Hyperlocal platforms — ones that cater to the needs of a specific location — have an understandably bad rap. They tend to magnify biases and can quickly devolve into chaos. Nextdoor, one of the most ...

A lot of websites and apps offer weather predictions, but what if you could get a much more detailed forecast? The Dark Sky app for iPhone and iPad, which got its start as a Kickstarter project back ...

Hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky has been purchased by Apple. Though the terms of the deal are still unclear, it will take effect immediately. Dark Sky will remain available as an app for iOS, but will ...

“We're reinventing how people discover and access local news by indexing and serving the news based on the user's current location,” explains Matt Larson, director of business development for Points ...

One is a free mobile app dubbed "Localicious" for searching some neighborhoods nationwide; the other is an online service that lets users look up who their neighbors are in a given area or building.

Last month, LA saw its first major fire of what’s expected to be a devastating season. That night, neighborhood watch app Citizen was blowing up users' phones with notifications about the blaze. As it ...