by Ahsan Washington October 10, 2025 Help is accessible in app stores When receiving a breast cancer diagnosis, many women are challenged with concerns for their health, keeping up with their everyday lives, both in and out of the home. While medical professionals, family members, and friends are often there to help, breast cancer patients…
A simple two-week routine of jotting down daily work wins on a smartphone app gave Japanese employees a measurable boost in energy and enthusiasm. Study: Effects of a Smartphone-Based Positive Reflection Diary on Work Engagement Among Japanese Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial. Image credit: insta_photos/Shuttrstock.com A recent study in JMIR mHealth and uHealth evaluated the effect…
Sora’s rapid adoption drove a number of App Store scammers to try to get in on the act. Following the launch of OpenAI’s invite-only, video-generating mobile app last week, Apple’s App Store was flooded with fakes that also proclaimed themselves to be “Sora” or “Sora 2” — the latter a reference to the underlying new…
Legal experts WIRED spoke with say that the ICE monitoring and documentation apps that Apple has removed from its App Store are clear examples of protected speech under the US Constitution’s First Amendment. “These apps are publishing constitutionally protected speech. They’re publishing truthful information about matters of public interest that people obtained just by witnessing…
Tech giants will now face major fines in Japan if they fail to give access to third-party smarthphone apps and payment systems on their platforms – Copyright AFP/File STAFF Facebook, with over 3 billion users, is the most widely banned major app worldwide, being blocked in seven countries, including North Korea and Russia. Across social…
American consumers may see prices go up on Chinese shopping apps like Shein and Temu after the Trump administration’s tariff policy takes effect – Copyright AFP/File Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV Over the past year, Google deleted over 300,000 apps due to policy violations involving fraud, scams, or security concerns. Meanwhile, Apple targeted and removed nearly 40,000 apps…
Google is expanding access to Opal, its AI vibe-coding app, to 15 more countries. The app, which lets you create mini web apps using text prompts, is now available in Canada, India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, Singapore, Colombia, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panamá, Honduras, Argentina, and Pakistan. “When we opened up Opal to users…
AltStore PAL, which launched as one of the first alternative iOS app stores in the EU last year, is coming to more countries, developer Riley Testut announced today. “Specifically, we plan to launch in Japan, Brazil, and Australia before the end of the year, with the UK to follow in 2026,” Testut says. Launching in…
OpenAI is launching a new way for developers to build applications inside of ChatGPT. Starting Monday, users in ChatGPT will be able to access interactive applications from companies like Spotify, Figma, Coursera, Zillow, and Canva. OpenAI is also launching a preview of the Apps SDK on Monday, the developer-facing toolkit to build these apps. OpenAI…
Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 100, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, get ready for a big gadget week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about Tim Berners-Lee and stain removers and…