Christianna Silva

4 days ago | in.mashable.com | Christianna Silva

When Elon Musk took over Twitter and renamed it X in 2023, he also got rid of features that many users, and, particularly, news influencers, loved about the platform. Enter: a whole host of Twitter replacements. Instagram's answer was Threads. Some users migrated to an open-source, decentralized alternative with Mastodon. But by far the most popular Twitter replacement was Bluesky.

5 days ago | mashable.com | Christianna Silva

Every weekday, like clockwork, Grayson Finks sits down at her desk in Charleston, South Carolina, and enters the digital hustle. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the 20-year-old TikTok creator records, edits, and posts at least 10 videos a day, each one crafted to promote products on TikTok Shop. It’s a demanding schedule, but the payoff is massive.

5 days ago | mashable.com | Christianna Silva

When Elon Musk took over Twitter and renamed it X in 2023, he also got rid of features that many users, and, particularly, news influencers, loved about the platform. Enter: a whole host of Twitter replacements. Instagram's answer was Threads. Some users migrated to an open-source, decentralized alternative with Mastodon. But by far the most popular Twitter replacement was Bluesky.

5 days ago | me.mashable.com | Christianna Silva

Because of fire risks, you'll now have to keep your portable chargers visible while you're using them, at least on Southwest Airlines flights. In other words, you can't charge your laptop or Switch in the overhead bin. This, the airline argues, will allow them to better catch and stop a fire if a battery overheats. This policy went into effect on May 28.

1 week ago | mashable.com | Christianna Silva

Arlines are tightening their rules on batteries and portable chargers. Because of fire risks, you'll now have to keep your portable chargers visible while you're using them, at least on Southwest Airlines flights. In other words, you can't charge your laptop or Switch in the overhead bin. This, the airline argues, will allow them to better catch and stop a fire if a battery overheats. This policy went into effect on May 28.