A Connecticut woman says she lost about $900,000 in a crypto romance scam after meeting a man on a dating app; she now warns others with AARP

A dating app chat started a romance scam that cost one Connecticut woman about $900,000. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

In May 2023, Jackie Crenshaw of East Haven, Connecticut, was nearing her 59th birthday and thinking about retirement when she met a man on a dating site who told her he was a widower, she said in an interview with Business Insider. He was a scammer, and a crypto romance scam cost her about $900,000. … Read more

DoorDash Dasher app down for thousands: Users say ‘earnings not showing up’ amid outage

DoorDash Dasher app not working. (UnSplash)

Update: The DoorDash Dasher app appears to be working normally after a brief outage on Tuesday. During the outage, users said their earnings were not showing up in the app. The company has not disclosed the cause of the outage. DoorDash Dasher app not working. (UnSplash) Also Read: Paramount-Warner merger: How Skydance plans to turn … Read more

DoorDash down: App not working for thousands of users amid outage

Thousands of users in down detector have reported issues with the DoorDash app. (Unsplash)

DoorDash is currently not working for thousands of people. Users on Saturday night complained that the app was not loading, orders could not be placed and login attempts were failing. Thousands of users in down detector have reported issues with the DoorDash app. (Unsplash) Downdetector data showed that 87% of complaints were related to the … Read more

Robinhood down: App, website not working amid outage as frustrated users react

Robinhood users report widespread app and website outages on Monday. (AP)

Robinhood appears to be down for thousands of users across the United States. As of 7:12am EDT, over 4,088 reports were filed on Downdetector. Robinhood users report widespread app and website outages on Monday. (AP) Around 82% of users reporting problems with the app, 10% with the website, and 5% with login issues. Frustrated users … Read more

Vinted down: Thousands say app not loading amid outage; ‘Please fix it’

Vinted app down in US. (UnSplash)

Update: The Vinted app appears to be working normally again after a brief outage that began around 3:35 p.m. Monday. During the outage, users reported problems logging into the app, with many taking to social media to share their frustration. Downdetector, however, did not record any new reports after 4 p.m. Vinted app down in … Read more

A blind Egyptian entrepreneur built an AI app that describes the world through audio, helping visually impaired users experience wildlife, objects and surrounding scenes through their phones

A blind Egyptian entrepreneur built an AI app that describes the world through audio, helping visually impaired users experience wildlife, objects and surrounding scenes through their phones

When Karen Morad, a 16-year-old schoolgirl from Cairo, went on a Kenyan safari in June 2026, she experienced something she thought was impossible: “seeing” the animals around her despite being completely blind. That moment was made possible by ScribeMe, an AI-powered app created by her older brother, Mark, also blind, which turns a phone’s camera, … Read more

Is the Charles Schwab app down? Thousands report issues with logging in; company responds

The company logo of Charles Schwab is displayed at a location in the financial district in New York. (REUTERS)

Over a thousand users of the app of financial broker Charles Schwab are reporting issues with logging into their account on Saturday evening. Even as the markets are closed, the app is not opening for at least 1500 Charles Schwab clientsas of 3:18pm EDT. The company logo of Charles Schwab is displayed at a location … Read more

Is Bluesky down again? Users report widespread app issues amid outage

Bluesky is down in the US. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters)

Update: Bluesky is back up after a brief outage on Sunday that affected users across the United States. The cause of the outage remains unknown. Bluesky is down in the US. (Dado Ruvic/Reuters) Also Read: Claude AI down: Users report ‘authentication service unavailable’ error amid outage Initial report: Bluesky is down for thousands of users … Read more

What’s going on with Facebook? Is it down? Users report site not loading on laptops while app works fine

Facebook appeared to be down for thousands of users in the United States. (Unsplash)

Update: By 9:30 p.m. EDT, Facebook appeared to be working normally for users in the United States. Earlier Thursday, several users reported that the website was not loading on their laptops, while the Facebook app remained accessible on their phones. According to Downdetector reports, the issue began Thursday morning and appeared to have subsided by … Read more

Why was Telegram briefly removed from Apple App Store? Netizens blame Epstein tweet

Telegram app logo is seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (REUTERS)

Telegram briefly disappeared from Apple App Store search results worldwide, leaving users confused and sparking a wave of online speculation. The messaging platform was later restored, but Apple has not provided a reason for the temporary removal. Telegram app logo is seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration (REUTERS) The app’s dedicated … Read more