Mastodon says its flagship server was hit by a DDoS attack

The DDoS attack against Mastodon’s flagship server comes less than a week after Bluesky was targeted with junk web traffic.

Tinder wants to check your humanity by gazing into an orb. Yes, you read that right

Tinder now lets you prove you are human by scanning your irises at a physical orb device made by Sam Altman’s World.

How I quit social media for a month… and then ended up right back where I started

Here’s what I learnt after trying to kick Reddit and YouTube cold turkey for a month.

SaySo is a new short-form video app that aims to restore users’ trust in news

Users are fed up with misinformation and AI slop cluttering their feeds. SaySo is a new short-form video app that delivers news from vetted creators and journalists.

Social media is helping us curb cravings? Research says it’s a potent trick for the diet-conscious

A new University of Bristol study suggests dieters may use indulgent food content as a craving substitute, even as other research links social media to body-image harm and disordered eating.

I didn’t expect food reels to help my diet – but they might

Watching food videos may help dieters reduce cravings and avoid overeating, according to new research.

You can finally remove annoying YouTube Shorts from your feed

YouTube’s new zero-minute Shorts timer removes them from your homepage entirely, giving you an easy way to cut back on scrolling without deleting the app.

YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts
YouTube now lets you turn off Shorts

YouTube’s time management settings now have an option to put a zero-minute time limit on Shorts, effectively removing them from your app in Android and iOS. The option is an update to the Shorts timer YouTube originally announced in October; the lowest previous option was 15 minutes. The feature was expanded in January to give […]

What Is Fascia—And Why Everyone Is Suddenly Talking About It

Fascia is suddenly everywhere—from lymphatic drainage to longevity claims. Here’s what it is, why it’s trending, and what actually matters for your health.

AI dating sounds efficient – but I’m not fully convinced

AI agents are being developed to handle dating interactions, raising questions about authenticity and compatibility.