In 2024, the Unicode Consortium debuted new emoji in September 2024, including the face with bags under eyes and the splatter emoji. You can find those emoji now on your Android and iPhone devices, as ...

Johannesburg is days away from hosting the G20 Leaders’ Summit, the first time the meeting has been held in Africa. For South Africa, it should be a moment of diplomatic confidence: a chance to ...

The seemingly innocent Juice Emoji is purportedly being banned on TikTok, and the reason why is probably not what most would expect. The Emoji has seen a noticeable rise in usage on sites like TikTok ...

In August 2025, a claim circulated online that putting an emoji over a child's face in photos — a practice popularized by celebrity parents — does not protect their privacy. One Facebook page shared ...

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You may be seeing faces in clouds, toast, or cars—and it turns out your brain is wired to notice them. A fascinating new study shows how our attention is hijacked not just by real faces, but by ...

Emojis were created to convey thoughts more easily — but they seem more confusing than ever. Texting someone your age or older is fairly straightforward. Texting a teen on the other hand? We can ...

Pick a screen, any screen, and chances are someone is deep in a text conversation. While phone calls are still around, texting has become the go-to means of communication across generations. Where ...

Female faces are regarded as more attractive than male ones, a large study involving 12,000 people around the world has found. Surprisingly, women are even more likely than men to rate other women’s ...

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 ...

Will you a “Smiley Face” moon in the sky tomorrow morning? A crescent-shaped moon will appear in pre-dawn sky Friday, April 25, along with two planets, Venus and Saturn. Images have spread on social ...

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