[ad_1] 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 …

[ad_1] 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 …

[ad_1] 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 …