Digg launches public open beta as toxicity-free Reddit rival
Digg, rebooted by founder Kevin Rose and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, launched its public open beta on Wednesday to compete with Reddit. The platform uses AI-driven trust tools to curb toxicity a...
Appfigures: Mobile app spending hits record $155.8 billion
Appfigures’ annual report states that global mobile app and game downloads via App Store and Google Play fell 2.7% to 106.9 billion in 2025, while consumer spending rose 21.6% to $155.8 billion, dri...
Payment Declines Hit Gen Z Harder Than Any Other Generation
Forget “access denied.” “Payment declined” is Gen Z’s new refrain.
Whether it’s at Dollar General, Whole Foods or somewhere in between, most Americans don’t experience the unp...
Microsoft Spending on Anthropic Approaches $500 Million a Year
Microsoft is reportedly upping its spending on Anthropic, chief rival to partner OpenAI.
According to a report Wednesday (Jan. 14) by The Information, Microsoft has become one of Anthropic�...
Citi Q4 Shows Banking’s Future Is Embedded, Not Episodic
While investment banking and wealth management traditionally take the financial services spotlight, the infrastructure layer of global finance is becoming increasingly central to banks’ growth strat...
