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How emojis became the world's universal language
6+ hour, 59+ min ago (355+ words) Emojis began as simple smiley faces, now they're a shared visual language across cultures and platforms. Reporting for Tech Now, Martin Sharkey puts together a brief history on emoji symbols and how they came to express what words sometimes can't....
BBC Audio | Asia Specific | Is India’s internet becoming more like China’s?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) India and China have long taken very different approaches to controlling the internet. But is that gap starting to narrow? India’s government is proposing new rules that could bring bloggers, influencers and online creators under regulations similar to those governing…...
Holding the line: Storytelling, gender and safety in the age of AI
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (447+ words) Our senior gender advisor Becky Palmstrom looks at how new technology is reshaping women’s rights – and where we go from here It’s a stark figure: 31 years after the Beijing Declaration pledging action on the rights of girls and women, in…...
Biddulph's Tatty Lomas lands National Influencer Award nomination
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (427+ words) An influencer from Staffordshire who began by filming herself applying makeup and telling stories in her bedroom has been nominated for a national podcast award. Tatty Lomas, from Biddulph, started posting short makeup tutorials during the Covid lockdown, paired with…...
BBC Audio | Woman's Hour | Sinners, AI boyfriends, Autistic girls, Abuse and Muslim women
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (362+ words) Sinners, AI boyfriends, Autistic girls, Abuse and Muslim women BBC Sinners, AI boyfriends, Autistic girls, Abuse and Muslim women Available for over a year The cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw has been nominated for an Academy Award for “Sinners," an American…...
'I spent £2,000 on one event'. Why Gen Z is obsessed with Hyrox
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (930+ words) Hyrox is a fitness craze that shows no signs of dying out - with 1.3m people expected to compete in an event somewhere in the world this year. The competition, which is split between running and fitness exercises, has proven particularly popular…...
CMAT's hack for chilling out
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (21+ words) After a whirlwind year, CMAT tells Nick Grimshaw that she's found a new way to relax. CMAT's hack for chilling out...
How a Cheshire woman conquered Spotify with her 'weird' podcast
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (658+ words) "I don't think there's really a blueprint for how it should feel when something like that happens, but it was probably one of the most surreal moments of my life." YouTuber, turned TikToker, turned podcaster Chyaz Samuel has always loved…...
Can Hull's boomers decipher zoomer slang?
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (645+ words) Do you know what the words delulu and cheugy mean, or do they sound like gobbledegook? The gap between the TikTok generation and the baby boomers could be described as "whacking", meaning older folk do not have the faintest idea…...
'Skibidi?' - New words added to the Cambridge Dictionary and what they mean
11+ mon, 6+ day ago (32+ words) 'Skibidi', 'delulu' and 'tradwife' are some of the words added to the Cambridge Dictionary - but what do they mean? 'Skibidi?' - New words added to the Cambridge Dictionary and what they mean...