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Will technology be the key to putting the ‘sleepy generation’ to sleep?

Posted on August 8, 2019August 9, 2019
Sofia Santelices

Nowadays, there seems to be no limit to technology. In fact, your smartphone can track almost anyone and anything. Restaurants, nearby gyms, the iPad that you misplaced, your period behavior,…

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We need to talk about FaceApp and the changing notions of privacy

Posted on July 23, 2019
B. del Rio

Things that seemed impossible before, and seen only in sci-fi movies are slowly becoming very real. It’s an exciting, albeit suspicious age we’re living in. If you’ve seen Mr. Robot…

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Privacy breach: FaceApp is clawing your personal data

Posted on July 19, 2019July 22, 2019
Sofia Santelices

Ever imagined what you would look like in your 60s? 70s? 80s? Come face to face with your future self with FaceApp’s free neural face transformation filters. Or maybe… just…

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Instagram adds more countries to their ‘hidden likes’ test

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Sofia Santelices

Just a few months ago, Instagram delved into testing how their photo and video platform would be without the “likes” counter. They began testing this in Canada awhile back, and…

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The internet is terrified of the new ‘Cats’ trailer

Posted on July 19, 2019July 19, 2019
Sofia Santelices

So… that just happened. The live-action trailer of Cats was released earlier today—and the internet is going nuts. In sadly more bad ways than good. Starring big names such as Judi Dench,…

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Preen Picks: Planner apps to help you get your sh*t together

Posted on July 3, 2019
B. del Rio

We have officially entered the second half of the year. Just a few more months and we’ll welcome 2020. Have you gotten your sh*t together yet? If not, don’t panic.…

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We want this app that undresses women using AI to stay dead

Posted on July 1, 2019
Jacqueline Arias

At this point in time, it’s overkill to say we’re living in a Black Mirror episode because of certain technological advancements. But we’re going to use that expression again after finding out…

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PSA to social media activists: Beware of IG scam accounts

Posted on June 21, 2019June 21, 2019
B. del Rio

In this age, activism through social media has become the new movement. Thanks to the amount of information available to us, we have been exposed to the world’s real problems,…

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You can soon put your preferred pronoun and gender identity on Instagram

Posted on June 11, 2019
Jacqueline Arias

Inclusivity in social media platforms don’t just start and end with rainbow-themed posts. It’s also important to give users the option to choose what they identify as.

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Is Snapchat’s gender-swap filter a response to toxic masculinity?

Posted on May 14, 2019
Jacqueline Arias

Snapchat is back from the dead, everyone. After being low-key for months, people are suddenly using it again because of its new AR gender-swap filter. The app is known for…

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Will technology be the key to putting the ‘sleepy generation’ to sleep?

We need to talk about FaceApp and the changing notions of privacy

Privacy breach: FaceApp is clawing your personal data

The internet is terrified of the new ‘Cats’ trailer

Preen Picks: Planner apps to help you get your sh*t together

We want this app that undresses women using AI to stay dead

PSA to social media activists: Beware of IG scam accounts

You can soon put your preferred pronoun and gender identity on Instagram

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