Mobile Apps

NEW YORK – September 19, 2026 -- Dating app Wild has surpassed 900,000 verified members across 57 countries, the company announced, positioning itself as an alternative to apps built around finding long-term relationships.

Launched in 2016, Wild is designed for people seeking casual connections rather than a set path toward a relationship. The platform supports casual dating, flirting, hookups, and friends-with-benefits arrangements, letting users define what they want from a match instead of assuming every conversation is headed toward commitment.

Every member on Wild must complete verification before using the app

Wild requires 100% forced verification, meaning the process is mandatory rather than optional. The company says this real-person verification step is central to how members connect, aiming to address safety and trust concerns common on casual dating platforms.

Daytona Beach – September 19, 2026 -- Motorcycle riders visiting the 34th annual Biketoberfest® rally from October 15-18 can earn an exclusive collectible coin by completing a scavenger hunt through the event's free mobile app.

The MotoPassport Scavenger Hunt rewards the first 300 finishers with a coin.

Riders must create an account on the official Biketoberfest® app and check in at all 12 participating locations across Volusia County, including Indian Motorcycle Daytona Beach, Teddy Morse's Daytona Harley-Davidson, the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and the Florida Motorcycle Safety Program tent trackside at Daytona International Speedway.

Other stops include Copper Bottom Craft Distillery, Daytona Beach Poker, RideNow Powersports in Holly Hill, Rue & Ziffra's tent at Willie's Tropical Tattoo in Ormond Beach, Tanger Daytona Beach, the Progressive Insurance tent at Destination Daytona, and Main Street Tattoo.

Los Angeles -- September 19, 2026 -- A 17-year-old UCLA student has launched a platform designed to help college students trade seats in full classes instead of waiting on waitlists. Joseph Borna built ClassSwap after struggling to get into required courses during his own coursework at UCLA.

Students list the class they have and the class they want

On ClassSwap, users post the course or section they currently hold alongside the one they are trying to enter. The platform then attempts to connect students with matching, compatible needs. Users can also set alerts to watch specific classes and get notified when a relevant opening appears.

"I kept thinking that there are students all over campus trying to solve the exact same problem separately," Borna said. "There should be one place where they can actually find each other."

New York – September 18, 2026 -- Giggles, the fast-growing social video app, has relaunched with a ground-up redesign that swaps its old trading mechanics for a new points system called Aura and a set of collectible "trend cards."

Aura replaces trading with a simple rewards system

Users earn Aura by participating on the app and spend it on interactions and creator rewards. Aura carries no cash value, marking a clear departure from the trading economy the app was previously known for. Trend cards, meanwhile, are digital collectibles earned with Aura that mark viral moments and celebrate creators, memes, and content that define the platform.

The app remains focused on short-form video across five categories

Giggles still functions as a short-form video platform where users create, watch, and share content across comedy, food, sports, music, and memes.

Boston – September 17, 2026 -- Menu-Order AI has launched Daily GLP-1 Habits, a feature that lets users log meals, macros, steps and behavior changes tied to GLP-1 weight-loss medications, expanding the app beyond its original restaurant-menu tool.

The feature was built with Founding Medical Advisor Dr. Leigh-Anne Dale and arrives as federal GLP-1 coverage expands. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services opened its Medicare GLP-1 Bridge on July 1, 2026, giving eligible Medicare Part D beneficiaries access to certain GLP-1 drugs, alongside its BALANCE model pairing medication access with lifestyle support for Medicaid recipients. In December 2025, the World Health Organization issued its first global guideline on GLP-1 therapies, recommending the drugs be paired with diet, physical activity and structured behavioral support.

Los Angeles – September 17, 2026 -- Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, the mobile and PC title co-produced by Akatsuki Games, TOHO, and Production I.G, added a new playable character today as part of its first-anniversary celebration.

A new five-star fighter joins the roster on September 14

The character, called [Unorthodox Pursuit] Suited, wields a Hammer-type weapon and draws power from a creature identified in the game's lore as Dimensional Identified Kaiju A. According to the character's in-game backstory, she wears a prosthetic eye made from the Kaiju's cells, which has also altered her hair color and placed strain on her body -- effects she reportedly embraces despite the risks. A matching five-star Hammer weapon, HM-Spolcyc, launches alongside her.

Players get a login bonus tied to a new anime episode

To mark the release of the second episode of the tie-in short anime "Narumi's Week at Work,

Hong Kong – September 16, 2026 -- Cheerble has launched Wickedbone Air, an app-controlled dog toy priced at an introductory $59.99, now available at cheerble.com after pre-orders opened September 7, 2026.

Owners steer the toy in real time through a virtual joystick

The toy offers two play modes. In Drive Mode, owners use the Cheerble App's virtual joystick to guide the toy's movement live, adjusting direction as their dog chases it. Auto Mode relies on built-in movement patterns and touch responses so the toy can play on its own while owners supervise nearby. Built-in sound effects add an audio cue during play, and a separate Find Device feature triggers a sound through the app to help owners locate the toy if it ends up under furniture.

Dubai – September 15, 2026 -- Eligible customers of the investment app baraka can now buy shares listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) directly through their existing account, with local trades funded in AED. The DIFC-based platform, regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority, says the move gives its users from more than 100 nationalities access to nearly 10,000 local and global assets in one place.

Younger investors are driving the platform's growth.

Birmingham – September 14, 2026 -- Shipt has launched Ask Shipt, an AI shopping assistant that lets customers build a complete grocery cart by typing a request or uploading a photo, available now in the Shipt app and on Shipt.com.

Users can snap a photo to build a cart instantly

Customers who see a dish on social media or at a restaurant can photograph it, upload the image to Ask Shipt, and the tool identifies the ingredients and adds them to a cart automatically. The same feature works from typed prompts, such as requests for a weeknight dinner for a family of five under $35 or a Saturday tailgate for 25 people that includes brunch items.

Every recommendation stays fully editable before checkout

Shoppers select a retailer from Shipt's marketplace, then find Ask Shipt beneath the search bar. Items generated by the assistant can be reviewed, swapped, or removed before purchase, so dietary needs and personal preferences remain intact.

Huntington, N.Y. – September 13, 2026 -- Patients researching symptoms on DxCheck can now book a doctor's appointment on the same platform, thanks to a new partnership with scheduling service Zocdoc.

The integration lets users book same- or next-day visits directly from health content pages

Through the partnership, DxCheck users can browse real-time appointment availability, filter specialists by insurance coverage, and book visits without leaving the site. The feature appears across condition pages, health articles, and assessment results, showing specialists relevant to the topic a patient is reading about and filtered by proximity.