A protester in Hong Kong checks his phone for police activity during a protest against the government in Hong Kong's New Territories, in August. Aidan Marzo/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
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An app uses a smartphone camera to detect leukocoria, a pale reflection from the back of the eye. It can be an early sign of disease. Here it appears light brown compared the healthy eye. Munson et al., Sci. Adv. 2019; 5 eaax 6363 hide caption
An App That Can Catch Early Signs Of Eye Disease In A Flash
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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at an Uber products launch in San Francisco on Sept. 26. The company is launching its Uber Works app in Chicago, aiming to make it easier for workers to find temporary shifts. Philip Pacheco/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Sen. Josh Hawley has made it a point to challenge the major tech companies since his election in 2018, and tech regulation was a facet of his career as Missouri's attorney general. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
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The Absher app, available in the Apple and Google apps stores in Saudi Arabia, allows men to track the whereabouts of their wives and daughters. Apple App Store/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
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This graffiti in a neighborhood in Cairo is emblazoned with the words "no harassment" in Arabic. Mural by Mira Shihadeh via AP hide caption
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She's not tuning in, she's tuning inward — letting go of stress, or at least trying to, with a mindfulness app on her phone. Photo Illustration by Carolyn Rogers/NPR hide caption
Mindfulness Apps Aim To Help People Disconnect From Stress
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You already know what all of your friends are eating, so you might as well know how to make it, too. Carlina Teteris/Getty Images hide caption
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A study by researchers at MIT and the University of Washington found that black men in Boston were twice as likely to have their rides cancelled by Uber drivers. LeoPatrizi/Getty Images hide caption
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Bug enthusiast Anna Lindqvist uploads photos like this — of the Ailanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea) to the iNaturalist app. Like a social network for wildlife, her location paired with the photo help both amateur and expert naturalists identify the species. Annika Lindqvist hide caption
The App That Aims To Gamify Biology Has Amateurs Discovering New Species
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What time is it? Doug Griswold/Bay Area News Group/MCT via Getty Images hide caption
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On-demand delivery apps like Purple, which promises a full tank of gas in an hour, are proliferating in the tech market. Jun Tsuboike/NPR hide caption