A Texas judge found the law requiring adults and minors to verify their age before downloading apps or making in-app purchases likely violates adults and minors' First Amendment rights.

Anonymous messaging app NGL announced on Friday that it has been acquired by Mode Mobile, a smartphone rewards company that makes money by flooding its users with ads. NGL quickly climbed the App ...

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Ask this Book is currently available to the iOS app; however, the company has confirmed that it will be rolled out to Android and Kindle devices next year. The AI-powered feature essentially lets ...

RIP to Facebook Messenger’s desktop app. The native app for Mac and Windows is no longer available to users as of today, December 15, 2025, and existing users are being directed to the Facebook ...

The AI-powered ‘Ask this Book’ is a spoiler-free reading assistant. The AI-powered ‘Ask this Book’ is a spoiler-free reading assistant. is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism ...

Amazon announced a new feature, called Ask this Book, a couple of months ago. Ask this Book lets you ask questions about the book you’re reading and receive spoiler-free answers. The feature answers ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. BYU running back LJ Martin (4) is stopped as he ...

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland issued a combined sewer overflow (CSO) advisory for the Willamette River Tuesday as the city's Big Pipe system hit 100% capacity. Although the city's Big Pipes have led to a ...