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Apps

Almost half of US singles feel negatively about AI in dating, Match says | TechCrunch

Dating app giant Match Group — which owns apps like Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid — conducted a study...

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Apps

Mivo’s new app takes a mindful approach to managing screen time | TechCrunch

Doomscrolling on social media is a very common problem and can feel like an endless loop of constantly...

Apps

‘Queer Eye’ life coach Karamo Brown launches Kē, a wellness app featuring his AI digital clone | TechCrunch

Karamo Brown, famous for his pep talks on Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” has jumped into the wellness and AI...

Media & Entertainment

Spotify’s reserved ticket sales to music superfans are now going live | TechCrunch

Spotify’s move to cater to music’s superfans is now going live. On Thursday, the streaming giant announced the...

Apps

Adobe adds its AI assistant to Premiere, Illustrator, and InDesign | TechCrunch

Adobe is updating its Firefly AI assistant and adding it to Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io.The company has...

Social

Pixi’s new iOS app turns text messages into interactive AR experiences | TechCrunch

Forget stickers, GIFs, and emoji reactions. Pixi is betting that the next evolution of messaging is interactive augmented...

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Government & Policy

FTC lawsuit reveals how subscription scam networks evade app store enforcement | TechCrunch

A new lawsuit filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is a showcase of how hard it’s...

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Apps

Social media’s next evolution: user-controlled algorithms | TechCrunch

For years, social media giants controlled what users saw in their feeds. While people could follow accounts, like...

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Social

Mastodon looks to newsletters to help revive the open social web | TechCrunch

Mastodon, the open, decentralized alternative to Big Tech apps like X and Threads, is betting that email could...

AI

Pinterest launches an experimental AI shopping app called ‘Ask Pinterest’ | TechCrunch

Pinterest on Wednesday announced a new experimental app called “Ask Pinterest” that will allow the company to explore...