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Viral Chinese App 'Are You Dead?' Checks On Those Who Live Alone

BeauHD / slashdot - The viral Chinese app Are You Dead? (known as Sileme in Chinese) targets people who live alone by requiring regular check-ins and alerting an emergency contact if the user doesn't respond. It launched in May and is now the most downloaded paid app in Chin…

#digitalhealth #mobile #china #business #us #culture #apps #wellness #community

The morbidly-named “Are You Dead?” has topped the App Store in China, as a way for people living alone to get some help if they don’t check in every day.

7 wks / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

'Are You Dead?': Chinese app for solo dwellers goes viral

7 wks / techxplore

'Are You Dead?' iOS app helps lonely people stay safe in China

7 wks / appleinsider

'Are You Dead?' Is The #1 Paid iPhone App In China: Here's Why

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Viral Chinese App 'Are You Dead?' Checks On Those Who Live Alone

7 wks / slashdot / BeauHD

‘Are You Dead?’ tops China's paid app list

7 wks / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

An App Called ‘Are You Dead?’ Is Climbing the Apple Charts

7 wks / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Are You Dead?: The viral Chinese app for young people living alone

7 wks / reddit / /u/SquidFistHK

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Apple Services Hit Record Highs in 2025 as App Store Commerce Tops $1.3 Trillion

iclarified - Apple's Services division closed out a record-setting 2025, posting strong engagement across its platforms and facilitating $1.3 trillion in commerce through the App Store ecosystem. In a year-end performance update released today, the company highlighted…

#fintech #ecommerce #digitaltransformation #apple #earnings #business #apps #payments #economy #technology

Apple paid developers $550B via App Store since 2008

7 wks / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

App Store has generated over half a trillion dollars for developers

7 wks / techzine / Erik van Klinken

Eddy Cue on Apple’s 2025 Year in Services

7 wks / apple / John Gruber

2025 Becomes Apple’s Biggest Year for Services

7 wks / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Here's How 2025 Was a 'Record-Breaking Year' Across Apple's Services

7 wks / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple Services Hit Record Highs in 2025 as App Store Commerce Tops $1.3 Trillion

7 wks / iclarified

Apple Just Revealed How Big Its Services Empire Has Become

7 wks / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

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First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's general agent

Simon Willison / simonwillison - New from Anthropic today is Claude Cowork, a "research preview" that they describe as "Claude Code for the rest of your work". It's currently available only to Max subscribers ($100 or $200 per month plans) as part of the updated Claude Desktop macOS appl…

#ai #automation #apple #anthropic #genai #apps #macos #technology #assistant #productivity

Anthropic Cowork Launches: Claude Code Without Coding Skills

7 wks / reddit / /u/i-drake

Anthropic’s Cowork is a more accessible version of Claude Code

7 wks / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Anthropic's Cowork Strips the Developer Costume Off Claude Code

7 wks / implicator / Maria Garcia

Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Code-like for general computing

7 wks / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

Anthropic Just Turned Claude Code Into Cowork — and It’s Not Just for Coders

7 wks / eweek / Grant Harvey

Cowork for Claude Can Tap Into a Folder on Your Computer and Organize Its Contents

7 wks / cnet / Imad Khan

First impressions of Claude Cowork, Anthropic's general agent

7 wks / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Anthropic debuts Cowork agent to automate your desktop work

7 wks / testingcatalog / Erin

Cowork: Claude Code for the rest of your work

7 wks / reddit / /u/eternviking

Anthropic wants you to use Claude to ‘Cowork’ in latest AI agent push

7 wks / theverge / Hayden Field

Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code

7 wks / techcrunch / Russell Brandom

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Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

mashable - Instagram said there wasn't a data breach, but the company did fix a bug that led to an external actor sending password reset emails.

#cybersecurity #dataprivacy #infosec #meta #cybercrime #apps #scam #instagram #bugs

How to tell if an Instagram password reset email is real

7 wks / mashable

Instagram asked millions to reset passwords, but Meta says it was just a bug

7 wks / techspot

Instagram reportedly fixed an issue relating to random password reset emails

7 wks / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Instagram denies data breach: So whats up with those sketchy change password emails?

7 wks / mashable

Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password

7 wks / bbc

Reminder: Ignore Instagram password reset messages if you didn't request one

7 wks / appleinsider

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X Eyes Crypto Trading Integration as Smart Cashtags Roll Out Next Month

Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Smart Cashtags let users tap crypto tags to see live prices inside X’s timeline Bitcoin tags now link directly to real-time data, reducing ticker confusion Ethereum gains contract-level tagging for clearer token and ecosystem tracking XRP joins launc…

#fintech #crypto #stockmarket #business #apps #pricing #ux #technology

X Eyes Crypto Trading Integration as Smart Cashtags Roll Out Next Month

7 wks / parameter / Yasmin Werner

X Plans ‘Smart Cashtags’ to Link Crypto and Stock Tickers to Live Prices

7 wks / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

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