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Champions League: Bayern win game, lose tie against PSG

Neymar (L) of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates with his teammate after their team make the UEFA Chaampions League Semifinals at Parc des Princes in Paris, France, April 13, 2021. /CFP In Spanis

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Biden should cut corporate taxes, not raise them

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with a bipartisan group of members of Congress in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 12, 2021. /Getty Editor's

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Creator economy’s slow burn

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines.Natasha and Danny and and Grace were all here to chat through the week’

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Consumers now average 4.2 hours per day in apps, up 30% from 2019

The coronavirus pandemic has increased our collective screen time, and that’s particularly true on mobile devices. According to a new report from mobile data and analytics firm App Annie, global

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CGTN Global Media Challengers campaign officially launched

CGTN Global Media Challengers campaign officially launched on April 8. The campaign recruits presenters, on-camera reporters, DJ and social media influencers who use En

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Pinterest announces $500K Creator Fund, ‘Creator Code’ content policy, moderation tools and more

Pinterest today hosted an event focused on its creator community, where the company announced a series of updates including the launch of a $500,000 Creator Fund, a new content policy called the Creat

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Brighton-based MPB snaps up $69M to build out its used camera equipment marketplace

Used-goods marketplaces, an online staple since the beginning of the internet as we know it, have really come into their own during the Covid-19 pandemic: they’ve been a place for people clearin

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Fortnite users can now live stream gameplay to Houseparty’s social video app

Houseparty, the social video app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games in 2019, has just announced a major new step in terms of integrating these two properties: the company says it will now allow gam

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Mar. 27 - Apri. 2)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Eager to build infra

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Sound of the pandemic: Music-box melody marks Swiss COVID-19 deaths

02:29 Using a small music box and a four-meter-long strip of paper punched with holes marking COVID-19 deaths, a Swiss data journalist tells the story of the pandemic in Switzerland th

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Gillmor Gang: ZoomHouse

I use Feedly to work my way through each day’s stream of politics, tech, and media stories. Today, I am greeted with a picture of something called Feedly Cloud and the following message:Schedule

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U.S. iPhone users spent average of $138 on apps in 2020, to grow to $180 in 2021

U.S. consumers spent an average of $138 on iPhone apps last year, an increase of 38% year-over-year, largely driven by the pandemic impacts, according to new data from app store intelligence firm Sens

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Bilibili ups the ante in games with $123 million investment in TapTap

Competition in China’s gaming industry is getting stiffer in recent times as tech giants sniff out potential buyouts and investments to beef up their gaming alliance, whether it pertains to cont

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Lowkey raises $7 million from a16z to help game streamers capitalize on short-form video

While the growth of game-streaming audiences have continued on desktop platforms, the streaming space has felt surprisingly stagnant at times, particularly due to the missing mobile element and a lack

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Consumers spent $32B on apps in Q1 2021, the biggest quarter on record

The pandemic’s remarkable impact on the app industry has not slowed down in 2021. In fact, consumer spending in apps has hit a new record in the first quarter of this year, a new report from App

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Italian mafia fugitive caught after posting cooking videos on YouTube

00:44 A suspected Italian mafia member has been arrested in Boca Chica, Santo Domingo, after his tattoos were recognized on YouTube cooking videos.Marc Feren Claude Biart, 53, had been

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Trump launches new ‘official website of 45th president’ where he can be booked for appearances with Melania

Donald Trump, who has been permanently barred from most major social media platforms, has launched an official website where supporters can reach out to him and even re