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Why Animated Content Still Works: The Smart Way to Turn Video Moments Into GIFs

The internet moves fast. People scroll through social feeds, skim articles, jump between tabs, and make decisions about content in a matter of seconds. In that environment, visual content has become one of the easiest ways to capture attention without asking too much from the reader.

inkl · Sep 18

Sunday scaries or chili crisp? The best new words added to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary

Merriam-Webster has added 1,400 new words and updated definitions to its iconic dictionary, offering a window into our ever-changing vocabularies in the age of social media and technology. Internet and social media culture feature heavily in the update, introducing terms such as looksmaxxing, parasocial, Rickroll, copium, promposal, and the cryptocurrency…

The Independent UK · Sep 18

48 “Gems Of Replies” Spotted Around The Internet That Might Make You Laugh More Than You Should (New Posts)

Some of the funniest things on the internet aren’t in the original posts at all. They’re hiding in the comments, where quick-witted people share clever observations and perfectly timed comebacks. The X account “Gems of Replies” collects some of the best examples, and we’ve rounded up a few standouts that…

Bored Panda · Sep 18

Nobody told Hyderabad's techies to wake up at 5 AM, so why are they doing it?

Across Hyderabad's tech corridors, weekend mornings look different than they did a year ago. Instead of sleeping in, growing numbers of young professionals are lacing up before sunrise, drawn less by fitness fads and more by the discipline a race date brings to an otherwise unpredictable work week. The Times…

The Economic Times · Sep 18

Marion Stokes began taping television in November 1979; by her death in December 2012, she had amassed more than 70,000 tapes, now being digitized by the Internet Archive

For decades, Marion Stokes diligently collected American television news, creating an archive of over seventy thousand tapes. Driven by a skepticism of media portrayals, she aimed to document unbiased truths. In stark contrast to the fleeting nature of modern digital content, her expansive collection underscores the critical need for safeguarding…

The Economic Times · Sep 18

Revealed: how Russia uses mobile ‘super-app’ Max to spy on its citizens

Research shows tens of millions of people are being forced to use platform that amounts to ‘backdoor’ on their device

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

In Spain, football matches knock thousands of websites and services offline

Spain's football season kick-off has revived LaLiga's court-backed mass blocking of IP addresses, hitting thousands whose sites and services fail whenever matches start.

Euronews · Sep 18

Merriam-Webster adds 1,400 new words in 2026: Vibe coding, meme coin, parasocial, AGI, Sunday scaries, trash panda and Mandela Effect explained

Merriam-Webster has added 1,400 new words and definitions to its online dictionary. These additions include internet slang, AI terminology, and modern lifestyle expressions. Terms like 'vibe coding', 'AGI', and 'parasocial' now feature in the recognized lexicon. Food trends and everyday life expressions also received new entries. This update reflects language's…

The Economic Times · Sep 18

Andrew Yang Claims Rogue AI Agents Spread Self-Replicating Code Across the Internet As Revealed Incidents Multiply

According to Yang, some leading AI labs worry that the reliability of internet data could be compromised if autonomous AI agents are allowed to spread uncontrolled code across online platforms.

International Business Times · Sep 17

China's Floating Rocket Launchpad Sends Nine Satellites Soaring 800KM Into Space in Historic First

China's Gravity-1 Y3 rocket launched nine satellites from a floating platform in the East China Sea, setting national records for payload mass and orbital altitude in a sea launch.

International Business Times UK · Sep 17