Doctors dismissed my cancer symptoms as stress and gas — so I built an AI that can catch it sooner and personalize treatment

Doctors dismissed my cancer symptoms as stress and gas — so I built an AI that can catch it sooner and personalize treatment

Someday soon, doctors who don’t run their patients’ records through an AI model will be considered negligent. At least, that’s what Steve Brown thinks.  He’s the founder of CureWise, an app designed to guide patients through cancer care with the help of AI. He’s also a cancer patient well on the way to recovery — thanks … Read more

Popular Brooklyn BBQ restaurant fights back against steep delivery app commissions

Popular Brooklyn BBQ restaurant fights back against steep delivery app commissions

Restaurant owners hate 30% commissions that delivery services like DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber Eats charge them for many orders. But now, one very popular New York City spot is fighting back. Morgan’s Brooklyn Barbecue, widely regarded as one of the city’s best places for Texas-style, dry-rub grilling, encourages its customers to put in orders through … Read more

Millions of iPhone users under threat of fake calendar app scam — here’s how to shut it down

Millions of iPhone users under threat of fake calendar app scam — here’s how to shut it down

Your iPhone calendar used to remind you about dentist appointments and dinner reservations. Now? It might be screaming that you’ve “won a prize” — or worse, that your device is infected and your bank account is toast. Welcome to the latest digital headache: a calendar con that’s turning Apple users’ schedules into spam central, per … Read more

Exclusive | New dating app helps cops, firefighters, doctors and public servants find love on their watch

Exclusive | New dating app helps cops, firefighters, doctors and public servants find love on their watch

There’s finally a way to snag a man in uniform before Valentine’s Day. First responders and other public employees now to help them find a partner who truly understands the demands and unpredictability of a public-service job. Secure, designed exclusively for public servants — from cops, firefighters and TSA agents to doctors, nurses and 911 … Read more

Why Jessica Alba’s Honest Company has shut down its app — and where your diaper subscription is going

Why Jessica Alba’s Honest Company has shut down its app — and where your diaper subscription is going

It’s a crappy situation. The Honest Company — founded by Jessica Alba in 2012 with the hope of providing cleaner and more sustainable baby and household products — has shut down its app and stopped all product sales through its website. Rather than direct sales, the company will now sell its product through other retailers … Read more

Morbid ‘Are You Dead’ app is the new panic button — for lonely young singles afraid of dying alone

Morbid ‘Are You Dead’ app is the new panic button — for lonely young singles afraid of dying alone

It’s like Life Alert — for the young and dateless. A trending Chinese app is helping combat the nationwide loneliness epidemic by keeping tabs on singletons who live alone to make sure that they’re alive. The grimly dubbed “Are You Dead?” app requires users to click a giant green button with a ghost on it … Read more

Groundbreaking smartwatch system shortens children’s temper tantrums — here’s how it works

Groundbreaking smartwatch system shortens children’s temper tantrums — here’s how it works

Parents, rejoice! The Mayo Clinic has developed a smartwatch system that can alert parents to an incoming temper tantrum so they can stop these screamfests in their tracks. The implications are endless — calmer kids, stronger parent-child bonds and more pleasant experiences on planes and in restaurants, to name a few. A new study shows … Read more

Innovative, ‘truly inclusive’ app improves dating for disabled and chronically ill people

Innovative, ‘truly inclusive’ app improves dating for disabled and chronically ill people

NEW YORK — In her early 20s, Kaci LaFon lived in Branson, Missouri, a tourist town known for its older population. She wanted to date but found it a challenge, so — like many her age — she headed to the apps. Over five years, she’d get a date here and there, but they always petered out. … Read more

Glen Powell escapes to his Texas hometown over Hollywood’s ‘app’ you can’t ever sign off from

Glen Powell escapes to his Texas hometown over Hollywood’s ‘app’ you can’t ever sign off from

Glen Powell didn’t want the glitz and glam that comes with living in Hollywood. During a recent interview with Vanity Fair for its 2026 Hollywood Issue, the 37-year-old “Twisters” actor spoke about why he chose to leave Los Angeles and move back to his hometown of Austin, Texas, despite his success. “I needed a spiritual place where I … Read more

Stephen A. Smith seems to be exempt from ESPN ending talent’s marketing of shady app

Stephen A. Smith seems to be exempt from ESPN ending talent’s marketing of shady app

The Worldwide Leader is telling its talent — almost all of it — to end any marketing connection to a suspicious app backed by a company facing a federal lawsuit.  ESPN higher-ups directed Dan Orlovsky, Kendrick Perkins, Mina Kimes and Laura Rutledge to end any marketing relationships with Papaya Gaming’s solitaire app, Front Office Sports … Read more

I used the ‘Death Clock’ health app to predict when I’ll die — and what’s most likely to kill me

I used the ‘Death Clock’ health app to predict when I’ll die — and what’s most likely to kill me

How many days until you meet your doom? While it sounds vaguely like a horror movie premise, a new app promises to deliver the approximate day you’ll die — and actionable ways to extend your life. The Death Clock app utilizes AI to provide such sunny statistics as your death date, life expectancy, biological age, and … Read more

Gen Z singles are flocking to this millennial-beloved dating app — and it’s already bigger than Hinge: ‘Literally obsessed’

Gen Z singles are flocking to this millennial-beloved dating app — and it’s already bigger than Hinge: ‘Literally obsessed’

It’s Z hottest matchmaking app on the map. Facebook is finally clicking with Gen Zers on the market, as singles in their 20s are turning to the decades-old site’s “Dating” feature for love.  “Facebook Dating has me in a chokehold — I’m literally obsessed,” Lexa, 27, admitted in a viral vid, after confessing she’d previously thought that … Read more

Your fitness app may actually be hurting your health more than helping it — here’s how

Your fitness app may actually be hurting your health more than helping it — here’s how

Is your phone sabotaging your gains? New research suggests that popular calorie-counting and workout-tracking apps may be doing more harm than good, leaving users feeling frustrated rather than fired up to reach their goals. That’s bad news for the 92 million Americans who rely on these platforms to track every bite and bench press, raising … Read more

Everyone is using this app to save on groceries — here’s how it works

Everyone is using this app to save on groceries — here’s how it works

The era of coupon-clipping is over. Smart shoppers everywhere are catching on to a smartphone app that offers cash back — even for grocery items already purchased, Food & Wine has reported. The Aisle app, first released in 2021, offers discounts on grocery and personal care products at major grocery stores, which could range from … Read more

Eager single guy gives shocking response to woman’s dating app profile: ‘This is funny, but 0% chance it worked’

Eager single guy gives shocking response to woman’s dating app profile: ‘This is funny, but 0% chance it worked’

That was impressive. In a time when single women think most men do the bare minimum to romantically win them over — one eager guy went above and beyond on a dating app to woo a woman. A single gal’s dating app prompt asked those wanting to score a date with her to guess where … Read more

Reality star shares dating app hack to help women steer clear of misogynistic men

Reality star shares dating app hack to help women steer clear of misogynistic men

It’s no secret that dating apps are hard work, and one celebrity has revealed the new way women are weeding out men while looking for love. Abbie Chatfield, who rose to fame thanks to “The Bachelor” and “FBoy Island,” is no stranger to the triumphs and tribulations of looking for love. But the 30-year-old media personality has divulged … Read more

iPhone users are stunned to discover strange design quirk in pre-installed app used by millions

iPhone users are stunned to discover strange design quirk in pre-installed app used by millions

Stop the clock! iPhone users are reeling after a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) revealed a surprising design quirk in the Apple alarm clock — one that’s been hiding in plain sight for years. iPhone users are shocked to learn that the alarm app’s time picker isn’t a looping wheel, but a long list … Read more

Eager single woman matches with ‘cute’ guy on dating app— but was shocked to discover who he was

Eager single woman matches with ‘cute’ guy on dating app— but was shocked to discover who he was

What is he doing here? A single gal matched with a potential suitor on a dating app, only to soon realize the sleazy guy was not only in a relationship — but he was dating her friend. The shocked dater posted her story to the r/TwoHotTakes forum on Reddit — which has since been deleted … Read more

Controversial app for men to trash talk women hacked — just days after users doxxed on rival site for gals

Controversial app for men to trash talk women hacked — just days after users doxxed on rival site for gals

First came Tea, then came the spill.  Weeks after hackers swiped user data from the Tea app — a “rate your ex” app where women could swap dirt on dud dates — its testosterone-fueled twin, TeaOnHer, has suffered the same fate. Billed as a “safety” tool, the viral gossip hub let women swap stories about … Read more

Annoyed Costco customers demand a big change to its dated app: ‘Their interface is stuck in the 80s’

Annoyed Costco customers demand a big change to its dated app: ‘Their interface is stuck in the 80s’

Get with it, Costco. Although Costco has a functioning app that shoppers can utilize — it seems like the warehouse giant needs to get with the times and modernize it a bit. In the r/Costco forum on Reddit, one frustrated customer wrote regarding the store’s app, “Dear Costco, Please Make Purchase History Searchable.” Frustrated Costco … Read more