Robinhood restricts GameStop trading – TechCrunch
The GameStop stock saga continues, Apple releases more details about its privacy changes and Qualtrics goes public. This is your Daily Crunch for January 28, 2021. The big story: Robinhood...
Robinhood and Reddit top the App Store, as trading apps surge following GameStop mania – TechCrunch
The GameStop mania didn’t just drive up the stock price of a declining video game retailer, it’s also sent trading apps and others to the top of the App Store,...
Smartphone sales slowed decline in Q4, with a big assist from Apple – TechCrunch
New numbers from Canalys show a slowing in the major smartphone decline we saw for 2020. The past year was, of course, a major blow to an industry already suffering...
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency feature will be enabled by default and arrive in ‘early spring’ on iOS – TechCrunch
Apple has shared a few more details about its much-discussed privacy changes in iOS 14. The company first announced at WWDC in June that app developers would have to ask...
IAC’s Teltech acquired encrypted mobile messaging app Confide – TechCrunch
IAC has acquired Confide, the encrypted mobile messaging that once made headlines for its use by White House staffers during the Trump administration. The deal, which closed on Dec. 1,...
Apple just had its best quarter in India – TechCrunch
When Apple reports its earnings on Wednesday, you can expect mentions of India on the call. Apple shipped more than 1.5 million iPhone units in India in the quarter that...
‘Anti-superficial’ dating app S’More raises $2.1M – TechCrunch
S’More, a dating app that’s focused on helping users find more meaningful relationships, announced today that it has raised $2.1 million in seed funding. S’More (short for “something more”) ensures...
Tweetbot 6 released with new subscription pricing – TechCrunch
Tapbots, the company behind Tweetbot, has released a major update for the iPhone and iPad. Tweetbot 6 is now available in the App store. While there aren’t a lot of...
Opal raises $4.3 million for its ‘digital well-being’ assistant for iPhone – TechCrunch
Many people want to develop better screen-time habits, but don’t have a good set of tools to do so. A new startup, Opal, aims to help. The company, now backed...
EdgeQ reveals more details behind its next-gen 5G/AI chip – TechCrunch
5G is the current revolution in wireless technology, and every chip company old and new is trying to burrow their way into this ultra-competitive — but extremely lucrative — market....