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Can your thoughts shape your reality? Millions of people today believe they can—thanks to the skyrocketing popularity of manifesting, a self-development practice that promises to turn desires into reality through focused intention. But this idea isn’t new. Long before TikTok trends and self-help bestsellers, ancient civilizations from India to Egypt…

Apple said it is working on fixing a bug in its dictation feature after a viral TikTok post showed an iPhone suggest the word “Trump” when its user said the word “racist.” The video shows a user say “racist” while using the iPhone’s speech-to-text feature, and the device briefly transcribes…

We all know the signs: reclaimed wood, truffle fries, handhelds, and shareables. By Tim Marcin Tim Marcin Associate Editor, Culture Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes,…

Gaza The American TikToker and anti-war activist, Guy Christensen, has spoken out against Israel’s torture of Palestinian detainees in prisons. In a video on his TikTok account, known as YourFavoriteGuy, he highlighted the ongoing abuse in the Sde Teiman detainment camp, criticizing the inhumane treatment of Palestinians, which the Israeli…

News U.S. based Ghanaian Tiktoker, Gloria Enyonam aka Frafrahemaa, is pleading with Ghana’s latest billionaire, Tracey Boakye, to have mercy on Afia Schwarzenegger and help her. Frafrahemaa, in a recent viral video, said Tracey should use some of her newfound billions to help her former bestie, Afia Schwar, because the…

Social Commentator, Solomon Buchi has stated that dating and talking stages be stopped because it wasn’t practiced in the bible. Solomon, who said this in a recent TikTok video, explained his reasons while making reference to the Bible. According to Solomon, people should be specific about their intentions toward someone…

A lady’s decision to disregard a skin care warning led to a severe keloid infection that has adversely affected her facial appearance. The lady @omolaraeni00186 shared a video of her face on TikTok, recounting how she was warned against applying the particular skin care product on her face. In the…

The New York Times is reporting on a viral problem with Apple’s voice-to-text dictation feature, where some users have found that saying the word “Racist” causes the dictation to instead type “Trump,” which then corrects itself to the word “Racist” after a moment. A TikTok video showing the phenomenon is…

Chris Welch is a senior reviewer who has worked at The Verge since its founding in 2011. His coverage areas include audio (Sonos, Apple, Bose, Sony, etc.), home theater, smartphones, photography, and more. Apple has acknowledged a peculiar bug with the iPhone’s dictation feature that briefly displays “Trump” when someone…

Get your money in order. By Tim Marcin Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, and the occasional hot take. You can find him posting…