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In the Age of A.I., What Is Taste? And Do We Still Have It?
With artificial intelligence continuing to dominate corporate strategies and news headlines, Silicon Valley has embraced a new buzzword,…
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Trial starts in L.A. lawsuit alleging Instagram and YouTube knew apps harmed kids
A landmark civil trial that will ask jurors to decide whether social media companies can be held liable for pushing a product that they…
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What the TikTok deal means for the app’s future in the US
The years-long saga over the future of TikTok’s American operations has finally reached a conclusion. The social media platform said on…
Business
China’s AI stocks with killer apps are winning investor favour
Profitable app makers are trading more cheaply than some of the more overheated tech segments As China’s homegrown artificial intelligence…
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Fizzy is 37signals’ fix for boring, complex, AI-infested productivity apps
Spend an hour talking to 37signals CEO Jason Fried, and you’ll find yourself drawn into his fixation on three frustrating facts about…
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Get in shape at home with these 4 free apps and sites
Another year, another fresh start. And if you’re like me, that fresh start often comes with the best intentions of getting into shape. But…
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New Mac for Christmas? Try these 6 apps and games with your new Apple computer
Did your Christmas morning start off with a Mac under the tree? No matter if you unwrapped a new MacBook, iMac, or Mac mini, that hardware…
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Exploring a new city? Grab these 3 free, under-the-radar apps first
You’ve landed. You leave the chaos of the airport behind and drop into the chaos of a new city. It’s big, loud, and full of opportunities…
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Singapore Police Issue Advisory on Shell Investment Apps Linked to Fraudulent Schemes
The Singapore police have warned the public about a rise in investment scams involving the misuse of shell investment applications, with…
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Black Friday was a big winner for live-shopping apps
This year’s busiest shopping day was a boon for live-shopping apps. Even at a time of inflation and economic uncertainty, Americans were…
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92% of millennials use dating apps while at work
The office is now officially the second most popular spot for swiping on dating apps, after home. That’s according to the latest survey…
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Singapore Mandates Apple, Google to Prevent Government Impersonation on Messaging Apps
Singapore authorities have directed tech giants Apple and Google to prevent users from spoofing local government agency names on their…
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Gen Z is ghosting dating apps: Could AI win them back?
I think back to freshman year, when my friends and I would cram onto a lumpy dorm-issue twin bed and huddle around one phone, collectively…
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Why did Apple kill ICE tracking apps? Activists are determined to find out
The controversy over Apple removing ICE tracking apps from its App Store isn’t over. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), a digital…
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A Holiday Gift Guide: The Newest, Strangest Gadgets and Apps
We are entering a Surrealist phase of personal technology. Any device you might imagine can be found online courtesy of an obscure Chinese…
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Cloudflare down: X and more apps hit by internet outage
A number of websites, including social media platform X, appear to have been hit by problems affecting internet infrastructure firm,…
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Apple removes two gay dating apps in China after government order
Apple said it has pulled two of China’s biggest gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, under pressure from Chinese authorities, in the latest…
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5 free Windows apps that outperform the built-in ones
It’s not the coolest phrase in the world to utter, but here goes: I love Windows. Maybe you do too. Maybe you don’t, but you’re forced to…
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Here are the best mobile AI apps
This article is republished with permission from Wonder Tools, a newsletter that helps you discover the most useful sites and apps.…
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ICE and the Smartphone Panopticon
Last week, as ICE raids ramped up in New York, city residents set about resisting in the ways they had available: confronting agents…
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Sora app's hyperreal AI videos ignite online trust crisis as downloads surge
Scrolling through the Sora app can feel a bit like entering a real-life multiverse. Michael Jackson performs standup; the alien from the…
Lifestyle
7 Affordable AI Fitness Apps for Beginners
Personal trainers in the United States average about $55 an hour—roughly $440 a month for two weekly sessions. By comparison, the seven…
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TextEdit and the Relief of Simple Software
The so-called desktop first appeared on a home computer in 1981, with the release of the Xerox 8010 Star Information System. That device…
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Amazon Web Services global outage hits multiple websites, apps
Crypto exchange Coinbase, as well as games Fortnite and Roblox, are among those affected AMAZON’S cloud services unit AWS was hit by an…