‘Vibecoded’ apps are flooding the App Store. Is that good for Apple?
Mobile apps are easy to make with artificial intelligence. That doesn't mean people are excited to use them.
She knew he wasn’t real. She was in love with him anyway. Takeaways about romance scams
One rainy afternoon in August, Jean Booth scurried up the stairs of a nondescript Thai restaurant, shook out her blue, shoulder-length hair and took out her phone. She bit her lip; no messages.
Coding is caring: When your techie husband’s love language is creating custom apps for you
These Malaysian husbands are turning software into an expression of devotion by building apps that solve everyday problems for their wives.
Google to allow third-party stores in its app store
Alphabet Inc's Google told a California federal court that it will begin allowing US users to download third-party app stores within its Google Play Store beginning the week of July 19.
Beijing edict leaves Chinese with virtual lovers heartbroken
For days, 19-year-old student Yan Yongqi has been consumed by grief over the imminent loss of her virtual boyfriend of more than a year.
Swiss probe Google dropping search choice on Android phones
The Swiss competition authority announced on July 14 that it had opened a preliminary investigation into Google's removal of the "choice screen" feature on Android devices in Switzerland.
EU sanctions target Russian state-backed messaging app
The European Union on July 13 announced sanctions against the company behind Russia's state-backed messaging app Max, which it said had been used to help clamp down on dissent.
Could the EU force Instagram and Facebook to end 'addictive designs'?
Instagram and Facebook pose excessive addiction risks for children and young people, the European Commission has found in preliminary results of an EU investigation, as it pushes forward proceedings against parent company Meta.
Music industry launches AI-generated content labels
Several major music industry organisations on July 10 unveiled a labelling system for content created with generative artificial intelligence that they would like to see widely adopted.
AI chatbots hit the dating scene, becoming the lovelorn's modern-day Cyrano
AI chatbots have become de facto dating coaches and relationship experts for many.
