19 h. ago Infidelity for the social media age: What is microcheating, and is it a big deal?

If you’re in a relationship and you like a co-worker’s photo on social media, are you microcheating

Economics

3 d. ago Val Kilmer plays with Batman mask in haunting final post before his death

Hollywood legend Val Kilmer has passed away in Los Angeles at the age of 65, with his daughter Mercedes reportedly confirming to US media that the actor had pneumonia

Events

1 week ago Danny Dyer hails Stephen Graham’s Adolescence as he blasts social media: 'It’s destroying the planet'

Dyer discussed the dangers of social media for young people with The Standard and suggested the UK consider social media age restrictions similar to Australia's

Politics

2 w. ago Big Brother's Kate Lawler thinks she'd be 'cancelled' if she starred on show now

Radio presenter Kate Lawler has opened up on Celebrity Big Brother returning to ITV next month and how she's relieved she was on the show before the age of social media

Politics

4 w. ago Taiwan hails ‘historic’ TSMC deal with US, but will it lose the ‘silicon shield’ protecting it from China?

The producer of the world’s most advanced chip technology is investing on US soil but some fear that could reduce the leverage Taiwan holds to ensure its future securityTSMC’s chief executive, CC Wei, smiled broadly as he stood next to Donald Trump in the White House on Monday, announcing what he said was the biggest foreign direct investment on US soil in history. His company – the producer of most of the world’s most advanced semiconductors – would boost its existing $65bn US presence by a whopping $100bn.For TSMC the deal meant they would avoid massive tariffs Trump had flagged for the global chip industry. For the US it mean tens of thousands of construction jobs, and the eventual development of crucial technology on US soil, far away from the threat of China taking control of it if it one day annexed Taiwan. Continue reading...

Economics

4 w. ago Bombshell poll of Gen Z reveals smartphone and social media attitudes

Some 62% of Generation Z - the first generation to come of age in the smartphone era - believe social media does more harm than good for young people, a grim poll shows

Events