ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — The app, “Are You Dead Yet?”, was created in China and it’s designed for people who live alone, travel solo or just want a simple safety net. The hook is pretty ...

Apps that ask you to prove you are still alive sound like a dark joke, yet they are quietly becoming a serious category of technology. As more people live alone, move far from family and store their ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - If something unexpected happened to you today, would anyone know right away? That’s the simple question behind an app with a blunt name and a surprisingly thoughtful purpose. The app ...

It’s like Life Alert — for the young and dateless. A trending Chinese app is helping combat the nationwide loneliness epidemic by keeping tabs on singletons who live alone to make sure that they’re ...

Each day, after feeding his cat and tidying up his home, Johnny Miller has one more task left on his to-do list: confirm on his phone that he is indeed still alive. He does this through a Chinese app ...