Apps
The app economy continues to grow, having produced a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores. Keep up with this fast-moving industry in one place, with the latest from the world of apps, including news, updates, startup fundings, mergers and acquisitions, and much more.
Bumble’s new reporting option arrives at a time when, unfortunately, AI-generated photos on dating apps are common
Ahead of these potential competitors comes Openvibe, a simple aggregator for the open social web.
In a first, the Federal Trade Commission is banning an app from serving users under the age of 18. The agency announced on Tuesday that it’s banning NGL, an anonymous…
Google Maps is rolling out speedometer, speed limits on iPhone and CarPlay globally
When people start navigation on Google Maps, the vehicle’s speed is shown in miles or kilometers, depending on the region.
Design and animation are core to the Duolingo experience, which makes learning a new language or skill more like a game rather than a task to be dreaded.
The feature puts Spotify in more direct competition with YouTube as a place where creators can interact with their listeners.
A new iOS app called Wayther wants to help you better plan your road trips by giving you real-time road conditions and weather forecasts along your route. Created by indie…
Apple released the third developer beta version of iOS 18 on Monday. While there are no major new features like Apple Intelligence in this update, there are some neat design…
Quora says that Previews works best with chatbots that “excel” at programming, like Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini 1.5 Pro.
VPN makers report having received a notification from Apple that their apps have been removed from the App Store in Russia.
Numerous concerns are weighing on the minds of many, whether it’s current global conflicts, climate change or the precarious state of the economy, it is no surprise that the world…
Pestle addresses the common problem of finding recipes on the web.
Berlin-based food delivery giant Delivery Hero has warned investors it may “ultimately” face an antitrust fine of up to €400 million. The development, reported earlier by Reuters, follows unannounced raids…
How to set up parental controls on Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok and more popular sites
We’ve created this guide to help parents navigate the controls offered by popular social media companies.
After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games’ third-party app marketplace for launch in the EU. As now permitted by the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic announced…
Elon Musk’s X is exploring more ways to integrate xAI’s Grok into the social networking app. According to a series of recent discoveries, X is developing new features like the…
YouTube’s updated eraser tool removes copyrighted music without impacting other audio
On July 4, YouTube released an updated eraser tool for creators so they can easily remove any copyrighted music from their videos without affecting any other audio such as dialog…
Threads, Meta’s alternative to Twitter, just celebrated its first birthday. After launching on July 5 last year, the social network has reached 175 million monthly active users — that’s a…
A guide to turn off reactions on your iPhone and Mac so you don’t get surprised by effects during work video calls.
noplace, a mashup of Twitter and Myspace for Gen Z, hits No. 1 on the App Store
Noplace had already gone viral ahead of its public launch because of its feature that allows users to express themselves by customizing the colors of their profile.
Music video-sharing app Popster uses generative AI and lets artists remix videos
As more music streaming apps and creation tools emerge to compete for users’ attention, social music-sharing app Popster is getting two new features to grow its user base: an AI…
Threads nears its one-year anniversary with more than 175M monthly active users
Meta’s Threads now has more than 175 million monthly active users, Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday. The announcement comes two days away from Threads’ first anniversary. Zuckerberg revealed back in…
In a major update, Proton adds privacy-safe document collaboration to Drive, its freemium E2EE cloud storage service
Collaborative document features are being made available inside Proton Drive, further extending the company’s trademark pitch of robust security.
Telegram launched a digital currency called Stars for in-app use last month. Now, the company is expanding its use cases to paid content. The chat app is also allowing channels…
Europe is still serious about ESG, and Apiday is helping companies comply
Apiday leverages AI to save time for its customers. But like legacy consultants, it also offers human expertise.
Twitter/X alternative Mastodon appeals to journalists with new ‘byline’ feature
The new bylines go beyond the typical @username references that often accompany link posts from news publications and those pointing to other written content, like a WordPress blog or Substack
X weighs adding a downvote button to replies — but it doesn’t want to emulate Reddit
code references found in the X iOS app indicate that the company could be considering adding downvotes for replies only to improve how they’re ranked.
Snapchat is introducing new ways for users to personalize their accounts, the company announced on Tuesday. The updates, which are mostly available for Snapchat+ subscribers, allow users to do things…
Figma disables its AI design feature that appeared to be ripping off Apple’s Weather app
The Make Design feature is available within Figma’s software and will generate UI (user interface) layouts and components from text prompts.
Apple adds support for new languages across lock screen, keyboard and search on iOS 18
Apple unveiled iOS 18 last month at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). Since then, the company has released two developer betas in the last few weeks with extended support for…
