X has officially launched XChat for Android, bringing its standalone encrypted messaging app to Google's mobile platform.

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Yeet works as a chat-based matchmaker, without the swiping feature that has become standard on most dating apps. Once you've ...

Squirt's new one-on-one video feature works across both its desktop site and its newly launched mobile app. Credit: Squirt ...

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GitHub has introduced the GitHub Copilot app, a desktop control centre for agent-native development that aims to keep ...

After testing got underway last year, YouTube is now more widely rolling out a new in-app messaging system. The aim is to let people “connect over their favorite videos directly on YouTube.” Once ...

The Meta AI app and ‌Meta‌ AI on WhatsApp have a new "incognito chat" option, which Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said is a "completely private way to interact with AI." Zuckerberg also said that Meta AI's ...

The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations. The idea of Incognito Chat is to create a way for ...

Rather than launching a sleek, worthwhile encrypted messaging app, Musk dropped a junky, insular extension of his social media platform. One of XChat’s red flags is that users must connect an existing ...

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to create your own private fantasy world with AI characters who respond to your every whim? The rise of AI sex roleplay apps has made this possible, ushering in ...

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