Mobile
Aug 17, 2026
Guardian Labs Wants to Kill Phone Scams Before They Ring
Portuguese founder Rita Barbosa built Guardião after a phone scam cost her grandmother €4,000 and stripped away her confidence using technology. The app runs AI models locally on-device to intercept fraudulent calls and messages before they ever reach the user — a technical approach that was only recently possible, and one with implications well beyond Portugal.
AI
Fraud
Mobile
Aug 1, 2026
India's App Economy Hits a Record $345M Quarter
India's app market generated a record $345 million in consumer spending during Q2, signaling a major shift in one of the world's largest download markets. For years, India led in installs but lagged badly in monetization — that dynamic is changing fast. Here's what's driving it and what it means for app developers and founders targeting the subcontinent.
Mobile
Startups
Consumer Apps
Jul 17, 2026
Roblox Brings AI Game Creation to Mobile With 'Build'
Roblox has launched a new AI-powered 'Build' feature inside its mobile app that lets users generate basic games from a single text prompt. The move lowers the barrier to game creation dramatically, putting simple development tools in the hands of its massive mobile-first audience. Here's what it means for the platform and the broader AI-assisted creation space.
AI
Gaming
Product Launch
Jul 9, 2026
Character.AI Launches an AI-Animated Microdrama Series
Character.AI is expanding beyond chatbots with c.ai Series — short-form, episodic animated videos built almost entirely with generative AI. The move positions the company to compete in a microdrama market projected to hit $26 billion in the coming years.
Character.AI
Generative AI
Microdrama