This Week in Apps: Google battles KakaoTalk, Twitter deal in jeopardy, FTC asked to investigate TikTok

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the…

A retired army general was suspended from his federal contract position after he mocked Jill Biden’s statement on abortion rights

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky talks to reporters following a change of command ceremony, Monday, April 3, 2017, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. Ted S. Warren/AP A retired army general was suspended from his contract position after he mocked Jill Biden. The first lady tweeted that women have the “right to make…

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams has raised $22 million over the past 2 months — outpacing GOP Gov. Brian Kemp

Stacey Abrams addresses the Gwinnett County Democratic Party fundraiser in Norcross, Ga., on May 21, 2022. AP Photo/Akili-Casundria Ramsess Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams raised $22 million for her gubernatorial campaign in May and June. Abrams will run in a rematch against Brian Kemp, who raised roughly $7 million over the same period. Since launching her…