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“We’re on Twitter a lot,” say Sam Bilotta, 25 and John Jennings, 22. “We’re online. We love to monitor the situation.”

A bar full of young things staring at TV screens. But they’re not watching football

It’s the pop-up everyone in the US capital is talking about. Prediction markets are all the rage in America – just don’t ask them if they’re promoting gambling.

  • Michael Koziol

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Have we all traded our anonymity for convenience?

Paranoia about being watched much of the time no longer feels like the ramblings of just tin-hatted conspiracy theorists.

  • Brodie Lancaster
Evidence of the spell invoking clear weather for my Story Bridge climb.

I paid an Etsy witch to cast a spell – and it worked (I think)

With spells advertised for less than $5, I couldn’t resist, and was duly rewarded when a “weather ritual” paid off.

  • Neesha Sinnya
Nothing like the photogenic “girl dinner”, one of the key ingredients in most “boy kibble” is beef mince.

The male equivalent of “girl dinner” is here. And it looks like a dog’s breakfast

Boy kibble is meal-prep redressed for a new generation, with the underlying message: eat like dogs, look like gods.

  • James Colley
Studying the language of love in 2026 is a bit like learning the words to Bad Bunny songs, only not nearly as fun.

Heteroflexible, fertility vampires and affair baiting: The terms defining dating now

In honour of Valentine’s Day, let us help you decode the chaotic ways we’re describing modern courtship.

  • Courtney Thompson
Influencer Joe Rogan

Should we be banning influencers? China is having a crack

Should we expect social media influencers like Joe Rogan and Kim Kardashian to have degrees or certifications before discussing “serious” topics?

  • Simon Taylor
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A massive trove of (mostly old) data has been uploaded to Have I Been Pwned.

Panic as breached details of 183m accounts, including Gmail, emerge

The news isn’t nearly as bad as some online would have you believe, but it’s always a good idea to check your security.

  • Tim Biggs
Pet GPS

Pet GPS brings location tracking for dogs and cats into Life360

Australian families have a new option for keeping tabs on escape-prone dogs and cats with a device to trace their whereabouts.

  • Tim Biggs
What’s your Wordle strategy?

Wordle’s a fad, and it’s well and truly K-A-P-U-T

Back in February 2022, like half the planet, I started a Wordle Whatsapp group chat with 10 friends. Every morning, we’d post our grids. Now it’s fallen eerily silent.

  • Ali Berg
It’s a website, but Wikipedia is also a wonder of our age.

A comedian mocked me for paying $200 for this free service, but you should stump up too

On the way out of the show, I sensed that people were staring at me, wanting to catch a glimpse of the unrepentant dork whose awkward voice they’d heard during the exchange.

  • James Panichi