The term is tossed around often, but there are many different definitions. Search news articles about being “chronically online” and you’ll mostly dig up fluff pieces on celebs who spend too much time on X or TikTok (Joe Jonas just can’t be without his phone!). Yet “chronically online” is also used by media outlets to […]
Dan and Phil turned a 16-year relationship reveal into a lesson on parasocial boundaries
In the YouTubers' own words: “Dan and Phil are here to serve PHUNT.” Dan Howell and Phil Lester — mega stars of a mid-2000s cohort of British YouTubers that blazed the trail for what we now know as the creator economy — are in love. Yes, those of the terminally online ilk, it’s true. No, […]
Leaked texts of Young Republicans expose racist, pro-Nazi groupchats
“I love Hitler,” wrote one young GOP leader. Months of private Telegram conversations between Young Republican leaders across several states depict a startling culture of racist, fascist strategizing, according to an exclusive investigation by Politico. More than 2,900 pages of Telegram chats obtained by the publication show repeated uses of violent, anti-Black, and antisemitic terminology, […]
Instagram Teen Accounts are now rated PG-13
New MPAA-inspired settings come to Teen Accounts after advocates warn current safety tools don't work. Meta is launching two versions of Teen Accounts — the tentpole youth safety product for Instagram and Facebook users — that fashions the default Instagram experience into a PG-13 rated movie. Inspired by the standards established by the Motion Picture […]
A mass exit from social media
The organized effort to dislodge young people from Big Tech's grip. Last Friday night, close to a hundred of us gathered around candle-lit picnic blankets with a makeshift stage at the head of the grass. We know, that’s probably not your idea of a typical night at Tompkins Square Park in downtown Manhattan — but […]
UAE announces first Hospital-based Vertiport: Air taxis will now fly critical patients
Flying taxis will transport critical patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
UAE: Self-Driving Pods with capacity for up to 10 passengers coming to Abu Dhabi by year-end
The autonomous system is currently being tested on Reem Island.
Sky-high rides coming soon to Dubai? Uber teams with Joby Aviation
The facility is currently available in New York.
Driverless deliveries set to hit the UAE roads within a year
Autonomous tech to redefine last-mile logistics in the UAE.
Kia wins two 2025 What Car? Electric Car awards
Kia EV3 named Best Electric Small SUV by What Car?