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Do Friend-Finding Platforms Actually Work?
Apps like TimeLeft are trying to beat loneliness by pairing strangers up as potential friends. I went down to see if it works.
U.S. Soldiers Are Exposing Barracks Full of Mold, Bed Bugs, and Unsafe Food With a New App
Hots&Cots lets service members share photos of America's crumbling military housing.
This App Will Pay You for All the Random Photos in Your Camera Roll
Viewcoin lets you cash in on your selfies and feet pics and exchange your virtual doubloons for gifts, rewards, and discounts.
Watch: New Documentary Tells Inside Story of Vigilante App Citizen
People who worked at Citizen describe how the app grew to a vigilante force that put a bounty on the wrong person's head.
Snapchat Jumps on AI Hype Train With Bot That Says the N-Word
My AI, a chatbot using OpenAI's ChatGPT technology, responded to prompts with racial slurs, some users reported.
I Tried Those Friendship Apps to Cure My Crippling Loneliness
Wink, Yubo and Patook are specifically designed for friend-making, but can they actually find me new mates?
Saw a UFO? You Can Report It on This App
Enigma Labs hopes to remove the stigma around reporting strange lights in the sky.
An AI Chatbot Connects You With Pol Pot, Jeffrey Epstein, and Jesus in the Afterlife
“I think from an educational standpoint this would be really useful, particularly for young students,” the developer told Motherboard.
Citizen App Doxes Billie Eilish’s Family Home to Tens of Thousands of People
A push notification informed users of the exact location of an alleged break-in, plus copious shaky video uploaded by Citizen users.
Ford Thinks the Solution to People Getting Hit by Cars Is More Phone Alerts
There is no app for that.
This Photo App Wants to Beat Instagram by Ditching the Awful Algorithm
Viewbug hopes to dethrone other photo apps and become a destination for daily photo contests—and 4 million users are on board.