In what is likely a step toward developing an EHR app, Google has recruited about 300 Android device users at medical facilities that use an Epic EHR system to give the company feedback on how they want to see, share and organize their health records.

Twitter has started a "Responsible Machine Learning Initiative" that will assess algorithms for potential harm. Planned areas of analysis include data on racial and gender bias in image cropping as well as timeline recommendations among racial subgroups and political factions.

Google has announced it will be removing its Play Movies & TV app from Roku and select smart TVs by makers such as Samsung, LG and Vizio on June 15. Apple TV and iOS will continue to support the app, which will eventually be supplanted by Google TV.

Many popular mental health apps reviewed by Consumer Reports send data to Facebook, Google or other third parties, and although the apps do not appear to leak details about mental health conditions or conversations with therapists, "they may be letting other companies know you're using a mental health app," says Thomas Germain, CR's technology editor. Some mental health apps may be beneficial, but users should find out who will be administering care and seek licensed mental health professionals, Germain says.

E-grocer Farmstead will integrate its delivery platforms with DoorDash to allow smoother grocery delivery, including one-hour delivery in its San Francisco Bay Area and Charlotte, N.C. markets. The e-grocer has plans to expand to 15 more markets.

Ambreen Tariq, a Muslim woman who came to the US from India as a child, has written a children's book titled "Fatima's Great Outdoors" that harkens back to her love of visiting parks and camping with her family. Tariq also has an Instagram page called Brown People Camping, where she shares her thoughts and connects with other people of color who enjoy the outdoors, along with white allies.

AppLovin was poised to sell in 2016 for $1.4 billion, but when the deal fell through, the company, which helps app developers scale, expanded to mobile gaming. This article looks at how AppLovin's revenue subsequently grew and how its initial public offering led it to a $28.6 billion valuation.

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