On one of the coldest nights in New York this year, I bundled up and went to a trendy tourist trap to meet up with five people who also felt that the pull to make new friends was stronger than the windchill. I didn’t know anything about my matches aside from a text I’d received…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Existing TikTok users were able to resume using the popular social media app following a short shutdown on Sunday, but anyone seeking to download or update the app in the past week have run into notifications from the app stores that they cannot download them. Android users who go to download…
Claire Volkman, 39, tried online dating after her marriage ended. She was traveling for work and went on dates in cities around the world. She met her second husband after a year of dating across multiple apps. A few months after I left my husband, I downloaded multiple dating apps. It felt like foreign territory,…
YUMA (AZFamily) — Mexican migrants living in the U.S. now have a way to alert their families if they’ve been detained or deported. A new mobile app, ConsulApp Contigo, has been launched by the Mexican government. ConsulApp Contigo translates to “consulate with you.” It’s still being fine-tuned, but it can now be downloaded on Android and…
Hong Kong should consider launching an all-in-one app for visitors and using technology to create more engaging experiences for them as the government wants to raise its game through smart tourism, industry leaders have said. Their calls followed a commitment by authorities to leverage innovation and technology as one of four strategies to reinvent the…
Instagram announced a new video-editing app called Edits as TikTok and CapCut face US restrictions. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the tool, which will be released on March 13, on Sunday. Edits will offer video editing tools and analytics, Mosseri said. Instagram announced a new video-editing app called “Edits” on Sunday, a day after rival…
TikTok went dark for 170 million US users on Saturday. Users have taken to other corners of the internet to react to the shutdown. Internet personality James Charles, who boasted over 40 million followers, called the move “dystopian.” TikTok shut down its app for 170 million US users on Saturday as the deadline for the…
TikTok has gone dark in the U.S., the result of a federal law that bans the popular short-form video app for millions of Americans — at least for now. Source link Disclaimer We strive to uphold the highest ethical standards in all of our reporting and coverage. We StartupNews.fyi want to be transparent with our…
Hospitals are using gig work apps to fill nursing shifts. While lucrative, many of the shifts can be difficult and stressful for nurses. Three nurses who have used the apps explain how much they’ve earned — and what they’ve experienced. Nurses are using gig apps to make money. Doing so often involves working some of…
LGBTQ+ apps are seeing a surge of interest after Meta’s content moderation changes. Business Insider spoke with several founders building apps about the influx of users. The apps are focused on safety, privacy, and community amid tech industry shifts. Between Meta’s changes to its content-moderation policies and the TikTok ban, the past week has left…