Inside looksmaxxing, the extreme cosmetic social media trend
Online communities that present a dangerous view of male beauty are growing in popularity. When does a quest for self-improvement become something darker? Read more
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Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots Published
Harry Potter, Elon Musk, Beyoncé, Super Mario and Vladimir Putin. These are just some of the millions of artificial intelligence (AI) personas you can talk to on Character.ai - a popular platform where anyone can create chatbots based on fictional or real people. Read more
China to increase curbs on video gaming industry
China is to bring in new rules that will limit the amount of money and time that people can spend on video games. Read more
Ultra-processed foods are not more appealing, study finds
Results challenge assumption we eat highly processed foods because they are more desirable, says study’s author Read more
Omegle: ‘How I got the dangerous chat site closed down’
"I feel personal pride that no more children will be added to Omegle's body count," says the woman who successfully forced the infamous chat site to shut down. Read more
Education plays key role in trend of delaying marriage, childbirth
The age at which Chinese people get married or have children has increased steadily in the past 30 years, according to a new study. Read more
AI in dance music: What do DJs and producers think of it?
You're in a club, the music's pounding and the lights are flashing. You look up to the DJ booth but there's no-one there, because it's an AI-generated mix. Read more
New study links low ‘Pride Index’ score to ‘intimate partner violence’
A new study purports to find a link between colleges with a high “Pride Index” and lower rates of “intimate partner violence.” Read more
Watch what you post on social media
A recent "creepshot" incident has stirred up a storm on Chinese social networking sites. A young woman posted a clip showing a migrant worker squatting inside a subway in Guangzhou who she claimed had been secretly filming her. However, it turns out he hadn't been doing so. Read more
‘Ducking hell’ to disappear from Apple autocorrect
Apple will improve its autocorrect feature so it stops changing one of the most common swear words to "ducking". Read more
