The Utility App Flood Won't Last
The App Store's utility app category is experiencing a surge in supply driven by AI coding agents, but demand is flat, and downloads are expected to shrink as power users increasingly build their own β¦
The App Store's utility app category is experiencing a surge in supply driven by AI coding agents, but demand is flat, and downloads are expected to shrink as power users increasingly build their own β¦
A July 2026 US survey by Talker Research of 2,000 adults found 11% had held a flirty or romantic conversation with an AI chatbot, with 27% of Gen Z respondents engaging in 'naughty' conversations. Resβ¦
Google announced during its Q2 2026 earnings call that its AI assistant Gemini now has over 950 million monthly active users, tripling from last year and approaching the 1 billion milestone. Alphabet β¦
NSFW and romantic AI companion apps have generated $427.3 million in consumer spending worldwide since late 2022, according to analytics firm Appfigures Intelligence. The 214 apps in this category havβ¦
Over 150,000 people applied to Joi AI's paid study testing AI-guided masturbation, forcing the company to create a public selection process. The AI companion platform aims to explore the relationship β¦
Meta is quietly launching Pocket, an AI-focused app that lets users generate small interactive apps and games called 'gizmos' via prompts and scroll through a feed of creations. The app follows Meta'sβ¦
Meta quietly launched a new gaming app called Pocket, which lets users generate interactive mini-apps and games using AI prompts. The app, built on technology from Meta's acquisition of vibe-coded gamβ¦