Tech

You've got ride share apps, apps for taxis, apps to rent bikes, apps for scooters, apps for public transportation, and they all require you to create an account and add your payment information. I'm exhausted just thinking about it. Wouldn't it be…

As a society, we talk about childbirth and child-rearing, and we're making strides towards talking about puberty. But the other major hormonal shift that happens in the lives of people with uteruses — menopause — is rarely, if ever, talked about.…

From the time we're old enough to be out and about, we're told not to get in cars with strangers under any circumstances, no matter what. But in our modern-day, millennial, semi-adult lives, we've pretty much abandoned that instinct altogether and…

Dating apps can be really good fun. But when you’re on them to meet someone, it can feel like you’re getting nowhere, from people not replying to messages to WhatsApp conversations that go on for weeks with no hint of an IRL meet-up. But are some…

The way social media validates our desire to be seen can be a double-edged sword. Sharing and feeling connected with others can be paired with the dopamine rush of their approval — and discomfort if the likes don't roll in. In order to combat that…

Confession: I used to have severe email anxiety. I would get so stressed out about missing an email, or answering one too late, that I would force myself into work even when I knew I was sick, out of fear of falling behind. Instead of going home on…

So, hey, fun fact: Trader Joe’s has its own YouTube channel now. It quietly launched at the end of April 2019, and somehow, many of us have only just figured out now that it’s, y’know, a thing. (For what it’s worth, Food and Wine knew about it…

In Bustle's Quick Question, we ask women leaders all about advice — from the best guidance they've ever gotten, to what they're still figuring out. Here, Ann Lewnes of Adobe shares how she carved a creative career out of the world of tech. On a…

With the development of dating apps and new social technologies, what once seemed like a pretty forward act is now — thankfully — totally normal. And social media is a good way to get something going between you and your long-term crush. But does…

There's good news today for people who find themselves buying books faster than they can read them. A browser extension for Chrome and Firefox, the Library Extension, will save you money on books by telling you which ones are available at your local…

Police bosses in the UK are calling for the Crown Prosecution Service to scrap new consent forms telling rape victims to hand over their phones. Earlier this week, the BBC reported that rape victims will be asked for access to digital information…

Facebook may already be fighting for control of your attention, but you may have not realized it's also fighting for control of your heart. Facebook Dating, only available in select countries, is already helping people find love through their…

Social media activism gets a bad rap for being all talk and no action — but now there’s a way to both talk and act on one of the most popular social media apps around: Starting today, Instagram has launched donation stickers across the platform in…

And today in one of the bigger shake-ups in the social media landscape we’ve seen recently, Instagram will start testing private “like” counts later this week. The test, which was announced during Instagram’s keynote presentation on Tuesday and will…

One of the biggest questions I’ve had to grapple with in my post-college years is, “How do you make friends as an adult?” Sure, I have my work wives and friends of friends I’m invited to brunch with, but it’s hard to get to know people (like, really…

Ever found yourself in an infuriating debate with an anti-vaxxer in your auntie's Facebook comments? Or had a coworker earnestly explain to you why, exactly, the Earth absolutely must be flat? If you answered in the affirmative, the results of a…

Here's an unsettling thought to disturb a perfectly pleasant Sunday: according to a new study by the Oxford Internet Institute, Facebook could have more dead users than alive within the next 50 years. Which raises some unsettling questions beyond…

While society may have you believe otherwise, lots and lots of women watch porn. Some watch it all the time, and some watch it every now and again, but either way, porn is not exclusively viewed by men. It's because of this that it is all the more…

Instagram is always coming up with new ways to delight us and entice (and to keep us from ever being able to focus on work again). But this latest feature upgrade is sure to be a winner — the new Instagram Stories Quiz Sticker is the latest way to…