App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B
The subscription economy helped boost mobile app revenues in 2025, even as app downloads declined for the fifth consecutive year,…
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Huawei beats Apple to reclaim top spot in Chinese smartphone market in 2025
Huawei has done it again, beating the odds and reclaiming its top spot in the Chinese smartphone market with a…
Digg launches its new Reddit rival to the public
The reboot of the early internet online community Digg, a one-time rival to Reddit, is moving forward. The company, which is…
AI models are starting to crack high-level math problems
Over the weekend, Neel Somani, who is a software engineer, former quant researcher, and a startup founder, was testing the…
Blackstone, General Atlantic-backed Liftoff Mobile files for IPO
With news that Discord is kicking the tires on going public soon, other tech companies are starting to take their…
Google’s Trends Explore page gets new Gemini capabilities
Google announced Wednesday the launch of a revamped Trends Explore page, now featuring Gemini-powered capabilities that automatically identify and compare…
YouTube is getting a new way to limit exposure to Shorts
The YouTube app offers a handful of tools to help individual users impose limitations on their viewing, with options for…
YouTube Now Lets Parents Limit Time & Block Shorts for Teens
Key Highlights: YouTube is adding stricter parental controls for Shorts, including time limits and the option to block the format…
Bandcamp takes a stand against AI music, banning it from the platform
The music distribution platform Bandcamp announced in a Reddit post on Tuesday that it’s banning AI-generated music and audio. “We…
Bill Gates-backed Type One Energy raises $87M ahead of $250M Series B
Fusion power startup Type One Energy recently raised $87 million, TechCrunch has learned from sources familiar with the deal. The…
