Apps and Software

It has come to this: an app that will help you invent a fake boyfriend

It's called Invisible Boyfriend, and its significant other-creating services — including texts, calls, and handwritten notes — can be yours for just $24.99 a month.

Invisible Boyfriend first previewed a version of its service, Invisible Girlfriend, back in 2013. But both girl and boy subscription services were, well, invisible until they officially launched Tuesday.

The company says it's not just for people who want to create the illusion of having a significant other. Sure, you can use it to trick your friends and family but it also "creates a safe space for you to practice texting with a real human if you're out of practice," the company writes on its ...

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Hacker's List, a website that offers to connect customers and "professional" hackers for hire, would have you believe that just about everyone, at one point or another, needs to hack into something. And it wants to help.

The website — which shows listings as far back as November, when it launched — includes more than 400 posts from users seeking hackers. There are around 70 hacker profiles displayed on the site, but many of them don't appear to be active

"Hiring a hacker shouldn't be a difficult process, we believe that finding a trustworthy professional hacker for hire should be a worry free and painless experience," reads the website ...