1 hour ago Purpose Mode browser extension helps social media users stay focused

Doom-scrolling, instinctively clicking on ad-based notifications or getting sucked into targeted content—all of these distractions can disrupt focus, increase screen time and ultimately make someone forget why they intended to log on to a social media app in the first place.

Politics

2 h. ago Social Agent’s new app lets you book a photographer within 30 minutes

There’s an unspoken pressure nowadays to share all your special moments online, whether it be birthdays, graduations, or engagements.  However, not everyone has the skills to take high-quality pictures, and often, people find themselves too distracted to snap the perfect shot. While hiring a professional photographer is an option, it may not always be feasible […]

Culture

4 h. ago Meta, App Makers Launch Washington Lobby to Fight Apple and Google

Meta, App Makers Launch Washington Lobby to Fight Apple and Google  Bloomberg.com

Politics

5 h. ago Bay Area mom creates app to help parents find childcare on demand

The COVID-19 pandemic forced hundreds of daycare providers across the Bay Area to shut down, creating a "childcare desert." That shortage inspired entrepreneur Gretchen Salyer to launch June Care, a platform that connects families with local moms and sitters.

Society

20 h. ago Startups launch products to catch people using AI cheating app Cluely

AI cheating startup Cluely went viral last week with bold claims that its hidden in-browser window is “undetectable” and can be used to “cheat on everything” from job interviews to exams. But some startups are claiming they can catch Cluely’s users. And Cluely says it’s ready to develop hardware products like smart glasses, or even […]

Technology

22 h. ago Google Play sees 47% decline in apps since start of last year

Google Play’s app marketplace is losing apps. From the start of 2024 to present, the Android app marketplace went from hosting about 3.4 million apps worldwide to just around 1.8 million, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. That’s a decline of about 47%, representing a significant purge of the apps that […]

Politics

27 h. ago Study explores how workers are using large language models and what it means for science organizations

Researchers investigated Argonne employees' use of Argo, an internal generative artificial intelligence chatbot.

Events

42 h. ago OpenAI is fixing a ‘bug’ that allowed minors to generate erotic conversations

A bug in OpenAI’s ChatGPT allowed the chatbot to generate graphic erotica for accounts where a user registered as a minor, under the age of 18, TechCrunch’s testing revealed, and OpenAI confirmed.  In some cases, the chatbot even encouraged these users to ask for raunchier, more explicit content. OpenAI told TechCrunch its policies don’t allow […]

Politics

45 h. ago Trump admin live updates: Trump had 'positive talk' with Hegseth amid Signal fallout

Trump, in an interview with The Atlantic, said he's had a "positive talk" with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following the fallout from Hegseth's use of the Signal app

Politics

51 h. ago UK fintech Sprive closes $7.3M round to facilitate mortgage overpayments

Most mortgage lenders would rather people didn’t pay off their mortgages early. After all, that’s that’s how they make their money. Indeed, overpayment is positively discouraged and sometimes even penalized. What if there were a solution that solved the technology behind it, alongside the financing arrangements? That’s the idea behind the Sprive fintech app. This […]

Economics

2 d. ago Kanye West Gets Banned from Twitch in Just 7 Minutes After Hitler Salute, Rant About Impregnating Paris Hilton

Troubled rapper and entrepreneur Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, began streaming on the Amazon-owned livestreaming app Twitch Friday, but the online broadcast was short-lived after he reverted to his now-familiar Nazi antics. The post Kanye West Gets Banned from Twitch in Just 7 Minutes After Hitler Salute, Rant About Impregnating Paris Hilton appeared first on Breitbart.

Events

3 d. ago UN cash app for Gazans exploited by Hamas as terror group steals aid money meant for civilians

International cash aid app sent by United Nations agencies to Gaza is unintentionally bolstering Hamas’s financial grip, deepening economic struggles for civilians.

Events

4 d. ago Instagram Edits topped 7M downloads in first week, a bigger launch than CapCut’s

Instagram Edits, Meta’s newly released video creation app, had a bigger debut than its direct competitor, ByteDance’s CapCut, once did. The new app, which today helps users craft videos for Instagram reels, stories, and other social posts, was downloaded an estimated 702,900 times on iOS devices during its first two days on the market. That’s […]

Politics

5 d. ago Behold the Social Security Administration’s AI Training Video

Social Security workers are being asked to use an AI chatbot. An animated video on how to do so failed to mention that the chatbot can’t be trusted with personally identifiable information.

Politics

5 d. ago Hegseth used Signal app connected to 'dirty line' on computer at Pentagon: Sources

It was connected to the internet on an unsecured commercial line, sources said.

Politics

5 d. ago Perplexity CEO says its browser will track everything users do online to sell ‘hyper personalized’ ads

Perplexity is building its own browser is to collect data on everything users do outside of its own app to sell ads.

Politics

5 d. ago Saying ‘Thank You’ to ChatGPT Is Costly. But Maybe It’s Worth the Price.

Adding words to our chatbot can apparently cost tens of millions of dollars. But some fear the cost of not saying please or thank you could be higher.

Economics

5 d. ago Woman says ChatGPT saved her life by helping detect cancer, which doctors missed

Lauren Bannon, a North Carolina mother, says ChatGPT saved her life by flagging her medical condition after doctors missed it. She shares how the AI chatbot led to her cancer diagnosis.

Science

5 d. ago OpenAI may be developing its own social platform but who’s it for?

OpenAI is reportedly building its own X-like social network. The project is still in the early stages, but there’s an internal prototype focused on ChatGPT’s image generation that contains a social feed, The Verge reports. A social app would give OpenAI its own unique, real-time data that X and Meta already use to help train […]

Politics

5 d. ago Meta conducts layoffs in Oculus Studios, impacting VR exercise app Supernatural

Meta laid off employees on Thursday in its Reality Labs division, which encompasses various virtual and augmented reality projects. The cuts impact employees within Oculus Studios, which develops apps and games for Meta’s Quest headsets. Meta did not specify how many people were impacted by the layoffs but said that the cuts impacted people working […]

Politics