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Apple and nonprofit Common Sense Media team up to provide kid podcast recs

The Verge

Apple is making it easier for parents to find podcasts to listen to with their kids. The company is teaming up with nonprofit Common Sense Media, which specializes in age-based content reviews, to curate various collections that’ll appear in the Apple Podcasts app in the US and online. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Signal launches in-app sustainer program to accept donations from users

The Verge

As a nonprofit, Signal doesn’t receive financial support from any advertisers or shareholders, a new blog post notes , and relies on users for donations. Secure messaging app Signal has launched a new feature that allows users to make donations within the app, the company announced.

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NCWIT digitally transforms the DEI journey to help uplift women in IT

CIO Business Intelligence

The organization, which started with a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and about four or five employees, has since grown into a global nonprofit with more than 1,500 change leaders, universities, companies, nonprofits, and government organizations on board.

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Apple’s $100 million settlement agreement changes a key App Store rule for developers

The Verge

A proposed agreement between Apple and a class-action lawsuit representing US app developers includes a $100 million payout from Apple. The change is a shift to the anti-steering policy that has been a big point of contention between Apple and its critics for years. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Next Tech Titan: MotherDuck, Rec Room, Statsig, Submittable, Zuper vie for pivotal GeekWire Award

GeekWire

Rec Room , the virtual reality community and gaming platform, a mainstay of VR and mixed reality platforms including the Meta Quest and, more recently, the Apple Vision Pro. Submittable , a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good.

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Kim Kardashian West is the next superstar celebrity to snag an exclusive podcast deal with Spotify

The Verge

Kardashian West is a vocal advocate for criminal justice reform and has been studying to become a lawyer through an apprenticeship program. With deals like Rogan’s and now one with Kardashian West, Spotify has established itself as the most well-funded company in the podcast space.

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COVID-19 exposure app helped prevent thousands of cases in Washington state, new study shows

GeekWire

How it works: WA Notify uses a system developed by Apple and Google that maintains anonymity. ” WA Notify uses a system developed collaboratively by Apple and Google, now widely used for exposure notification tools worldwide. About half of states have launched such tools, and almost all use the Apple-Google technology.

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