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Ethan Slater’s Spongebob co-star says she’s ‘surprised’ by Ariana Grande romance

Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater began dating while filming movie musical adaptation of ‘Wicked’

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

How to get started with Threads — Instagram's Twitter killer

How to get started with Threads. Instagram's answer to Twitter's mess.

iMore · Jul 26, 2023

Animals that are too cute to be true: How to detect AI-generated images

Whether it is a baby sloth hanging onto someone’s thumb, a tiny colourful peacock or baby penguins taking a selfie, these insanely cute images of animals have been shared thousands of times on social media in recent months by people unable to resist. But it turns out that all three…

France 24 · Jul 26, 2023

Madison Beer praised for expert response to body shamer saying she’s ‘getting fatter’

Singer has previously been open about body shaming comments negatively impacting her mental health

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

Threads is outpacing Twitter after finally getting a Following feed

Threads is finally getting one of its most requested features, and could soon be a real threat to Twitter.

TechRadar · Jul 25, 2023

TikTok's new text post format is similar to, but not the same as, Threads and Twitter

The new publishing option, which was announced Monday, will allow content creators to combine written content with music, stickers and hashtags.

WEKU · Jul 25, 2023

Doja Cat loses more than 230,000 Instagram followers after dissing fans

Doja Cat has lost over 230,000 followers on Instagram after branding her fans “crazy” on Threads over the weekend.

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023

No, Elijah Wood did not urge Volodymyr Zelensky to seek treatment for alleged addictions

A video has been circulating online which allegedly shows "Lord of the Rings" actor Elijah Wood giving the Ukrainian president advice on how to tackle his alleged drug and alcohol addictions. He can be seen recording himself and talking to a so-called "Vladimir". However, the video has been heavily edited…

France 24 · Jul 25, 2023

Instagram is making you a worse tourist – here's how to travel respectfully

Travel is back in full swing this summer, and so is bad behaviour by tourists.

The Conversation · Jul 25, 2023

Meta promises new unspecified Threads features in latest update

The latest update to Threads is quite vague, but we do at least know the kind of thing that’s on the roadmap

Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2023