Women receive no shortage of safety advice. Cover your drink. Share your location. Avoid walking at night alone. Text when you get home. Here is one they may not hear every day: If you think someone wearing smart glasses is secretly recording you, start playing a Disney song. The advice has begun circulating on LinkedIn,…
Elon Musk has just taken one more step towards turning X into “the everything app.” On Monday, Musk’s social media platform X announced the launch of a new service on the platform called X Money. This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed. What is X Money? The new service…
At this point, anyone who leaves the house risks ending up in the background of someone else’s video. Phones have made filming strangers routine, while Meta glasses have made some cameras nearly impossible to spot. Once that footage reaches TikTok, a brief encounter can land in front of millions of viewers — and the people…
A new report accuses TikTok of failing to appropriately moderate a growing “gray market” for GLP-1 weight loss drugs as they continue to surge in popularity. The content analysis, conducted by gender justice nonprofit UltraViolet, pinpointed hundreds of TikTok accounts promoting unregulated GLP-1 drugs, including GLP-1 alternatives advertised as “research-grade.” Accounts often directed users off…
Influencers have been barred from cafes, prevented from filming inside workout classes, and blamed for overwhelming picturesque towns. Now, a Nantucket craft store has condensed that years-long backlash into two words: “No influencers.” The sign hangs inside the Four Winds Craft Guild, which has sold handcrafted Nantucket baskets, purses, artwork, and carvings on the island…
Jimothy has crossed Seattle streets and climbed neighborhood staircases, and now he’s wandered into the gaming world. The unusually shaped raccoon became an internet celebrity after Seattle resident Kiana Hall spotted him in the city’s Ballard neighborhood on July 13, 2026. Since then, his compact torso, rounded back, and long legs have inspired memes, murals,…
A member of the Ferrell family is going viral, although this time, comedy has very little to do with it. Magnus Ferrell, the 22-year-old musician and oldest son of Will Ferrell, is reaching a wave of new listeners (and arguably becoming social media’s summer boyfriend) through “Asleep Talking,” his bedroom-pop single about being unable to…
Seattle may need to prepare for the possibility of multiple Jimothys — Jimothies? Jimothem? Jimothi? The internet has not yet settled on the plural. The unusually shaped raccoon became an internet celebrity after footage of him walking through the city’s Ballard neighborhood went viral. But as residents continue sharing possible sightings — including some they…
BTS member j-hope may be the face of Samsung’s newest Galaxy campaign, but fans hoping to see him at the company’s Unpacked event in London on Wednesday were left waiting. j-hope did not appear in person during the presentation, where Samsung unveiled its latest generation of foldable devices. Instead, the rapper and dancer popped up…
Social media bans for kids are quickly becoming the global legislation trend of the moment. Children under 16 are finding themselves at the center of political conversations, with countries including Australia, the UK, Canada, Brazil, Austria, and Indonesia, and more attempting to wrangle Big Tech companies’ hold on young people’s attention. SEE ALSO: Australia’s kid…