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An app is a small computer program. The features are limited, it is being used on the smartphone, tablet or desktop PC. Common applications include image or text processing software and games.

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DW Sendung Shift | Be My Eyes

Be My Eyes: An app that guides

The app "Be My Eyes" can help blind people in day-to-day tasks.
Digital WorldNovember 1, 202401:30 min
DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Eco Africa — The Environment Magazine

AI helps farmers boost yields. Shea butter empowers women. Solar power on balconies. And a new gaming app.
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 202426:06 min
Cybermobbing, Projekt Zukunft

Cyberbullying and people with disabilities

A new anti-cyberbullying app aims to provide support and empowerment to people with disabilities.
ScienceOctober 19, 202406:01 min
An icon of the Discord social media platform

Discord: Why the messaging app is under scrutiny

Russia and Turkey have blocked the app, popular with the young, after accusing it of failing to remove illegal content.
TechnologyOctober 11, 2024
DW Sendung SHIFT | shift

Making city living better

The world’s cities are expanding. Learn how smart tech can help urbanites beat the growing pains.
Digital WorldOctober 11, 202412:36 min
The entrance to the offices of tech giant Google on May 12, 2021.

US: Court orders Google to open Android to rival app stores

The company suffered another blow after a different judge had previously ruled its search engine is an illegal monopoly.
TechnologyOctober 8, 2024
Logo der Online-Spieleplattform Roblox

How games keep you hooked

Games are designed to keep you coming back - and spend a fortune. Here’s what to watch out for.
Digital WorldOctober 4, 202403:41 min
DW "Eco Africa" Sendungslogo mit Partnerlogos (Composite)

Eco Africa: Getting active for the environment

Dancing to raise climate awareness. | Seagrass protection efforts.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 27, 202426:05 min
An Ethiopian farmer ploughs his fields manually with the help of cattle

Digitizing agriculture: App helps Ethiopian food producers

A former farmer in Ethiopia is on a mission to boost the productivity of small-scale farmers through a mobile app.
Nature and EnvironmentSeptember 27, 202405:46 min
Silhouette of a man in a darkened room working with what appears to be code on a laptop computer. Symbolic image taken in 2022.

Global police sting topples 'Ghost' criminal messaging app

A total of 51 suspects were arrested, 38 in Australia, where the app's creator resides.
CrimeSeptember 18, 2024
A closeup of a smartphone displaying the Telegram app

Telegram: How the app defies calls for hate censorship

The arrest of Telegram's CEO and its hands-off approach to content moderation is bringing much unwanted attention.
BusinessAugust 26, 2024
Piles of illegally logged timber in Ghana's Ashanti region.

How an app is combatting illegal deforestation in Ghana

NGOs in Ghana are combating deforestation by monitoring logging with an app and raising grassroots awareness.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 23, 202404:40 min
Roxanne Tickle in front of Australian Federal Court court house with media and legal team

Australia: Trans woman wins case against female-only app

An Australian court ruled that female-only app "Giggle for Girls" engaged in "indirect" gender identity discrimination.
PoliticsAugust 23, 2024
SHIFT unternehmen

An app to support better mental health at work

Mental health issues also impact people at work. An AI app could support employees in crisis.
Digital WorldJuly 26, 202402:25 min
SHIFT

Can AI replace therapists?

AI chatbots can temporarily help people living with mental illness, but programs must be monitored.
Digital WorldJuly 26, 202412:34 min
A close-up of a person's hands using a smartphone

Can AI chatbots help treat anxiety disorders?

Cingulo is one of many AI therapy apps promising to help improve people's mental health. But do they really work?
TechnologyJuly 26, 202402:47 min
The protagonist stands smiling with her arms folded in front of an office building

Germany’s young tech entrepreneurs

Linda Büscher, 19, is one of the youngest female tech founders in Germany. She tells us how she did it.
BusinessJuly 16, 202406:51 min
Symbolbild Dating-App Online Dating

How dating apps are changing the search for love

Apps make searching for love or easy sex more convenient, but commitment is more complicated.
TechnologyJuly 12, 202402:02 min
Symbolbild Dating-App Online Dating

When criminals use dating apps to target victims

Romance scams are when criminals create fake identities to lure victims, including via dating apps.
TechnologyJuly 12, 202401:23 min
DW Sendung Shift | Online Dating

Do dating app algorithms determine whom we love?

Algorithms steer which users are shown to others on dating apps – but they’re not always fair.
TechnologyJuly 12, 202403:09 min
Symbolbild Dating-App Online Dating

Do dating apps determine whom we love?

More love stories seem to begin with a swipe. At the same time, many are fed up with dating apps.
Digital WorldJuly 11, 202412:34 min
Symbolbild: Junger Mann bei Psychiaterin

Depressed? There's an app for that!

Psychotherapy apps aim to help people with depression. They can prove useful until patients can see a psychotherapist.
HealthJuly 1, 202404:40 min
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Detecting skin cancer via app

By analyzing photos of moles and age spots, apps can detect skin cancer with surprising accuracy.
HealthJuly 1, 202404:01 min
DW In Good Shape Sendungslogo Composite

In Good Shape – The Health Show

Wearables and apps give health tips, and AI helps doctors diagnose patients. But is tech always the best medicine?
HealthJune 28, 202426:04 min
The logo of an Apple flagship store

EU launches probe into Apple's App Store

The iPhone maker could face billions of euros in fines if found guilty of anti-competitive practices.
PoliticsJune 24, 2024
Symbolbild Dating-App Online Dating

Why dating apps can make you feel bad

Why dating apps can leave you with burnout. The pros and cons of online dating.
HealthMay 31, 202403:53 min
DW In Good Shape Sendungslogo Composite

In Good Shape - Let’s Talk About Sex

Sex is our focus this week. Are men and women's sex drives different? Can you boost your libido?
ScienceMay 31, 202426:04 min
DW Eco India (Sendungslogo Composite)

Tech and tradition: The future of farming - Eco India

From India to Europe, farmers are angry about high costs and low crop prices. High-tech can help — but is that enough?
Nature and EnvironmentMay 16, 202426:05 min
Kids playing a new app called 'GreenQuest' aiming to get kids engaged with climate issues and waste problems.

GreenQuest: A game raising climate awareness

In Nigeria, a new app aims to get kids engaged with climate issues.
Nature and EnvironmentMay 15, 202404:51 min
Symbolbild Dating-App Online Dating

Designed to fail: What dating apps really want from you

Dating apps promise you love, but can they deliver? Matches come at a cost - your data!
Digital WorldMay 2, 202404:12 min
DW Sendung Shift | Spion

Is your partner spying on you with apps? - Shift

Spying on one‘s partner with apps. Kids believe Alexa has feelings. Watermarks against deepfakes.
Digital WorldApril 26, 202412:36 min
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has launched a new application in France and Spain, called TikTok Lite

EU sets TikTok ultimatum over 'addictive' new app feature

It is threatening to impose interim measures including suspending the TikTok Lite rewards programme.
PoliticsApril 22, 2024
DW Sendung SHIFT | greencent

Cycling for points

An app is using rewards to motivate people to switch to low emission means of transportation.
Digital WorldApril 19, 202401:53 min
DW Podcast | Inside Europe | provisorisch f ROAD

Inside Europe 18 April 2024

Crunch-time as the EU seeks a coordinated response to the Middle East conflicts, Turkey cracks down on trade with Israel, and after NatCon Brussels was shut down, we preview CPAC in Hungary. Also: Copenhagen’s historic Stock Exchange burns down, what the world can learn from Ukraine's DIIA app, why Icelanders disapprove of their new PM and we head to the International Festival of the Ocarina.
PoliticsApril 18, 202455:00 min
A picture displaying the new design of DW's website and mobile application.

Questions about the DW App

Answers to commonly asked questions about the DW mobile app.
April 12, 2024
Pink skull ecstasy pill close up.

Drug-checking app alerts users to potentially lethal pills

The KnowDrugs app informs users about the latest drug-checking results in Germany and beyond.
SocietyApril 11, 2024
A farmer scans a banana leaf into the Plantix app

The app helping farmers in India

A Berlin startup has developed an app that helps farmers in India to treat plant diseases and manage their crops.
Food SecurityMarch 28, 202405:18 min
A closeup of a phone screen showing the DigiCow logo

DigiCow app modernizes Kenyan farming

A Kenyan woman is changing how local farmers make critical decisions about their herd through a digital app.
TechnologyMarch 12, 202401:21 min
Fokus Europa | Frankreich Apps-Beleuchtung

France: app-based street lighting

Residents in certain French districts are using an app to control the streetlights themselves.
SocietyMarch 5, 202401:56 min
DW Shift - Vorschaubild - AI

China's new AI Child Tong Tong: cute or creepy?

AI video gets crazily realistic, an AI child is born, and you could get a brain chip from Elon Musk.
Digital WorldMarch 1, 202412:36 min
Fokus Europa Italien Grabpflege

Italy: An app for grave care

An app is allowing Italians to have others tend to the graves of deceased relatives.
SocietyJanuary 16, 202402:26 min
Fokus Europa Schweden Kriminalität

Focus on Europe - Spotlight on People

Sweden is taking a tougher stance against rampant crime by criminal gangs.
PoliticsJanuary 11, 202426:04 min
Kenia | Inklusion und Gebärdensprache

Kenyan app helps people with hearing impairments

Kizito Muleka decided to help by designing an app that reshaped the information landscape for deaf people.
SocietyJanuary 10, 202402:04 min
Fokus Dating-App

Belgium: Love for all

Kristof and Robby found each other on a Belgian dating app for people with intellectual disabilities.
SocietyDecember 25, 202304:50 min
Deutschland Supermarkt Oliven-Öl

'No Thanks' app calls for boycott of Israel-related products

The "No Thanks" app helps users avoid companies that "support" Israel. Is that a legitimate form of protest?
TechnologyDecember 3, 2023
Hands holding phone trying to open TikTok app to no avail

Nepal is latest Asian country to ban social media app TikTok

Nepal's TikTok creators are furious at government over banning of app amid fears of Bejing gaining undue influence.
TechnologyNovember 24, 202302:06 min
DW | SHIFT, Ragini Das

Better career chances: an app for women

The social media app founded by Ragini Das from India is catered only to women.
Digital WorldNovember 8, 202302:11 min
Gig work: How to make Uber & Co. treat workers right

How to make Uber & Co. treat workers right

Great income on some days, poverty wages on most others: Can government efforts protect ride-hailing drivers better?
GlobalizationNovember 1, 2023
Smartphone mit Tiktok-Logo

Shift - Living in the Digital Age

A growing number of governments around the world are calling for major restrictions on TikTok.
Digital WorldOctober 27, 202312:36 min
Symbolbild | Cyberattacke

How to hack an AI and why you should care

'Good' hackers outsmarted AI models to find security flaws. Why are the problems so hard to fix?
Digital WorldSeptember 5, 202304:07 min