9 Unique Apps to Try on the iPhone Duo

Apple’s first folding phone is inspiring indie developers to create fun, quirky apps that take advantage of the screen and the hinge. Here are a few to try as you explore the Duo.

This New Food Delivery App Could Be the Antidote to Menu Markups

By sticking to in-store menu prices and a flat 5 percent fee, Olo wants to take the sting out of ordering dinner.

You Don’t Need to Pay for Distraction-Blocking Software

These free iOS and Android apps create the physical friction you need to put down your phone.

Adobe Premiere, One of the iPhone’s Best Video-Editing Apps, Is Now on Android

The Android version of Premiere has unique layouts on candy bar phones and foldable devices. It’s free to use and available today.

Meta's Muse Is Better at Surveilling Than Helping Me

The Muse app continues Meta’s trend of opting users into data collection for AI training. It also nudges you to share your bank account, email, and passport information.

How to Escape Group Chat Hell

Young adults are in more group chats than ever—sometimes more than 20 at a time. Here’s how to tame the chat madness.

7 Basic iPhone Tricks I Built With iOS 27’s Revamped Shortcuts App

From halting my doomscrolls to automating air-quality checks, Apple’s streamlined Shortcuts app is my favorite iOS 27 feature.

Meetily Lets You Transcribe and Summarize Meetings Without a Subscription—Here’s How

There are endless ways to record and transcribe your virtual meetings with AI. Here’s an option that’s free and open source.

Shut Those Laptops! Anthropic Puts Its Claude Cowork Agent on Your Phone

Claude Cowork now keeps working on tasks even after you close your laptop. It’s part of a larger push toward smartphone-controlled agents.

Usernames Are Coming to WhatsApp Soon. Here's How to Reserve Yours

Even if you only use WhatsApp sometimes, you might want to snag your username now to stop giving out your phone number.

Apple’s iPhone Camera App Is Getting an AI Upgrade in iOS 27

Siri is now directly embedded into the camera app, and there are more artificial intelligence tools in the Photos app to alter your images.

Watch Duty Is Adding Flood Alerts to Its Wildfire App

The popular wildfire tracking app is adding flood monitoring to its platform. It’s the first new disaster alert on the service, with many more to come.

Meet Microsoft Scout, Your AI Coworker That Never Logs Off

Microsoft’s OpenClaw-style agent appears in Teams, just like a human colleague, and automates your dull office tasks.

Partiful Is Putting Ticket Payments on Its Platform

In the social event planner’s first major move toward monetization, Partiful is getting ticketing directly in the app.

Do You Actually Need to Pay for Transcription Software?

I tested Wispr Flow and various AI-powered transcription software to see whether you should bother subscribing or stick with free services.

Google’s Response to OpenClaw’s 24/7 AI Agent

Google’s always-running, data-hungry AI agent is designed to spend your money and send your emails.

Google Makes It Easy to Deepfake Yourself

Google’s overhaul of its AI creation software, Flow, includes a new video model and a tool for generating selfie videos called avatars.

Instagram’s New Instants App Is a Snapchat Clone for Thirst Traps

Instagram’s Instants app lets you send disappearing photos—and it’s probably where your horny friends will post spicy pics.

OpenAI Enables Marketing Cookies by Default for Free ChatGPT Users

ChatGPT’s new privacy policy states how the company uses cookies for tracking, to turn free users into paying subscribers.

Elon Musk’s XChat App Is More Like Facebook’s Messenger Than Signal

Rather than launching a sleek, worthwhile encrypted messaging app, Musk dropped a junky, insular extension of his social media platform.

5 Reasons to Think Twice Before Using ChatGPT—or Any Chatbot—for Financial Advice

As people increasingly rely on AI chatbots for guidance, even on financial matters, a healthy dose of skepticism is critical.