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In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories, Apple reveals new child safety plan – TechCrunch

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In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories, Apple reveals new child safety plan – TechCrunch

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. … Read more

After struggling to adopt a child, this founder launched a matchmaking platform for other families

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After struggling to adopt a child, this founder launched a matchmaking platform for other families

Erin Quick and her adopted son and daughter. (Courtesy photo of Quick) After Erin Quick and her husband tried having their own baby for four years – including $ 70,000 for fertility treatments and three miscarriages – they turned to adoption. “It felt like falling off a cliff,” said Quick. The couple struggled to navigate … Read more