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A new social media app called UpScrolled crashed its own servers from overwhelming demand as users flock to an alternative that promises fair algorithms and no censorship. The platform jumped to No. 9 on Apple's App Store, ranking above TikTok for the first time.
Apple and Google have agreed to major app store changes in the UK to promote fair competition after regulators found they had an "effective duopoly." The reforms will help 400,000 jobs and boost the UK's largest app economy in Europe.
Android users can now download competing app stores directly from Google Play for the first time, ending Google's exclusive control. The change comes from a court order after Epic Games won its antitrust lawsuit.
A federal judge just ruled that Google must make third-party app stores much easier to discover on Android devices. The decision means more competition and more choices for millions of smartphone users.
After settling its legal battle with Epic Games, Google is slashing Play Store fees and giving developers new payment options starting June 30. Small developers will see the biggest wins, with fees dropping to just 10% on their first million dollars in earnings.
Independent record shops across Europe are preparing for their biggest celebration of the year as Record Store Day returns April 18. Despite challenges, store owners say the passion for physical music keeps them going.
MapQuest refused to rename Lake Ontario to "Lake America" and became the top navigation app overnight. Hundreds of thousands downloaded the app to support a company standing by the 400-year-old Indigenous name.
Anthropic's cheeky Super Bowl ads mocking AI chatbots with annoying ads helped push its Claude app from No. 41 to No. 7 on the U.S. App Store. The timing couldn't have been better—ChatGPT just started showing ads to free users.
High schoolers from a new maritime academy in Newport News won a national coding competition by solving a real problem at their school. Their library management app beat competitors across Virginia's 3rd Congressional District.
Nigerians can now buy gift cards from over 100 local brands in one app, replacing the hassle of downloading separate apps for each store. Cardtonic, known for international gift card trading, just made everyday shopping and gifting much simpler.
The team behind beloved Dark Sky has returned with a new weather app that shows multiple possible forecasts at once, helping you understand when predictions are reliable. Instead of pretending weather forecasting is perfect, Acme Weather embraces uncertainty with transparency.
A viral wildlife creator with zero coding experience just built the hottest camera app of 2026 by teaching himself with AI tools. Derrick Downey Jr. went from feeding neighborhood squirrels to hitting number one on the App Store in just 12 hours. #
The popular Merlin bird identification app is linking its real-time birdsong data with the world's largest citizen science biodiversity database, turning millions of casual birdwatchers into conservation allies. Almost 2 million people in the UK alone used the free app in May to identify birds by sound.
A new platform called Wabi is making app creation as simple as typing a prompt, bringing software development to everyone without coding skills or hosting headaches. The YouTube-style approach could transform how we think about apps.
Finding the right meditation app used to mean scrolling through thousands of options. Five standout apps now offer everything from 30-second breathing breaks to sleep sounds without costing a dime.
Sebastiaan de With, the creative mind behind beloved iPhone camera apps Halide and Kino, is joining Apple's design team. His partner confirms the apps will continue thriving with new collaborators.
San Francisco's city attorney has ordered Apple and Google to remove 13 apps creating nonconsensual deepfake images from their stores. The legal action marks a significant push to hold tech giants accountable for the harmful AI tools they profit from.
When a beloved TV tracking app announced its shutdown, over 25,000 fans petitioned to save it. Now the original founder is building a new home for the passionate community he created.
Daniel Benjamin builds the invisible infrastructure that keeps Nigeria's biggest apps running smoothly under massive growth. His work helped scale a faith app to 150,000 users in three months with almost no bugs.
When his pregnant wife needed safer roads to reach doctor appointments, Gaurav Sen built an app in one day that detects potholes and identifies who's responsible for fixing them. The 4 MB app could help prevent thousands of pothole-related deaths across India.
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