How Delivery Apps Are Eating Up Your Budget
New York Times
After a long day, you have probably done some back-of-the-napkin math and decided there was no point in going out for dinner when you could get food brought to your…
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Vine Made the Internet Fall in Love With Short Videos
Vine, the short-form video app introduced in 2012, died as it lived: confusing people who didn’t use it, even as evidence of its influence surrounded them. It turned everyday people…
How to Take Control of Your Notifications
Notifications on your phone and computer are great for keeping up to date with breaking news, weather and traffic updates. But those real-time alerts popping up can also drive you…
Faulty Iowa App Was Part of Push to Restore Democrats’ Digital Edge
The faulty smartphone app behind the chaotic aftermath of Iowa’s Democratic caucuses[1] was the work of a little-known company called Shadow Inc. that was founded by veterans of Hillary Clinton’s…
The Only Safe Election Is a Low-Tech Election
After Monday’s Iowa caucus debacle, I’ve decided that Americans should vote by etching our preferred candidate’s name into a stone tablet with a hammer and chisel. Or maybe by dropping…
App Used to Tabulate Votes Is Said to Have Been Inadequately Tested
DES MOINES — The app that the Iowa Democratic Party commissioned to tabulate and report results from the caucuses on Monday was not properly tested at a statewide scale, said…
How Much Are We Paying for Our Subscription Services? A Lot
Online subscriptions sure sound cheap, but what do a few bucks a month to watch TV shows, store photos online and stream music add up to? Quite a lot, it…
Put Alexa and Siri to Work
Apple added its Siri assistant to the iPhone 4S model in 2011[1], giving users a hand-free way to schedule appointments, play music, look up information and perform other basic tasks.…
We’re Living in a Subscriptions World. Here’s How to Navigate It.
Nowadays we don’t really buy things. We just subscribe to online services. And how can we resist? The streaming revolution[1] has brought us vast amounts of video and music entertainment…
Grindr and OkCupid Spread Personal Details, Study Says
By Natasha Singer and Aaron Krolik Popular dating services like Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder are spreading user information like dating choices and precise location to advertising and marketing companies in…
