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Hello and welcome to Daily Crunch for August 18, 2021! Good news up top: A big welcome to Kate Park, who recently joined the TechCrunch family. She’s helping expand our coverage of Asia, with a special eye on South Korea. Make sure to follow her on Twitter and say hello.

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The TechCrunch Top 3 Apple under fire: Apple’s not having the world’s best day, retreating on a controversial browser design choice while also coming under