Amo, the buzzy Paris-based startup that keeps releasing consumer social apps, is dropping its third app today. And it’s going to look really familiar to former users of Zenly as Amo’s third app is a location-sharing app — just like Zenly. In case you missed the previous episodes, Amo is …
Read More »Apple experiments to let developers offer discount bundles on subscriptions
Apple has started experimenting a feature on the App Store that allows developers to offer “contingent pricing” for subscriptions. That means developers can club subscriptions for two apps at a discounted price. In an update on the developer blog, the company said the update lets developers charge a discounted price …
Read More »Apple agrees to pay out $25M to settle lawsuit over Family Sharing
Apple has agreed to pay out $25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its Family Sharing feature, which lets users and up to five of their family members share access to apps, music, movies, TV shows and books that they purchase. The lawsuit, which was first filed in …
Read More »Jagat, a location-based social network that focuses on real-life connections, surpasses 10M users
Jagat, a social network that is designed to get you out more with your friends instead of mindlessly scrolling on your phone, has surpassed 10 million users globally. The location-based social network, which launched earlier this year in March, wants to help people focus on real-life connections and make friends. …
Read More »What’s next for Texts.com under new owner Automattic, as Apple cracks down on rival Beeper
What’s next for Texts.com? The all-in-one messaging app was acquired this fall by WordPress.com owner Automattic for $50 million, marking the company’s first official expansion into the world of private messaging — outside of its startup investments, at least, which have included Apple’s recent foe Beeper and Element, a Matrix-powered app. …
Read More »Snapchat’s end-of-year ‘Recap’ will roll out globally starting on December 13
Snapchat has announced that its annual Snapchat Recap will start rolling out globally tomorrow on December 13. Each recap will offers users a look-back on the year by organizing their Snaps into categories, such as “Beach, Please,” which will showcase content captured of the ocean or lakes, or “Felt Cute, …
Read More »How to push PaaS usage beyond 12-factor apps
Sylvain Kalache Contributor Sylvain Kalache is the co-founder of Holberton, an edtech company training digital talent in more than 10 countries. An entrepreneur and software engineer, he has worked in the tech industry for more than a decade. Part of the team that led SlideShare to be acquired by LinkedIn, …
Read More »System of intelligence — generative AI at the app layer
Jonathan Golden Contributor Jonathan Golden is a partner at NEA and a former director of product at Airbnb. Generative AI is a paradigm shift in technology, and it will spur a massive shift in enterprise spend over the next decade and beyond. Transformations of this magnitude can feel rapid on …
Read More »Beeper reversed engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to Android users
The push to bring iMessage to Android users today adds a new contender. A startup called Beeper, which had been working on a multi-platform messaging aggregator, is now launching a new app called Beeper Mini which will allow Android users to send and receive end-to-end encrypted iMessage chats for just …
Read More »X says it will chase SMB ad dollars after Musk’s ‘go f*** yourself’ comments to fleeing advertisers
A new report by the Financial Times says X will now turn to small and medium-sized advertisers to shore up revenue after the company’s owner Elon Musk alienated big brands fleeing X over antisemitic content by telling them they could go fuck themselves during an interview at the New York …
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