Apple builds a ChatGPT-like app to help test the revamped Siri
The software, code-named Veritas, Latin for “truth”, is meant for internal use, at least for now Apple has developed a ChatGPT-like iPhone app to help test and prepare for a…
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Exclusive: How Crunchyroll’s manga app will turn a new page for anime fans
There’s no clearer sign of anime’s cultural ascendance than the box office haul of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle. The film, which hit U.S. theaters two weeks ago, has…
This interactive AI-generated podcast app from ex-Googlers blew my mind
Let’s be honest: No matter your perspective, taking in news these days tends to be a pretty tiring experience. At best, it’s a bit boring. At worst, it’s anxiety-inducing and mind-melting,…
A Facebook dating app hopes to be the cure for ‘swipe fatigue’
AI is not ready to hang up its Cupid’s arrow just yet. Facebook Dating is the latest dating app to present AI-based features as the answer to “swipe fatigue,” Meta announced yesterday. The…
American Express Reveals New Platinum Card Retail and Wellness Benefits, Revamps Amex App
With the launch of its refreshed American Express Platinum card, the card company has also revealed a slew of new benefits for its U.S. cardholders. With access to more than $3,500 in…
Bumble launches BFF as a standalone app to lead ‘The Great Frienaissance’
Dating app usage is falling, with more and more users viewing it as a chore rather than a chance to find love. Bumble, the app famous for having women make the first move, is far from…
Alibaba mapping app steps into local business rankings, intensifying competition
Alibaba’s mapping app Amap is moving away from its traditional focus on navigation and encroaching into rival Meituan’s local-lifestyle territory by launching its own ranking of…
'Swiped' Review: Lily James' Hulu Bumble Biopic Is as Imaginative as a Dating App Prompt | TIFF 2025
The story of Whitney Wolfe is one of female empowerment, an inspiration for women in business who grew up only seeing white men become tech millionaires. She became the first self-made…
Grab’s $20 billion playbook for becoming a super app
Grab is a rideshare service-turned superapp, not available in the U.S. but rapidly growing in Southeast Asia. It’s even outmaneuvered global players like Uber to reach a valuation north of…
Spotify and the problem with our ‘everything app’ era
How many apps do you use to chat with other people? I don’t mean tweeting out into the ether. I mean actually interacting with a fellow human in a one-to-one way. For most people, the…
Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Apple and OpenAI Over App Store Rankings
Elon Musk’s xAI filed a lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI on Monday, accusing the companies of behaving like monopolies and claiming Apple deprioritized ChatGPT rivals like Grok in the App…
How ESPN finally made the leap from cable TV to the app era
CEOs rarely talk about plans that are a half-decade or more away from reaching reality. Yet way back in 2015, Disney CEO Robert Iger confirmed the company would eventually offer ESPN as a…
The ESPN app has landed: ‘We can’t look at this launch as a movie opening’
On August 21, the self-described “leading multi-platform sports entertainment brand” began allowing consumers to subscribe directly through a service called . . . ESPN. Unlike ESPN+, which…
Hank Green’s passion project to help you stop scrolling is dominating the App Store
The top free app in Apple’s App Store right now is a passion project from Hank Green that includes a sentient bean, knitted socks, and home decorating. Its entire goal is to get you to put…
Apple rejects Musk claim of App Store bias
APPLE on Thursday rejected Elon Musk’s claim that its digital App Store favours OpenAI’s ChatGPT over his company’s Grok and other rival AI assistants. Musk has accused Apple of giving…
Musk to sue Apple for featuring OpenAI over X, Grok in the App Store’s top apps
Billionaire SpaceX, Tesla and X owner Elon Musk says he plans to sue Apple for not featuring X and its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot app in its top recommended apps in its App…
Fashion Gaming App Drest Teams With Jimmy Choo on a Paris-themed Styling Challenge
FRENCH DRESSING: Drest, the fashion gaming app, is teaming with Jimmy Choo for the first time, allowing players to interact with the brand’s new, Paris-themed Wardrobe Icons campaign. The…
BlueSG to pause operations, revamp fleet amid complaints of vehicle, app issues
Car-sharing operator BlueSG on Monday (Aug 4) announced that it would pause its car-sharing operations from Aug 8 while it prepares for a major upgrade to its tech platform and car fleet…
BlueSG lays off staff ahead of operations pause to revamp app and fleet
BlueSG on Monday (Aug 4) announced that it haslaid off staff ahead of a pause in its car-sharing operations from Friday, while it prepares for a major upgrade to its tech platform and…
Google must open Android to rival app stores: US court
A US federal court ruled on Thursday that Google must open its Android operating system to rival app stores, after the internet giant lost an appeal in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite…
Cash App wants you to throw your money in the pool (literally)
Cash App wants you to take a dip into its newest feature: Pools. The company announced the launch of a new “pools” feature Tuesday, which allows users to—you guessed it—pool their money…
Everything to know about Tea, the viral and controversial app that lets women mark men as red flags
Not too long ago, it used to take trial and error and a girls’ night to find out that your date is a walking red flag. Now, there’s an app for that. The Tea Dating Advice app—which allows…
GIC-backed South Korean finance app Toss plans 2026 US listing with over US$10 billion valuation: sources
Toss – a popular South Korean app that provides banking and a host of other financial services – aims to list in the US in the second quarter of 2026 with a valuation of more than US$10…
SoftBank-backed travel app Klook is said to consider US listing: sources
Klook, a travel and leisure booking platform, is exploring an initial public offering in the US that may raise as much as US$500 million, according to people with knowledge of the…