security Pentagon employees ignore security protocols to download all kinds of dodgy apps on their government-issued phones David Pescovitz

neighborhood drama Watch epic Nextdoor chat about a lizard on the loose, amusingly reenacted on Jimmy Kimmel (video) Carla Sinclair

not-so-cheap entertainment A 6-year-old boy "played" with his dad's Grubhub app, ordering $1,000 worth of food Carla Sinclair

music Wire up tiny modular pixel art synths in picoSYNTH Rob Beschizza

china Tik Tok executive refuses to say it will stop sending U.S. user data to China Rob Beschizza

apps Diffusion Bee: a simple app that sets up Stable Diffusion on recent Macs Rob Beschizza

apps ShaderGlass makes any app look like an old TV set Rob Beschizza

apps Free app for people who talk too much in meetings David Pescovitz

apps Busy Simulator makes app notification sounds to make you seem busier than you are David Pescovitz

apps Blog online with a paper notebook Rob Beschizza

Technology Flexpressions: latest facial animation tech in Blender Rob Beschizza

NASA This app makes it easy to see the International Space Station fly by Mark Frauenfelder

apps Apple lifts threat to remove popular terminal app from App Store Rob Beschizza

Technology TikTok exploited Android security vulnerability to grab MAC addresses, maybe for ad tracking, no way to opt out — stopped in November, WSJ reports Xeni Jardin

COVID-19 United Nations app to help socially distance for coronavirus 'does not work' Xeni Jardin

Technology Zoom patches Windows vulnerability that let attackers steal your Windows login from dodgy chat links Xeni Jardin

apps Monty Python co-founder Terry Jones's last major project was this Canterbury Tales app David Pescovitz

apps The Photo Roulette app sends a random photo from your phone to your friends John Struan

Reviews Review: SpotHero should be called SpotZero Mark Frauenfelder

apple This app turns your iPhone into an iPod David Pescovitz