Demand for AI “companion” applications outside of bigger names, like ChatGPT and Grok, is growing. Of the 337 active and revenue-generating AI companion apps available worldwide, 128 were released in 2025 so far, according to new data provided to TechCrunch by app intelligence firm Appfigures. This subsection of the AI …

AN URGENT travel warning has been issued to Brits after a number of tourists were drugged and robbed in Brazil in the so-called “Goodnight Cinderella” scam. It comes after a Brit tourist collapsed unconscious on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Ipanema beach last week – reportedly after taking just two sips …

President Bola Tinubu’s meeting with Anambra state governor, Charles Soludo, has sparked fresh speculations in the polity Tinubu on Tuesday, August 12, hosted Soludo at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state In a significant twist, Soludo, a chieftain of the All Progressives …

In a moonshot move, AI search engine Perplexity has offered to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion cash in an unsolicited offer, Reuters reported and Perplexity has confirmed to TechCrunch. Perplexity tells TC the terms of the offer include a commitment to keep Chrome’s underlying engine, Chromium, open source …

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The federal government argued before a California judge — the brother of a retired Supreme Court justice — that President Donald Trump acted within his legal authority by deploying the National Guard and Marines to quell immigration riots in Los Angeles earlier …

The crypto tycoon was arrested in March 2023 at the airport in Podgorica, the Montenegrin capital. Photo: SAVO PRELEVIC / AFP/FileSource: AFP South Korean cryptocurrency specialist Do Kwon pleaded guilty to fraud charges in front of a New York judge on Tuesday following his firm’s multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy, court filings showed. …

In early 2023, David Petrou, a distinguished engineer and a founding member of both Google Goggles and Google Glass, made a surprising move. After more than 17 years at the company, he departed to launch his own startup. “I was seeing how fast technology was changing, and I felt there …

A Nigerian reverend father has sent a powerful instruction to all those who have seen the viral Ibom Air clip twice or more times A video of an Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, which had the indecent exposure of her chest area, went viral on social media and sparked outrage …

As anticipation builds for the Made by Google 2025 event, there’s a buzz around the Pixel 10 series, arriving notably before the iPhone 17. Apple’s hardware event is expected to take place in September.  The tech giant has made its intentions clear to grow the Pixel line, likely incorporating more …

As the battle over Texas’ redistricting effort stretched into a second week, Gov. Greg Abbott said Republican lawmakers may seek to add more than the five congressional seats proposed in the new map. CBS News political editorial director Hunter Woodall has more.