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.

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