Christianna Silva is a Senior Culture Reporter at Mashable. They write about tech and digital culture, with a focus on Facebook and Instagram. Before joining Mashable, they worked as an editor at NPR and MTV News, a reporter at Teen Vogue and VICE News, and as a stablehand at a mini-horse farm. You can follow them on Twitter @christianna_j.
By Christianna Silva
Drew Afualo is more vulnerable than ever in her debut book 'Loud'
Afualo sat down with Mashable to talk about her writing process, her career trajectory, and her MySpace days.
Court rules U.S. border agents need warrants to search electronic devices
You don't have to hand anything over without a warrant.
How to use Slack's new iPhone widgets
For those who do their Slack-ing on the go
Joe Biden dropped out. It signaled the death of copypasta.
In the cycle of meme relevancy, the copypasta might be on its way out.
How did one CrowdStrike mistake stop the world? We asked 3 experts.
Companies tried to do the right thing. Did it backfire?
Which banks were affected by the Microsoft outage? What we know.
Several banks are feeling the impact of the Microsoft outage.
What is GPT-4o Mini, OpenAI's newest launch?
It currently supports text and vision inputs.
Uber will tell you the average fare and wait time in over 10,000 cities
It's one of many new features.
How did Google Gemini summarize a user's private document?
It's raising some privacy concerns.
Apple Watch 8 vs. Apple Watch SE: How do they compare?
We compared the Apple Watch Series 8 and the Apple Watch SE to determine which is better.
What happened at Biden's speech, translated via tweets
New ticket: President Putin and VP Trump
Why Twitter is suddenly coconut-pilled for Kamala Harris
You exist in the context of the coconut tree or whatever
The 10 best books of 2024 so far, according to BookTok
From "Happy Place" to "Housemates," here's what you need to add to your TBR lists.
By Christianna Silva and Elena Cavender
You can go live to your Close Friends on Instagram now
You and your Close Friends are about to get even closer.
7 best Apple Watch apps to download now
Here are some of the best things to stare at on your wrist.
By Jennimai Nguyen and Christianna Silva
5 of the best — and worst — social media apps in 2024 (so far)
From Lapse to AirChat, here are the apps to have on your radar.
I love snooping on my cat with Petkit's camera-enabled automatic feeder
It uses AI to detect when your cat is around.
You will finally be able to schedule texts on iOS 18
Scheduling texts tonight, queen?
iOS 18 will reportedly make it easier to schedule texts — perfect for 'good morning, beautiful' messages
Huge news for the "good morning beautiful" community
What is Cara, the anti-AI social media app for artists?
It's 'a social media and portfolio platform for artists.'
Creators are gaming the algorithm with pronunciation ploys — and it's working
And every one of you is falling for it! Embarrassing!
