Christianna Silva is a Senior Culture Reporter at Mashable. They write about tech and digital culture, with a focus on Facebook and Instagram. Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow them on Twitter @christianna_j.
By Christianna Silva
What happened at Biden's speech, translated via tweets
New ticket: President Putin and VP Trump
Why Twitter is suddenly coconut-pilled for Kamala Harris
You exist in the context of the coconut tree or whatever
The 10 best books of 2024 so far, according to BookTok
From "Happy Place" to "Housemates," here's what you need to add to your TBR lists.
By Christianna Silva and Elena Cavender
You can go live to your Close Friends on Instagram now
You and your Close Friends are about to get even closer.
7 best Apple Watch apps to download now
Here are some of the best things to stare at on your wrist.
By Jennimai Nguyen and Christianna Silva
5 of the best — and worst — social media apps in 2024 (so far)
From Lapse to AirChat, here are the apps to have on your radar.
I love snooping on my cat with Petkit's camera-enabled automatic feeder
It uses AI to detect when your cat is around.
You will finally be able to schedule texts on iOS 18
Scheduling texts tonight, queen?
iOS 18 will reportedly make it easier to schedule texts — perfect for 'good morning, beautiful' messages
Huge news for the "good morning beautiful" community
What is Cara, the anti-AI social media app for artists?
It's 'a social media and portfolio platform for artists.'
Creators are gaming the algorithm with pronunciation ploys — and it's working
And every one of you is falling for it! Embarrassing!
The digitine is the new cancelled
The digitine just involves blocking — a far less violent alternative.
Spotify just made all remaining Car Things unusable
RIP Car Thing, you would have loved i-Dogs.
Nearly 40% of web pages from 10 years ago are no longer accessible
Maybe the internet doesn't last forever?
Will AI-powered search change the way we use the internet? Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks so.
'These are disruptive moments. AI is a big platform shift.'
YouTube TV: Here's what you need to know
How much is it and what can you actually watch?
Google's AI model just got faster with Gemini 1.5 Flash
It all went down at the Google I/O event.
How to download Netflix movies and shows for offline viewing
It only takes three steps.
The creator of the viral 'Bonk Song' on how a water jug became a symbol for the Palestinian protests
Creator No$hu explains his process of writing the "Bonk Bonk" song.
Here's how the TikTok ban will likely play out in the courts
There's a long legal battle ahead.
Which books are going to go TikTok famous this year
Nearly 100 books to add to your list
