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Uber users in the Texas capital can now join an 'interest list' and get notified when Waymo's robotaxis hit the streets. Will they appear before similar AVs from Elon Musk's Tesla?

By Jibin Joseph
A Waymo X Uber branded Jaguar I-PACE electric car

The new app lets you join and manage events and includes integrations with iCloud, Apple Music, Maps, Weather, and Image Playground.

By Joe Hindy
apple invite screenshots

Apple's Podcasts app is available for mobile devices and desktops. Here's how to follow, listen to, and manage podcasts on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, in iTunes, or on the web.

By Lance Whitney
apple podcasts

Customers can now enable a feature that automatically notifies drivers they'll be traveling with a service animal.

By Jibin Joseph
Signage outside Uber HQ in California

It doesn't matter what brand of tablet device(s) you use at home or work; we want to know all about them. Give a grade and you're eligible to win $250 from Amazon.

Credit: Ivan Samkov/Pexels

You could take home $250 if you tell us why your love or loathe the smartphone, mobile OS, and wireless carriers you use at home and for work.

Credit: Angela Moscaritolo

Need to finesse an email or polish a blog post while on your phone or tablet? Enlist the help of a third-party AI keyboard like Wordtune, Microsoft SwiftKey, or Grammarly.

By Lance Whitney
Composite graphic with a phone screen showing "New Message" with a text typed in and AI suggestions overlaid

Apple enhances the Notes app with each new release of iOS and iPadOS. Here’s how to take advantage of the latest upgrades, from locking down notes to tapping into Apple Intelligence.

By Lance Whitney
notes app logo over screenshots of the app

Grubhub deploys Avride's robots at Ohio State and Starship's robots at Colorado State.

By Jibin Joseph
delivery robot at OSU

According to Similarweb, active users on RedNote dropped by over 50% on Jan. 20, shortly after TikTok revived the app in the US. Trump has given TikTok 75 days to make a deal.

By Michael Kan
Rednote, Tiktok apps

Google Play finally rolls out badges on VPN apps that appear if an app has passed an independent security review.

By Kate Irwin
Android home screen showing Google app and Play Store app.

TikTok also sees a slight dip as US users flock to RedNote and Lemon8, according to internet traffic monitor Similarweb.

By Michael Kan
rednote on a smartphone

A Georgia resident alleges that Allstate invaded his privacy by collecting driving data through the SiriusXM app without permission.

By Michael Kan
Allstate logo

Nearly 250,000 Americans have downloaded Rednote on Android alone in the past few months. But if Trump saves TikTok, that momentum could stall.

By Kate Irwin
Series of video previews arranged in a Pinterest-like grid.

Patrick Spence, who oversaw the Sonos app's buggy overhaul, is stepping down but staying on as an advisor until July and will get over $1.8 million in severance.

By Kate Irwin
Sonos app store page on iPhone screen. iPhone sitting on laptop keyboard.

As of iOS 18.2, Apple lets you select a default for a wider category of apps, including calls and messages. Here's how to pick your app of choice.

By Tyler Hayes
App Store icon is seen displayed on a phone screen

In the months after its CEO was arrested in France, Telegram fulfilled nearly 1,000 US law enforcement requests, up from just 14 between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2024.

By Kate Irwin
Telegram app on iPhone screen with Signal and Reddit around it with magnifying glass on Telegram.

You can easily assemble and share a slideshow of your favorite photos from the Photos app.

By Lance Whitney
photos in the apple photos app

Children under 12 can freely download weight loss and fasting trackers and AI girlfriend apps on the App Store, the report claims.

By Will McCurdy
App Store Image