At one point, an app called Twitterrific was one of the most popular iPhone apps for browsing Twitter. These days, the company behind that app, and the many apps that followed, is struggling. AI may partially be to blame. On…
Meeting your partner online is no longer taboo. The proof is everywhere—wedding invitations from friends who met on Tinder, Instagram posts celebrating anniversaries with partners from Hinge. But when Zeke Rothfels shares how she met her husband, it wasn’t through…
Google lost its appeal of a court order requiring the company to overhaul its app store in an antitrust case filed by Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Google’s claim that the…
Figma started trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday after a long delay. The stock surged so rapidly that trading was briefly paused due to market volatility. The share price fluctuated between $101 and $112 during midday trading,…
Quora’s AI platform Poe announced on Thursday the release of an API that enables developers to integrate various AI models or bots into their applications. The API operates under Poe’s existing point-based subscription system, eliminating the need for a separate…
GitHub Copilot, an AI coding tool developed by Microsoft-owned GitHub, has surpassed 20 million users, according to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during the company’s recent earnings call. A GitHub spokesperson confirmed this figure represents all-time users. This marks an increase…
As TikTok’s future in the U.S. remains uncertain, the company is merging its Core Product and Trust & Safety teams into a single organization, according to an internal memo sent to staff by TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. The memo,…
Ford is set to reveal more information about its upcoming low-cost electric vehicles at an event in Kentucky on August 11. The company is making bold claims, with CEO Jim Farley calling the announcement a “Model T moment” for Ford.…
At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at Moscone West in San Francisco, a candid conversation is coming to the Builder Stage. This session will unpack what startup funding looks like beyond the venture capital echo chamber. Founders today have…
The tech layoff wave continues into 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, over 22,000 workers have been affected by reductions in the tech industry,…
