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Why is everyone wearing weighted vests? I tried one for two weeks

Celebrities have been sporting them on walks and influencers are peddling them on TikTok – what are they and what are the benefits?

The Guardian - US · Aug 4, 2025

‘Children are entering a hellscape’: the terrifying film about grieving parents taking on social media giants

Sextortion, suicide scenarios, unwanted sexual advances – all this and more is served up to teens on their phones. Can’t Look Away tells a devastating story of bereft parents trying to hold the likes of Snapchat to account

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025

The Rise Of The Part-Time Trader: How Everyday Investors Are Playing The Markets In 2025

The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m., but Mark Lacy isn’t getting ready for work—he’s already been trading for three and a half hours. The 67-year-old retiree starts his day at 2 a.m. PT, analyzing pre-market movements and executing trades before most people have their first cup of coffee.

Benzinga · Aug 4, 2025

The Secret Lives of Apps: What’s on Canada’s Home Screens in 2025

Take a glance at your phone’s home screen. What do you see? A few usual suspects: email, weather, a messaging app, and probably a banking app, right? But dig a little deeper, and you’ll learn much about yourself.

inkl · Aug 4, 2025

‘This is 2025…everyone needs to evolve’: Texas woman goes to Walmart after getting dress-coded for wearing Sambas. Was her outfit too ‘casual?’

A woman got in trouble in the office for wearing Adidas Sambas, resulting in her having to drop by Walmart for a new pair of shoes. Was her outfit really that unprofessional?

The Mary Sue · Aug 3, 2025

‘SHE’S SIXTEEN’: Woman tells man to leave her teen sister alone. Then other men intervene. But not in the way you think

''SHE'S SIXTEEN' should've been the end.'

The Mary Sue · Aug 3, 2025

‘Somebody didn’t do their job right’: Walmart shopper buys Midea A/C. Then they open up the box

One Walmart customer says someone pulled a sneaky switch, and the store refused to make it right. 

The Mary Sue · Aug 3, 2025

Scottish blogger cooks up a storm on TikTok with weekly dinners

A GLASGOW food blogger who has gained millions of views on social media for her cooking videos and recipes says it has been a “whirlwind of a…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 3, 2025

No, smartphone GPS apps won't be banned in the UK from 2026 – despite the latest wild TikTok rumors

Hundreds of TikTok users are now worried that smartphone GPS apps will be banned in the UK starting in 2026. Can you still use your favorite apps? We dispel the rumors.

TechRadar · Aug 3, 2025

Ravyn Lenae on her viral hit Love Me Not: ‘There’s so much ahead of me beyond this moment’

INTERVIEW: As the Chicago-born psychedelic-R&B singer achieves a Top 10 hit in both the US and the UK, she speaks to Ellie Muir about the power of manifestation, going on tour with Sabrina Carpenter, and repairing her relationship with her father

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2025