Chinese app stores had 2.78M total apps by October, down from 4.52M at the end of 2018, a 38.5% drop amid the government's new data laws and clean-up campaigns (Jane Zhang/South China Morning Post)

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Q&A with Clubhouse CEO Paul Davison: copycat features from big rivals have not impacted the company "in any real way" and making money is not a pressing concern (Financial Times)

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[Thread] For media and advertising, Web3's focus on decentralization and tokenization solves few, if any, problems and is the last thing ad tech needs (Ari Paparo Dot Eth/@aripap)

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Analysis: Terra becomes the 2nd largest blockchain for DeFi protocols by total value locked at $18B+, up 42,000% from Dec. 2020, surpassing Binance Smart Chain (Shaurya Malwa/CoinDesk)

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Pregnancy app What to Expect says it invested significantly in content moderation, as vaccine misinformation rises in the community sections of pregnancy apps (Washington Post)

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In January, DoorDash is reinstating its WeDash policy that has all employees, including the CEO, make deliveries or shadow customer service workers once a month (Levi Sumagaysay/MarketWatch)

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Microsoft cancels in-person plans for CES, joining Google, Meta, Amazon, Twitter, and others, amid ongoing concerns over COVID-19 (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge)

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