Wordle copycats, Microsoft’s chips, and Nigeria’s ban on Twitter
Tech, Media, and Business News Headlines — issue no. 437

🧩 #Apple confirms it removed several #Wordle clones from the #AppStore, after some app developers capitalised on the online guessing game's popularity 🔗


👉 #Microsoft hires veteran semiconductor designer #MikeFilippo from #Apple; sources say Filippo will work on developing homegrown chips for #Azure servers 🔗


📊 #Canalys: worldwide #PC shipments grew 15% YoY in 2021 to 341M, the highest annual number since 2012; #Apple shipped 28.3% more units, #Acer 21.8%, and #Dell 18% 🔗


🏥 Over 260 health professionals tell #Spotify to implement a #misinformation policy, after a #JoeRogan Experience episode featured a discredited scientist 🔗


💰 #Coinbase says it is acquiring #FairX, a #CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange, and plans to bring #crypto derivatives to its #US customers 🔗


👻 #Snapchat adds bitmoji reactions and threaded replies to chats 🔗


🐦🇳🇬 #Nigeria will lift its ban on #Twitter after suspending it on June 4, 2021; Twitter decided to open an office in Nigeria, among other agreements 🔗


📊 #SensorTower: #Instagram became the world's most downloaded app in Q4 2021, its best quarter since 2014 with installs up 10% QoQ, followed by #TikTok and #Facebook 🔗

⚠️🇮🇳 #Instagram, still benefitting from #TikTok’s ban in #India, again become the top app by downloads in Q4 🔗


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