Elena Cavender
Elena is a tech reporter and the resident Gen Z expert at Mashable. She covers TikTok and digital trends. She recently graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in American History. Email her at [email protected] or follow her @ecaviar_.
By Elena Cavender
YouTube announces new AI tools for its creators: Veo, Communities, auto-dubbing, and more
At the tech company's annual Made on YouTube event, it introduced a slew of new AI features coming to the platform.
The 'Gen Z marketing script' trend is not giving
The trend utilizes Gen Z slang to varying degrees of success.
'Beetlejuice lips' TikTok trend celebrates the natural creases of your lips
Are outrageous beauty trends the antidote to injectable and filler-sponsored "natural beauty"?
Taylor Swift's voter registration link saw over 337,000 visitors
She's ensuring fans are... Ready For It?
Tortured no longer: Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debate
Is this the next great American dynasty?
Swifties for Kamala: How Taylor Swift fans are creating a new blueprint for political organizing
Combining friendship bracelets with political savvy.
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is now available in black
A not-so-crazy 'Glowtime' update.
Unionized Apple Store workers in Oklahoma secure tentative agreement
After more than a year of bargaining, the 80 workers will see wage increases of up to 11.5 percent over the next three years.
'Kamala is a relaxing thought': Swifties for Kamala raise $100,000 for the Harris campaign
The Swifties for Kamala Zoom rally featured speakers like Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Ed Markey, and singer Carole King.
Here are the 5 songs of the summer, according to Spotify
It wasn't a 'Brat' summer on the streaming platform.
You're watching 'Industry' wrong
If you don't have closed captions on, you're missing out.
Is anyone else seeing a ton of 'Clairo shade' on social media?
'Clairo shade to someone is all I really want' are the lyrics, right?
TikTok revives Sinéad O'Connor's 'Famine' to address colonial wounds
The island country is having another internet moment.
Why we persist in calling modern photos 'Renaissance paintings' online
Ten years later, "accidental Renaissance painting" is still internet shorthand.
Welcome back, MySpace: Instagram adds profile songs
Will you add Sabrina Carpenter's 'Espresso' or Charli XCX's '360'?
Duolingo partners with Sony Music to bring pop songs to its music course
More than 60 songs will be available for study on the platform, including hits from Pharrell, P!nk, and more.
Instagram is failing to protect female politicians from abuse and hate speech
According to the Center for Countering Digital Hate, the social media platform failed to act in 9 out of 10 cases of abuse.
Awkward! Google Gemini fails twice during a live demo
The demo spirits were not on Google's side.
TikTok is making it easier to find info on upcoming films and TV shows
Your videos will now serve as marketing material.
You can now share up to 20 photos in one Instagram post
Wait, didn't TikTok do this first?
Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis took home Olympic gold — and the internet's hearts
Mondo is today's Olympic crush.
Apple started paying out its $50 million settlement over MacBook's defective butterfly keyboards
Checks of up to $395 started arriving.
'Kneecap' takes the Irish language revolution to the big screen
The rap group is making Irish cool one Irish-language bar at a time.
