Restaurant Staff Donates Entire Holiday Party Fund to Coworker Who Is Adopting a Baby — and His Reaction Is Priceless (Exclusive)

Heidi Paniagua tells PEOPLE that her coworker Norman and his wife Alicia have been trying to start a family for a long time ...
The News Herald

No more FOMO. Your guide to New Year's celebrations in Bay County

Bay County, Florida, offers several events for residents to celebrate the start of 2026. Panama City Beach will host its popular Beach Ball Drop at Pier Park, featuring live music and a separate kids' ...
The Verge

Apple is going to allow third-party app stores in Brazil, too

Following Europe and Japan, Apple is opening things up for iOS users in Brazil. Following Europe and Japan, Apple is opening things up for iOS users in Brazil. is a senior reporter covering technology ...
MacRumors

Apple to Allow Alternative App Stores and More on iOS in Brazil by April

Due to regulatory action, Apple has agreed to allow alternative app stores, third-party payment systems for in-app purchases, and in-app links to external offers on iOS in Brazil, according to legal ...
TechCrunch

ChatGPT launches an app store, lets developers know it’s open for business

App developers looking to launch their programs in ChatGPT can now submit them for review and potential publication, OpenAI said Wednesday. The company also introduced a new app directory within ...
9to5google

Meta hits the brakes on third-party Horizon OS headsets, opening doors for Android XR

Meta has confirmed that its plans to bring Horizon OS, the software on Quest headsets, to third-party devices have been paused, which is probably great news for Android XR. In 2024, Meta announced ...
Houston Chronicle

What’s next for Mayor John Whitmire after Harris Democratic Party endorsement loss? 'Time will tell'

On Sunday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire was issued a loss when a slew of Harris County Democratic Party precinct chairs overwhelmingly voted 186-80 to deny him endorsements in future races. Notably, ...
Road to VR

Google Launches First-party ‘PC Connect’ Virtual Desktop App for PC Productivity & Gaming on Android XR

Google is rolling out a beta version of PC Connect, a free first-party virtual desktop app for Android XR. With the app, users can stream content from their Windows PC. Desktop apps work, of course, ...
Yahoo

‘The Hunting Party’ Season 2 Trailer Is Here—and It Changes Everything (Exclusive)

After all of the twists and turns and revelations in The Hunting Party's Season 1 finale, fans have been anxiously awaiting the return of the breakout thriller. Is Odell dead or alive? What's really ...
The New York Times

Running Out of Time, Republicans in Congress Still Lack a Health Plan

Top Republicans have said they want to produce a proposal in short order to counter Democrats pressing for an extension of health care subsidies. They have not gotten far. By Sheryl Gay Stolberg ...
AOL

Reader’s Vote: The Best Party Game Of All Time

Poetry for Neanderthals is a party game where you have to give one-syllable clues to get people to guess the word from the card you drew. If the word you say is more than one syllable, you get bonked ...
Android Authority

8 common Android features that originated from third party apps

Android phones have come a long, long way. From the era of clunky, half-baked doohickeys to fine artifacts that demonstrate human proficiency and imagination, the journey of our digital accomplices ...