As the browser wars heat up, here are the hottest alternatives to Chrome and Safari in 2025
We’ve compiled an overview of some of the top alternative browsers available today aiming to challenge Chrome and Safari.
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Elon Musk’s Grok is making AI companions, including a goth anime girl
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has pivoted from antisemitism to anime girl waifus. Musk wrote in an X post on Monday that AI companions are now available in the Grok app for “Super Grok” subscribers who pay $30 per month. According to posts that Musk has shared, it seems that there are at least two […]
NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic and others
Google is adding notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits to its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant NotebookLM.
Weekly subscriptions dominate iOS app revenue, report finds
Weekly subscriptions have now become one of the most popular ways iOS apps are earning revenue, with these plans contributing 46% to the bottom line, according to a new report by app revenue management platform Adapty. The study, which observed $1.9 billion in revenue across more than 11,000 apps, noted that weekly plans have grown […]
The votes are in: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Audience Choice winners revealed for roundtables and breakouts
You voted — they made it onto the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 agenda! After reviewing hundreds of standout Call for Content submissions and opening the vote to the TechCrunch audience, we’ve locked in the top five roundtables and top five breakout sessions. Without further ado, meet the exceptional tech voices — and the sessions they’ll lead […]
Discord’s virtual reward, ‘Orbs,’ launches out of beta
According to Discord, Orbs have been popular among testers, with millions earned and spent during the seven-week beta period.
Now Jack Dorsey has built an app to track your vitamin D
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has released a new app that tracks your sun exposure and vitamin D levels. It’s his second app in a week, after last weekend’s encrypted peer-to-peer messaging app Bitchat. Sun Day is available now for iOS via TestFlight, and the code for the project is available on GitHub. The app uses […]
Jack Dorsey’s latest app tracks sun exposure
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s new app, called Sun Day, ostensibly helps users track UV exposure and Vitamin D intake.
Belkin ends support for most Wemo devices and its Wemo app
Another day, another smart device bites the dust — or, in this case, a full lineup of smart devices. On Thursday, Belkin announced it will end technical support for its older Wemo products as of January 31, 2026, and the app used to control the devices will no longer be supported. The decision will impact a range of devices, including smart plugs, light switches, smart bulbs, baby monitors, kitchen appliances, heaters, air purifiers, motion sensors, and more.
Mockly made a fake DM generator that’s actually user-friendly
Tools like Mockly have existed since the dawn of instant messaging, but they generally aren’t the most user-friendly apps. Mockly manages to set itself apart while iterating on such a popular idea by simply being usable.