The Greatest App of All Time Day 6: YouTube vs. Words With Friends
It’s day 6 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and things are heating up. Thus far in the competition, we’ve had some…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 5: Snapchat vs. Vine
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time! Flappy Bird punched above its weight in yesterday’s contest but ultimately folded and with…
This Guy Made a Dating App Where You Can Only Date Him
“I’d never really done the online dating thing,” Los Mayers said. Mayers, an app developer living in Brooklyn, had met all of his previous partners in person the old-fashioned way.…
Here’s Why Your Uber Might Be More Expensive This Valentine’s Day
Thousands of Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash drivers and delivery workers went on strike across the United States on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The drivers are seeking fair wages, safety protections, and…
Apparently, Apple’s iMessage Is Not a ‘Gatekeeper Service’ After All
iMessage, once considered an exclusive messaging service for Apple users, was just deemed too lame to regulate by EU officials. The European Commission said it would not regulate iMessage as…
Don’t Cross the Uber, Lyft Picket Line on Valentine’s Day
Thousands of Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash drivers and delivery workers will go on strike across the United States on Wednesday, Feb. 14. The drivers seek fair wages, safety protections, and…
TikTok Is Destroying Itself From the Inside Out
At the beginning of 2023, TikTok was one of the weirdest and most delightful places on the internet. An app with a reputation for memes and 30-second dances had become…
Zuck’s Naughty and Nice List: Threads in EU, AI Instagram Backgrounds, and More
Threads finally launched for European users Thursday roughly five months after the X competitor rolled out in the United States. The rookie social media platform also received some fact-checking filters…
US Judge Blocks Montana’s ‘Anti-Chinese’ TikTok Ban
A US Federal Judge blocked a Montana law Thursday that would have banned TikTok in the state starting on January 1st, arguing the bill is unconstitutional on the basis that…
Nothing’s Failed iMessages Workaround Was Too Good To Be True
Last week was certainly exciting for the prospect of green and blue bubbles finding peace and harmony in the chat realm, though that excitement was a bit premature in Nothing’s…