Are you spending hours scrolling mindlessly on Instagram reels and TikTok? If so, you might be suffering from brain rot, which Oxford University Press has named its phrase or word of the year. Read more

A few simple steps to improve your relationships can help make sure you are the kind of friend you would wish to have yourself. Read more

Artificial intelligence-powered speech synthesisers can now hold eerily realistic spoken conversations, putting on accents, whispering and even cloning the voices of others. So how can we tell them apart from the human voice? Read more

You may have seen the word "Bluesky" popping up on your social media pages recently and wondered what people are talking about. Read more

If you ever struggle to get to sleep, you might find that one of the things that keeps you awake is worrying about just how much you have to do the following day, especially if there are tasks that you've started, but not yet completed. Read more

The images we are exposed to on social media and internet websites have a surprising influence on the way we view the world. Read more

In the office, on transport, at home…Sitting down is ingrained in most peoples' days. But, due in part to vascular dysfunction, staying sedentary for too long can increase the risk of serious health conditions like cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Read more

Self-labelled neo-Luddites and the tech-stressed are searching for phones with fewer features. Industry experts cite precarious profit margins and a wobbly market around this niche need. Read more

“A major reset of the internet to make it much safer” is how Ofcom's Gill Whitehead described the communications watchdog's child safety announcements to me. Read more

Scott Major organises the biggest tournament in Minecraft - the world's best-selling video game. Read more