to thrive online with organic sales. The cost to hire an agency is beyond their budget, and generating content is costly — both in terms of time and money. “Having a […]

SpeedyBrand uses generative AI to create SEO-optimized content by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch

Shazam can now identify songs from YouTube, Instagram and TikTok on iOS

July 7, 2023

Apple is rolling out a new update to Shazam, the company’s app that helps users identify songs. In addition to recognizing songs using the microphone, Shazam can now identify songs on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. This can be really handy when you are looking at a video and the description doesn’t include any information about […]

Shazam can now identify songs from YouTube, Instagram and TikTok on iOS by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

Apple purges predatory lending apps in India following scrutiny

July 7, 2023

Apple removed several predatory lending apps from the App Store in India this week, days after users and media questioned the legitimacy of those services. Pocket Kash, White Kash, Golden Kash, and OK Rupee are among the apps that Apple pulled from the store this week. The apps offered fast-track lending to consumers in India, […]

Apple purges predatory lending apps in India following scrutiny by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

Threads doesn’t deserve my FOMO, but here we are

July 7, 2023

Be still, my heart. No matter how much FOMO you feel, do not burden me with another social network. Yet, resisting the latest fad app is proving tougher than I thought. Meta (a.k.a. Facebook) is being uncharacteristically smooth in its launch strategy for Threads, the millionth Twitter clone and current number-one app in Apple’s app […]

Threads doesn’t deserve my FOMO, but here we are by Harri Weber originally published on TechCrunch

EU’s competition unit takes a deeper look at Amazon’s iRobot acquisition

July 7, 2023

Amazon’s planned acquisition of iRobot is now under in-depth antitrust scrutiny in the European Union. The $1.7BN deal for the ecommerce behemoth to pick up the robot vacuum maker, announced just under a year ago, was cleared by competition regulators in the UK last month. But EU regulators are now stepping in for their own […]

EU’s competition unit takes a deeper look at Amazon’s iRobot acquisition by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch