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AI

Google’s Gemini app surges to 1 billion users | TechCrunch

In a significant milestone for Google, CEO Sundar Pichai announced via X that the Gemini app has become...

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Social

Bluesky’s active user base is shrinking as its focus expands beyond the app | TechCrunch

Decentralized social network Bluesky was one of the bigger beneficiaries of the exodus from Elon Musk’s X in...

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Apps

FlightAware sues Kalshi over flight cancellation prediction markets | TechCrunch

The real-time flight tracker FlightAware is suing the prediction market Kalshi for allegedly using its data to host...

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney at YC Little Tech competition summit
Apps

Epic Games CEO calls Apple and Google ‘gangster-style’ businesses in need of competition | TechCrunch

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, whose company makes Fortnite and tools for other developers, including Unreal Engine, called...

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Apps

Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move | TechCrunch

Bumble is officially giving up on the rule that made it, well, Bumble.The dating app announced Tuesday that...

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Apps

Apple says it may remove some apps from the App Store if they don’t attract users | TechCrunch

Apple is warning developers that some of their apps may not be able to call the App Store...

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In Brief

Aptoide becomes the first rival app store to return to Google Play in the US | TechCrunch

Competing Android app stores are now back on Google Play in the U.S., and Aptoide is the first...

iOS 27
Apps

iOS 27 features we didn’t see onstage | TechCrunch

The new Siri AI was the star of the show at Apple’s WWDC 2026 event, and while iOS...

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Apps

YouTube now requires creators to have twice as many watch hours to start earning money | TechCrunch

YouTube announced on Monday that new creators will have to meet higher thresholds to begin earning money from...

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Apps

Apple’s App Store rolls out personalized recommendations | TechCrunch

Finding a new app on Apple’s App Store is about to become less about browsing top charts or...