World Sep 17 As Russian polls open, app that promotes opposition candidates removed from online stores By Daria Litvinova, Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Health May 05 COVID-19 tracing apps come with privacy trade-offs Many governments eager to reopen their societies are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stanch the coronavirus pandemic. By Christina Larson, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press
Science May 08 Why is your Uber or Lyft stuck in traffic? Most likely because of Uber and Lyft The average American spends 26.4 minutes commuting to work. Traffic is getting worse, and it may be due to ride-hailing apps. By Vicky Stein
Economy Mar 31 Watch 8:23 Need a college scholarship? There’s an app for that Raise.me, a college scholarship app, rewards high school students for their advanced classes and extracurricular activities with “micro-scholarships” -- guaranteed tuition payments paid by their eventual college -- that range from $25 to $1,000 for each of their academic achievements. By PBS NewsHour
Economy Dec 04 The bait-and-switch strategy of app development is doomed to fail If you joined Snapchat when it was first created, watched Hulu when it was blissfully ad-free, browsed Twitter when it was only genuine tweets or even touched a computer or smartphone in the last 10 years, you’ve probably noticed it. By Olivia Barrow
Jun 11 Soon, there may be no such thing as a free reservation By Paul Solman Walk-ins may be a thing of the past. Tock, a service that allows you to buy or put down a deposit for a reservation, could be coming to a restaurant near you. Continue reading
Jun 09 Will the new killer ‘butler app’ kill our ability to fend for ourselves? By Paul Solman By completing your to-do list, Hello Alfred claims to give you back time for leisure. But do outsourcing apps simply open up more time for us to be imprisoned in other ways?… Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch Can new apps lead to a new you for 2014? Take a look at these new technologies that allow people to keep track and quantify every detail of their daily lives. It's a growing movement called “quantified self.” The personal data gathered is often health-related, but there are applications to… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch Transforming teens into tomorrow’s tech titans Forty-five New York City public high school students are taking big strides toward achieving their dreams by learning how to work together on creating fully functional, original cellphone apps with business plans. John Tulenko of Learning Matters reports on how… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch Do Apps That Advertise Learning Make Your Baby Smarter? Advocacy Group Says No Do Apps That Advertise Learning Make Your Baby Smarter? Advocacy Group Says No… Continue watching