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What’s behind a new wave of apps in Apple’s App Store? It’s probably two words: vibe coding. The App Store was flooded with 235,800 new apps in the first quarter of this year—an increase of 84% over ...

Olivia Dean is going through a social media detox. The British singer-songwriter graced the cover of ELLE for its 2026 Women in Music Issue on Thursday, April 2 and opened up about her decision to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Trump administration announced the launch of the White House app on Friday, promising news “straight from the source, no filter.” The administration announcement followed a series of social media ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A relatively new social media app is gaining—or, perhaps, trying to gain—momentum among Generation Z. The app, named ...

In what may turn out to be a bellwether decision, on Wednesday a state court jury in Los Angeles awarded $6 million in damages from Meta Platforms and Alphabet to a woman who is now 20 years old.

A court ruling with potentially massive implications has found that social media apps are intentionally designed to be addictive, and are harmful to teenage mental health. Academic studies have long ...

The U.K. is rolling out a trial social media ban for hundreds of teenagers. The trial will see restrictions ranging from curfews to time caps on certain popular apps like Instagram, TikTok, and ...

Compare Qustodio, Bark, NetNanny and GoogleFamilyLink for screentime limits, web filtering and social monitoring to find the best parental control app for your kids’ devices. Pixabay, Firmbee Best ...

OpenAI is closing down one of its polarizing products. The company announced on Tuesday it is “saying goodbye” to Sora, the generative-AI video creation app that was launched just six months ago. “To ...