The slang terms of 2025 really left the internet and memes this year and infected real life. Let's recap the top 10 and ...

Optical illusions have emerged as a favorite pastime of people, becoming viral on social media. These puzzles are not only fun, but they also test how sharp our eyes are and how quickly the mind works ...

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Today there are north of 3,500 accepted emoji characters. They appear in politics, movies, texts, our sex lives, and more. But emoji’s impact has never been explored in full. Keith Houston follows ...

Gboard is getting a subtly redesigned emoji picker interface. With this refresh, Google reverts the recent design change in beta that introduced broader buttons. This time, the update is rolling out ...

After beta testing started last month, Gboard for Android is now rolling out the Emoji, GIF, and Sticker picker redesign to stable users. The primary change is to bottom navigation. “ABC” at the left ...

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Following other UI tweaks in recent months, the emoji, GIF, sticker, and emoticon picker in Gboard has received a small redesign. For starters, Google has removed the “All” interface that showed ...

Historian Houston (Empire of the Sum) chronicles the rise of the emoji in this fun romp through the evolution of digital language. He begins the account in Japan, where teenagers’ widespread use of ...

If you love Pictionary, you’ll absolutely get a kick out of these emoji riddles—and all you need is your phone. Text your friends to see if you can stump them. Or share the emoji clues on Facebook ...

The film adaptation of Michelle Zauner‘s best-selling memoir Crying in H Mart, first announced as in development in 2023, is currently on hold. Zauner, who was tapped to adapt her tale into a ...