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Hello and welcome to Pulse â the weekly techie/businessy newsletter from @perspectiveix. Iâm your host, Ben, and last week, Pulse turned twoâŠ
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Now, letâs start with a roundup of last weekâs newsâŠ
đ NEWS
Trump is now on TikTok rival Triller [link], Apple is in war with the gaming industry [link], and Teslaâs 2FA is âembarrassingly lateâ but coming soon [link]
Facebook, Amazon, TikTok, and India [link]
The Epic (Games) battle, and TikTok â itâs rivals and partners [link]
Surface Duo is coming, UKâs officially entering recession, and Police can ask for your mobile passcode [link]
Updating Boeing 747 with a floppy disk, and Putinâs COVID-19 vaccine [link]
Big tech against US guest worker ban, Gaming industry still booming, and Disney gives no fox [link]
TikTokâs new potential buyer, Telegramâs video calls, and Amazon moving to malls [link]
đŠ a gift for you.
đ§ INSIGHTS
Credit: Arjunsyah on Unsplash
Youâre unlikely to get everything you want. Thatâs a good thing, because wants are part of what define us.
Itâs entirely possible that youâll get most of what you need, though.
The trick is in being clear about what you put into each category.
from Seth Godinâs blog.
whatâs at the top of each category for you?
đ STATISTICS
Shopping via Social Media on the Rise
Consumers are gaining confidence in the idea that they could do nearly all of their shopping online. In a new report, GfK found that more than half (52%) of US consumers believe they can shop online for almost 100% of the products or services they need, up from 48% feeling that way last year.âŠ
Read More on MarketingCharts.
Signal Sees 30% Boost in Downloads as U.S. WeChat Ban Looms
Sensor Tower data shows Signalâs installs jumped 30% in the six days after the U.S. government announced it would ban WeChat.
Read more on SensorTower.
i still think Telegram is the best messaging app atm â and itâs very underrated.
đ± TOOLS & APPS
Poolside FM for Macintosh: The super-summer music player for your Mac [macOS]
Deck for Reddit: A desktop optimised, alternative way of browsing Reddit
đ§ AUDIO STIMULATION
Vita Coco: Michael Kirban - How I Built This with Guy Raz
Soâno joke: two guys really do walk into a bar. While sharing a few drinks on a winter night in New York City, best friends Michael Kirban and Ira Liran met two young women from Brazil. That chance encounter eventually led to a business idea: to sell Brazilian coconut water in the US, as an alternative to Gatorade. In 2004, Michael and Ira launched Vita Coco, only to discover that another startupâZicoâwas selling a nearly identical product. The two companies went to war, using the time-honored tools of corporate sabotage, but eventually Vita Coco emerged as the top selling coconut-water in the U.S.
one of the most relatable HIBT stories â at least for me⊠also a sweeeeet one!
đŠ TWEETS of the WEEK
Know yourself as nothing; feel yourself as everything. - Rupert Spira, The Ashes of Love
Matthew Kobach đ (Sept 2nd)
Iâve noticed that there are two types of people: Those who try to find out whoâs at fault when something goes wrong, and those who try to find out how to fix what went wrong.
I prefer people who fall in the latter group.
I wish someone would have told me this earlier in my life so...a lot of people your age are doing things you aren't, entirely because of family money.
đ FUN STUFF
well... - Credit: Brendo__/Reddit
what have you done!? - Credit: apenasumfa/Reddit
That's all for this week...
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