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It's World Pi Day — Mar. 14, or 3/14, the first three digits of pi — and to celebrate, Google has announced that one of its engineers, Emma Haruka Iwao, has set a new world record for calculating pi, or π. She used Google's cloud-based computer…

After promising to promote healthier conversations on its social platform, Twitter launched a new prototype for the Twitter app called “twttr,” NBC News reports. The prototype is a way for users to provide feedback on proposed changes to the app’s…

Excellent news for music fans who have also been thinking about cutting the cable TV cord: You can now get access to both Spotify Premium and Hulu in one bundle. Spotify just announced that U.S. subscribers to Spotify Premium will now have access to…

Let's discuss the one thing that riles almost every person living in the UK: how long it takes to get a doctor's appointment. Where I live, the receptionist informs me I either have to wait a month to see a doctor or have to ring up every single day…

Going out to eat with a serious food allergy can be really tricky. You basically have to trust that a total stranger is going to prepare your meal without cross-contamination — while they're working in a very busy restaurant kitchen. It's a little…

When 23-year-old Yasmeen reached a point in her life where her anxiety and depression were, as she tells Bustle, “spiraling out of control,” she knew she needed help. She says she wanted to find a medical professional to speak to as soon as…

For those of us who live on the internet or at least work with computers all day, the idea of being able to avoid all of the light from our screens can definitely evoke the rolliest of eye rolls. It's especially true for people who rely on being on…

Women's History Month is a great time to continually be inspired by the countless brilliant women who've come before us. While there's a lot of visibility for movers and shakers across all industries, a new AI-powered tool is specifically focused on…

There are few areas where the gender gap is more pronounced than in STEM, which is Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics for the uninitiated. In 2017, there were just 22,340 female graduates in STEM fields in the UK. It's unsurprisingly…

There’s no denying that social media has power when it comes to getting a message across — whether or not that message is factually accurate. In an effort to push back against health hoaxes on the site, Facebook is taking steps to address…

It’s always seemed quite absurd to me that the default mode of communication adopted by most modern workplaces is email. As if the ins and outs of office politics weren’t perilous enough already, we’ve decided to navigate them through the medium of…

The reluctance of doctors to believe women’s pain or to trust us when we say something is wrong is well-documented. The idea that cis women and other people with vaginas should be treated differently than cis men and other people with penises by the…

Chronic illness can be rough, isolating, and difficult to process; a study in 2015 found that having a chronic illness "significantly" raised your likelihood of increasing loneliness over time. Chronic pain can restrict movements and social…

As the old saying goes, an emoji is worth a thousand words — especially when it comes to dating apps. Did love even exist before you were able to send a significant other a heart eyes emoji? Honestly, I’m not convinced. Whether you’re using dating…

Every year on March 8, communities and organizations join together to to recognize International Women's Day — a celebration of all the amazing women across the globe, and the strides made towards gender equality. When considering all the ways you…

It’s that time again: Uber’s Lost & Found Index for 2019 is out — and this year, topping the list of weirdest items left behind in an Uber is a chihuahua puppy. Consider this your reminder to make sure you take all your belongings with you when you…

If you have done any sort of scrolling on YouTube or Instagram in the past year, you’ve probably come across quite a handful of clips with “ASMR relaxation” in the description. ASMR videos are a popular trend that many people have turned to in order…

It goes a little like this. Your phone lights up, you glance over at the notification promising not to actually open the app it came from, but you just can't resist. Fifteen minutes of scrolling later, you can't believe you've fallen into the trap…

Excellent news for anyone who can’t live without the capabilities of their smartphone, but still misses the flip phones of the mid-2000s: A foldable smartphone might be coming from Motorola soon — and even better, it’s possible that it might…

You’ve always been able to get information about your ancestry and health from DNA service 23andMe. But you can take that a step further now that 23andMe offers personalized wellness coaching under a new partnership with Lark Health, the company…