Skylight, a startup taking on TikTok with a more open alternative, is launching its mobile app…
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Streaming service Plex rolls out a revamped mobile app
Media software maker and streaming app Plex on Monday released an updated version of its mobile…
New Utah law makes app stores responsible for age verification
Meta, X, and Snap are celebrating a new Utah law that will require Apple and Google…
Signal downloads spike in the U.S. and Yemen amid government scandal
The encrypted messaging app Signal is getting some unexpected attention this week. High-ranking officials in the…
What’s next for ATProto, the protocol powering Bluesky and other apps
It’s getting easier to build new applications on ATProto, the protocol that powers Bluesky’s social network…
Adapty releases a web-based solution for app makers to earn money outside app stores
Over the last few years, developers have increasingly complained about paying fees to Apple or Google…
Hacked, leaked, exposed: Why you should never use stalkerware apps
There is a whole shady industry for people who want to monitor and spy on their…
EU sends Apple first DMA interoperability instructions for apps and connected devices
The European Union has sent Apple preliminary instructions on how it expects the iPhone maker to…
TikTok rolls out a ‘Security Checkup’ tool to help users secure their accounts
TikTok is introducing a new “Security Checkup” tool that allows users to quickly review and update…
Apple adds AI-powered app review summaries with iOS 18.4
As part of the iOS 18.4 software update, currently in public beta, Apple is introducing AI-powered…
Cino cracks bill-splitting at the moment of payment, raises seed round
While Venmo or Splitwise are effectively ‘debt collector’ tools, which require one person to pay a…
In challenge to YouTube, TikTok revamps its desktop platform
In a bid to take on YouTube, TikTok is revamping its desktop platform with the addition…
These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
There is immense power in being in control of your own data. As ownership and governance…
Sweden’s Lovable, an app-building AI platform, rakes in $15M after spectacular growth
Using generative AI to create software has been possibly the largest use case since it first…
Quora’s Poe now lets users create and share custom AI-powered apps
Poe, Quora’s platform that brings together a number of AI models under one roof, has launched…
Opera integrates Bluesky, Slack, and Discord into its browser
Bluesky is getting added to the Opera web browser. On Tuesday, the Norway-based software maker announced…
Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop and iOS apps
WordPress.com owner Automattic last year acquired the multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125 million and said…
Apple exec Phil Schiller testifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web-based sales
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court…