Apple Apps Earn More Money (Again)

App Store apps bring in almost twice as much as Google Play apps

OCTOBER 5, 2020 Everything worth knowing in tech today, October 5, 2020. It's National Do Something Nice Day. We've got some nice news for you!     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 356 articles, 11 podcasts, 12 press releases, 512 tweets, and 6 YouTube videos 1. App Store Earns Twice as Much as Google Play  Apple still has it. A new report from Sensor Tower says the App Store earned almost twice as much as Google Play, despite the latter driving more than three times the number of installed apps.  2. New York and New Jersey Launch COVID Tracking Apps Part of the plan with Apple and Google's joint venture to help track the spread of COVID-19 was to power the apps made by public health authorities. Now two New states (York and Jersey) have released their apps for residents.  3. Twitter Starts to Show Anti-Racial Bias Image Tools When Twitter's AI was caught out preferring White faces over Black ones, the company promised to do something about it. It's now starting to come out with more of the ways it's planning to combat the issue.  🦑 Go Deeper People stuck at home during the pandemic are finding all sorts of ways to manage their wanderlust. Sascha Brodsky takes a deeper look at how some folks are using Microsoft's new flight simulator to take to the skies.     🎱 By the Numbers Three times the downloads, half the revenue Data: Sensor Tower Despite Google Play users downloading three times the number of apps than App Store users, the App Store still earns twice as much revenue than the competing Play Store. You can draw your own conclusions, of course. 🤓 Nerd Out "Man, I love the newspaper." - Bob Schulties, Senior Editor Newspaper nerds are bound to love this one. The Newseum has the front page of (almost) every newspaper in the US. Every day. For free. (Share on Twitter)  💎 You Know You Want It  Begone, wires Image: Oculus If you haven't experienced the joy of tetherless VR via the Oculus Quest, it's probably time to check in to see what all the fuss is about. Enter the Oculus Quest 2, on pre-order now, for an upgraded, updated wireless VR headset that won't break the bank.  🎥 Behind the Scenes Don't look to tech to solve tech's problems Get the real story directly from Gizmodo data reporter Shoshana Wodinsky as she takes to the Tech Won't Save Us podcast to talk about Facebook and Google's dominance via the digital ad market.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]