After Australia's world-first social-media ban for minors, France has drafted a similar law to block under-15s from major platforms, which could take effect from September....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Government announces animal welfare strategy ✓ Promise to ban puppy farms included in plans ✓ Ref...
Ivan Rodriguez Alba/Getty Images TikTokers have been debating two jobs: $120,000 for fully virtual work, or $240,000 for five days in-person. The debate between virtual, in-person, and hybrid work rag...
From political gaffes and diplomatic stumbles to courtroom fury and security breaches, many of Singapore’s viral moments in 2025 showed how quickly everyday incidents in the city state could turn into...
People in Spain called attention to racism after a public official wore blackface at an Epiphany celebration. Countries such as the Netherlands have begun moving away from blackface traditions after e...
Noel Maguire is going viral on social media for his big car, big personality and even bigger heart....
📋 Key Facts ✓ High earners across the US are actively spending during the holiday season. ✓ Middle-income households are facing financi...
The original art director of Magic: The Gathering, Jesper Myrfors, has once again taken to social media to offer some interesting behind-the-scenes insight into the early days of the game, this time e...
The US health department announced it was going to freeze federal funding for certain programs for needy families over fraud concerns. The administration zeroed in on Minnesota last week after an unpr...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. ✓ Twenty years online has left people tur...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The Bad River Band sued USACE to stop Enbridge's 41-mile Line 5 extension threatening wild rice areas. ✓ Line 5 pipel...
For two weeks recently, most of my evenings were spent in Douyin’s live-stream section. On Douyin, TikTok’s sibling platform in China, shopping, entertainment and conversation blur into an endlessly s...
A multi-storey building under construction has collapsed in Nairobi, with at least four people feared to be trapped beneath the rubble. While the cause is yet to be confirmed, building collapses are c...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Videos featuring AI children playing with vibrators are made with Sora 2. ✓ Jeffrey Epstein and Diddy-themed playsets app...
The clips are filmed from different angles. Some are zoomed in, making them indecipherably grainy, and others are slowed down. Some are 20 seconds while others are longer, sandwiched by commentary fro...
Migrant rights and other civic groups have condemned a bill proposed by conservative South Korean lawmakers that would require immigration authorities to publish crime statistics on foreign nationals,...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Shaun Weiss posted on social media offering help to Tylor Chase. ✓ Tylor Chase appeared on the Nickelodeon series Ned’s D...
A viral TikTok video about retired United captain and USAF veteran Theresa Claiborne comes amid a time when diversity is being threatened in aviation. Courtesy of Retired United Captain Theresa Claibo...
Duolingo shuts down for two weeks every winter, and its CEO says the cost is worth it for real rest. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Duolingo gives its staff two weeks off over the holidays, allowing emplo...
Sam Bail, hosts nightlife events in New York — without alcohol Courtesy of Sam Bail Sam Bail founded Bright Nights Social to host alcohol-free nightlife events in New York City. She hosts cookin...