Tag: apps

• Advanced mobile surveillanceware, made in Russia, found in the wild

  July 28, 2019

  Researchers have discovered some of the most advanced and full-featured mobile surveillanceware ever seen. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/07/advanced-mobile-surveillanceware-made-in-russia-found-in-the-wild/ more ›

• At VidCon’s 10-Year Anniversary, Influencers, Fans, And Brands All Seem Ready To Leave YouTube Behind

  July 13, 2019

  Get ready to feel so old that you turn to dust. VidCon celebrated its 10-year anniversary this week. Yet the palpable sadness hovering over Thursday’s panels revealed how heavily the… more ›

• Controversial deepfake app DeepNude shuts down hours after being exposed

  July 8, 2019

  Less than a day after receiving widespread attention, the deepfake app that used AI to create fake nude photos of women is shutting down. https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/27/18761496/deepnude-shuts-down-deepfake-nude-ai-app-women more ›

• TikTok’s Videos Are Goofy. Its Strategy to Dominate Social Media Is Serious.

  July 3, 2019

  China’s first big hit in the U.S. uses an advanced algorithm to personalize its addictive video-sharing app, and parent Bytedance’s enormous ad spending on Snap, Facebook and Instagram aims to… more ›

• Mobile to the Future

  June 26, 2019

  When something new comes along, it’s common for us to react with what we already know. Radio programming on TV, print design on web pages, and now web page design… more ›

• The Hottest App in China Teaches Citizens About Their Leader — and, Yes, There’s a Test

  April 8, 2019

  CHANGSHA, China — Inside a fishing gear store on a busy city street, the owner sits behind a counter, furiously tapping a smartphone to improve his score on an app… more ›

• The Chinese takeover of Indian app ecosystem

  April 1, 2019

  For those trying to make sense of the Chinese dominance of the Indian app ecosystem, these are familiar statements. Yet, until about a year or a little more ago, these… more ›

• When AI is the Product: The Rise of AI-Based Consumer Apps

  January 4, 2019

  There’s a new era of AI consumer-based apps spreading around the world, though starting from China. https://a16z.com/2018/12/03/when-ai-is-the-product-the-rise-of-ai-based-consumer-apps/ more ›

• Use the Web instead

  January 3, 2019

  Few things annoy me more than a random website asking me: “do you want to use the app instead?” Of course I don’t want to—that’s why I use your website. There are people… more ›

• Interfaces become queries. Data will be…

  April 12, 2018

  “Interfaces become queries. Data will be distributed across highly diverse interfaces, so sustainable apps need declarative contracts instead of custom data requests.” – Paradigm shifts for the decentralized Web |… more ›