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WhatsApp gets serious about wallpapers

That latest WhatsApp update brings improved wallpapers and sticker search to the Facebook-owned app used by over 2 billion people. The most notable change is custom chat wallpaper backgrounds. “Make your chats personal and distinguishable by using a custom wallpaper for your most important chats and favorite people, and you never need worry about sending

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E-commerce is in a flux for luxury brands, with Amazon on one side and a new alliance, including LVMH, Kering, Farfetch, and Richemont, on the other (New York Times)

New York Times: E-commerce is in a flux for luxury brands, with Amazon on one side and a new alliance, including LVMH, Kering, Farfetch, and Richemont, on the other  —  On one side: Amazon.  On the other: a new alliance of brands and platforms.  Who will win?  —  In 2015, the chairman and controlling shareholder

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Report: in the past six months 79% of US consumers played a video game, with time spent playing games up 26% YoY, and user spending up 33% YoY (Jeff Grubb/VentureBeat)

Jeff Grubb / VentureBeat: Report: in the past six months 79% of US consumers played a video game, with time spent playing games up 26% YoY, and user spending up 33% YoY  —  We know that time and money spent on video games is surging due to the pandemic.  Now, industry-tracking firm The NPD Group

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Members of rehab groups like Alcoholics Anonymous say moving meetings online was helpful due to the convenience of virtual sessions, which feel more intimate (Matt Richtel/New York Times)

Matt Richtel / New York Times: Members of rehab groups like Alcoholics Anonymous say moving meetings online was helpful due to the convenience of virtual sessions, which feel more intimate  —  It began as a stopgap way to get through the pandemic, but both participants and providers say virtual sessions have some clear advantages …

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