Our phones have made us lonelier. These apps promise to find us a BFF.

When I was young, I had a little white dog named Shoon. Though his insides were puff and polyester, I saw a friend whenever I looked into his resin eyes. At night, I would pull him close to my chest — ...

Ahead of Meta’s launch of a text-based social network, female-founded social networking startup RTRO is launching its app this week with the goal of connecting brands, creators and their fans and ...