New research reveals that using shortcuts like 'hru' and 'plz' in text messages makes recipients feel undervalued and reduces perceived sincerity. Discover why typing a few extra letters could strengthen your relationships.
New research reveals that using abbreviations like 'hru' and 'ty' in texts can make recipients feel undervalued, harming relationships. Discover why full words matter for digital communication.
Bulgaria has officially launched its inaugural digital nomad visa, offering a new route for remote professionals. Learn the eligibility criteria, income requirements, and application process.
Ministers secretly consider issuing lifelong digital IDs to babies, expanding a scheme sold as tackling illegal immigration. Critics call it a 'sinister' state overreach.
Washington imposes visa bans on five Europeans behind digital regulation efforts, prompting fierce accusations of 'coercion' from Macron and the EU. Read the latest on the transatlantic clash.
The US State Department has banned two British campaigners and a former EU commissioner, accusing them of extraterritorial censorship of American speech online. Read the full details.
Denmark's state postal service ends letter deliveries after 400 years, signalling a global decline. Could the UK's Royal Mail face a similar fate? Explore the cultural shift.
Exclusive: A yoga teacher reveals how phone addiction is destroying intimacy, with Lovehoney research showing 68% of couples scroll in bed. Discover the impact and how to reconnect.
Russia's communications watchdog threatens a total WhatsApp ban over non-compliance with local laws. Learn how this impacts digital freedoms and secure communication.
Two 15-year-olds, backed by a digital rights group, are seeking an urgent High Court injunction to block Australia's under-16s social media ban, arguing it violates political communication rights.
Two 15-year-olds challenge Australia's social media ban for under-16s, claiming it violates their constitutional right to political communication. Read the full story.
As landlines make a comeback, explore how phone communication has evolved from family affairs to private smartphone conversations. Discover the social shift in British households.
EU Commissioner Thierry Breton warns Europe must protect its digital laws from US pressure and assert sovereignty against competing tech empires. Read why Europe's digital future matters.
New research reveals 58% of UK travellers are less likely to book with airlines like Ryanair that charge extra for paper boarding passes. Discover the impact on older passengers and the cost of living.
The UK government is increasingly using social media influencers to communicate policy directly to the public, a strategy critics say avoids tough journalistic scrutiny. Discover how this new approach is reshaping political communication.
Discover Naomi Alderman's 12 practical strategies for surviving the modern information overload crisis, from fact-checking to avoiding pointless online arguments.
British journalist Amelia Thomas explores if we can truly understand what animals are saying. Discover the surprising science of non-verbal communication with your pets. Read more.
A generational war has erupted over a common texting habit that younger Brits claim reveals your age. Discover the digital etiquette divide causing friction between generations.
Discover how adding one simple word to your text messages can dramatically improve your connections and make people feel more valued in digital communication.
Dive into this week's must-read articles exploring internet fragility, the evolution of coolness, and legendary photographer Don McCullin's most powerful shots. Essential reading for the digitally aware.
Dive into this week's essential reads exploring the quiet guardian of Wikipedia, why modern dating has forgotten how to flirt, and the powerful legacy of a legendary war photographer.
New research uncovers how the dynamite emoji has evolved from representing literal explosives to becoming a symbol of excitement and intensity in digital conversations across Britain.
Cambridge Dictionary unveils 'Hallucinate' as its 2024 Word of the Year, exploring how AI's creative falsehoods are reshaping truth in politics and digital communication.
New linguistic research reveals a startling gender gap in punctuation use, with women deploying exclamation marks at triple the rate of men. Discover what this says about communication styles and societal expectations.
In a groundbreaking move, Albania has appointed an artificial intelligence as its Minister of Digital Affairs, with the AI announcing it's expecting digital children in a viral video that's redefining governance.
From banking to benefits - discover the everyday situations where digital ID will become mandatory across the UK and what it means for your privacy and convenience.
A groundbreaking digital identity scheme is poised to streamline travel within the Common Travel Area, offering Britons and Irish citizens a seamless border experience while raising privacy considerations.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer unveils ambitious plans for mandatory digital identity scheme, promising to transform how Britons access public services while facing fierce criticism from privacy campaigners.
When the cloud infrastructure we depend on suddenly failed, it revealed the uncomfortable truth about who truly controls our digital lives and why our internet isn't as resilient as we thought.
Moscow officially blocks Instagram across Russia after Meta temporarily allows violent speech against Russian forces, marking a major escalation in the digital front of the Ukraine conflict.