Month: September 2026
Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan | TechCrunch
Apple announced it will allow alternative app stores in Japan and will permit developers to process payments for...
Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users | TechCrunch
Google announced on Monday that the Gemini app is now offering its personalized Nano Banana-powered image generation feature...
With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Glass again — this time on the Lock Screen | TechCrunch
Apple is releasing another tool to dial down Liquid Glass’ transparency with its release of iOS 26.2, out...
Watch out, Amazon: The Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival | TechCrunch
Another challenger to the Amazon Kindle-Goodreads book-tracking empire has emerged.On Monday, the reading tracker StoryGraph teamed up with...
Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks | TechCrunch
Apple and Google have released several software updates to protect against a hacking campaign targeting an unknown number...
TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization | TechCrunch
Music streaming service TIDAL is the latest to take aim at AI-generated music with the introduction of a...
ChatGPT is Apple’s most downloaded app of 2025 in the US | TechCrunch
Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For...
Anthropic’s prospectus details losses, growth, and, yes, a warning that its AI could end humanity | TechCrunch
Anthropic devoted nearly a third of its hotly anticipated IPO prospectus to risk factors, according to the Financial...
WhatsApp now lets you reserve usernames | TechCrunch
WhatsApp today announced a much-awaited feature: usernames, which will allow users to share their profiles without disclosing their...
Apple’s executive shake-up continues with departures of general counsel and policy head | TechCrunch
Apple’s executive shake-up continues. Days after announcing AI chief John Giannandrea’s departure, and the loss of design exec...
