Move over, Apple: Meet the alternative app stores available in the EU and elsewhere
A list of some of the alternative app stores iPhone users in the EU can try today.
Threads posts can now be shared directly to your Instagram Story without leaving the app
The new Threads feature lets you share your posts — or anyone else’s — to your Instagram Story without leaving the Threads app.
Google says its AI systems helped deter Play Store malware in 2025
Google said it prevented 1.75 million bad apps from going live on Google Play during 2025, a figure that’s down from previous years.
As browser wars heat up, Chrome adds new productivity features
Split View, PDF annotations and ‘Save to Chrome’ features come to the Chrome browser.
Zuckerberg grilled in court over social media harms on teens
Meta’s CEO was questioned over the addictive nature of its social media apps like Instagram, and other teen harms.
Current is a new RSS reader that’s more like a river than an inbox
Current introduces a stress-free, totally reimagined RSS news reading app as a one-time paid download.
A startup called Germ becomes the first private messenger that launches directly from Bluesky’s app
Social network Bluesky now offers private messaging by integrating the startup Germ’s E2E encrypted messenger natively in its app.
Mastodon, a decentralized alternative to X, plans to target creators with new features
Mastodon is looking to grow its open source, decentralized social network with new features aimed at creators.
Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle ebooks with audiobooks
The feature will require customers to buy both versions of the title, but at a discounted price.
Meta’s own research found parental supervision doesn’t really help curb teens’ compulsive social media use
An internal research study at Meta found that parental supervision may not help teens regulate their social media, and teens with trauma are more inclined to overuse social media.