Ben Anderson, CEO and co-founder of Amino Apps, discusses the growth of his company and the app's impressive user statistics. Amino Apps allows users to create an online community dedicated to one topic.
Anderson says members have created over one million communities in the last 18 months. He says one of the largest communities is for Korean pop music, or K-Pop. On average, users spend 70 minutes a day on the app.
Amino Apps is introducing Avatar Chat, which allows users to video chat using animated avatars.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!
