According to Appfigures (via TechCrunch), global consumer spending on mobile apps reached $155.8 billion in 2025, up 21.6% from 2024. Meanwhile, downloads decreased by 2.7% to 106.9 billion, down from ...

Zorin OS has reached an important milestone. The team behind the popular Linux distribution has announced that Zorin OS 18 has surpassed two million downloads, underscoring the growing interest in ...

Microsoft is reportedly preparing to block ChatGPT Atlas downloads on Edge as the competition from AI-first browsers heats up. Edge Canary, the most experimental preview version of the Microsoft Edge ...

One of the biggest complaints about the otherwise stellar Steam Deck is that it can't finish downloading games or updates while in sleep mode, compared to a PS5, Xbox Series X, or Nintendo Switch, all ...

This week, Meta asked a US district court to toss a lawsuit alleging that the tech giant illegally torrented pornography to train AI. The move comes after Strike 3 Holdings discovered illegal ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Texans who download apps will see new prompts before they hit “install.” A state law known as the App Store Accountability Act, or Senate Bill 2420, will require platforms to ...

The company says the AI video generation app is outpacing ChatGPT’s growth at launch. The company says the AI video generation app is outpacing ChatGPT’s growth at launch. is a news writer who covers ...

After OpenAI’s video-generating app Sora surged to the No. 1 position on the U.S. App Store, it has now, technically, experienced a bigger first week than ChatGPT on iOS, according to new data from ...

OpenAI's Sora, its short-form AI video app, hit 1 million downloads less than five days after its launch, according to an executive. Sora allows users to generate short videos for free by typing in a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate O’Flaherty is a cybersecurity and privacy journalist. Tea, an app that allows women to post pictures of men they’re dating ...