The Rise of Metaverse Competition Between Meta and Apple
This article from TechCrunch summarizes various news stories in the tech industry, including:
- Apple’s launch of its App Store in India
- The FAA’s diversion of flights due to a SpaceX Starship explosion
- Mark Cuban’s willingness to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky’s AT Protocol
- Duolingo’s 216% spike in US users learning Chinese amid the TikTok ban and move to Reddit
- OpenAI’s AI reasoning model that sometimes "thinks" in Chinese, but no one knows why
The article also highlights some of the top reads from TechCrunch+ subscription service this week, including:
- Whether Elon Musk is undervaluing Twitter by offering $54.20 per share for 100% of Twitter
- The African tech scene showing no signs of a slowdown in VC investment
- Whether Stripe is cheap at its current valuation of $95B
Overall, the article provides a summary of various news stories and trends in the tech industry.
