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4 ways to monitor your teen's cellphone if you're worried about their safety online, according to 2 parenting experts
For parents worried about their teens' tech usage, there are resources available. Parenting experts…
Cailey Griffin
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Online dictionary Merriam-Webster acquires Wordle clone, Quordle
Encyclopedia Britannica subsidiary popular for its online dictionary, Merriam-Webster, has acquired…
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The Cambridge Dictionary named 'hallucinate' its word of the year — and it captures the AI industry's biggest challenge
"Hallucination" refers to incidents in which AI convincingly spits out inaccuracies as though they …
Kai Xiang Teo
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Merriam-Webster added 455 new words to the dictionary, here are the oddest ones
The new additions, including whataboutism and FTW, are related to internet slang, the coronavirus p…
Emily Walsh
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An anti-racist's dictionary: 19 words on race, gender, and diversity you should know
From "racial equity" to "white fragility," you're likely to hear a lot more of these terms given th…
Marguerite Ward
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Urban Dictionary is trolling Elon Musk with the definition of 'funding secured'
To be clear, Urban Dictionary definitions can be submitted by anyone, and the submissions are then …
Sean Wolfe
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'Derp' Added To Oxford Dictionaries Online, Will Live Forever
According to Oxford, derp is a mass noun meaning "foolishness or stupidity" or an exclamation "used…
Josh Barro
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What is Wikipedia? Here's what you should know about the crowd-sourced and openly edited online encyclopedia
Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia featuring openly editable content created and sourced by us…
Jennifer Still
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Twitch used the term 'womxn' to try to be inclusive, but it sparked an explosive online controversy instead
Twitch launched their "Womxn's History Month" initiative with seemingly pure intentions, but a barr…
Steven Asarch
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Alt-right, froyo, and ransomware are officially in the dictionary, along with these other words
A host of Internet-inspired words can also call Merriam-Webster their new home. The "Internet of Th…
Mark Abadi
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For years, an American has been writing articles in a stereotypical Scottish accent on the official Scots Wikipedia, and some people online are not happy
TikTok's Scots Wikipedia page describes it as a "social netwirkin" app "uised tae creaut short danc…
Katie Canales
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Dictionary.com entered the debate over whether Kylie Jenner is a 'self-made' multi-millionaire with a brutal subtweet
Jenner's net worth has skyrocketed thanks to the success of Kylie Cosmetics. In a cover story about…
Kate Taylor
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'Selfie' And 'Hashtag' Are Being Added To The Merriam-Webster Dictionary
"So many of these new words show the impact of online connectivity to our lives and livelihoods," P…
Madeline Stone
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'Binge-watch' and 'humblebrag' among more than 1,000 new words added to Merriam-Webster dictionary
Occasionally, the dictionary will take words out, too. "Snollygoster," referring to an unprincipled…
Chris Weller
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'How secure is my password?': How to test the strength and security of your passwords using an online password-security tool
You can test the security of your passwords by using a password-strength checker on an online passw…
Devon Delfino
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It's Official: Oxford Dictionaries Named 'Selfie' As The Word Of The Year
We saw a lot of selfie news in the last 11 months. From "Selfies at Funerals" to selfies with Beyon…
Caroline Moss
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'Twerk' Is Now A Word In Oxford Dictionary Thanks To Miley Cyrus
Quartz broke the news on Tuesday, announcing that the Oxford University Press, which publishes the …
Melia Robinson
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Here's the pitch deck that Holloway used to raise $4.6 million from NEA and the New York Times for its online 'how-to' manual business
"We came to VCs and said look, all the different types of knowledge you find in a library, most of …
Megan Hernbroth
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We're begging you — just use your generation's slang
It's okay — we promise everyone already knew that you weren't gen alpha without your misuse of "gya…
Sebastian Cahill
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Man gets a year in prison for threatening Merriam-Webster employees over their definitions for 'female' and 'woman'
Jeremy David Hanson sent messages threatening violence against Merriam-Webster employees over the d…