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Manila-based Salmon, a consumer credit app targeting underbanked Filipinos, raised $60 million in equity and $40 million in debt; it has raised $310 million to date, including $160 million in equity (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 23, 2026

Kate Park / TechCrunch: Manila-based Salmon, a consumer credit app targeting underbanked Filipinos, raised $60 million in equity and $40…

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Lyft agrees to buy London-based black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year, as the company expands its presence beyond the United States (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 23, 2026

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: Lyft agrees to buy London-based black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year,…

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US judge grants injunction to manufacturers of banned products "ICE Sightings – Chicagoland" Eyes Up Facebook group and mobile app, which claims DHS and DOJ violated 1A (Cheyenne MacDonald/Engadget)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 18, 2026

Cheyenne MacDonald / Engadget: A US judge grants an injunction to the creators of the banned Facebook group “ICE Sightings…

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OpenAI updates its Codex desktop app with features like computer control, an in-app browser, image generation, automation memory, plugin support, and more. (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)

By Stacey D. WallsApril 16, 2026

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Starbucks Launches Beta App in ChatGPT to Fuel New Drink Discovery

By Stacey D. WallsApril 15, 2026

An example of a quick response in ChatGPT using the Starbucks beta app.Source: StarbucksStarbucks has launched a beta app in…

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Bluesky CEO talks about his new app, Attie, an agentic social app built on Bluesky’s AT protocol, which uses Claude and allows users to create personalized feeds (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 29, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: From Skeptic to True Believer: How OpenClaw Changed My Life | Claire Vo Interviews with world-class…

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London-based luxury app Wheely launches in New York, aiming to compete with Uber Elite; Wheely reports about 1,250 corporate accounts and about 100,000 active riders (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 23, 2026

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: London-based luxury app Wheely launches in New York, aiming to compete with Uber Elite; Wheely reports…

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Speaking at a forum in Beijing, Tim Cook praised Apple’s partners and developers in China, a week after Chinese state media called the App Store “monopolistic” (Bloomberg).

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 22, 2026

Featured Podcasts Lenny’s podcast: The art of influence: the most important skill that AI cannot replace | Jessica Fain (Webflow,…

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Peacock adds a new feature to its app that uses AI to create personalized vertical video playlists, narrated by a generative AI avatar of host Andy Cohen (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 13, 2026

Featured Podcasts Access: Meet Starboy, the Alien Toy Who Hates Being Called AI A show about the inside conversations of…

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BMBL jumps more than 30% after Bumble reports fourth-quarter revenue that beats estimates and reveals an overhaul of its AI-powered app to lure back users; BMBL is down 90% since its 2021 IPO (Kritika Lamba/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMarch 12, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: What’s next after the Girl Boss? A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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Norway plans to ban children from using social media until age 16; government says it will present bill to parliament by end of 2026 (Terje Solsvik/Reuters)

EY survey of 18,000 people across 23 countries: Around 49% of consumers have used AI in the past six months to support their savings and investment decisions (Emma Dunkley/Financial Times)

Trump threatens to “impose significant tariffs on the UK” if he does not scrap his digital services tax, which he sees as unfairly targeting US tech companies (Connor Stringer/Telegraph)

Sources: AI coding company Cognition in early talks to raise hundreds of millions of dollars at a valuation of $25 billion, up from $10.2 billion announced in September 2025 (Bloomberg)

Texas Instruments stock rose 19% on Thursday, its best day since 2000, after upbeat second-quarter forecasts driven by strong demand for analog chips used in AI data centers (Katie Tarasov/CNBC)

Browsing: app

Manila-based Salmon, a consumer credit app targeting underbanked Filipinos, raised $60 million in equity and $40 million in debt; it has raised $310 million to date, including $160 million in equity (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

Lyft agrees to buy London-based black cab app Gett, its third acquisition in the past year, as the company expands its presence beyond the United States (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

US judge grants injunction to manufacturers of banned products "ICE Sightings – Chicagoland" Eyes Up Facebook group and mobile app, which claims DHS and DOJ violated 1A (Cheyenne MacDonald/Engadget)

OpenAI updates its Codex desktop app with features like computer control, an in-app browser, image generation, automation memory, plugin support, and more. (David Gewirtz/ZDNET)

Starbucks Launches Beta App in ChatGPT to Fuel New Drink Discovery

Bluesky CEO talks about his new app, Attie, an agentic social app built on Bluesky’s AT protocol, which uses Claude and allows users to create personalized feeds (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

London-based luxury app Wheely launches in New York, aiming to compete with Uber Elite; Wheely reports about 1,250 corporate accounts and about 100,000 active riders (Natalie Lung/Bloomberg)

Speaking at a forum in Beijing, Tim Cook praised Apple’s partners and developers in China, a week after Chinese state media called the App Store “monopolistic” (Bloomberg).

Peacock adds a new feature to its app that uses AI to create personalized vertical video playlists, narrated by a generative AI avatar of host Andy Cohen (Lauren Forristal/TechCrunch)

BMBL jumps more than 30% after Bumble reports fourth-quarter revenue that beats estimates and reveals an overhaul of its AI-powered app to lure back users; BMBL is down 90% since its 2021 IPO (Kritika Lamba/Reuters)