Christianna Silva

1 week ago | mashable.com | Christianna Silva

TikTok has already secured its status as Gen Z's ultimate search tool, and now it's dipping its greedy little app toes into reviews. The social media app hosts plenty of content creators who make a living off showing their audience reviews of tech, restaurants, and clothes they've bought. But now, TechCrunch reported that TikTok has started surfacing reviews for some places — like stores and restaurants — inside the comments section of a video.

1 week ago | mashable.com | Christianna Silva

Many millennials have already lived through one recession, so as more economic turmoil looms, they're jumping online to share their "recession hacks." The last recession in the U.S. lasted from December 2007 to June 2009, right about when many millennials were leaving college and entering the job market. That economic downturn hit at a pivotal life stage and left a lasting impact.

1 week ago | me.mashable.com | Christianna Silva

TikTok wants me to have a dinner party, but the year is 2025, and I'm not a billionaire. It could be that it's spring, the ultimate dinner party season, but being fed constant streams of dinner party content on TikTok during the economic thrill that is April 2025 seems — at the minimum — worth consideration.

1 week ago | me.mashable.com | Christianna Silva

UPDATE: April 13, 2025, 4:00 p.m.You can catch up on the original story below. The specifics of President Donald Trump's tariffs have changed quite a bit over the past few days. Now, it looks like a whole host of electronics, including most smartphones, will be excluded from the new tariffs.

1 week ago | me.mashable.com | Christianna Silva

In a move unsurprising to those following Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's political affiliations, the tech billionaire has added former Trump advisor Dina Powell McCormick to its board, further cementing Zuckerberg's alliance with the Republican president. According to Axios, which first reported McCormick's placement, the move serves two purposes: Meta's board's expansion into more global business experts and its attempts to win political favor with the current administration.