Tag: Apps
What Even Is Instagram Now?
In her classic novel Frankenstein, author Mary Shelley imagines a monster that's reanimated with its piecemeal body sewn together, tendon by tendon. “The dissecting...
RIP Microsoft Lens, a simple little app that’s getting replaced by AI | TechCrunch
Sometimes, it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss.
Microsoft Lens was that type of...
Openvibe combines news and social media in one app | TechCrunch
Openvibe, an app that allows you to follow open social networks like Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and Nostr in one place, is now expanding its...
OpenAI says ChatGPT is on track to reach 700M weekly users | TechCrunch
ChatGPT’s impressive growth as a consumer app continues as the chatbot is on track to hit 700 million weekly active users this week, the...
Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine’s archive | TechCrunch
Elon Musk says he’s bringing back Vine — sort of. The X owner announced over the weekend that the company discovered the video archive...
Germ brings end-to-end encrypted messages to Bluesky | TechCrunch
A new startup called Germ is bringing end-to-end encrypted messaging to the Bluesky social network, allowing its users to have a more secure option...
Gen AI apps doubled their revenue, grew to 1.7B downloads in first half of 2025 | TechCrunch
Generative AI apps have seen tremendous growth in both downloads and in-app revenue in the first half of 2025, a report from market intelligence...
TikTok adds new parental controls, tools for creators | TechCrunch
TikTok announced on Wednesday that it’s releasing a slew of new features, including enhanced parental controls, additional tools for creators, and a new interactive...
Cash App opens up to Apple Pay and Google Pay with a group payment option
Cash App has a new group payment feature that allows folks who don't even use the app to contribute to a kitty. Pools...
The best budgeting apps for 2025
Managing your finances doesn’t have to be complicated, and there are so many tools available now that can make things easier (and even partially...
