Apps
November 2025
The loneliness fix: I wanted to find new friends in my 30s – and it was easier than I imagined
It is said to be harder to make friends as you age. But I found that a mix of apps and other tools, as well as a happy attitude, led to a world of potential new palsChina removes two popular gay dating apps from Apple and Android stores
Withdrawal of Blued and Finka raises fears of further crackdowns on LGBT rights amid growing restrictions- The Filter USThe best meditation apps to quit doomscrolling and find peace insteadYou can’t control this chaotic world, but the best meditation apps can help you control how you react to it, one deep breath at a time
October 2025
- Brief lettersWhen hearts were in the Home Office
- The Filter USI thought I hated working out until I tried this fitness app
Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say
- Scam watch‘The wire began to smoke’: how to avoid counterfeit scams on Vinted and other resale sites
Launch of veteran card will be used to test UK government’s digital ID scheme
Digital ID: Danes and Estonians find it ‘pretty uncontroversial’
French woman in mother of all trademark battles with DC Comics over parenting app Wondermum
I spent years trying to avoid Vinted. It turns out I was right to be afraid
Carys Afoko
‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder
Can’t sleep? Turn on, tune in and drop off
September 2025
- Money hacksSet controls and teach privacy: how to manage your child’s first mobile phone
Britain’s illegal e-bike boom: desperation, delivery drivers – and unthinkable danger
August 2025
- Brief lettersEnjoy the magic of university lifeBrief letters: The purpose of higher education | Totalitarian regimes | Thieving gulls | Digital beer tokens?
These exercise apps reward steps with freebies – but which ones are worth the effort?
The walk to work could earn you rewards such as cheaper coffee or Amazon discounts. We put the apps through their paces- Today in FocusGhosting, breadcrumbing, one-night stands: are we done with dating apps? - podcast
- A moment that changed meA moment that changed me: I resolved to reduce my screen time – and it was a big mistake
Women call out ‘creepy’ experiences on Vinted as trolls and image thieves target site