5 iPhone apps I cannot live without in 2026

From quick searches to retro gaming, these five apps have earned a permanent spot on my iPhone. Some you may know, some you might not, but all of them are worth downloading today.

Beyond Instagram: Introducing the next generation of social apps

These newer social apps offer alternatives to Big Tech’s feeds, focusing on interests, creativity, and community.

The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen
The next YouTube phenomenon hitting the big screen

Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 131, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy last week of productivity before the World Cup starts, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about the World Cup […]

The 10 best ecommerce mobile app builders for mid-market and enterprise brands
The 10 best ecommerce mobile app builders for mid-market and enterprise brands

Any ecommerce brand, once you hit a certain scale, needs to have a mobile app. But knowing you want an app isn’t the hard part; getting there is. Luckily, there are hundreds of companies that specialize in helping ecommerce brands launch mobile apps, w…

Apple approves Poke as the first AI agent on its Messages for Business platform

Poke, the startup that lets people use AI agents through simple text messages, has become the first AI agent approved for Apple’s Messages for Business platform.

Meta launches an AI assistant that tells Facebook creators why their content works, not just that it did
Meta launches an AI assistant that tells Facebook creators why their content works, not just that it did

Knowing that a reel performed well has never been the hard part. The hard part is understanding why. Was it the hook, the timing, the format, the audio? Creators have spent years toggling between analytics dashboards trying to reverse-engineer answers …

Meta rolls out a new AI creator assistant on Facebook

Creators often have to parse through charts and dashboards to understand their performance, but with the new AI assistant, they can get quick answers to questions like “When should I post?” and “What are people saying in my comments?”

Cash App launches a wand for tap-and-pay

Cash App plans to launch more tap-to-pay tags

Apple touts $1.4 trillion in App Store billings and sales, 90% without a commission

Apple’s App Store generated $1.4 trillion in sales, up from $1.3 trillion last year, with $149 billion in sales for digital goods.