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App Economy

Uber Goes All In On Food Delivery With Standalone UberEATS App

The ride-hailing service is expanding the food delivery app that was previously only available in select cities.

Uber Goes All In On Food Delivery With Standalone UberEATS App

From Startup Bigshot To Big Tech Hotshot: David Lieb’s Bumpy Ride To Google

For a while, the Bump app was a tech world darling. But things didn’t work out–& that was okay: That’s when Google came into the picture.

From Startup Bigshot To Big Tech Hotshot: David Lieb’s Bumpy Ride To Google

Meet The App That Uses A Neural Network To Describe The World

It’s not always right, but sometimes it’s poetic.

Meet The App That Uses A Neural Network To Describe The World

Extended Whole Foods Partnership Bodes Well For Instacart

The companies announced on Thursday that they would continue their deeply integrated partnership.

Extended Whole Foods Partnership Bodes Well For Instacart

Travel Discovery App Spot Wants To Personalize Recommendations

Spot seeks to offer a more intimate alternative to Yelp and Foursquare.

Travel Discovery App Spot Wants To Personalize Recommendations

The 25 Best Free Android Apps

From bleeding-edge productivity to fun with friends, presenting 25 great, no-cost additions to your home screen.

The 25 Best Free Android Apps

80004005: Why Error Messages Are Still So *&%$#! Indecipherable

Don’t feel bad if you’re stumped by an obscure code. There’s a good chance the engineers are too.

80004005: Why Error Messages Are Still So *&%$#! Indecipherable

Spotify Bets On Google’s Cloud To Stream Songs Faster

Spotify’s move to Google Cloud Platform is a important endorsement of Google’s infrastructure.

Spotify Bets On Google’s Cloud To Stream Songs Faster

Most Creative People

Fed Up With Uber And Lyft, Drivers Plan To Launch Competing App

A group of Uber and Lyft drivers in New York says it has been working for more than a year on a ride-hailing app of its own.

Fed Up With Uber And Lyft, Drivers Plan To Launch Competing App

The 25 Best Free iPhone Apps For Business

Make meetings actually useful. Brainstorm like a champ. Take the boredom out of busywork. And much more.

The 25 Best Free iPhone Apps For Business

Free App Friday: 5 Great Everyday Time Savers

Mainline the news, get a workout in, auto-type passwords, and more.

Free App Friday: 5 Great Everyday Time Savers

Free App Friday: 5 Ways To Put Some Extra Money In Your Pocket

Get paid for shopping, pick up some freelance work, sell your stuff, and more.

Free App Friday: 5 Ways To Put Some Extra Money In Your Pocket

5 Great Free Apps For Taking The Pain Out Of Paperwork

Check off your to-do list, make sure your bills are paid, lock down new business, and more.

5 Great Free Apps For Taking The Pain Out Of Paperwork

5 Great Free Apps For When You Need To Be In Two Places At Once

Hold video calls, access your files, provide tech support, and more.

5 Great Free Apps For When You Need To Be In Two Places At Once

Lyft Gives Its App A Fresher, More Transparent, More One-Handed Update

What’s more important: saving time or saving money? Now it’s easier to compare your options.

Lyft Gives Its App A Fresher, More Transparent, More One-Handed Update

Free App Friday: 5 Great Time-Saving Chrome Extensions

Whip Gmail into shape, decrease load times, stay focused, and more.

Free App Friday: 5 Great Time-Saving Chrome Extensions

Product Hunt’s New App Is A Podcast Player (And Much More)

Product Hunt’s newly overhauled iOS app turns the recommendation site into something much more useful.

Product Hunt’s New App Is A Podcast Player (And Much More)

Free App Friday: Never, Ever Pay Full Price For Anything

Find deals, clip coupons, get price matches, and more.

Free App Friday: Never, Ever Pay Full Price For Anything

Free App Friday: 5 Ways To Make Your Next Flight Less Boring

Catch up on your reading, listen to some podcasts, and learn some new skills.

Free App Friday: 5 Ways To Make Your Next Flight Less Boring

5 Great Free Apps To Use The Moment You Wake Up

Tackle email, scheduling, news, commutes, and more.

5 Great Free Apps To Use The Moment You Wake Up

Tech

We’re still stuck in a semiconductor shortage, but the secondary market can help

Waymo and Uber are pressuring California to lift its ban on larger self-driving trucks

Apple aims to thwart NSO spyware with new iPhone ‘Lockdown Mode’

News

Seeking mental health services? Beware of ‘phantom’ providers

Student loan forgiveness: Map reveals the states most interested student loan forgiveness

Monthly car payments are ridiculously high right now, adding to the list of driver headaches

Co.Design

The unexpected benefit of designing farms for the birds and the bees

These tiny toiletry containers have developed a cult following. Here’s why

E-commerce hasn’t killed physical retail. It’s made it more important than ever

Work Life

5 ways employees can help shape company culture

3 ways brands can build a more diverse and inclusive social media strategy

How to teach your brain to reframe negative thoughts