Sound baths are supposed to help relax and ‘soothe’ your nervous system. But do any of these claims ring true?
Social media is awash with clips of people paying to be ‘bathed’ in sound. But what’s the science behind the practice?
BuzzFeed sold to Byron Allen, who will take over as CEO in $120m deal
Allen, a media entrepreneur, to replace founder Jonah Peretti as chief executive with ‘significant’ cost cuts to come
Britain’s visceral dislike of Keir Starmer illuminates a problem for his successor
There are many good reasons to not like the prime minister. But ours is an age in which hatred is a remarkably popular currency – leaders need a strategy for countering it, says author Samuel Earle
How TMZ is finding its footing on the political scene, even after some misfires
The salacious gossip website is hounding politicians and tracking vacationing members of Congress
‘Watching us is like watching a cousin’: the online creators reshaping Africa’s news ecosphere
Africa is leading a change in news consumption habits – and transforming the lives of current affairs enthusiasts
Time limits, curfews or a full ban: how UK may restrict social media for under-16s
Ministers have committed to changing rules for children, but how this will take shape is still up for debate
Big tech wants to punish Australia over Albanese’s media bargaining code – and Trump might be inclined to listen
The president’s contempt for the media is explosive and his ‘disappointment’ with Australia apparent. For Meta, Google and Oracle, it’s a powerful combination
Wikipedia founder brands Australia’s social media ban an ‘unmitigated disaster’ and ‘embarrassment’
Jimmy Wales remembers a toxic internet even before social media and says AI is ‘not a disaster’ for the free – and freely edited - online encyclopaedia
I’m a late arrival to short-form video – its effect on my life has shocked me
Consuming constant clips made me feel stupider and lonelier. Thank God I’m old enough to remember a world before, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
‘We have to mock the site’s insanity’: comedian Tim Heidecker on the allure of becoming Infowars’ new boss
As the Onion waits for a court to approve its takeover, creative director Heidecker previews his ambitious plan to parody the site – already sending Jones into a fury
BBC responds to interest in Cornish with new language podcast
Learn Cornish launched few months after language given new level of protection
I’m addicted to checking my phone. Could a blocking device stop me?
Physical phone-blocking devices, powered by NFC wireless technology, are becoming a popular solution for doomscrolling. Brigid Delaney puts one to the test
‘If your wife asks you to change diapers, change your wife’: the Arabic hit show that parodies the patriarchy
The female-created YouTube sketch series Smatouha Minni – You Heard It From Me – uses satire to confront misogynistic attitudes
Tech giants face a new levy to pay for Australian news. What is the proposed model and how will it work?
Replacing the Coalition’s news media bargaining code, the incentive is the latest move to force companies to make deals with publishers and help fund journalism
Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda, says security expert
Fiona Hill tells MPs UK is ‘vulnerable’ because it does not educate people on how to deal with information warfare