Apps
The app economy continues to grow, having produced a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores. Keep up with this fast-moving industry in one place, with the latest from the world of apps, including news, updates, startup fundings, mergers and acquisitions, and much more.
Dot is a new AI companion and chatbot that thrives on getting to know your innermost thoughts and feelings.
Feel Therapeutics has a pretty original deck, with some twists we rarely see; the company did a great job telling the overall story.
Style DNA gets a generative AI chatbot that suggests outfit ideas based on your color type
Style DNA, an AI-powered fashion stylist app, creates a personalized style profile from a single selfie. The app is particularly useful for people interested in seasonal color analysis, a process…
Spotify is introducing a new “Basic” streaming plan in the United States, the company announced on Friday. The new plan costs $10.99 per month and includes all of the benefits…
Photographers say the social media giant is applying a ‘Made with AI’ label to photos they took, causing confusion for users.
Google said today that it globally paused its experiment that aimed to allow new kinds of real-money games on the Play Store, citing the challenges that come with the lack…
Google is making reviews of all your movies, TV shows, books, albums and games visible under one profile page starting June 24, according to an email sent to users last…
Speak, the AI-powered language learning app, has raised new money from investors at double its previous valuation.
Apple has released Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Camera, the company announced on Thursday. Both apps were previously announced during the company’s iPad event in May.…
LTK (formerly LiketoKnow.it and RewardStyle), the influencer shopping app with 40 million monthly users, announced on Thursday the launch of a free direct message tool for creators to instantly share…
Instagram is introducing the ability for users to broadcast live to just their Close Friends list, the company announced on Thursday. The new “Close Friends on Live” feature allows users…
Lightspeed Ventures-backed audio platform Pocket FM announced it has partnered with voice-cloning company ElevenLabs to quickly convert text content, such as script, into audio series using AI. Pocket FM, which…
Roots is designed to help people get a better handle on what sort of apps are worth spending time on and which are not.
Non-hosted podcasters can now upload videos to Spotify. Over 250K video podcasts are on the platform.
Meta AI removes block on election-related queries in India while Google still applies limits
Meta AI removes restrictions around answering election-related queries in India while Google is still restricting them.
The agency was investigating the company over potential violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Act.
Apple’s changes may affect apps that today have an estimated $393 million in revenue and have been downloaded roughly 58 million times over the past year.
At the Augmented World Expo on Tuesday, Snap teased an early version of its real-time, on-device image diffusion model that can generate vivid AR experiences. The company also unveiled generative…
We all know the feeling when we send a funny TikTok video, anticipating a response from a friend, only to receive a basic laughing emoji or, worse, no reaction at…
Former Snap engineer launches Butterflies, a social network where AIs and humans coexist
Butterflies wants to let users create AI personas that then take on their own lives and coexist with others.
Pok Pok’s growth caught investors’ attention, leading to a $6 million Series A.
Meta said today that it finally launched its much-awaited API for Threads so developers can build experiences around it.
Google has released its dedicated AI mobile app Gemini in India — over four months after its debut in the U.S. — with support for nine Indian languages alongside English. The…
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Perplexity now displays results for temperature, currency conversion and simple math, so you don’t have to use Google
Perplexity could already fetch this data from the web and display results in a descriptive way, but the company is adding some visual flair to these results to make them…
TikTok ads will now include AI avatars of creators and stock actors
TikTok announced on Monday that it’s introducing generative AI avatars of creators and stock actors for branded content and ads on its platform. The company is also launching an “AI…
YouTube is experimenting with Notes, a crowdsourced feature that lets users add context to videos
YouTube is introducing a new experimental feature that will allow viewers to add “Notes” to provide more context and information under videos, the company told TechCrunch exclusively. If the feature…
How much does ChatGPT cost? Everything you need to know about OpenAI’s pricing plans
OpenAI offers an array of plans for ChatGPT, both paid and free.
Arc now features a live calendar button to help you stay punctual for meetings
The Browser Company’s Arc, a web browser that aims to have a less cluttered user interface, launched a “Live Calendar” feature to ensure you never miss a call or run…
