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Dystopian Startup Lets the Wealthy Rent Off Duty Cops on Demand

Cursed New Dating App Matches You Based on the Most Deranged Thing We Can Imagine

Cursed New Dating App Matches You Based on the Most Deranged Thing We Can Imagine

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists looked into the efficacy of an app that claims to induce lucid dreaming — and found that it nearly tripled awareness of dreams.

New App Claims to Launch Users Into Lucid Dreams

By Noor Al-Sibai

Contents of JD Vance's Venmo account have been revealed, showing his deep connections with the rich and powerful of the United States.

JD Vance Left His Venmo Public and There’s Some Wild Stuff in There

By Sharon Adarlo

That new STI-detecting AI app apparently failed to detect a really bad case of syphilis — and gave a dick cake a clean bill of health.

Artificial Intelligence

AI App That Claims to Detect STIs in Photos Offers Confident Diagnosis of Penis-Shaped Cake

By Noor Al-Sibai

A weird bug is allowing Tesla owners to drive off with somebody else's Tesla by using the EV maker's bespoke smartphone app.

Tesla Driver Freaked Out After App Allows Him to Drive Off With the Wrong Car

By Noor Al-Sibai

She thinks the app Gas, which just launched a paid tier, is "intrinsically problematic," preying on teenage insecurity as a means of generating profit.

Expert Warns That App Where You Can Only Say Nice Things Could Have Dark Consequences

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The Partiful event invite startup has admitted that it won't be turning a profit with investor money — but will be partying on regardless.

Party Startup Says It Has Zero Plans to Make Any Money With Investors’ Funds

By Noor Al-Sibai

Bank of America and the Zelle money exchange app apparently lost a bunch of peoples' funds yesterday in a strange error between the institutions.

Furious Customers Trash Bank of America and Zelle For Somehow Losing Their Money

By Noor Al-Sibai

The infamous MoviePass — best known for ripping off its own customers — returns next month as a beta app, and it we're not really sure why.

Sigh… MoviePass Is Back From the Grave Yet Again

By Frank Landymore

Have you ever looked up from scrolling social media your phone and realized hours have passed without you noticing? Then you're very, very much not alone.

Health & Medicine

Relatable! Scientists Say You Likely Enter a “Dissociative State” While Scrolling Social Media

By Noor Al-Sibai

An app that lets us know when we've crossed paths with someone who tests positive for coronavirus? A team from MIT, Harvard, and Google are working on it.

This MIT and Harvard-Built App Could Slow the Spread of Coronavirus

By Foster Kamer

A satirical app called "Bull and Moon" recommends stocks to people based on their astrological sign, offering a "compatibility score" for companies.

Robots and Machines

Investment App Recommends Stocks Based on Your Horoscope

By Dan Robitzski

An app called Join Papa lets senior citizens summon "on-demand grandkids," much like you'd order food on Seamless or a car on Uber.

Senior Citizens Are Using an App to Order “On-Demand Grandkids”

By Jon Christian

Mindstrong says its app can analyze your typing and scrolling to find signs of depression and anxiety. But it hasn't shared much data to support that.

Health & Medicine

This Startup Says Its App Can Detect Signs of Depression and Anxiety. Experts Aren’t Sure.

By Jon Christian

Apps Are Illegally Stealing Children’s Privacy Data

Apps Are Illegally Stealing Children’s Privacy Data

By Dan Robitzski